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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
GDL 124: Daddy VS Fouchi II
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Zig shoots for a takedown but Dilbrandt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dilbrandt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zig has a takedown stuffed.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick which misses Zig's front leg but catches the back leg as Zig tries to avoid it.
We've been told by Dilbrandt's head coaches at Doc Dannis Death Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zig shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dilbrandt as he avoids it easily.
Deacon Dilbrandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zig Zig.
Zig shoots in but no luck this time.
Zig looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt throws a combination. Zig tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zig fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zig tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dilbrandt swivels and escapes.#KD#
Dilbrandt cracks Zig with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zig looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dilbrandt finish him?
#ROC#Zig is rocked!#T1#
Zig takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zig is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilbrandt finish him?
Zig looks winded!
Dilbrandt connects with an inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt moves in close and cracks Zig with a massive right hand! Zig, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dilbrandt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deacon Dilbrandt!
A victorious Deacon Dilbrandt 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:
TK 14
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Oka swings widly with a right hand
and IV counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Pier Oka has been cut.#TD#
IV looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Oka!
Oka is trying to get back to half guard.
IV advances nicely into full mount.
IV controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
IV avoids the attempt from Oka to control.
IV controlling from mount. #T1#
Oka prevents IV from taking his back.
Oka tries to hold on but IV postures up.
We've been hearing that IV has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
IV controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oka is controlling an arm, preventing IV from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
IV controlling from the full mount.
IV seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oka for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
IV wants to finish this one by submission but Oka is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from IV.
IV controlling from the full mount. #T3##SUB#
Oka defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from IV.
IV wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
IV looking to control and managing it successfully.
IV mounts Oka! Really nice guard pass there!
Oka tries to lock up and control but IV gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
IV is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Oka has managed to escape the submission attempt.
IV content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oka tries to hold on but IV pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie IV dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pier Oka'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#
IV digs a good body shot into Oka's ribs.
IV takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT2#It looks like Charlie IV has been cut.
IV waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oka.
Oka lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by IV. Beautiful body shot.
Oka ducks under a wild hook from IV.
Oka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pier Oka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oka tries to clinch but IV moves out of range.
Oka doesn't manage to clinch there - IV circles away.
IV misses with a hook. Oka ducked under it nicely.
IV takes one on the button.
Good shot there by IV.
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!
IV darts in looking for a takedown but Oka gets double underhooks and turns IV into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oka misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
IV escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from IV finds it's way round the side to connect with Oka's head.
IV looks to score with a jab to the body but Oka is just out of range.#T1#
Oka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by IV. #CL2#
Oka rushes IV and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oka looking to slow down the pace here.
IV blocks an elbow strike.
Oka is looking to control IV's arms but IV gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oka has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Oka fails to land.
Oka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
IV lands a nice uppercut.
IV scores with a shot to the side of Oka's head.
Nice body punch from IV.
Oka is breathing heavily.
Oka can't break the clinch.
IV lands a right hand. #BC#
IV escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oka stuns IV with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
IV scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#That has opened up Pier Oka's cut even more.
IV lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oka walks into a left hand.
Oka throws a lazy uppercut
and IV counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#The cut above Pier Oka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T2##KD#
IV cracks Oka with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. IV has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Oka to stand back up!#ROC#Oka is rocked!
Oka is holding his hands too far apart here. IV throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Oka is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie IV!
Charlie IV took some time post fight to say the following; 'Pier is a wonderful fighter. Tough to trade punches with him. Luckily our gameplan paid off. I think I'm gonna looking for another title shot. Thank you fans for your support!'. |
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Event:
TK 14
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Dong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dong motions for Dawkins to come forward. Dong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dong. That's going to slow Dawkins down.
Dong misses with a wild combination.
We've been hearing reports that Dong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dawkins lands with a shot to the body.
Dawkins slips a jab from Dong.
Jason Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins lands with a hook. Dong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Dong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dawkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dong on the side of the head.
Dawkins wants to slow Dong down by chopping away at his legs.
Dawkins takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Dong slips a jab from Dawkins.#TD2#
Dawkins gets a double leg takedown into Dong's guard.
Dong pulls Dawkins in to control the position.
Dawkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dong looking to control.
Dong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there. #T2#
Dawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dong is trying to keep Dawkins in close.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Dong is keeping the position.
Dong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dawkins controls the pace.
Dong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dawkins slips a straight right by Dong.#T3#
Dawkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dawkins misses with a low kick.
Dong misses the jab.
A big left from Dawkins misses.
Dawkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dawkins slips under a jab from Dong.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dawkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dong 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.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Dong slips a straight right by Dawkins.#TD2#
Dawkins drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB#
Dong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong is trying to control the position but Dawkins postures up. #T4#
Dong wants to stand but Dawkins is controlling the position.
Dong is trying to keep Dawkins in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dawkins won't allow Dong to sweep him here.
Dawkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dawkins postures up in Dong's guard and throws a big left but Dong blocks it.
Dong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dong looking to control.
#SUB#
Dong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dawkins passes into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dong keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Dawkins 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#
Dawkins jabs Dong right on the nose. Dong blinks but takes it well.
