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Event:
WFC Fight Night 4
Date: Jun 02, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Augustus rushes Towns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Augustus.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Augustus misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Towns.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Towns wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus. #T1#
Augustus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Augustus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Towns backwards.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Towns blocks an uppercut.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Towns.
Augustus working aggressively here.
Augustus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Augustus misses with some punches.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus keeps control of Towns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Towns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Augustus.
Towns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Towns.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
Towns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Augustus misses with some punches.
Towns blocks an uppercut.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus lands a hook that snaps the head of Towns backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Towns blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Towns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus lands a left hand.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Augustus lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
Augustus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Towns backwards.
A short uppercut from Augustus.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Towns's efforts to push away.
Augustus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augustus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Towns blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Augustus. #T4#
Augustus lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Towns blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Augustus.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Augustus.
Towns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Towns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Towns.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Towns blocks an uppercut.
Augustus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Towns backwards.
Still in the clinch, Augustus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Towns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Augustus dominated that round.
That's time! Towns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Augustus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Towns swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Towns is trying to force a seperation but Augustus has the dominant position.
Augustus lands a left hand.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Towns.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Towns.
Augustus keeps control of Towns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Towns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Towns uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Towns is looking to break free of the clinch but Augustus has double underhooks.
Towns takes a shot to the head.
Towns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Towns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Augustus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Augustus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Towns blocks an uppercut.
Towns takes a shot to the head.
Towns is trying to push Augustus away but Augustus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Towns blocking some punches.
Augustus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Towns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Augustus.
Augustus lands an uppercut.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Augustus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Towns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Towns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus working aggressively here.
Apollo Augustus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Towns.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Augustus scores with a shoulder strike.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Towns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Towns.
Augustus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Towns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Towns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Augustus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Augustus scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC2#Towns is rocked!
Towns is trying to break the clinch but Augustus is controlling him.
Augustus lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Towns to his knees! Augustus keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Augustus!
Apollo Augustus is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Apollo Augustus 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:
WFC Hawaii 3
Date: May 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Vortmont walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Towns throws the left hand but Vortmont avoids the punch easily.
Towns throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Vortmont counters with a takedown into side control.
Towns is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vortmont asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Towns tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Vortmont is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#T1##T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Towns is trying to stand back up.
Vortmont controlling from the back.
Towns is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T3#
Vortmont is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Towns trying to get back to his feet but Vortmont is in full control for now.
Towns is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Towns is trying to get back to his feet but Vortmont has full control of the position and if anything, Towns has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Vortmont controls the action.
Vortmont's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Vortmont dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Towns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vortmont drops down looking for a counter takedown but Towns sprawls and moves away.
Vortmont ducks under a wild hook from Towns.
Vortmont drops down looking for a counter takedown but Towns sprawls and moves away.
Vortmont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Towns.
A slow jab from Towns misses its intended target.
Vortmont attempts a counter takedown but Towns avoids it well and moves away.
Donk. Towns catches Vortmont right on the button with a cross.
Vortmont slips a straight right by Towns.
A big left from Towns misses.
Towns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Towns throws a hook to the side of Vortmont's head but Vortmont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vortmont drops down looking for a counter takedown but Towns sprawls and moves away.
Vortmont moves out of range as Towns strikes.
Vortmont feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Towns loads up on a big right hand but Vortmont slips the punch.
Vortmont tries to counter with a takedown but Towns is quick to defend against it.
Towns throws a jab but it's blocked by Vortmont.
Vortmont on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Towns misses with an uppercut. Vortmont saw that one coming.
Vortmont half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Vortmont blocks a jab.
Towns throws a shot from downtown. Vortmont moves away and avoids it.
Towns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Towns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vortmont. Vortmont circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Towns throws a looping overhand right but Vortmont ducks down to avoid it.
Towns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vortmont.
Towns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Towns misses with a hook
#TD#
and Vortmont counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vortmont looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Vortmont has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Further stalling from Vortmont.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Vortmont.
Towns is looking to stand back up but Vortmont counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Towns. #T3#
Vortmont takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vortmont blocks a jab.
Vortmont attempts a counter takedown but Towns avoids it well and moves away.
Vortmont really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Towns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vortmont appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Towns throws a shot from downtown. Vortmont moves away and avoids it.
Towns throws a hook but Vortmont avoids it easily.
Vortmont feinted with a counter takedown.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Towns misses with a left hand #TD#
and Vortmont counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vortmont.
Towns is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Vortmont dives into side control.
