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Event:
GAMMA#1059 Robson v Hoddle
Date: May 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Paul takes a swing at Bronte's ribcage but misses.
Bronte lands with a cross. #CUT#It looks like John Paul has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paul. Bronte shrugs it off though.
Bronte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Paul misses with a kick to the body.
Paul swings away with a body shot that misses
#CL#
and Bronte moves into the clinch.
A short left from Bronte. #BC#
Bronte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul throws a right and a left that Bronte avoids nicely.
Paul lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paul. Bronte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paul scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Paul misses.
Bronte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Paul - just one landing.
Paul gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bronte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paul throws a jab when Bronte was well out of range.
Bronte feinted with a counter takedown.
Bronte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paul.#T1#
Paul throws a lazy body kick
letting Bronte counter with a right hand.
Bronte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Bronte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bronte wants to clinch.
Paul changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paul lands a head shot.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Paul!
Paul staying out of range there.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Bronte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Paul.
Paul smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Bronte.
Paul misses with an uppercut.
Bronte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paul.
Bronte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paul.#T2#
Paul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronte.
Bronte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
Bronte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paul. Bronte does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul lands with a nice body kick.
Paul dodges the punch combination from Bronte.
Paul thinks about the counter body kick.
Bronte moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Bronte moves into range and clinches up with Paul.
Paul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paul goes for a takedown attempt but Bronte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bronte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#That has opened up John Paul's cut even more.#CL#
Bronte drives through and clinches with Paul against the cage.
Bronte stops a takedown attempt from Paul.
#T3#
A short right from Bronte. #BC#
Bronte breaks the clinch.
Bronte throws a hook but Paul avoids it easily.
Paul lands a nice hook to Bronte's body. Bronte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paul lands with a good body shot.
Paul misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Bronte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bronte.
Bronte wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving.
Bronte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paul is keeping the position for now.
Paul keeping moving, preventing Bronte from controlling successfully.
Bronte stops Paul from standing up. #T4#
Bronte throwing strikes but missing.
Paul is looking to stand up but Bronte isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bronte controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bronte slips under a jab from Paul.
Paul looks to land a left hand but Bronte moved out of range nicely.
Bronte is looking to counter the offense by Paul and move into the clinch.
Bronte 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bronte drops his hands momentarily and Paul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bronte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paul.
Bronte throws a big counter combination but Paul scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Paul throws an off balance right hand
#KD#
and Bronte counters with a left and a right that hurts Paul! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Bronte jumps into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Paul's cut.
That's time! Bronte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Bronte cracks Paul with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Paul tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bronte pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Paul is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Bronte!
Bob Bronte thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1052 Super v Wrecks
Date: Apr 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Batirovenkekikala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronte changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Batirovenkekikala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala connects with a nice looking jab.
Batirovenkekikala misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bronte counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala has been cut.
Batirovenkekikala connects with a nice looking jab.
Bronte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Batirovenkekikala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Batirovenkekikala 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.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batirovenkekikala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bronte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batirovenkekikala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronte ducks under a wild hook from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala stuns Bronte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Bronte throws a combination that misses
and Batirovenkekikala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batirovenkekikala lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bronte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Bronte misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Batirovenkekikala misses.
Batirovenkekikala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Batirovenkekikala misses with an uppercut. Bronte saw that one coming.
Batirovenkekikala lands a right hook to the body.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook but Bronte blocks it.
Bronte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bronte doesn't seem bothered though.
Bronte lands with a hook. Batirovenkekikala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bronte slips under a jab.#T2##CL#
Bronte instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batirovenkekikala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Batirovenkekikala throws a head punch that misses.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a left to the head.
Batirovenkekikala is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronte is working for takedown but Batirovenkekikala is calmly controlling the position for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bronte is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Batirovenkekikala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Batirovenkekikala is trying to stall.
Bronte blocking some punches.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batirovenkekikala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronte wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bronte. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Bronte breaks the clinch.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a nice body punch. #T3#
Batirovenkekikala throws a jab when Bronte was well out of range.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronte is looking for a counter combo.
A combination from Bronte does no damage.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bronte.
Batirovenkekikala throws a body shot but no joy.
Batirovenkekikala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batirovenkekikala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batirovenkekikala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronte scores with a nice head shot.
Bronte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batirovenkekikala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Batirovenkekikala scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bronte misses with a hook to the body
and Batirovenkekikala counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronte misses the target.
Batirovenkekikala digs a good body shot into Bronte's ribs.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook to the side of Bronte's head but Bronte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batirovenkekikala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bronte tries to clinch there but Batirovenkekikala circles away.
Batirovenkekikala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bronte moves to clinch but Batirovenkekikala breaks away
letting Batirovenkekikala counter with a right hand.
Bronte staying out of range there.
Bronte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Batirovenkekikala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bronte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala's cut.
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#
Bronte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batirovenkekikala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batirovenkekikala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Batirovenkekikala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bronte moves away from the strike by Batirovenkekikala.
Bronte throws a lazy uppercut
and Batirovenkekikala counters with a nice uppercut.
Batirovenkekikala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bronte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bronte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bronte doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batirovenkekikala throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Bronte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bronte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bronte misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batirovenkekikala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Batirovenkekikala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronte.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Batirovenkekikala fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Batirovenkekikala fails to land. #BC#
Bronte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batirovenkekikala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a hook
and Bronte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Batirovenkekikala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batirovenkekikala stuns Bronte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Bronte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batirovenkekikala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bronte checks it well.
Bronte has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a shot to the body
and Bronte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronte moves out of range as Batirovenkekikala strikes.
Batirovenkekikala connects with a body shot that sends Bronte's belly button to the back.#T2#
Decent striking displayed by Batirovenkekikala there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batirovenkekikala missing with a left hand there. Bronte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batirovenkekikala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Batirovenkekikala throws a hook but Bronte blocks it.
Bronte appears to be looking for a big counter.
Batirovenkekikala misses the shot to the body.
Bronte moves forwards but Batirovenkekikala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Batirovenkekikala.
Bronte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bronte.
Bronte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bronte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala throws a body shot but no joy.
Batirovenkekikala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Batirovenkekikala.
Bronte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Batirovenkekikala manages to circle out of the way.
Bronte misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Bronte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batirovenkekikala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Batirovenkekikala misses the jab.
Bronte appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bronte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bronte misses with a series of wild punches.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Batirovenkekikala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batirovenkekikala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batirovenkekikala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bronte at a distance.
Bronte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Batirovenkekikala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Batirovenkekikala finds it's way through Bronte's defenses.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batirovenkekikala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bronte connects with a body shot that sends Batirovenkekikala's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Batirovenkekikala. Beautiful body shot.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Batirovenkekikala misses the target.
Batirovenkekikala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#ROC2#Bronte is rocked!
Batirovenkekikala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batirovenkekikala drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bronte right on the button. Bronte goes down! Batirovenkekikala follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Batirovenkekikala gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala!
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala 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:
GAMMA#1046 Wrecks v Fleximario
Date: Mar 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Thulani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thulani throws out a loose jab but Bronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thulani needs to keep his hands up - Bronte had a free shot at his head there.#CUT#It looks like Mandlenkosi Thulani has been cut.#CL#
Bronte pushes Thulani up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bronte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronte lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Bronte.
Bronte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thulani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thulani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani can't break the clinch.
Bronte throws a punch but it's blocked by Thulani. #BC2#
Thulani manages to break the clinch.
Thulani throws a hook to the side of Bronte's head but Bronte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bronte digs a good body shot into Thulani's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte throws a body punch but Thulani moves out of range.
Thulani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thulani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL#
Bronte instigates a clinch.
Thulani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Bronte fails to land.
Bronte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Thulani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bronte throws a looping overhand right but Thulani ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thulani, as that shot connected.
Thulani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thulani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronte.
Thulani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Bronte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Bronte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bronte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thulani.
Bronte scores with a body shot.
Thulani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronte is looking to wear down Thulani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thulani circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronte blocks a jab.#T2##CL#
Thulani gets tackled into the cage by Bronte. Bronte maintains the clinch.
Thulani tries to throw a body punch but Bronte avoids it by throwing Thulani back against the cage.
Thulani misses with a punch to the body.
Bronte lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Thulani breaks the clinch.
Thulani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronte.
Bronte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thulani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD#
Bronte catches Thulani napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Thulani to the canvas!
