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Event:
ICF Friday Fights 1
Date: Sep 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Pavarde One throws a body punch but Finnegan moves out of range.
Finnegan takes a swing at Pavarde One's ribcage but misses.
Finnegan tries to clinch up.
Finnegan tests Pavarde One's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finnegan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pavarde One's head.
Finnegan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finnegan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pavarde One.
Pavarde One throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavarde One throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a quick counter head kick but Pavarde One was just out of range.
Finnegan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pavarde One checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Finnegan.
Pavarde One drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finnegan.
Finnegan connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finnegan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T1#
Finnegan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finnegan ducks under a wild hook from Pavarde One.
A cross from Finnegan lands.
Pavarde One misses with a wild body shot.
Finnegan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finnegan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finnegan throws a jab when Pavarde One was well out of range.
Pavarde One tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finnegan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavarde One.
Finnegan scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Finnegan.
Pavarde One with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finnegan 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.
A punch lands to the side of Finnegan 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
Finnegan rushes Pavarde One and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Pavarde One's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finnegan trying to land knees to the body.
Finnegan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavarde One tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavarde One throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pavarde One fails to land. #BC2#
Pavarde One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finnegan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pavarde One lands with an uppercut that bounces Finnegan off the cage and back into range.
Pavarde One throws a good cross that connects.
Finnegan cracks Pavarde One with an open hand slap.
Pavarde One with a jab.
Pavarde One throws a shot from downtown. Finnegan moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finnegan.
Finnegan connects with a solid leg kick.
Finnegan throws a shot from downtown. Pavarde One moves away and avoids it.
Finnegan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pavarde One throws a hook to the side of Finnegan's head but Finnegan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavarde One swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finnegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looks like Finnegan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pavarde One fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finnegan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finnegan stuns Pavarde One with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pavarde One misses with an uppercut. Finnegan saw that one coming.
Pavarde One throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finnegan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pavarde One throws the left hand but Finnegan avoids the punch easily.
Finnegan half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL#
Finnegan clinches with his opponent.
Finnegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pavarde One looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pavarde One throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Pavarde One has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavarde One.
Finnegan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finnegan swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavarde One uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan prevents a body shot from Pavarde One. #T4#
Finnegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it misses.
Pavarde One lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Finnegan crunches a lovely knee into Pavarde One's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finnegan misses with a knee strike.
Finnegan blocks an uppercut.
Finnegan lands an elbow inside that Pavarde One shrugs off.
Finnegan lands a nice uppercut.
Pavarde One misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavarde One lands an elbow just above Finnegan 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Finnegan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finnegan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Finnegan scores with a knee to the head.
Finnegan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finnegan avoids a wild elbow strike from Pavarde One.#BC#
Finnegan manages to break the clinch.
Finnegan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Finnegan moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Pavarde One blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Pavarde One on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T5#
Pavarde One tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finnegan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavarde One.
Nice uppercut lands for Finnegan. That snapped Pavarde One's head back.
A big left from Pavarde One misses.
Finnegan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finnegan misses with a looping right.
Pavarde One misses with a straight right.
Finnegan slips a jab from Pavarde One.
A cross from Finnegan lands.
Pavarde One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pavarde One paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finnegan ducks under a wild hook from Pavarde One.
A good leg kick by Finnegan.
Pavarde One swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Finnegan has Pavarde One up against the cage in a clinch.
Finnegan throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T6#
Finnegan avoids a wild elbow strike from Pavarde One.
Finnegan throws an elbow that misses.
Pavarde One takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pavarde One just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finnegan's brow.
Pavarde One wants to take the fight to the mat but Finnegan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pavarde One.
Pavarde One throws a punch but it's blocked by Finnegan.
Pavarde One blocking some punches.
Pavarde One misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finnegan scores with a hook to the body.
Pavarde One working aggressively here.
Pavarde One misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finnegan misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Finnegan.
Finnegan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavarde One looks winded!
Finnegan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavarde One.
Finnegan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pavarde One throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finnegan. #T7#
A head punch on the inside from Pavarde One fails to land.
Finnegan misses with an elbow over the top.
Finnegan misses with an elbow strike.
Finnegan takes an elbow to the temple.
Pavarde One takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Vardas Pavarde One has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Finnegan.
Finnegan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavarde One backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Finnegan.
Finnegan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavarde One is defending well for now.
Finnegan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavarde One backwards.
Finnegan lands a nice elbow.
Finnegan lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Finnegan breaks from the clinch.
Finnegan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavarde One throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavarde One moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pavarde One's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finnegan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavarde One was well out of range. Poor timing from Finnegan.
Nice body kick from Finnegan.#T8#
Finnegan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Finnegan closes the distance and clinches.
Finnegan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavarde One backwards. #ROC#Pavarde One is rocked!
Finnegan lands an elbow that stopped Pavarde One in his tracks for a moment.