Jason Dawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dong walks into a jab.#TD2#
Dawkins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dong was covering up waiting for the punch and Dawkins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dong is trying to control the position but Dawkins postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Dawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dong is one step ahead there.
Dong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T1#
Dong is putting a hurting on Dawkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dong controlling the position.
Dawkins is looking to regain half guard here but Dong keeps moving and retains side control.
Dong wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
Dong has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dawkins!
Dawkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dong tries to control but Dawkins wriggling away.
Dawkins stops Dong from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong raining down shots from the mount!
Dawkins working to try and regain half guard.
#T2#
Dawkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dawkins keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Dong working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dawkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dong fails to move to back control.
Dawkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dawkins can't escape the position.
Dawkins tries to lock up and control but Dong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jason Dawkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawkins is looking to escape.
Dong controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Dong with the ground and pound from mount.
Dawkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dawkins working to try and regain half guard.
Dong seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dawkins is holding on tight.
Dong landing strikes from the mount and Dawkins is in trouble!
Dawkins wants to hold on but Dong pushes him away.
Dong tries to control but Dawkins wriggling away.
Dawkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Dong wants to control the pace but Dawkins is squirming around nicely.
Dawkins can't escape the position.
Dawkins has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
#SUB#
Dong working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Dong looking for the choke from the back. #T4#
Dong keeps control of the position as Dawkins tries to break free.
Dawkins is still trying to improve position.
Dawkins looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dong.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dong controlling the positon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins trying to control the position but Dong manages to sink in the hooks.
Dawkins can't escape the position.
Dawkins is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dong off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dong's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dawkins wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Long Dong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Dong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#It looks like Jason Dawkins has been cut.
Dawkins has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dawkins throws a head kick but Dong moves out of range.
Dong attempts a counter takedown but Dawkins avoids it well and moves away.
Dawkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dong throws a head kick but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dong walks into a jab.
Dong keeps the fight on the outside.
Dong tries to counter with a takedown but Dawkins is quick to defend against it.
Dawkins punishes Dong's body with a nice straight punch.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Dawkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Dong moves out of range easily.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Dong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawkins is fending him off so far but Dong persists. Nope, Dawkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dawkins 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 Dong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A left lands for Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Dong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawkins motions for Dong to come forward. Dawkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Dong's head.
Dawkins walks into a left hand.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dawkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T2#
Dong misses with a low kick.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut. Dong saw that one coming.
Dawkins swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Dawkins misses with a combination
#TD#
and Dong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dong.
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!
Dawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dawkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Dong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dawkins preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Dong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Dong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Dong looking to control.
Dong is adopting a defensive guard.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawkins looking to pass the guard.
Dawkins throwing strikes from guard but Dong blocks nicely.
Dong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dong wants to stand but Dawkins is controlling the position. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dawkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Dong is retaining full guard.
Dong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dawkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Dong is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Dawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dawkins 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Dawkins! |
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Event:
TK 14
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Der Ley tries to move into range but Frank moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Der Ley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Frank finds it's way through Der Ley's defenses.
No joy there for Der Ley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Der Ley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank throws a hook to the side of Der Ley's head but Der Ley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Der Ley throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.
Frank tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Der Ley is able to avoid easily.
Frank throws a nice inside leg kick.
Der Ley throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
Der Ley looks to land a combination but Frank avoids it well.
Der Ley misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Der Ley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Der Ley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Der Ley throws a head kick but Frank moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Frank.
Der Ley cracks Frank with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Frank thows a left - swing and a miss!
Der Ley ducks under a wild hook from Frank.#CL2#
Frank gets tackled into the cage by Der Ley. Der Ley maintains the clinch.
Der Ley throws a head punch that misses.
Frank lands a right hand.
Come on Frank - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Der Ley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Der Ley missing with knees to the body.
Der Ley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Der Ley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank missing with a left hand there. Der Ley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frank lands with a right hand.
Der Ley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Der Ley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frank.
Micah Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Der Ley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Der Ley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frank misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Der Ley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Der Ley.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frank throws a lazy right hand but Der Ley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Der Ley tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frank swinging wildly here.
Der Ley is looking to clinch.
Der Ley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frank sprawls well. Frank wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Der Ley gets slowly back to his feet.
Frank connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
Der Ley misses with a few strikes there.
Frank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frank throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frank misses with a few strikes there.
Der Ley is looking to chop away at Frank's legs.
Der Ley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frank.
Frank slips a jab and a cross from Der Ley.
Some bone on bone action there as Der Ley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Der Ley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been told by Frank's head coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice combination there by Der Ley.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frank darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Der Ley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Der Ley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank lands an overhand right.
Der Ley slips a jab from Frank.#T4#
Frank misses with a low kick.
Der Ley tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Der Ley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Der Ley throws a sloppy head kick and Frank moves out of range easily.
Der Ley throws a sloppy head kick
and Frank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Der Ley.
Frank misses with a hook. Der Ley ducked under it nicely.
Frank scores with a hook to the body. Der Ley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Der Ley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Frank was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Der Ley.