#ROC#Thulani is rocked!
Thulani is adopting a defensive guard.
Bronte showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bronte trying to control the position from guard on top but Thulani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Bronte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thulani keeping full guard, as Bronte tries to pass.
Bronte throwing strikes from guard but Thulani blocks nicely.
Bronte trying to control the position from guard on top but Thulani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bronte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thulani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bronte trying to control the position from guard on top but Thulani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thulani is pulling down on Bronte's head. It's preventing any offense from Bronte, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thulani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronte.
Thulani avoids the body shot from Bronte.
Thulani avoids the body shot from Bronte.
Thulani throws a looping overhand right but Bronte ducks down to avoid it.
Bronte tries to counter by clinching up but Thulani breaks away and moves out of range.
Bronte misses with a hook to the body
and Thulani counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bronte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bronte is trying to drag Thulani to the mat but Thulani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thulani lands a shoulder strike.
Thulani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronte backwards.
Bronte misses with some punches.
Bronte misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Thulani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mandlenkosi Thulani's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Thulani walks into a jab.
A jab from Bronte misses.
A little jabbing left from Thulani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thulani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thulani takes a swing at Bronte's ribcage but misses.
Bronte needs to keep his hands up - Thulani had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.
Bronte missing with a left hand there. Thulani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thulani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bronte wants to clinch up but Thulani keeps it at a distance.
Thulani missing with a left hand there. Bronte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thulani with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte moves out of range as Thulani strikes.
Thulani takes one on the button.
Bronte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thulani can do to turn this around?
Bronte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Bronte.
Bronte pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1##KD#
Bronte cracks Thulani with a big right hand and Thulani goes down!
Thulani is still in real trouble! Can Bronte finish him?
Bronte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thulani is keeping the position for now.
Bronte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thulani seems to have recovered his senses.
Bronte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thulani is keeping the position for now.
Bronte being controlled here momentarily.
Bronte trying to control but Thulani is working from the bottom.
Bronte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bronte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Bronte throws a strike but Thulani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Bronte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thulani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thulani trying to control but Bronte is working from the bottom.
Bronte looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronte, not yet.
Thulani pushes down on Bronte's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bronte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bronte keeping moving, preventing Thulani from controlling successfully.
Bronte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3#
Thulani wants to control from the top but Bronte keeps moving.
Thulani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thulani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronte throws a looping overhand right but Thulani ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thulani! But no joy.
Thulani throws a hook to the side of Bronte's head but Bronte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bronte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Thulani.
A little jabbing left from Thulani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thulani counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thulani.
Bronte attempts a counter takedown but Thulani avoids it well and moves away.
Thulani throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thulani. #T4#
Bronte misses with a wild body shot.
Bronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL#
Bronte clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Thulani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob Bronte is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Bronte drops Thulani with a left right combo! Bronte follows him down to the ground into side control.
Thulani 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.
Bronte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thulani keeps working. #SUB#
Bronte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bronte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Bronte tries for a kimura but Thulani is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bronte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Bronte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronte misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Bronte misses its intended target.
Thulani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronte tries to clinch but Thulani moves out of range.
Bronte lunges at Thulani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thulani's hand.
Bronte missing with a left hand there. Thulani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thulani cracks Bronte with an open hand slap.
Thulani lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronte off the cage and back into range.
Thulani digs a good hook to Bronte's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thulani throws a hook but Bronte avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thulani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronte moves away.
Thulani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Thulani with a jab.
Jab, jab by Thulani - just one landing. #ROC2#Bronte is rocked!
Thulani cracks Bronte with a hook to the temple - Bronte is on wobbly legs here! Thulani swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bronte falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Thulani wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mandlenkosi Thulani!
During a confident post fight interview, Mandlenkosi Thulani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1040 Wrecks v Darongo
Date: Feb 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Benandonner misses with a leg kick.
Bronte tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benandonner defends well and Bronte ends up having to push Benandonner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Benandonner lands a shot to the body.
Benandonner blocks an uppercut.
Benandonner misses with a body punch.
Benandonner presses Bronte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bronte is breathing heavily.
Benandonner tries to throw a body punch but Bronte avoids it by throwing Benandonner back against the cage.
Benandonner can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Nice body punch from Benandonner.
Benandonner cracks Bronte with a nice body shot.
Benandonner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Benandonner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benandonner thows a body kick. Bronte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bronte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benandonner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronte moves away.
Bronte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bronte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benandonner digs a good hook to Bronte's body.
Benandonner lands with a slapping head kick. #T1#
Benandonner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benandonner scores with a hook to the body. Bronte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benandonner. That's going to slow Bronte down.
Benandonner is looking to slow Bronte down with leg kicks.
Benandonner jabs Bronte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benandonner misses with a body shot.
Bronte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Benandonner feints a jab promting Bronte to slip. Benandonner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bronte slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bronte throws a right hand that misses
and Benandonner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Benandonner is looking to slow Bronte down with leg kicks.
Benandonner scores with a nice right hand.
Benandonner feints and then cracks Bronte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronte down.
Benandonner lands a nice shot to the body.
#T2#
Bronte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benandonner.
Benandonner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benandonner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Benandonner tries to get set, Bronte tries to push him back and clinch up but Benandonner manages to avoid the attempt.
Benandonner lands with a good body shot.
Giant Benandonner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronte drops his hands momentarily and Benandonner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benandonner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benandonner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronte rather than just go for the knockout.
Benandonner cracks a nice hook into Bronte's ribs.
Benandonner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bronte is able to avoid easily.
As Benandonner tries to get set, Bronte tries to push him back and clinch up but Benandonner manages to avoid the attempt.
Benandonner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bronte checks a low kick from Benandonner.
Benandonner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Benandonner. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Benandonner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Benandonner.
Bronte is looking to counter the offense by Benandonner and move into the clinch.
Benandonner lands a head shot.
Benandonner lands a nice looking body shot.
Benandonner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronte.
Benandonner scoring well with a low kick there.
Bronte cracks Benandonner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bronte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronte tries to counter by clinching up but Benandonner breaks away and moves out of range.
Benandonner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Benandonner tries to get set, Bronte tries to push him back and clinch up but Benandonner manages to avoid the attempt.
Bronte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bronte tries to clinch but Benandonner is having none of it.
Benandonner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T4#
Benandonner scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benandonner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bronte throws a hook but Benandonner blocks it.
Benandonner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bronte at a distance.
Benandonner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benandonner.
Bronte avoids the body shot from Benandonner.
Benandonner throws out a powerful jab.
Benandonner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronte moves away.
Benandonner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronte.
Bronte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Benandonner 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#
Benandonner scores with a leg kick.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Benandonner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronte circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benandonner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronte.
Bronte tries to close the distance and clinch but Benandonner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benandonner fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronte tries to counter by clinching up but Benandonner breaks away and moves out of range.
Benandonner with a nice calf kick.
Bronte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bronte fails with a takedown attempt.
Benandonner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benandonner lands with an overhand left.
Benandonner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Benandonner lands with a shot to the body.
Benandonner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benandonner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benandonner lands a jab to the nose.
Benandonner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benandonner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benandonner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bronte if he has to take too many more of those.
Benandonner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronte.
Benandonner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bronte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronte 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.
Benandonner lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benandonner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bronte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Benandonner lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick from Benandonner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benandonner lands with a cross.
Benandonner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benandonner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bronte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benandonner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benandonner connects with a body shot that sends Bronte's belly button to the back.
Giant Benandonner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Benandonner.
Bronte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benandonner can pounce on him.
Bronte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benandonner scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronte should have avoided that one.
Bronte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bronte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benandonner connects with a nice looking jab.
#T3#
Benandonner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benandonner digs a good body shot into Bronte's ribs.
Benandonner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronte.
Benandonner scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bronte. Those never looked like landing.
Benandonner jabs Bronte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benandonner scores with a nice right hand.
Benandonner lands with a nice body punch.
Benandonner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benandonner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benandonner rushes Bronte and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Bronte is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Benandonner piles on the pressure and Bronte crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giant Benandonner!
Giant Benandonner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1036 Beau v Wrecks
Date: Jan 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Thorsby lands a body shot.
Thorsby digs a good body shot into Bronte's ribs.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bronte scores with a jab to the body.
Bronte misses with a hook. Thorsby ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Thorsby finds it's target.
Jab, jab by Bronte - just one landing.
