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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 8
Date: May 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Leiva has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target.
Leiva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leiva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakamura's waist but Nakamura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leiva off to one side.
Rinya Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Leiva.
Leiva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that Leiva avoids nicely.
Leiva feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leiva but Leiva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leiva fails to land the takedown.#T1##TD2#
Leiva shoots in and bounces Nakamura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nakamura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Leiva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakamura lands strikes from half guard.
Nakamura 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.#SUB#
Nakamura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Nakamura is looking for a kimura here.
Leiva wants to improve his position but Nakamura is controlling well.
#T2#
Leiva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakamura controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nakamura passes into half guard.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Leiva is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakamura.
#T3#
Nakamura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Nakamura is looking for a kimura here.
Nakamura slips a nice elbow through Leiva's hands, connecting with Leiva's forehead.
Leiva is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Nakamura seems to be working for a kimura but Leiva defends the submission attempt.#T4##SUB#
Nakamura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leiva is just riding it out for now. Nakamura eventually gives up the hold.
Nakamura is controlling the pace.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leiva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Leiva.#SUB#
Nakamura drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leiva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leiva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leiva! #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rinya Nakamura dominated that round.
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#
Leiva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samuel Leiva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leiva can do to turn this around?
Nakamura slips a jab and a cross from Leiva.
Leiva on the wrong end of a nice jab.#ROC#Leiva is rocked!
Leiva shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakamura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leiva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakamura stuffs the takedown attempt from Leiva. Leiva gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leiva shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura shows good takedown defense.
Rinya Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Leiva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nakamura.
Rinya Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leiva is breathing heavily.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.
Leiva is still in real trouble! Can Nakamura finish him?
Nakamura looks up at the clock and then as Leiva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nakamura smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T1#
A big shot lands for Nakamura! That's hurt Leiva! Will he recover? Nakamura fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rinya Nakamura!
Rinya Nakamura bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Leiva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Picard on his heels. He'll look to pass Picard's guard now, I'm sure.
Leiva's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SU2#
Leiva stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2#
Leiva scores with a takedown into Picard's guard.
Leiva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leiva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Picard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leiva on the ground.#T1#
Leiva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leiva won't allow Picard to sweep him here.
Leiva wants to pass the guard but Picard is keeping the position.
Picard being controlled here, momentarily.
Leiva won't allow Picard to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Picard controls Leiva momentarily but Leiva frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leiva walks into a left hand. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leiva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Picard.#TD2#
Leiva dives in and scores a takedown into Picard's guard.
Picard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leiva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Picard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leiva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Leiva tries to free his leg and advance position but Picard is retaining full guard. #T3#
Picard has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Leiva has passed into side control.
Picard is looking to reverse the position.
Leiva lands a few punches from side control.
Leiva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Picard will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Picard tries to buck Leiva off but Leiva is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T4#
Picard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leiva prevents Picard from escaping the position.#SUB2#
Leiva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Picard is letting Leiva control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Leiva has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Picard is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Leiva yanks on the arm and Picard is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Leiva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samuel Leiva! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 17, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Leiva rushes Legend and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Legend looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#BC#
Leiva breaks from the clinch.
Leiva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leiva sets himself, and Legend steps forward looking for the clinch! Leiva avoids it this time.
Leiva tries to clinch there but Legend circles away.
Legend wants to counter with a clinch but Leiva pushes him away.
Leiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legend tries to counter with a clinch but Leiva shakes him off and moves away.
Leiva is looking to clinch but Legend is avoiding it.
Leiva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Legend counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Legend.
Legend working aggressively here.
Leiva trying to stall but Legend improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leiva jumps guard but Legend turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leiva tries to pull guard but Legend forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Legend misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legend has a couple of punches blocked by Leiva.
Legend tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Legend misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leiva is trying to pull guard but Legend has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Leiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legend swings wildly with an uppercut but Leiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legend has a couple of punches blocked by Leiva.
Legend throws a head punch that misses.
Leiva is trying to drag Legend to the mat but Legend just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leiva tries to score a body lock takedown but Legend shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leiva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Legend prevents it.
Legend misses with the head strike.
Legend misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Leiva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legend wants to counter the offense by Leiva and move into the clinch position.#T2#
Leiva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leiva sets himself, and Legend steps forward looking for the clinch! Leiva avoids it this time.
Leiva shoots in for a double leg but Legend sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD#
Leiva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Legend to the mat! Legend manages to get full guard.
Leiva forces his way into half guard.
Legend punching from the bottom.
Leiva uses his free foot to push down on Legend's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Legend.
Leiva controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leiva unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Legend srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Legend looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leiva lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Legend hold on?!
#SUB#
Leiva has his arm under Legend's chin here. Game over son! Leiva squeezes tightly and Legend is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samuel Leiva! |
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