Frank with a nice cross.
Frank avoids the body shot from Der Ley.
Der Ley connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL2#
Der Ley has Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Der Ley wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Frank dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Der Ley blocks a jab.
Frank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Der Ley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Frank throws a hook to the side of Der Ley's head but Der Ley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Der Ley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Frank avoids the head kick by Der Ley.
A big left from Frank misses.
Der Ley 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.
Der Ley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Der Ley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frank can pounce on him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Der Ley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Der Ley tries to clinch but Frank is having none of it.
Frank thuds his right hand into Der Ley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Der Ley ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Der Ley throws a series of punches but Frank avoids them all with ease.
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!
Frank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Micah Frank is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Der Ley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frank.
A combination from Der Ley does no damage.
Der Ley tries to clinch up.
Der Ley misses with a right hand
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Frank walks into a straight right hand from Der Ley.
Der Ley cracks Frank with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frank takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Der Ley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frank as he avoids it easily.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Der Ley can do to turn this around?
Frank throws a hook but Der Ley avoids it easily.
Der Ley ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Der Ley wants to counter the offense by Frank and move into the clinch position.
Der Ley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Der Ley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Der Ley misses with a hook.
Frank tried to counter with a leg kick but Der Ley avoided it.
Frank lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Der Ley ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Frank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Frank throws a shot from downtown. Der Ley moves away and avoids it.
Frank swats away the attempt to clinch by Der Ley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frank.
Frank punishes Der Ley's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Der Ley misses its intended target.
Frank looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Frank keeps the fight on the outside.
Der Ley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Frank punishes Der Ley's body with a nice straight punch.
Frank cracks Der Ley with an open hand slap.
Frank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Der Ley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Der Ley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Der Ley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Der Ley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Der Ley moves away from the strike by Frank.
Frank slips a jab and a cross from Der Ley.
Der Ley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Der Ley is looking to score with low kicks.
Der Ley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frank throws out a leg kick but Der Ley moves out of range and Frank only half commits.
Frank turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Der Ley tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Frank misses the target.
Der Ley fails with a takedown attempt.
Der Ley tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Der Ley blocks a leg kick.#T4#
Frank swats away the attempt to clinch by Der Ley.
Der Ley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Der Ley lands with an overhand left.
Der Ley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Der Ley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Micah Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Der Ley.
Frank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Der Ley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Der Ley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Frank dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Der Ley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frank finds it's way round the side to connect with Der Ley's head.
Der Ley blocks a leg kick.
Der Ley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frank with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Frank.
Frank smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frank swings for the body but Der Ley moves out of range.
Der Ley misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank counters with a series of strikes. Der Ley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Frank misses.
Frank dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Der Ley. That did some damage!
Der Ley tries a head kick but it misses.
Der Ley misses with a leg kick
and Frank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frank.
Der Ley walks into a jab.
Der Ley takes one on the button.
Der Ley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Der Ley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frank swings for the body but Der Ley moves out of range.
Frank throws a shot from downtown. Der Ley moves away and avoids it.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Frank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Der Ley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Der Ley defending well as Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Der Ley tries to work over Frank's front leg with a kick but Frank checks it.
Der Ley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Der Ley looks to land a combination but Frank avoids it well. #CL2#
Der Ley darts in and clinches Frank up against the cage.
Der Ley scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Micah Frank has been cut.
Der Ley looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank lands a body shot.
Frank moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Frank cracks Der Ley with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Der Ley tries to clinch but Frank moves out of range.
Der Ley checks a leg kick nicely.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Der Ley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Frank on the inside. #BC#
Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Der Ley to score with a decent uppercut.
Frank feints and then cracks Der Ley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Der Ley down.
Der Ley with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Frank lands a front kick.
Frank misses with a straight left.
Der Ley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frank. Frank obviously looking to wear him down.
Frank lands with an uppercut that bounces Der Ley off the cage and back into range.#T3#
Frank lands a jab to Der Ley's midsection.
Frank with a nice cross.
Der Ley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Frank lands a jab to the head.
#ROC#Der Ley is rocked!
Der Ley cracks Frank with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Frank jabs Der Ley right on the nose. Der Ley blinks but takes it well.
Der Ley is still on wobbly legs! Can Frank finish him?
Der Ley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Micah Frank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Der Ley scores with a body shot.
Der Ley seems to have recovered his senses.
Frank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Der Ley was well out of range. Poor timing from Frank.
Der Ley misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Der Ley misses with a double jab.
Der Ley is looking to clinch.
Frank lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Der Ley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T4#
Frank throws a shot from downtown. Der Ley moves away and avoids it.
Der Ley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Der Ley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Der Ley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Der Ley moves into range and clinches up with Frank.
Der Ley looking to slow down the pace here.
Der Ley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Der Ley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Der Ley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Van Der Ley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Der Ley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frank lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Frank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frank, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Frank!
Our winner, Micah Frank, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
TK 14
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Frank defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Marsh does it's job there.#CUT2#It looks like LaDarius Frank has been cut.
Frank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frank avoids the body shot from Marsh.
Frank scores with a one two! Marsh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marsh swinging wildly here.