Thorsby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorsby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bronte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorsby lands a head shot.
Bronte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsby.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bronte is defended easily by Thorsby.#T1#
Thorsby throws a leg kick but Bronte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bronte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thorsby sprawls and moves away.
Thorsby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thorsby lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bronte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorsby misses with a body shot.
Bronte tries to counter with a takedown but Thorsby is quick to defend against it.
Thorsby scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronte should have avoided that one.
Bronte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bronte takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bronte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorsby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thorsby lands with a slapping head kick. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsby scores with a shot to the body.
Bronte moves away from the strike by Thorsby.
A shot to the body from Bronte misses
and Thorsby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorsby misses with a lunging right hand
and Bronte counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Svend Thorsby has been cut.
Thorsby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronte rather than just go for the knockout.
Bronte blocks a jab.
Bronte with a poor takedown
and Thorsby counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorsby keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Thorsby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bronte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorsby manages to avoid it.
Bronte swings widly with a right hand
and Thorsby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#TD#
Bronte dives in and scores a takedown into Thorsby's guard.
Bronte is standing up over Thorsby. Thorsby looks to escape but Bronte dives into side control.
#T3##REVB#
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bronte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorsby keeps working.
Thorsby is trying to control Bronte's posture but Bronte avoids it. #SUB#
Bronte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bronte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Bronte has hold of Thorsby's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Thorsby seems comfortable defending it but Bronte has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Thorsby is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Thorsby is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bronte couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Bronte!
Bob Bronte 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:
GAMMA#1030 Danny v Surianglek
Date: Dec 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Darongo looks to land a combination but Bronte avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Bronte misses.
Darongo looks to land a combination but Bronte avoids it well.
Bronte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darongo misses with a wild body shot.
Bronte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
Ronan Darongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darongo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bronte just misses with a punch to the body.
As Bronte backs away, Darongo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Darongo throws a leg kick but Bronte checks it.
Darongo 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.
Darongo looks for the body kick but Bronte saw that one coming.
Bronte tries to counter with a clinch but Darongo shakes him off and moves away.
Darongo throws a body punch but Bronte moves out of range.
Bronte drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darongo defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronte. Darongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Bronte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darongo misses with some punches.
Bronte struggles to land a body shot inside as Darongo controls his hands.
Bronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darongo's elbow.
Bronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darongo's elbow.
Bronte has had enough of the clinch but Darongo keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Bronte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bronte 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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darongo.
Bronte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronte tries a body shot but Darongo blocks it.
Bronte lands a body punch.
Bronte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darongo can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Bronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronte has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darongo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Bronte.
Bronte has a couple of punches blocked by Darongo.
Bronte misses with a body punch.
Darongo scores with a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Bronte has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Darongo is trying to keep an underhook but Bronte manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bronte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB2#
Bronte is trying to work for a kimura but Darongo is defending well.
Darongo wants to control but Bronte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronte is stalling here. Darongo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bronte seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Darongo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bronte is looking to regain half guard here but Darongo keeps moving and retains side control.
Darongo trying to control the position but Bronte is working away. #T3#
Bronte can't do much from the bottom here.
Bronte seems a little lost for a moment, as Darongo dominates the positioning.
Bronte sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bronte wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Darongo tries to pass to full mount but Bronte defends it.
Bronte trying to control but Darongo postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronte manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo 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#
A nice leg kick from Darongo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Bronte misses the target.
Bronte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bronte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darongo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bronte counters with a nice uppercut.
Darongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte scores with a nice right hand.
#CUT2#It looks like Ronan Darongo has been cut.
Bronte is looking to clinch.
It looked like Darongo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bronte.
Darongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronte.
An attempted straight right counter from Darongo misses the target.
Bronte tries to clinch up but Darongo circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Bronte stuns Darongo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronte throws out the jab.
Darongo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Darongo throws a leg kick which misses Bronte's front leg but catches the back leg as Bronte tries to avoid it.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronte moves in looking to clinch but Darongo pushes him off.
Bronte misses with an uppercut. Darongo saw that one coming.
Bronte throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo scores with a nice head shot.
Bronte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darongo.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronte.
Darongo feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2#
Darongo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bronte throws a counter combo.
Darongo feints and then cracks Bronte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronte down.
Ronan Darongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darongo lands a nice shot 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!
Bronte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darongo throws a hook but Bronte blocks it.
Bronte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darongo lands the left hand.
Bronte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darongo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bronte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronte manages to avoid it.
Darongo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darongo misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Darongo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bronte pinned against the cage. Bronte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bronte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Darongo.
Darongo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Darongo scores with a four punch combination!
Bronte avoids a kick to the body.
Darongo throws a sloppy body shot
#KD2#
and Bronte counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Darongo! #ROC2#Darongo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronte perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oh Darongo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Darongo wants to improve his position but Bronte is controlling well.
#T4#
Bronte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darongo seems to have got his legs back now.
Bronte is looking to advance position but Darongo won't allow it.
Bronte wants to advance to full mount but Darongo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Darongo 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.
Bronte with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Ronan Darongo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronan Darongo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Bronte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Darongo.
Darongo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darongo cracks Bronte with an open hand slap.
Ronan Darongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Darongo throws a head kick but Bronte moves out of range.
Crunch! Darongo slams his shin into Bronte's torso.
Bronte throws out a loose jab but Darongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darongo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Bronte. Those never looked like landing.
Darongo lands a nice hook to Bronte's body. Bronte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Darongo throws a leg kick that misses.
Darongo throws a series of strikes that have Bronte backpedaling.
Darongo throws a wild body kick that Bronte sees coming a mile off.
Bronte cracks Darongo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darongo cracks Bronte with a good jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darongo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bronte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bronte checks a leg kick nicely.
Darongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Darongo thuds a left hand into Bronte's body.#CL2#
Bronte gets a clinch.
Bronte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Bronte.
Bronte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronte is looking to break free of the clinch but Darongo has double underhooks.
Darongo can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Darongo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darongo tries to throw a body punch but Bronte avoids it by throwing Darongo back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Darongo.
Darongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darongo backwards.
Darongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronte can do to turn this around?
Darongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darongo blocks a body shot from Bronte.
Darongo lands a body punch.
Bronte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darongo blocks an uppercut.
Darongo misses with some punches.
Bronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darongo's elbow.
Darongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bronte prevents a body shot from Darongo.
Bronte tries a body shot but Darongo blocks it.
#T3#
Darongo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronte.
Bronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Darongo uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Bronte breaks the clinch.
Darongo misses with a low kick.
Darongo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bronte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darongo lands a slapping body shot.
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronte.
Darongo is looking to wear down Bronte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bronte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bronte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darongo thows a body kick. Bronte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Bronte.
Darongo throws a quick inside leg kick. #T4#
Bronte looks to clinch
and Darongo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bronte thinking.
Darongo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bronte is fending him off so far but Darongo persists. Nope, Bronte circles away and we're back to standing.
Darongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Darongo.
Bronte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ronan Darongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bronte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darongo.
Nice cross by Darongo.
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronte is just out of range.
Bronte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronte dives in for a single leg takedown but Darongo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Darongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darongo, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Darongo!
A very excited looking Ronan Darongo 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:
GAMMA#1023 Tam v Logan
Date: Nov 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Zweihander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zweihander displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.
Zweihander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronte.
Bronte loads up on a big right hand but Zweihander slips the punch.
Bronte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been hearing reports that Bronte has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bronte misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zweihander throws a series of strikes that have Bronte backpedaling.
Zweihander blocks a jab.
Zweihander looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zweihander misses with a straight right. #TD#
Bronte gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zweihander is not content to let Bronte control the position.#SUB#
Bronte seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1#
Bronte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zweihander knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zweihander controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bronte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zweihander keeps working. #SUB#
Bronte in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Zweihander tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bronte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Bronte!
A victorious Bob Bronte 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:
GAMMA#1019 Herbert v Beau
Date: Oct 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Peters throws a hook but Bronte avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Bronte has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronte throws a body shot but no joy.
Peters was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Peters fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bronte blocks the leg kick.
Bronte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bronte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Sol Peters has been cut.
Crunch! Peters slams his shin into Bronte's torso.
Bronte lands with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bronte!
Peters loads up on a big right hand but Bronte slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronte scores with a hook.#CUT#That has opened up Sol Peters's cut even more.
Peters 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.