Pavarde One is still on wobbly legs! Can Finnegan finish him?
Finnegan scores a nice knee to the body.
Finnegan looking to throw knees to the head but Pavarde One is blocking nicely.
Finnegan with a knee to the head.
Pavarde One is pressed against the cage. Finnegan pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Pavarde One! Two more big strikes from Finnegan and Pavarde One crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tim Finnegan!
After the fight, Tim Finnegan 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:
ICF 3
Date: Sep 03, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Faita moves into range and clinches up with Pavarde One.
Faita lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavarde One backwards.
Pavarde One wants a takedown but no success here.
Faita lands a shoulder strike.
Pavarde One swings wildly with an uppercut but Faita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faita scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Faita scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faita gets through Pavarde One's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pavarde One's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faita lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavarde One backwards.
Faita blocks an uppercut.
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!
Pavarde One's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pavarde One has a couple of punches blocked by Faita.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faita.
Faita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faita presses Pavarde One against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavarde One takes a shot to the head.
Faita makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Faita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Pavarde One gets tackled into the cage by Faita. Faita maintains the clinch.
Pavarde One has a couple of punches blocked by Faita.
Faita is working Pavarde One over against the cage.
Pavarde One looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faita. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Faita.
Pavarde One tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faita lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faita.
Faita scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC#Pavarde One is rocked!
Faita scores with a shot to the side of Pavarde One's head.
Pavarde One is still on wobbly legs! Can Faita finish him?
Pavarde One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faita lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pavarde One to his knees! Faita keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guista Faita!
Guista Faita very nearly forgot to thank Senshi Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
ICF 1
Date: Aug 22, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Walsh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pavarde One's half guard.
Walsh slips a nice elbow through Pavarde One's hands, connecting with Pavarde One's forehead.#ES2#
Pavarde One has one foot on Walsh's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Walsh misses with a takedown attempt
and Pavarde One counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walsh goes for a double leg but Pavarde One avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pavarde One continues to drive forward.
Walsh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pavarde One pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Callum Walsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walsh.
Walsh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pavarde One defends well and Walsh ends up having to push Pavarde One into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pavarde One let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Pavarde One.
Pavarde One tries to work over Walsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavarde One doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavarde One digs a right hand into Walsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walsh's gas tank.
Walsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pavarde One tries to throw a body punch but Walsh avoids it by throwing Pavarde One back against the cage.
Walsh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pavarde One avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T1#
Pavarde One misses with a punch to the body.
Pavarde One tries a body shot but Walsh blocks it.
Pavarde One tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walsh's elbow.
Pavarde One stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pavarde One can't find room to land a body shot as Walsh controls the action.
Walsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pavarde One prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pavarde One gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walsh.
Pavarde One goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavarde One misses with a punch to the body.
Walsh wants a takedown.
Pavarde One can't find room to land a body shot as Walsh controls the action.
Pavarde One misses with a punch to the body.
Pavarde One tries a body shot but Walsh blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pavarde One can't find room to land a body shot as Walsh controls the action.
#T2#
Pavarde One goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walsh prevents a body shot from Pavarde One.
Walsh goes for a takedown attempt but Pavarde One pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walsh shoots in looking for a takedown but Pavarde One manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pavarde One doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Callum Walsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walsh shoots in but no luck this time.
Pavarde One now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown but Pavarde One shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pavarde One unleashes a big counter combination but Walsh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pavarde One's waist but Pavarde One gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walsh off to one side.
Pavarde One is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pavarde One now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
Walsh with a poor takedown
and Pavarde One counters with a right hand to the body.
Walsh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pavarde One defends well and Walsh ends up having to push Pavarde One into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T3#
Pavarde One wants to take the fight to the mat but Walsh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pavarde One tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavarde One misses with a body punch.
Walsh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pavarde One pulls his leg out and moves away.
#TD#
Walsh looking to score a takedown here. Pavarde One is defending well but Walsh drives through and ends up in Pavarde One's guard.
Walsh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walsh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walsh throwing strikes from guard but Pavarde One blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walsh throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Walsh cracks Pavarde One with a solid left hand.
Walsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pavarde One works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Walsh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pavarde One dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Walsh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pavarde One trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walsh's guard.#SUB#
Pavarde One got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walsh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pavarde One has managed to get both his arms back between Walsh's legs - danger averted.
Walsh has a closed guard, preventing Pavarde One from standing up. #SUB#
Walsh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pavarde One gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T5##SUB#
Walsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pavarde One defends it easily.#SUB#
Walsh looking for a guillotine here but Pavarde One defends easily.
Walsh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walsh tries to get out of the position.#SUB#
Walsh looking for a guillotine here but Pavarde One defends easily.
Pavarde One trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavarde One wants to stand but Walsh has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Pavarde One is sitting in close to Walsh's body. Walsh has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pavarde One is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pavarde One is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Walsh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Callum Walsh!
Callum Walsh thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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