Frank lands with a shot to the body.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Marsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frank throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
A combination from Frank does no damage.
Stan Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank throws a jab when Marsh was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frank scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marsh doesn't seem bothered though.
Marsh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marsh misses with a wild combination.
Frank connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marsh. Marsh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Frank swinging wildly here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marsh 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.
Donk. Marsh catches Frank right on the button with a cross.
Frank lands a jab to Marsh's midsection.
Frank just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank is looking to wear down Marsh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marsh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot by Frank.
Frank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Frank seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Frank misses with the combination.
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Frank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh wants to counter with a clinch but Frank pushes him away.
Frank looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frank!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank moves away from the strike by Marsh. #T2#
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Marsh throws out a counter right but Frank avoids it with no problem.
Frank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsh avoids the body shot from Frank.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Marsh misses with a series of wild punches.
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Marsh moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsh controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC2#
Marsh breaks from the clinch.
Frank connects with a body shot that sends Marsh's belly button to the back.
Frank uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frank lands with an overhand left.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
#T3#
Marsh throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
No joy there for Frank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marsh's hands.
Frank misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Frank misses.
Marsh misses with an uppercut
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marsh cracks Frank with an open hand slap.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frank throws the left hand but Marsh avoids the punch easily.
Frank connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Frank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Marsh.
Marsh 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.
Frank takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#KD2#
Marsh waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Frank. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Frank to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#ROC2#Frank is rocked!#CUT2#LaDarius Frank's cut is getting worse.
Marsh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oh Frank is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Marsh gets to his feet and stands over Frank, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Frank felt that one! Marsh unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Frank from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Marsh!
After the big win, Stan Marsh made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hardcore Alchemy and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
SICKNESS III
Date: Oct 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Paulo avoids the body shot from Choi.
Choi misses with a straight right.
Paulo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Choi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paulo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Choi finds it's way round the side to connect with Paulo's head.
Choi is looking to land body kicks.
Choi misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Paulo. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulo fails with a takedown attempt.
Choi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Paulo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Paulo misses with a straight right.
Paulo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Choi can pounce on him.
Paulo fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulo. Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi misses with a straight left.
Paulo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Choi.
Paulo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T2#
Paulo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Choi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hyun Jun Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Paulo.
Paulo dives in and grabs Choi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Choi pushes down on Paulo's head and hops out.
Choi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Choi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Choi wants it to stay on the feet.
Choi missing with a left hand there. Paulo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Choi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulo.
Paulo misses with a takedown attempt
and Choi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Choi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Choi swings for the body but Paulo moves out of range.
Paulo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3##TD2#
Choi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paulo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Choi is adopting a defensive guard.
Choi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Choi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paulo won't allow Choi to get back to his feet.
Choi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Choi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Paulo throwing strikes but missing.
Paulo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Choi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Choi pulls Paulo in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paulo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Choi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Choi takes a swing at Paulo's ribcage but misses.
Paulo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Choi defends it well.
No luck for Paulo with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hyun Jun Choi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Paulo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Choi digs a good hook to Paulo's body.
Choi misses with a wild body shot.
Paulo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hyun Jun Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
Choi throws a leg kick which misses Paulo's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulo tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Paulo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choi scores with a hook to the body. Paulo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Choi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#TD2#
Paulo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Choi was covering up waiting for the punch and Paulo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Choi trying to control the position here.
Paulo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Choi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulo can do to turn this around?#T1#
Paulo preventing the sweep.
Paulo throws an elbow that misses. Choi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paulo's guard. Nice move by Choi!#REVR#
Choi wants to pass the guard but Paulo is keeping the position.
Paulo has his hands on Choi's head, controlling the position.
Choi sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paulo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Choi postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Choi trying to control but Paulo is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paulo holds on and takes a little breather.
Paulo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2#
Choi stays in close to Paulo's body and controls the position.
Choi tries to free his leg and advance position but Paulo is retaining full guard.
Choi content to stall in guard here.
Paulo keeping moving, preventing Choi from controlling successfully.
Paulo keeping full guard, as Choi tries to pass.
Choi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Choi throws a series of punches but Paulo moves out of range.
And Paulo tries to counter it with a takedown but Choi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Paulo avoids the body shot from Choi.
#T3#
A lazy left from Choi finds it's target.
Paulo throws a lazy uppercut
and Choi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulo throws a hook but Choi blocks it.
Paulo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Choi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyun Jun Choi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Paulo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Paulo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB2#
Paulo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Choi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pedro Paulo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paulo is thwarting Choi's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Choi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Paulo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Paulo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Choi tries to roll over but Paulo keeps him under control.
Paulo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paulo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Choi is concentrating on defense, preventing Paulo from advancing position.
Choi'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.
Paulo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Choi makes his way to full guard, as Paulo worked for a kimura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hyun Jun Choi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Choi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Choi.
Paulo misses with a few strikes there.
Choi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paulo finds it's way round the side to connect with Choi's head.