Bronte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peters throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bronte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Bronte blocks the low kick.
Peters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Peters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sol Peters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peters works the jab nicely.
Bronte stalks Peters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peters's face. Peters staggers backwards, shaken.
Bronte walks into a stiff left hand from Peters.
Bronte misses with a left hand
and Peters counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bronte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peters with the inside leg kick.
Bronte throws a body punch but Peters moves out of range. #CL#
Bronte forces Peters back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronte has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Bronte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bronte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peters moves away.
Peters scores with a punch to the head.
Peters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Peters.
Peters throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T2#
Peters looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Bronte misses.
Bronte stalks Peters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peters's face. Peters staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT#The cut above Sol Peters's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Peters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peters takes a swing at Bronte's ribcage but misses.
Bronte tries to clinch
enabling Peters to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Bronte there.
Bronte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peters throws a leg kick which misses Bronte's front leg but catches the back leg as Bronte tries to avoid it.
Bronte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peters on the side of the head.
Peters scores with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bronte.#CUT#Sol Peters's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Peters moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronte wants to clinch.#T3#
Bronte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.
Peters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peters moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bronte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peters misses with a kick to the body.
Bronte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bronte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronte is breathing heavily.
Peters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peters jabs at Bronte's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peters.
Peters throws a hook but Bronte blocks it.
Peters just misses with a punch to the body.
Peters's corner calls for a 1-2. Peters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Bronte has closed the distance and engaged Peters in a clinch.
#T4#
Bronte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Peters manages to break the clinch.
Peters scores with a nice body kick.
Peters is looking to slow Bronte down with leg kicks.
Bronte tries to clinch but Peters moves out of range.
Peters thuds a left hand into Bronte's body.
Peters scores with a jab to the body.
Bronte looks to clinch
and Peters counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peters is looking to slow Bronte down with leg kicks.
Peters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Peters.
Peters connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peters lands with a nice body kick.
Peters bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bronte's head.#KD2#
Peters feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bronte sprawling to the canvas! Bronte rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Peters finish him?!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Peters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sol Peters's cut.
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#
Peters keeps Bronte at a distance using the push kick.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peters misses with a body kick.
Bronte fails with the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Bronte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bronte throws a hook but Peters avoids it easily.
Bronte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peters throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bronte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Peters lands a right hook to the body.
#KD2#
Peters lands a left and a right that send Bronte crashing to the mat, dazed. Peters thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Bronte 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!
Peters scores with a kick to the body.
Oh Bronte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronte 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.
Bronte bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Peters comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Bronte falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Bronte was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sol Peters!
A very excited looking Sol Peters 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:
GAMMA#1015 Sitsongrit v Grimm
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Bronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Canada misses with a kick to the body
and Bronte counters with a nice uppercut.
Canada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bronte ducks under a wild hook from Canada.
Canada throws the kick towards the body but Bronte avoids it.
Canada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronte.
Bronte throws a series of punches but Canada avoids them all with ease.
Canada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bronte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronte takes one to the side of the head.
#CL#
Bronte has closed the distance and engaged Canada in a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Bronte has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Canada has Bronte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bronte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Canada lands with a light punch inside. #TD2#
Canada has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bronte clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Canada's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Canada misses with an elbow to the head. #T1#
Bronte avoids the strikes from Canada.
Canada is landing with strikes from the back.
Canada tries to keep control of the position but Bronte is staying busy.
Bronte rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Canada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Bronte with the active half guard here but Canada passes nicely into side control.
Canada scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bronte to see if he's OK.#T2#
Canada is looking to take a break and control but Bronte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronte is working to avoid the ground and pound but Canada connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Canada crashes against the mat.
Canada is looking to take a break and control but Bronte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canada with the ground and pound but Bronte regains half guard under the barage of strikes. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bronte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Canada is pressing down on Bronte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bronte is holding on for now.
Canada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Canada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Canada is trying to control the action in half guard but Bronte is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Canada lands strikes from half guard.
Canada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Canada.
Canada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Canada wants to take a breather but Bronte is having none of it.
Canada slips a nice elbow through Bronte's hands, connecting with Bronte's forehead.
Canada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Canada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bronte on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bronte wants to get back to full guard.
Canada trying to control from Bronte's half guard. Bronte has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #SUB#
Bronte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Canada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bronte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Canada dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Bronte ducks under a wild hook from Canada.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Canada scores with a spinning back kick!
Bronte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bronte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bronte stuffs the takedown attempt from Canada. Canada gets slowly back to his feet.
Canada misses the jab.
Bronte slips a jab from Canada.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canada.
Bronte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Canada on the side of the head.
Bronte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronte 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.#CL#
Bronte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Canada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for Canada with that takedown attempt. #T1#
Canada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronte is looking to counter punch.
Canada jabs at Bronte's body.
The fighters circling - Canada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Canada at a distance.
Bronte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bronte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Canada is fending him off so far but Bronte persists. Nope, Canada circles away and we're back to standing.
Canada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bronte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canada.
Bronte shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bronte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Canada doesn't seem bothered though.
Canada misses with a takedown attempt - Bronte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bronte is looking to wear down Canada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Canada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronte moves away.
Canada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronte moves out of range of the body kick.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bronte as he jumps to the side.
Canada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronte.
Canada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bronte on the side of the head.
Bronte looks to land a left hand but Canada moved out of range nicely.
Bronte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canada.
Bronte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bronte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#TD2#
Canada fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bronte sprawls well initially but Canada persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bronte is not content to let Canada control the position.
Canada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Canada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Canada trying to control the action but Bronte is working from the bottom. #T3#
Canada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Canada lands strikes from half guard.
Canada moves into full mount! Bronte won't be happy about that!
Canada controlling from the full mount.
Canada landing punches.
Canada dominating with strikes here.
Canada unloads with some shots from mount but Bronte bucks and avoids them well.
#T4#
Canada is landing with some decent strikes but Bronte is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC2#Bronte is rocked!
Canada loads up with a big shot that hurts Bronte! He's pulled Canada in close but Canada has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Bronte survive? More strikes from Canada and Bronte is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Beau Canada!
Beau Canada made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1011 Riker v Kreischer
Date: Aug 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Bronte moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Moura drives through and clinches with Bronte against the cage.
Moura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronte backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bronte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bronte or not.
Moura 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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bronte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moura.
Moura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moura lands an uppercut.
Moura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bronte has a couple of punches blocked by Moura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moura's elbow.
Bronte is trying to push Moura away but Moura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Moura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harry Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronte.
Moura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Moura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moura just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moura throws a body shot but no joy.
Moura throws an off balance right hand
and Bronte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Bronte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bronte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Moura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bronte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bronte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bronte passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T2#
Bronte trying to control the action but Moura is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Bronte decides to stand back up. Bronte steps back and let's Moura get back to his feet.
Moura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moura connects with a nice looking jab.
Moura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moura scores with a nice head shot.#TD#
Moura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moura scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Bronte is not content to let Moura control the position.#SUB#
Moura is looking for a kimura here.
Moura lands with a punch from half guard.
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bronte keeps working.
Moura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moura prevents Bronte from improving his position.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moura tries to pass to full mount but Bronte defends it.
Moura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moura is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moura is trying to control the action in half guard but Bronte is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moura moves into full mount! Bronte won't be happy about that!
Moura breaks from Bronte's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Moura 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#
Moura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Moura lands.
Bronte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moura tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bronte lands a slapping body shot.
Moura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura misses the shot to the body.
Moura misses with a wild body shot.
Bronte is looking to clinch but Moura is avoiding it.
Bronte moves out of range of the body kick from Moura.
Nice uppercut there from Bronte.#CUT2#It looks like Harry Moura has been cut.#T1#
Bronte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as Bronte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moura doesn't seem phased though.
Bronte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bronte misses with a looping right.
Bronte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bronte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moura sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Bronte gets a clinch. #TD#
Moura lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bronte makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Moura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronte can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moura throws a shot from downtown. Bronte moves away and avoids it.
Bronte throws a hook but Moura blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Bronte.
#T2#
Moura misses with an uppercut
#TD2#
so Bronte counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moura is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Moura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bronte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura throws a strike but Bronte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Moura throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bronte uses it to pass to side control.
#SUB2#
Bronte working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bob Bronte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moura is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
Moura is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bronte wants to control but Moura is keeping him busy.
Moura tries to roll over but Bronte keeps him under control.
