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Event:
AVKT 24: Bringing Death
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Sam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cruz. #CL#
Cruz rushes Sam and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Sam blocking some punches.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sam keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD2#
Sam has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cruz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cruz is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sam lands with a slapping head kick. #T1#
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz scores with a one two! Sam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sam throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Nathan Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#KD#
Cruz lands a big uppercut and Sam crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sam looks OK. Cruz waves Sam back to his feet!#ROC#Sam is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sam misses with a low kick.
Sam is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Sam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sam drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cruz swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sam's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Cruz! |
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Event:
Cobra Kai: No Mercy 7
Date: Apr 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Dawson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Sam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Sam is trying to work for a kimura but Dawson is defending well.
Sam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sam on the ground.
Sam not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson is looking to escape.#T1##SUB2#
Sam is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dawson defends it well. #ES#
Dawson kicks Sam off and gets back to his feet.
Sam dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Dawson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dawson.
Dawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dawson throws a series of punches but Sam avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Dawson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sam is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Dawson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Dawson scores with a four punch combination!
Sam fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawson scores with a leg kick.
Dawson throws a right and a left that Sam avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sam.
Dawson cracks Sam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T3#
Dawson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sam eats them both and turns towards Dawson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michael Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
Dawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sam.
Dawson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD2#
Dawson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sam controlling from the top position. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sam trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Sam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sam trying to move into half guard but instead Dawson has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Sam controlling Dawson's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dawson dominated that round.
That's time! Dawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Dawson throws a series of strikes that have Sam backpedaling.
Dawson throws a nice head kick!
Dawson lands a nice shot that snaps Sam's head back.
Dawson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawson can pounce on him.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sam shoots in and drives through. Dawson sprawls well.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Sam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Sam keeps him there for the moment.
Sam has had enough of the clinch but Dawson keeps him there for the moment.
Sam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sam fails to pull guard.
Michael Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Sam.
Sam tries to pull guard but Dawson holds him up against the cage and eventually Sam drops back down to his feet.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawson is trying to break free.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Sam has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sam - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sam has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dawson after a bit of a struggle. #T3#
Dawson is trying to force a seperation but Sam has the dominant position.
Sam looking for a takedown. #BC2#
Sam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Dawson does no damage.
We've been told by Dawson's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Dawson as Sam shoots in.
Sam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Sam takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dawson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Sam moves into the clinch.
Dawson is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC#
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sam tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sam slips a jab and a cross from Dawson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sam.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dawson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Dawson misses with a few strikes there.
Sam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sam is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sam fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Sam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dawson sprawls well initially but Sam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dawson pushes Sam off but Sam dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sam is looking to take a break and control but Dawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SUB2#
Sam has an Americana. Dawson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sam is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sam hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Levi Sam! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 03, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Sam gets a clinch.
File is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
Sam gets a trip takedown into half guard.
File regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sam.
Sam trying to control the position from guard on top but File is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sam would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
File tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. File is keeping the position for now.
Sam won't allow File to get back to his feet. #T1#
Sam is looking to stand up but File won't let him.
File utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
File shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sam but Sam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sam appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
File raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sam managing to block the knees to the body from File.
File tries to pull guard but Sam forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sam misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Sam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from File.
Levi Sam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter File.
Sam throws a lazy right hand but File sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sam leaves File with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
File looks winded!
Sam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Sam forces File back against the cage and clinches.
File's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
File swings wildly with an uppercut but Sam uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
File changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sam fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#TD#
Sam darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sam trying to mount his opponent but File defends it.
File is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sam's back!
File doesn't have the hooks in and Sam manages to turn into his guard.
#T4#
Sam passes File's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sam uses his free foot to push down on File's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for File.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sam content just to control the position here.
File is desperately trying to improve his position but Sam has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sam trying to control but File is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
File is controlling an arm, preventing Sam from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Sam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Sam looking to score a takedown here. File is defending well but Sam drives through and ends up in File's guard.
Sam trying to control but File is working from the bottom.
File has a closed guard, preventing Sam from standing up. #SUB#
Sam drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but File manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sam has File in his guard.#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam wants to stand up but File is controlling him. #T1##SUB#
Sam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. File doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sam is tightening it up a little... File has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! File reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! File taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Levi Sam! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Olesk scores with a takedown into Sam's guard.
Olesk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Olesk passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Olesk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sam has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Olesk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sam has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Olesk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sam defends it well. #T1#
Sam wants to control the action here but instead Olesk manages to pass to full mount!
Sam swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Olesk wants to take Sam's back here but Sam is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Olesk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sam is looking to escape.
Olesk is looking to work his way around to Sam's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. #SUB2#
Olesk working for a guillotine from mount but Sam is in no mood to give up. #T2#
Sam is squirming around, avoiding Olesk's attempts to control the action.
Sam is desperately trying to improve his position but Olesk has a good base and remains in mount.
Olesk wants to control the pace but Sam is squirming around nicely.
Olesk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB2#
Olesk working for a guillotine from mount but Sam is in no mood to give up.
Sam sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T3#
Sam is staying active underneath Olesk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sam is trying to get back to full guard.
Olesk trying to control from half guard but Sam is working away.
Olesk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've been informed that Olesk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sam wants to control the action here but instead Olesk manages to pass to full mount! #SUB2#
Olesk is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Sam is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mairo Olesk!
Mairo Olesk 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Moltrov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sam eats them both and turns towards Moltrov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sam tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD2#
Sam looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sam in particular looking to stall.
Sam not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Sam is looking for a kimura but Moltrov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sam to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moltrov is looking to improve his position.
Sam content to control rather than advance.
Moltrov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sam. #T1#
Sam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moltrov wants to control but Sam is keeping busy.
Sam is trying to control the action in half guard but Moltrov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moltrov is looking for a sweep. Sam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sam is thwarting Moltrov's attempts to control the position.
Sam sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moltrov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moltrov is looking for a sweep. Sam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moltrov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sam.
Sam tries to stand and escape but Moltrov is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Sam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moltrov is wriggling around but Sam manages to pass to half guard.
Moltrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sam on the ground.#T3##REVR#
Moltrov trying to control but Sam postures up.
#SUB2#
Sam is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Moltrov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Levi Sam! |
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