Paulo slips a jab from Choi.#TD2#
Paulo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Paulo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paulo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Choi to regain full guard. #T1#
Choi pulls Paulo in close to his closed guard and prevents Paulo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Paulo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paulo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paulo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paulo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paulo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Choi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Paulo throws a strike but Choi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Choi won't allow Paulo to sweep him here.
Paulo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Paulo looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulo, not yet. #T2#
Choi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulo is keeping the position for now.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paulo is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Paulo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paulo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paulo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Paulo throws a strike but Choi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Choi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyun Jun Choi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Paulo looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulo, not yet.
Choi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paulo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Choi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Further stalling from Choi.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Paulo controls Choi momentarily but Choi frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Choi checks a leg kick.
Choi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulo was well out of range. Poor timing from Choi.
A clash of legs there as Paulo blocks the low kick.
Paulo with the counter takedown but Choi avoids it easily.
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulo moves away.
Choi lands a jab to the head.
Paulo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choi.
Paulo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choi misses with a wild body shot.
Paulo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD2#
Paulo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Choi to the ground. Paulo is now in Choi's guard.
Pedro Paulo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hyun Jun Choi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Choi, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hyun Jun Choi!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hyun Jun Choi!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hyun Jun Choi!
Hyun Jun Choi wins by unanimous decision!
Hyun Jun Choi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
SICKNESS III
Date: Oct 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Pereira Pinto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voluspa. #TD#
Voluspa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Voluspa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pereira Pinto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pereira Pinto is trying to control but Voluspa manages to pass to mount!
Voluspa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Voluspa wants to control the pace but Pereira Pinto is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Voluspa can't control as he wanted to and Pereira Pinto manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Pereira Pinto gets full guard.
Pereira Pinto controls Voluspa momentarily but Voluspa frees himself.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Pereira Pinto keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Pereira Pinto is trying to keep Voluspa in close.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Pereira Pinto keeps moving.
Pereira Pinto has momentary wrist control but Voluspa slips an elbow through the middle.
Voluspa tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira Pinto is retaining full guard.
Voluspa is stalling in the full guard.
Pereira Pinto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Voluspa passes into half guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pereira Pinto is staying active underneath Voluspa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Voluspa is thwarting Pereira Pinto's attempts to control the position.
Voluspa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pereira Pinto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Voluspa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pereira Pinto is keeping the position for now.
Pereira Pinto is trying to control the position but Voluspa postures up.
Voluspa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pereira Pinto working a defensive guard here.
#T3##SUB2#
Pereira Pinto looking for a guillotine here but Voluspa defends easily.
Pereira Pinto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Voluspa distracts Pereira Pinto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pereira Pinto pulls Voluspa in close to prevent any damage.
Pereira Pinto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Voluspa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pereira Pinto controlling the position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Voluspa stands up over Pereira Pinto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pereira Pinto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Voluspa's guard. #REVB#
Voluspa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Voluspa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pereira Pinto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Voluspa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pereira Pinto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Voluspa keeping moving, preventing Pereira Pinto from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nori Voluspa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD#
Voluspa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pereira Pinto quickly recovers to half guard.
Pereira Pinto pushes Voluspa off and gets back to his feet.
Voluspa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira Pinto can do to turn this around?#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Voluspa.
Pereira Pinto sneaks out the side door and pushes Voluspa away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nori Voluspa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Pereira Pinto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pereira Pinto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voluspa circles away quickly and effectively.#TD#
Voluspa feints and as Pereira Pinto raises his hands in defense, Voluspa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pereira Pinto is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Voluspa dives into side control.
#REVB#
You can see the frustration on Pereira Pinto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pereira Pinto sneaks back into half guard.
Nori Voluspa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Voluspa trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Voluspa.
Pereira Pinto manages to get to full guard.
Pereira Pinto working a defensive guard here.
Pereira Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voluspa is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voluspa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Voluspa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Voluspa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pereira Pinto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Voluspa has managed to get both his arms back between Pereira Pinto's legs - danger averted.
Voluspa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Voluspa throws an elbow that misses. Pereira Pinto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voluspa's guard. Nice move by Pereira Pinto!#REVB#
Pereira Pinto wants to control from the top but Voluspa keeps moving.
Pereira Pinto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T3#
Voluspa wants to sweep but no luck.
Pereira Pinto trying to control but Voluspa is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Voluspa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pereira Pinto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pereira Pinto trying to control but Voluspa is working from the bottom.
Voluspa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#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.
Pereira Pinto wants to control from the top but Voluspa keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Voluspa moves forwards but Pereira Pinto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira Pinto. Those never looked like landing.
Jorge Pereira Pinto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Voluspa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Voluspa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Voluspa is controlling the pace.
Pereira Pinto controlling the position well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Pereira Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
Voluspa scores with a takedown into Pereira Pinto's guard.
Pereira Pinto is trying to keep Voluspa in close.
Voluspa landing with the ground and pound.
Voluspa postures up.
Voluspa looking to sit in guard and control but Pereira Pinto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa looking for a sweep. Not yet Voluspa, not yet. #SUB#
Pereira Pinto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Voluspa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pereira Pinto has managed to get both his arms back between Voluspa's legs - danger averted.