Moura is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Moura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moura is looking to control Bronte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moura avoid being mounted?
Bronte throwing shots but Moura is blocking nicely.
Moura 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.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moura is trying to control but can't.
Moura is refusing to be controlled, as Bronte sits in half guard. #SU2#
Bronte decides to return to a standing position.
Moura avoids the body shot from Bronte.
A head kick misses from Moura.
A jab from Moura misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Bronte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronte connects with a body shot that sends Moura's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left lands for Bronte.
Bronte cracks Moura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT2#Harry Moura's cut is getting worse.
Moura lands with an overhand left.
Moura jabs Bronte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Bronte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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#
Moura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moura dodges the punch combination from Bronte.
The fighters circling - Moura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moura tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Moura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moura.
Moura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronte wants to counter the offense by Moura and move into the clinch position.
Bronte throws a hook but Moura avoids it easily.
Moura with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura looks to land a body kick but Bronte moved away.
Moura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Bronte moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1#
Moura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moura lands an uppercut.
Moura has Bronte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bronte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bronte lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Bronte tightens his grip and picks Moura up, before dumping him to the ground. Moura manages to land in guard. #SUB#
Moura has his foot on Bronte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bronte works his way back into a safe position though.
Moura can't keep his opponent in guard - Bronte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bronte passes to full mount! #SUB2#
Bronte has hold of Moura's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moura manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bronte fails to take his opponent's back.
Moura is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T2##SUB2#
Bronte is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Moura has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moura tries to hold on but Bronte pushes him away.
Moura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bronte throwing shots but Moura is blocking nicely.
Bronte uses his free foot to push down on Moura's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moura.
Moura is trying to escape the mount.
#T3#
Bronte trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Bronte is working for a guillotine from mount but Moura frees his head quite easily.
Moura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bronte moves to the back.
Moura wants to get back to his feet.
Moura trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T4##SUB2#
Moura preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bronte.
I would not like to be Moura right now.
Moura trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Moura right now.
#SUB2#
Bronte is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Moura has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Bronte looking to break Moura's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Moura remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bronte will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Moura is trying to get back to his feet but Bronte has full control of the position and if anything, Moura has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bronte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronte 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bronte!
A relieved looking Bob Bronte 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:
ENIGMA 173
Date: Jun 18, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Bronte bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Bronte is looking to take a break and control but De Leon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Leon can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Bronte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Leon, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte taking a breather here. #T1##SUB#
Bronte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Leon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Leon tries to bench press Bronte off him but Bronte keeps the position. #SU#
Bronte stands up and beckons De Leon to his feet.
De Leon misses with a body kick.
Bronte feinted with a counter takedown.
Bronte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Leon finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronte's head.
De Leon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CUT2#It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.#T2#
Bronte tries to clinch up but De Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
De Leon throws a fast counter high kick but Bronte manages to duck under it in time.
Bronte staying out of range there.
Bronte cracks a nice hook into De Leon's ribs.
De Leon slips under a jab from Bronte.
De Leon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronte half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD#
Bronte drives through with a takedown into De Leon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bronte stopping the sweep attempt from De Leon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronte is pushing down on De Leon's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Leon is fighting to maintain full guard but Bronte has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bronte is pressing down on De Leon's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Leon is holding on for now.
De Leon wants to improve his position but Bronte is controlling well.
#T3#
Bronte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronte frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
De Leon can't escape the position.
Bronte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bronte controlling from the full mount.
Bronte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Leon is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Bronte works his way to his opponent's back.
Bronte gets his hands free as De Leon looks to control.
De Leon can't escape the position.
#SUB#
Bronte is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB#
Bronte is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. De Leon is defending well though. Bronte let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Bronte is cranking De Leon's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for De Leon! He's tightened the choke and De Leon is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Bronte!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Bronte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 370 FINALE I
Date: Jun 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Baddock throws a head kick that misses.
Baddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronte connects with a looping right hand.
Bronte tries to clinch up.
Baddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Bronte coming out on top.#CUT#It looks like Brendan Baddock has been cut.
A head kick misses from Baddock.
A little feinted left hand from Bronte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bronte misses with a double jab.
Brendan Baddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Baddock.
Bronte tries to counter with a takedown but Baddock is quick to defend against it.
A punch combination from Bronte misses.
Baddock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Baddock misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronte fails to land with a series of punches.
Baddock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronte.#T1#
Baddock throws a jab when Bronte was well out of range.
Bronte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronte misses the target.
Brendan Baddock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronte jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Baddock gets tackled into the cage by Bronte. Bronte maintains the clinch.
Bronte lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Bronte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baddock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baddock looks to throw the jab but Bronte is out of range.
Bronte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Bronte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baddock doesn't seem phased though.
Bronte throws a jab but it's blocked by Baddock.
Baddock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bronte throwing a counter right hand but Baddock manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baddock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronte digs a good hook to Baddock's body.
#TD#
Bronte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baddock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Baddock is trying to escape the position but Bronte is controlling the position. #T2#
Bronte misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB#
Bronte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Bronte is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Baddock looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bronte gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Baddock is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bronte lets go of the hold and Baddock can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Bronte!
A very excited looking Bob Bronte 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 168
Date: May 07, 2023 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Bronte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christ finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronte's head.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Bronte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronte.
Christ takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bronte misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronte moves away.
The fighters circling - Bronte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ throws a body punch but Bronte moves out of range.
Bronte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christ lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronte off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ misses with a looping right.
Bronte lands a glancing blow to the side of Christ's head.
Bronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronte.
Bronte moves out of range as Christ strikes.
A punch combination from Bronte misses.
Bronte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Bronte throws a nice looking combination but Christ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bronte 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.
Bronte avoids the body shot from Christ.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Bronte moves into range and clinches up with Christ.#BC2#
Bronte manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Bronte misses.
Christ swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#TD2#
Bronte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Christ did well to prevent Bronte getting side control.
Christ is trying to stand.
Bronte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bronte trying to control the pace.
Christ's coaches at Zero Tolerance have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bronte prevents Christ from standing back up.
#T2#
Bronte wants to take a breather but Christ is having none of it.
Bronte wants to pass the guard but Christ is defending well.
Bronte trying to control the action but Christ is working from the bottom.
Bronte wants to free his trapped foot but Christ is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Bronte is out of range.
Bronte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Christ misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Bronte is out of range.
Christ throws the left hand but Bronte avoids the punch easily.
Joel Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Bronte pushes Christ back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronte blocking some punches.
Christ is trying to push Bronte away but Bronte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bronte misses with the head strike.
Bronte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Bronte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bronte.
Christ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronte has him pressed against the cage.
Christ lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronte scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Bronte lands with a short shot to the head.
Bronte lands with a left to the head.
Bronte blocks a body shot from Christ. #BC2#
Bronte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Bronte is out of range.
Bronte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Bronte.
#T4#
Christ throws the left hand but Bronte avoids the punch easily.
Bronte tests Christ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronte lands a jab to the head.
Bronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronte.
Bronte ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Christ gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bronte.
Bronte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC2#Christ is rocked!
Bronte misses with a combination
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD2#
Bronte shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Christ is on queer street and Bronte is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Bob Bronte!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Bronte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Bellicose XXXV
Date: Mar 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Bronte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've been hearing reports that Bronte has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bronte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seanoa.
Bronte jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD#
Bronte shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronte tries to free his leg and advance position but Seanoa is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Seanoa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bronte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bronte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bronte controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Bronte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Bronte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seanoa. #T1#
Seanoa is stalling here. Bronte is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Seanoa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bronte has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Seanoa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Seanoa manages to get to full guard.
Bronte wanted to stand there but Seanoa had control of the position. #SU#
Bronte stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Seanoa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seanoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Seanoa.
Bronte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bronte throws a series of punches but Seanoa moves out of range. #T2#
Bronte with a poor takedown
enabling Seanoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronte lands with a straight right. Seanoa didn't see that one coming.
Bronte misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Bronte scores with a one two! Seanoa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bronte with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seanoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seanoa. Seanoa obviously looking to wear him down.
Bronte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bronte misses with a hook. Seanoa ducked under it nicely.
Bronte throws a poor cross that misses
and Seanoa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Seanoa misses with a hook. Bronte ducked under it nicely.
Seanoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bronte misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Seanoa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T3#
Seanoa blocks an uppercut.
Seanoa tries to throw a body punch but Bronte avoids it by throwing Seanoa back against the cage.