#REVB#
Vortmont happy to just control the position for now.
Towns wants to get back to his feet but Vortmont is dominant here and he's now got Towns's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrell Towns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Towns throws an overhand right that lands on Vortmont's shoulder, as Vortmont tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Vortmont.
Vortmont drops down looking for a counter takedown but Towns sprawls and moves away.
Towns throws a lazy right hand but Vortmont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Towns misses with a straight left.
Towns lands a head shot.
Towns throws a jab but it's blocked by Vortmont.
Vortmont drops down looking for a counter takedown but Towns sprawls and moves away.
Towns is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vortmont steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Towns.
Vortmont moves away from the strike by Towns.
Vortmont feinted with a counter takedown.
A left lands for Towns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vortmont moves away from the strike by Towns.
Vortmont changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tyrell Towns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vortmont defending well as Towns loads up on a big left hand.
Vortmont appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from Towns misses.
Towns loads up on a big right hand but Vortmont slips the punch.
Towns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vortmont.
Vortmont tries to counter with a takedown but Towns is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Towns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vortmont.
Towns throws the left hand but Vortmont avoids the punch easily.
Vortmont tries to counter with a takedown but Towns is quick to defend against it.
Towns misses with a straight left.
Towns throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
so Vortmont counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vortmont stays in close to Towns's body and controls the position.
Vortmont is standing up over Towns. Towns looks to escape but Vortmont dives into side control.
#T2#
Vortmont controlling the position from side mount.
Vortmont seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Towns for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
Towns wants to get back to his feet but Vortmont is dominant here and he's now got Towns's back!
Towns trying to get back to his feet but Vortmont is in full control for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Vortmont controlling the positon.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Albert Vortmont overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Towns wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tyrell Towns just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
A jab from Towns misses.
Vortmont half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Towns throws an overhand right that lands on Vortmont's shoulder, as Vortmont tries to avoid the shot.
Vortmont drops down looking for a counter takedown but Towns sprawls and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Vortmont.
Vortmont feinted with a counter takedown.
Towns missing with a left hand there. Vortmont was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vortmont feinted with a counter takedown.
Vortmont keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Towns.
Vortmont appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vortmont slips under a jab from Towns.
Nice defenses there by Vortmont.
Towns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vortmont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Towns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Towns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Towns throws an overhand right that lands on Vortmont's shoulder, as Vortmont tries to avoid the shot.
Vortmont half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Towns misses.
Vortmont attempts a counter takedown but Towns avoids it well and moves away.
Vortmont slips under a jab from Towns.
Vortmont changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vortmont slips under a jab.#T1#
Towns swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Vortmont counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Towns can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vortmont controls the pace.
Vortmont continues to stall.
Towns wants to get back to his feet but Vortmont is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vortmont controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Towns looks to land a left hand but Vortmont moved out of range nicely.
Vortmont tries to counter with a takedown but Towns is quick to defend against it.
Towns throws a hook to the side of Vortmont's head but Vortmont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vortmont changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Towns 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.#T3#
Towns scores with a jab.
Towns misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Vortmont counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Towns!
Towns tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Towns is trying to get back to his feet but Vortmont has full control of the position and if anything, Towns has just worked his way into a worse spot.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
More hug and hope from Vortmont.#T4#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tyrell Towns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
A left lands for Towns.
Vortmont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vortmont half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vortmont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Towns's corner calls for a 1-2. Towns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Towns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Towns.
A big left from Towns misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vortmont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Towns.
Vortmont attempts a counter takedown but Towns avoids it well and moves away.
Vortmont steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Towns.
Vortmont attempts a counter takedown but Towns avoids it well and moves away.
Towns throws a looping overhand right but Vortmont ducks down to avoid it.
Towns throws a looping overhand right but Vortmont ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Towns looks to land a left hand but Vortmont moved out of range nicely.
Vortmont tries to counter with a takedown but Towns is quick to defend against it.
Towns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vortmont changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vortmont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Towns.
Vortmont appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Towns throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and Vortmont counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vortmont looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Vortmont is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Vortmont continues to hold on tight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Towns.
Vortmont half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
Towns misses with a right hand #TD#
and Vortmont counters with a single leg into guard. Towns didn't expect that.
Towns is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Vortmont dives into side control.
#REVB#
Vortmont taking a breather here.
Towns tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#T4#
Vortmont really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Towns.
Albert Vortmont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vortmont softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyrell Towns.
I think Towns 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrell Towns!
Tyrell Towns is the new lightweight champion! |
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