Pereira Pinto is stalling in the full guard. #T1##SU2#
Pereira Pinto gets to his feet. Voluspa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pereira Pinto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#TD#
Voluspa drives through with a takedown into Pereira Pinto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Voluspa stopping the sweep attempt from Pereira Pinto.
Pereira Pinto trying to keep a closed guard but Voluspa is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Voluspa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Voluspa distracts Pereira Pinto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T2#
Voluspa is in close to Pereira Pinto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pereira Pinto 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.
Voluspa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pereira Pinto controls Voluspa momentarily but Voluspa frees himself.
Pereira Pinto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Voluspa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pereira Pinto wants to stand up but Voluspa is controlling him.
Pereira Pinto looking to control.
#T3#
Voluspa won't allow Pereira Pinto to sweep him here.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Pereira Pinto keeps moving.
Voluspa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pereira Pinto seems keen to control Voluspa's posture.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Voluspa rushes Pereira Pinto and presses him up against the ropes.
Voluspa is trying to pull guard but Pereira Pinto has him pressed against the ropes.
Voluspa tries to pull guard but Pereira Pinto holds him up against the ropes and eventually Voluspa drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Pereira Pinto manages to break the clinch.
#T4##CL#
Voluspa clinches up with Pereira Pinto and pushes him back against the ropes.#TD#
Voluspa pulls guard effortlessly. #SU2#
Pereira Pinto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Voluspa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira Pinto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Voluspa with that takedown attempt.
Pereira Pinto stuffs the takedown attempt from Voluspa. Voluspa gets slowly back to his feet.
Pereira Pinto lands with an overhand left.
Voluspa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pereira Pinto misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voluspa is looking to clinch. #CL#
Voluspa pushes Pereira Pinto up against the ropes in a clinch.#TD#
Voluspa jumps guard and drags Pereira Pinto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira Pinto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nori Voluspa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Voluspa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Nori Voluspa!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Nori Voluspa!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Nori Voluspa!
Nori Voluspa wins by unanimous decision!
Nori Voluspa opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see. |
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Event:
TK 13
Date: Oct 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Boy misses with an uppercut
and Toanesti counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toanesti.
Toanesti misses with a left hand
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Boy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toanesti under the eye.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Boy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toanesti misses with a body kick.
Toanesti misses with a looping right.
Boy is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Boy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toanesti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toanesti blocks a body shot from Boy. #T1#
Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boy misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toanesti.
Boy tries to work over Toanesti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toanesti blocking some punches.
#TD#
Toanesti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Boy is trying to get back to half guard.
Boy seems a little lost for a moment, as Toanesti dominates the positioning.
Toanesti seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boy for as long as he can get away with.#T2##SU#
Toanesti has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
No joy there for Toanesti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toanesti's hands.
Toanesti lands with a good body shot.
Toanesti moves away from the strike by Boy.
Boy's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toanesti misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Toanesti.#T3#
Toanesti throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Boy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toanesti throws a body kick that misses
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amsterdam Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2#
Boy gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Toanesti has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Boy regains guard immediately.
Boy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Toanesti manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Boy is looking to control Toanesti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boy avoid being mounted?#T4#
Toanesti is taking a breather. Boy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toanesti uses his free foot to push down on Boy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Boy.
Toanesti content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Toanesti 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##KD#
Toanesti lands a big right hand that sends Boy crashing to the mat! Toanesti stays standing though and waves Boy back to his feet!
A jab from Boy misses.
Toanesti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Toanesti keeps the fight on the outside.
Toanesti ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
A quick step to the side and Toanesti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toanesti digs a good body shot into Boy's ribs.
Toanesti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Toanesti.
Toanesti misses the shot to the body.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toanesti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toanesti is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Toanesti shuts the power down on Boy. Lights out, game over! Toanesti is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Toanesti!
After winning the bout, Chris Toanesti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TK 13
Date: Oct 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Nokia throws the kick towards the body but Chu avoids it.
Nokia is looking to slow Chu down with leg kicks.
Nokia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chu misses with a hook.
Nokia is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chu looks to land a left hand but Nokia moved out of range nicely.
Chu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nokia momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Nokia misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nokia.
Nice shot by Chu.#CL#
Chu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nokia.
Nokia's coach down at Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nokia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nokia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chu is defending well for now.
Chu is struggling to control the position.
Nokia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Chu breaks the clinch.
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!
Nokia tries to score with a low kick but Chu moves his leg out of the way.
Chu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nokia.
Nokia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T1#
Nokia throws a leg kick but Chu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chu blocks a head kick by Nokia.
Chu misses with a wild body shot.
Nokia raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chu 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.
Nokia lands with a nice body kick.
Chu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nokia moves forwards but Chu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nokia looks for the body kick but Chu saw that one coming.
Chu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nokia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nokia throws a head kick that misses.
Nokia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chu lands a head shot.
Nice body punch from Chu.
Chu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nokia counters with a leg kick.
Nokia looks to land a body kick but Chu moved away.
Nokia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brian Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu misses with a left hand
and Nokia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #T2#
Nokia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nokia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nokia throws a body kick that misses.
Chu tries to clinch but Nokia moves out of range.