Bronte blocks an uppercut.
Seanoa prevents a body shot from Bronte.
Bronte can't find room to land a body shot as Seanoa controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Bronte.
Bronte lands a shoulder strike.
Seanoa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seanoa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bronte is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seanoa.
Seanoa works on Bronte's body with a couple of short punches.
Seanoa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Seanoa scores with a shot to the side of Bronte's head.
Seanoa stalls.
Seanoa lands a body shot.
Seanoa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bronte fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seanoa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bronte walks away with a smile on his face. Seanoa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T4#
Seanoa tries to land a front kick but Bronte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronte throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Seanoa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seanoa. #TD2#
Seanoa jumps guard.
#SUB2#
Seanoa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Bronte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Bronte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bronte advances to half guard.
Bronte trying to control the action but Seanoa is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nuufo Seanoa dominated that round.
That's time! Bronte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Seanoa throws a lazy right hand but Bronte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nuufo Seanoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seanoa.
Seanoa moves away from the strike by Bronte.
Seanoa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seanoa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Seanoa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bronte finds it's way round the side to connect with Seanoa's head.
Bronte swings widly with a right hand
and Seanoa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bronte shoots for a takedown but Seanoa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Seanoa moves into range and clinches up with Bronte.
A body shot lands from Bronte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seanoa lands a shot to the body.
Seanoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seanoa lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seanoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seanoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronte's elbow. #T1#
Seanoa lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronte backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Seanoa.
Bronte wants to break free but Seanoa has control.
#BC#
Bronte manages to break the clinch.
Bronte fails with a takedown attempt.
Seanoa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seanoa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seanoa throws a big shot that misses.
Bronte fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronte lands a really nice looking cross but Seanoa seems unphased.
Seanoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seanoa slips a jab from Bronte.#T2#
Seanoa walks into a straight right hand from Bronte.
Seanoa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bronte's sensitive parts.
Seanoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seanoa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bronte throws the left hand but Seanoa avoids the punch easily.
Seanoa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bronte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Seanoa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seanoa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seanoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronte working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Seanoa.
Seanoa can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seanoa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seanoa.
Seanoa is working Bronte over against the cage.
Bronte tries a body shot but Seanoa blocks it.
#T3#
Bronte takes a shot to the head.
Bronte is pressed up against the cage. Seanoa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bronte down to the mat. Bronte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Seanoa scores with a jab to the body.
Bronte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bronte drops his hands momentarily and Seanoa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seanoa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Bronte misses
and Seanoa counters with a head kick that wobbles Bronte - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Seanoa sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuufo Seanoa!
After the fight, Nuufo Seanoa 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:
Bellicose XX
Date: Jan 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown but Bronte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Orcarm with a poor takedown
and Orcarm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronte looks to land a right hand but Orcarm moved out of range.
Bronte lands with a good body shot.
Orcarm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bronte defends well and Orcarm ends up having to push Bronte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bob Bronte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
Orcarm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT#It looks like Murfum Orcarm has been cut.
Bronte dips to his left and cracks Orcarm with an uppercut!
Orcarm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bronte misses with a few strikes there.
Orcarm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A left and a right from Bronte both land. Nice combination.
Bronte scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orcarm goes for a double leg but Bronte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bronte continues to drive forward.
Orcarm fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bronte avoids it really well and circles away.
Orcarm shoots for a double leg takedown but Bronte sprawls well. He's pushed Orcarm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Orcarm closes the distance and clinches.#T1##BC2#
Orcarm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bronte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bronte swinging wildly here.
A cross from Bronte lands.
Jab from Bronte.
Bronte throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Orcarm counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bronte!
Bronte bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
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!
Bronte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bronte punishes Orcarm's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bronte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orcarm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orcarm dives in for a single leg takedown but Bronte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bronte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bronte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#TD2#
Orcarm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Orcarm showed some decent athleticism there.
Orcarm looks winded!
The fighters are battling for position here. Bronte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bronte seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T2#
Bronte controls Orcarm momentarily but Orcarm frees himself.
Orcarm is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bronte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orcarm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Bronte working for a triangle but Orcarm defends it easily.
Orcarm looking to sit in guard and control but Bronte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Bronte passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T4#
Orcarm can't do much from the bottom here.
Orcarm is trying to work for a sweep but Bronte has mounted him!#SUB#
Bronte goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Orcarm is on top in guard.
#SUB#
Bronte working for a triangle but Orcarm defends it easily.
Orcarm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murfum Orcarm's cut.
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#
Bronte feints a jab promting Orcarm to slip. Bronte then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Orcarm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Orcarm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bronte tries to avoid it but Orcarm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bronte to the ground. Bronte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL#
Bronte darts in and clinches Orcarm up against the cage.
Orcarm is trying to drag Bronte to the mat but Bronte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bronte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orcarm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bronte to keep the fight standing.
Bob Bronte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
Orcarm has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bronte after a bit of a struggle.
Bronte scores with a shot to the side of Orcarm's head.
Orcarm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bronte smiles and moves away.
Bronte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte lands a right hook to the body.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown but Bronte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bronte cracks Orcarm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bob Bronte is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Bronte.
Orcarm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bronte pinned against the cage. Bronte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Orcarm is breathing heavily.#T1#
Orcarm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bronte.#CL#
Orcarm tries to keep at a distance but Bronte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bronte lands a right hand. #BC#
Bronte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bronte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bronte.
Orcarm shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Orcarm decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronte kicks Orcarm off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orcarm can do to turn this around?
Orcarm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orcarm was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronte.
Bronte lands a lovely overhand right.#T2#
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bronte as he avoids it easily.
Bronte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bronte tries to clinch up.
Orcarm changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bronte scores with a punch to the head.
Orcarm looks for a takedown but Bronte sprawls well.
Orcarm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bronte connects with a crisp jab.
Orcarm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#CL#
Bronte gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Orcarm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bronte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Orcarm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #TD2#
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Orcarm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Orcarm working away.#T3#
Orcarm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bronte is looking for a sweep.
Orcarm tries to advance to mount but Bronte denies him.
Orcarm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bronte keeps working.
Orcarm working the ground and pound but Bronte is defending the strikes. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Orcarm looks up at the clock and then as Bronte takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Orcarm smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Orcarm is chipping away with strikes.
#SUB2#
Orcarm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bronte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Orcarm is looking to take a break and control but Bronte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murfum Orcarm's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bronte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orcarm darts in looking for a takedown but Bronte gets double underhooks and turns Orcarm into the cage.
Orcarm looks for a takedown but Bronte sprawls well.
Bronte jabs at Orcarm's body.
Bronte connects with a body shot that sends Orcarm's belly button to the back.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bronte.
Orcarm prevents Bronte from improving position.
Orcarm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orcarm is not content to let Bronte control the position. #T1#
The referee asks Bronte politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bronte prefers to stall for the moment though.
Orcarm is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Bronte decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Orcarm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD2#
Orcarm looking to score a takedown here. Bronte is defending well but Orcarm drives through and ends up in Bronte's guard.
Bronte has his feet on Orcarm's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Orcarm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
Bronte is looking to clinch.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown but Bronte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob Bronte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
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!
Bronte throws a series of punches but Orcarm moves out of range.
Bronte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bronte lands with a straight right. Orcarm didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Bronte does it's job there.
Bronte jabs Orcarm right on the nose. Orcarm blinks but takes it well.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown but Bronte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Orcarm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bronte stuffs the takedown.
Orcarm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bronte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab lands there for Bronte.
Bronte works over Orcarm's head and body with a nice combination.
Bronte lands a jab to Orcarm's midsection.#T3#
Orcarm with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bronte to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Bronte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Orcarm did well to prevent Bronte getting side control.
Bronte is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SU#
Bronte stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bronte thuds a left hand into Orcarm's body.
Orcarm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orcarm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bronte feints a jab promting Orcarm to slip. Bronte then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Orcarm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Orcarm shoots for a takedown but Bronte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T4#
Orcarm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bronte defends well and Orcarm ends up having to push Bronte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronte lands a two punch combo.
A jab lands there for Bronte.
Orcarm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bronte stuffs the takedown attempt from Orcarm. Orcarm gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronte scores with a body shot.
Bronte throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Orcarm counters with a single leg into guard. Bronte didn't expect that.
Bronte wriggles free and stands up.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronte lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronte scores with a nice right hand.
Murfum Orcarm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronte lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bronte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bronte 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bronte!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Bronte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Bellicose XI
Date: Dec 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Dustfinger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bronte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dustfinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Dustfinger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bronte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT2#It looks like Henry Dustfinger has been cut.
Bronte scores with a hook.
Dustfinger defending well as Bronte loads up on a big left hand.
Dustfinger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bronte loads up on a big right hand but Dustfinger slips the punch.
Bronte throws a lazy uppercut
#CL#
and Dustfinger counters by moving into the clinch.
Dustfinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dustfinger pushes off an throws an elbow but Bronte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bronte wants to take the fight to the mat but Dustfinger manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dustfinger can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Dustfinger lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dustfinger.
Bronte pushes Dustfinger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dustfinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dustfinger throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronte lands a left hand.
#T1#
Dustfinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronte controls his hands.
Bronte misses with some punches.
Dustfinger lands with a left to the head.
Dustfinger can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Dustfinger lands an elbow just above Bronte 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronte dodges an elbow strike from Dustfinger.
Still in the clinch, Bronte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bronte blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Dustfinger has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dustfinger misses with a body punch.
Dustfinger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dustfinger has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Bronte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dustfinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Bronte tries to keep at a distance but Dustfinger has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2#
Bronte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dustfinger tries a body shot but Bronte blocks it.
Dustfinger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Bronte breaks from the clinch.
Bronte throws a hook but Dustfinger blocks it.
Bronte looks to land a right hand but Dustfinger moved out of range.
Dustfinger is looking to clinch but Bronte is avoiding it.
Bronte swats away the attempt to clinch by Dustfinger.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronte misses the target.
Dustfinger wants to clinch up but Bronte keeps it at a distance.
Bronte misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Bronte.
Dustfinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dustfinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dustfinger staying out of range there.
Bronte 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.
Bronte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dustfinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dustfinger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bronte manages to circle out of the way.#T3#
Bronte lands a glancing blow to the side of Dustfinger's head.
Bronte scores with a hook to the body. Dustfinger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bronte keeps the fight on the outside.
Dustfinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dustfinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bronte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dustfinger tries to clinch up.
Bronte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dustfinger manages to avoid it.#CL#
Dustfinger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dustfinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dustfinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bronte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dustfinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dustfinger misses with an elbow over the top.
Bronte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dustfinger misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dustfinger throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
Dustfinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronte prevents a body shot from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands with a right to the head.
Bronte tries to throw a body punch but Dustfinger avoids it by throwing Bronte back against the cage.
Bronte can't break the clinch.
Dustfinger throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Bronte manages to break the clinch.
Dustfinger tries to clinch there but Bronte circles away.
Bronte throws an off balance right hand
#CL#
and Dustfinger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dustfinger has a couple of punches blocked by Bronte.
Dustfinger has a couple of punches blocked by Bronte.
Dustfinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dustfinger prevents Bronte from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dustfinger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bronte's brow.
Bronte prevents a body shot from Dustfinger.
Bronte dodges an elbow strike from Dustfinger.
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 Henry Dustfinger will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Dustfinger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronte looks to throw the jab but Dustfinger is out of range.
Bronte throws a hook but Dustfinger blocks it.
Dustfinger tries to clinch but Bronte is having none of it.
Bronte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bronte swats away the attempt to clinch by Dustfinger.
A big left from Bronte misses.
Bronte is looking to score with low kicks.#TD2#
Bronte fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dustfinger to the ground. Bronte is now in Dustfinger's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bronte slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bronte is looking to take a break and control but Dustfinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dustfinger wants to get back to his feet but Bronte is dominant here and he's now got Dustfinger's back!#T1#
Dustfinger is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Bronte working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bronte is looking to control Dustfinger but Dustfinger is wriggling around and keeping busy. #ES#
Bronte has his opponent's back but Dustfinger is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Bronte.
Bronte scores with a punch to the head.
Bronte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronte throws out a counter right but Dustfinger avoids it with no problem.
Bronte circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Dustfinger moves into range and clinches up with Bronte.
Dustfinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronte backwards.
Dustfinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dustfinger lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Dustfinger lands an elbow inside that Bronte shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dustfinger lands a right hand.
Dustfinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dustfinger throws a head punch that misses.
Bronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronte blocking some punches.
Dustfinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dustfinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dustfinger lands an elbow just above Bronte 's eye.
Bronte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bronte blocks a body shot from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronte backwards.
Dustfinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronte uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Bronte tries to break the clinch but Dustfinger is controlling the position.
Bronte takes an elbow to the temple.
Bronte blocking some punches.
Henry Dustfinger has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Bronte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Bronte dives in and scores a takedown into Dustfinger's guard.
Dustfinger kicks Bronte off and gets to his feet.
Dustfinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Dustfinger.
Dustfinger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dustfinger connects with a nice looking jab.
Henry Dustfinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dustfinger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dustfinger scores with a body shot.
Bronte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bronte misses with a hook. Dustfinger ducked under it nicely. #T4##KD#
Dustfinger lands a big right hand that sends Bronte crashing to the mat! Dustfinger stays standing though and waves Bronte back to his feet!
Bronte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronte is breathing heavily.
Dustfinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dustfinger circles away quickly and effectively.
Dustfinger lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Bronte - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Dustfinger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Dustfinger!
Henry Dustfinger took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
Bellicose II
Date: Nov 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Bronte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronte throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronte throws a poor cross that misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Bronte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murphy staying out of range there.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Bronte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronte.
Bronte lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Paddy Murphy has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Bronte lands with a right to the head.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses. #T1##BC#
Bronte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy slips a straight right by Bronte.
Bronte throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Bronte gets a double leg takedown into Murphy's guard.
Murphy is looking to stand back up but Bronte counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Murphy. #SU#
Bronte gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bronte swinging wildly here.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bronte 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.
#T2#
Bronte lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Bronte.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bronte looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Bronte clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bronte tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronte misses with a looping right.
Bronte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Bronte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Bronte looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Bronte avoids it with no problem.
Bronte loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.#T3#
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Bronte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Bronte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Bronte rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronte backwards.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronte.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronte.
Bronte misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Bronte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bronte throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy looks for a takedown but Bronte sprawls well.
Bronte is looking to counter the offense by Murphy and move into the clinch.
Bob Bronte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Murphy.
Bronte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Bronte looks to clinch
and Bronte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronte looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronte throws a lazy uppercut
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Bronte. Bronte maintains the clinch.
Murphy keeps control of Bronte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bronte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronte throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Bronte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronte misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Bronte misses.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronte throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Bronte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bronte throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Bronte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Murphy rushes Bronte and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Bronte manages to break the clinch.
Bronte throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bronte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Bronte.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bronte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
A lazy left from Bronte finds it's target.
Bronte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Bronte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?#TD#
Bronte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murphy sprawls well initially but Bronte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murphy is looking to escape.
Murphy is controlling Bronte's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Let's hope that Murphy 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.
Murphy trying to control here.
#T2##SU#
Bronte decides to stand up.
Bronte throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bronte.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy 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.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Bronte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bob Bronte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Murphy.
Bronte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bob Bronte is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronte fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T3#
Bronte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bronte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Bronte avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bronte throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Bronte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Bronte misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy slips a straight right by Bronte.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronte looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
Bronte misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bronte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bronte throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bronte throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Bronte pushes him off.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Bronte.
#CL2#
Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bronte misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronte working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Bronte. #BC#
Bronte breaks the clinch.
Bronte misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Bronte. Bronte maintains the clinch. #BC#
Bronte breaks from the clinch.
Bronte throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bronte shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Bronte lands a body shot.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Bronte circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bronte lands a jab-cross combination.
Bronte throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bronte tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronte misses with a combination
and Bronte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy checks a low kick from Bronte.
Bronte misses with a straight right.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Bronte. Bronte maintains the clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Bronte fails to land. #BC#
Bronte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronte keeps the fight on the outside.
Bronte misses the jab.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Bronte.
Bronte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Bronte moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronte blocks an uppercut.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bronte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronte throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Bronte breaks from the clinch.
Bronte misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Bronte both land. Nice combination.
Bronte misses with an uppercut.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bronte throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
A slow jab from Bronte misses its intended target.
Bronte misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Bronte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bronte throws a right hand that misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronte stuffs the takedown.