Nokia raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That kick from Nokia tenderised Chu's leg. Chu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nokia motions for Chu to come forward. Nokia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chu throws a good cross that connects.
Nokia moves away from the strike by Chu.
A jab from Chu misses.
A low kick from Chu is predictable there
and Nokia counters with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Nokia blocks the low kick.
Chu slips a jab from Nokia.#CL#
Chu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chu avoiding damage as Nokia throws knees to the body.
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
Chu lands an elbow inside. #T3#
Nokia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chu throws a head punch that misses.
Chu managing to block the knees to the body from Nokia.
Nokia lands with a right to the head.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chu avoids the elbow strike from Nokia, against the cage.
Nokia tries to land knees in the clinch but Chu avoids the damage to the body.
Chu throws a head punch that misses.
Nokia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chu avoids it.
Nokia misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Chu breaks the clinch.
Nokia is looking to land body kicks.
Chu misses with a left hand
and Nokia counters with a low kick, right behind Chu 's knee. #CL#
Chu moves into range and clinches up with Nokia.
Chu scores with a shot to the side of Nokia's head. #BC#
Chu breaks the clinch.
Chu doesn't manage to clinch there - Nokia circles away.
Chu throws a shot from downtown. Nokia moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Chu does it's job there.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chu fails to land with a series of punches.
Nokia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nokia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nokia on the side of the head.
Chu tries to clinch there but Nokia circles away.
Nokia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nokia ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
Chu avoids a kick to the body.
Nokia slips under a jab from Chu.
Chu scores with a nice right hand.
Nokia slips under a jab from Chu.
Chu sizes up Nokia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nokia misses with a head kick.
Nokia staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chu connects with a crisp jab.
Chu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nokia.
Nokia counters with a body kick.#CL#
Chu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nokia, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Chu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Chu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nokia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nokia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nokia counters with a body kick that stops Chu in his tracks momentarily.
Chu throws an off balance right hand
and Nokia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chu cracks a nice hook into Nokia's ribs.
Nokia blocks the body kick.
Chu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nokia manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Nokia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu swings widly with a right hand
letting Nokia counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Brian Chu has been cut.
Chu staying out of range there.
Nokia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nokia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chu thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Chu tries a head kick but it misses.
Nokia shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nokia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chu blocks a leg kick.
Nokia takes a swing at Chu's ribcage but misses.
Nokia lands a leg kick that knocks Chu off balance momentarily.
Nokia fakes the leg kick and cracks Chu in the body.
Chu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#CL#
Chu moves into range and clinches up with Nokia.
Nokia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nokia lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nokia tries to work over Chu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nokia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Chu breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Nokia.
Nokia thumps Chu with a low kick.
Nokia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chu.
Nokia checks a leg kick nicely.#T2#
Nokia misses with a low kick.
Nokia scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu misses with a two punch combination.
Chu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nokia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chu tries to close the distance and clinch but Nokia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nokia ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
Nokia tries a head kick but it misses.
Nokia slips under a jab.
A big left from Chu misses.
Nokia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Chu misses.
Chu tests Nokia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nokia counters with a solid body kick.
Nokia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nokia throws a push kick but Chu slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Chu misses the target.#T3#
Chu blocks a leg kick.
Chu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chu blocks the body kick.
Chu throwing a counter right hand but Nokia manages to avoid it.
Chu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nokia.
Nokia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nokia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chu throws a jab but it's blocked by Nokia.
Nokia throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Nokia lands but Chu takes it in his stride.
Chu tries to clinch up.#CL#
Chu rushes Nokia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nokia throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu.
Chu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nokia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chu.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chu throws an elbow but misses.
Chu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T4#
Nokia throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu. #BC#
Chu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nokia moves out of range of the body kick.
Chu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Nokia wants to slow Chu down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Chu misses its target.
Nokia misses with a head kick.
Chu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nokia.
Nokia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chu tries to clinch there but Nokia circles away.
Chu tries to clinch up but Nokia circles away and keeps his distance.
Chu moves to clinch but Nokia breaks away
and Nokia counters with a body kick that stops Chu in his tracks momentarily.
Nokia throws a front kick aimed at Chu's knee but Chu avoids it well.
Chu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nokia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chu's head.
Nokia blocks a low kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tesla Nokia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Chu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Nokia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nokia keeps Chu at a distance using the push kick.
Nokia keeps Chu at a distance using the push kick.
Chu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nokia's head.
Nokia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chu tries a low kick but Nokia avoids it.
And Nokia responds with a good body kick, but Chu manages to step out the way in time.#CL#
Chu closes the distance and clinches.
Nokia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chu.
Nokia throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu.
A short uppercut from Nokia.
Chu is trying to maintain a safe position but Nokia gets an underhook and turns Chu into the cage.#BC#
Chu manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nokia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nokia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nokia with the inside leg kick.
Chu moves in looking to clinch but Nokia pushes him off.
Chu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nokia moves away from the strike by Chu. #T1#
Chu avoids a kick to the body.
Nokia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nokia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu connects with a looping right hand.
#CL#
Chu has Nokia up against the cage in a clinch.