Bronte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bronte throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Paddy Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Bronte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bronte throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bronte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bronte 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bronte!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Bronte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Bellicose 144
Date: Sep 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Victors dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronte connects with the punch.
Bronte lands with a right hand.
Victors has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Bronte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Victors looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Victors is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bronte working away.
Victors tries to buck Bronte off but Bronte is having none of it.
Victors is trying to control Bronte's posture but Bronte avoids it.
Victors tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T1#
Victors wants to control but Bronte postures up.
Victors on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Victors tries to get out of the position.
Victors tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bronte presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Victors working to try and regain half guard.
Victors manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Victors wants to control but Bronte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Victors missing with punches from the bottom.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Victors is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SU2#
Bronte stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Victors to get to his feet.
Victors takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bronte misses with a wild body shot.
Victors moves out of range of the leg kick from Bronte.
Victors goes for a double leg but Bronte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bronte continues to drive forward.
Bronte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bronte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Victorss head.
Victors is working for takedown but Bronte is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Victors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victors wants a takedown but no success here.
#T3##BC2#
Bronte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victors shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bronte as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Bronte.
Victors shoots in for a double leg but Bronte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Bronte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Victors on the side of the head.
Bronte throws a leg kick but Victors sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Victors.#TD2#
Victors gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bronte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bronte is looking to stand up but Victors won't let him.
Victors 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.#T4##SUB#
Victors escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bronte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU2#
Bronte gets to his feet. Victors looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bronte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Victors sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victors tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bronte defends well and Victors ends up having to push Bronte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Victors can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Victors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Victors misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Bronte doesn't manage to clinch there - Victors circles away.
Victors checks the leg kick.
Victors swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bronte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronte connects with a nice looking jab.
Victors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Victors.#TD#
Victors shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victors showed some decent athleticism there.
Victors tries to stand and escape but Bronte is controlling the position.
Victors wants to pass the guard but Bronte is defending well.
Victors knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bronte on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Victors is trying to work for a kimura but Bronte is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Bronte has one foot on Victors's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T1#
Victors throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronte fails to land with a series of punches.
Victors wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bronte missing with a left hand there. Victors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Victors ducks under a wild hook from Bronte.
Victors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bronte misses with a right hand #TD#
and Victors counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bronte won't be happy with that.
Bronte throws Victors to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victors ducks under a wild hook from Bronte.
Victors misses the jab.
Bronte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Victors lands a glancing blow to the side of Bronte's head.
Victors gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bronte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Bronte.
Bronte stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Victors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronte fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Victors under the eye.
Victors slips under a jab.
Bronte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victors swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victors feinted with a counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bronte or perhaps it was just good defense by Victors, which made it look bad.
Bronte throws a looping overhand right but Victors ducks down to avoid it.
Victors misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronte.
#TD#
Bronte gets caught flat footed, as Victors shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Victors postures up in Bronte's guard and throws a big left but Bronte blocks it. #T3##SUB2#
Bronte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Victors throws a big elbow that misses.
Bob Bronte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Victors wants to control from the top but Bronte keeps moving.
Victors throwing strikes but missing.
Victors wanted to stand there but Bronte had control of the position. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronte keeping full guard, as Victors tries to pass.
Victors trying to control but Bronte 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.#CL2#
Bronte rushes Victors and presses him up against the cage.
Bronte lands a left hand.
Victors is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bronte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Victors backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte 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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Bronte throws a jab but it's blocked by Victors.
Victors uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronte.
Bronte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Victors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronte throws out the jab.
Bronte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bronte looks to throw the jab but Victors is out of range. #CL2#
Bronte moves into the clinch successfully.
Bronte lands a shoulder strike.
Victors tries for a takedown. No joy.
Victors blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Victors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victors drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bronte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Bronte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victors changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bronte tries to avoid it but Victors manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bronte to the ground. Bronte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Victors. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Victors misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Victors backs off Bronte throws a huge counter combo but Victors manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronte connects with a leg kick.
Bronte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bronte 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.
Bronte cracks Victors with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Victors checks the leg kick.
Victors avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronte throws out the jab.
Bob Bronte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victors dives in and grabs Bronte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bronte pushes down on Victors's head and hops out.
Bronte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronte tries to bum rush Victors with a series of wild strikes but Victors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bronte darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Bronte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Bronte clinches with his opponent.
Victors looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Victors's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Victors changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bronte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bronte takes a swing at Victors's ribcage but misses.
Bronte throws a jab when Victors was well out of range.#CL2#
Bronte clinches up against the cage.
Victors has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bronte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2#
Bronte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victors swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bronte counters with a one-two to the body.
Bronte tries to clinch but Victors moves out of range.
Bronte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bronte as he connects with a hook.#ROC2#Victors is rocked!#T3#
Victors shoots in but no luck this time.
Victors misses the body punch
and Bronte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Victors is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Victors is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bronte doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Victors crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Victors's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Bronte!
A very excited looking Bob Bronte 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:
Bellicose 136
Date: Aug 27, 2022 |
#R1#
McCarthy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
Bronte misses with a looping right.
Bronte shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McCarthy eats them both and turns towards Bronte to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck for McCarthy with that takedown attempt. #CL#
McCarthy moves into the clinch.
McCarthy has Bronte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bronte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
McCarthy has picked Bronte up - he's going for a ride! McCarthy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bronte makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Bronte circles away.
#CL#
McCarthy forces Bronte back against the cage and clinches.
Bronte lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Sean McCarthy has been cut.#TD#
McCarthy gets control of Bronte's arms and successfully pulls guard. McCarthy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Bronte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SU2#
McCarthy is working an open guard so Bronte takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T1#
Bronte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCarthy moves in looking to clinch but Bronte pushes him off.
McCarthy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronte steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCarthy.
McCarthy tries to clinch up.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Bronte moves out of range.
Bronte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bronte lands a head shot.#ROC2#McCarthy is rocked!
Bronte throws an uppercut from hell that sends McCarthy clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bronte stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Bronte!
Bob Bronte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Bellicose 117
Date: Jul 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Bronte misses with a few strikes there.
McCarthy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD2#
McCarthy gets a double leg takedown into Bronte's guard.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that McCarthy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McCarthy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy prevents Bronte from getting back to his feet.
Bronte keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bronte keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully. #T1#
Bronte is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rough House that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
McCarthy throwing strikes from guard but Bronte blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronte manages to avoid it.#TD2#
McCarthy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCarthy trying to control but Bronte is working from the bottom.
McCarthy stands and throws Bronte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McCarthy wants to control but Bronte is keeping him busy. #T2#
McCarthy is trying to move to mount but Bronte reverses beautifully and ends up in McCarthy's guard. #SUB2#
McCarthy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bronte passes into half guard.
McCarthy is trying to maintain the position but Bronte is very close to passing his half guard.
McCarthy tries to get to full guard but Bronte has control of the leg. #T3#
McCarthy trying to hold on to Bronte's head to control him but Bronte postures up.
#SUB2#
McCarthy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
McCarthy actively working from the bottom here.#SU#
Bronte decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bronte misses with a hook
#TD2#
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bronte pushes McCarthy off and gets back to his feet.
Bronte swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - McCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronte keeps the fight on the outside.
As McCarthy tries to get set, Bronte tries to push him back and clinch up but McCarthy manages to avoid the attempt.#KD#
Bronte drops McCarthy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McCarthy looks back up at him and smiles so Bronte waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#CUT#It looks like Sean McCarthy has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronte stuffs the takedown.
Bronte throws a hook but McCarthy blocks it.
McCarthy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bronte counters with a big right hand! Oh McCarthy is in trouble here! Bronte follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Bronte!
A relieved looking Bob Bronte 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Bronte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chuggz moves away from the strike by Bronte.
Chuggz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bronte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chuggz really is a fat lump.
Bronte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chuggz's head.#CUT2#It looks like Jim Chuggz has been cut.
Bronte scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Bronte clinches. #BC2#
Bronte manages to break the clinch.
Bronte throws a jab but it's blocked by Chuggz.
Chuggz throws a big counter combination but Bronte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T1#
Bronte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#KD2#
Bronte cracks Chuggz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bronte has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chuggz to stand back up!#ROC2#Chuggz is rocked!
Bronte flashes Chuggz a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Chuggz's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Chuggz crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Bronte punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Bronte! |
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