Chu trying to stall but Nokia improves his position.
Chu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nokia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nokia prevents a body shot from Chu.
Nokia tries to work over Chu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nokia tries to throw a body punch but Chu avoids it by throwing Nokia back against the cage.
Chu blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Chu.
Chu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nokia lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC#
Chu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Nokia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nokia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nokia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nokia 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 Chu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nokia checks a leg kick.
Nokia looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
Chu moves out of range of the body kick from Nokia.
Nokia staying out of range there.
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!
Nokia misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nokia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nokia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chu tries to clinch but Nokia is having none of it.
Nokia is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chu throws a right hand that misses
and Nokia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nokia tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Chu misses. #T3#
A punch lands to the side of Chu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nokia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nokia is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Chu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chu misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Nokia.
Chu misses with a left hand
and Nokia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chu throws a good cross that connects.
Nice straight punches there by Chu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chu.
Nokia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nokia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nokia 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.
Chu misses with a straight right.
Chu avoids a kick to the body.
Chu blocks a head kick by Nokia.
Nokia dips to his left and cracks Chu with an uppercut!
Donk. Chu catches Nokia right on the button with a cross.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chu feints a jab promting Nokia to slip. Chu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nokia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chu swinging wildly here.
Chu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nokia lands a high kick!
Nokia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nokia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nokia misses with a looping left.
Nokia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chu.
Nokia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nokia tries to work over Chu's front leg with a kick but Chu checks it.
As Nokia backs away, Chu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nokia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nokia under the eye.
Nokia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tesla Nokia.
I think Nokia 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 Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesla Nokia!
Tesla Nokia managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Finnish Elite Extreme Science, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
TK 13
Date: Oct 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Bibi misses with a straight right.
Quintanilha shoots in for a takedown but Bibi shows good takedown defense.
Bibi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintanilha.
Quintanilha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bibi.#TD#
Quintanilha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quintanilha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quintanilha won't allow Bibi to sweep him here.
Quintanilha postures up.
Bibi 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.
Quintanilha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintanilha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bibi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quintanilha controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bibi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bibi controls Quintanilha momentarily but Quintanilha frees himself. #T1#
Quintanilha content to stall in guard here.
Quintanilha trying to move into half guard but instead Bibi has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Bibi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bibi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Quintanilha is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bibi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Quintanilha's body to avoid the submission. Quintanilha has instead reached around Bibi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Quintanilha arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Idelmar Quintanilha! |
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Event:
TK 13
Date: Oct 13, 2021 |
#R1##KD2#
Lonnrot drops Legend with a beautiful combination! Legend stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lonnrot is looking for the KO!#CUT2#It looks like Shadow Legend has been cut.
Lonnrot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lonnrot misses with a series of wild punches.
Lonnrot drops Legend with a huge uppercut! Legend drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lonnrot is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Lonnrot! |
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Event:
SICKNESS II
Date: Oct 08, 2021 |
#R1#
Dean cracks Chandler with a good jab.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Dean counter with a right hand.
Chandler misses with a takedown attempt
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler misses with a takedown
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler tries for a takedown but Dean circles away easily
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Michael Chandler has been cut.
Chandler walks into a stiff left hand from Dean.
Jab by Dean.
Chandler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD2#
and Dean counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chandler! Dean lets Chandler back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Chandler is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Chandler's jaw. Chandler's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Dean does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elijah Dean!
Elijah Dean decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SICKNESS II
Date: Oct 08, 2021 |
#R1#
Jacques slips a jab from Williams.
Jacques fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacques goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Williams continues to drive forward.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams. #TD#
Jacques turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jacques in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jacques in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Jacques scores with punches from side control. #SUB#
Jacques is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Jacques is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jacques looks up at the clock and then as Williams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jacques smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T1#
Jacques throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jacques throws a strike aimed at the side of Williams's head but Williams avoids it well.
Jacques throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jacques sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jacques working away.#SUB#
Jacques wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
We've been hearing good reports from Jacques's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jacques trying to control the position but Williams is working away. #SUB#
Jacques is working to tighten his grip on Williams's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Williams has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jacques is really squeezing tight and eventually Williams passes out! Jacques breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jean Jacques!
A victorious Jean Jacques 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:
GDL 120: Bitch Tits VS Yan
Date: Sep 25, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Zig closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stepanovich bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Zig looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice jab there from Stepanovich.
Zig with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stepanovich to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zig fails with the takedown.
Stepanovich lands the left hand.
Stepanovich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Stepanovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD#
Zig looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stepanovich!#T1#
Zig trying to control the position but Stepanovich is working away.
Zig scoring with punches from side control.
Zig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stepanovich keeps working.
Zig tries to advance to mount but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stepanovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zig trying to control the position but Stepanovich is working away.
Stepanovich tries to escape but Zig is in control.
Zig wants to control but Stepanovich is keeping him busy.
Stepanovich is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Zig looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zig advances to full mount.
Stepanovich taking shots to the head. #T2#
Zig trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stepanovich trying desperately to get to his feet.
Zig 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#
Zig looking to secure an arm triangle but Stepanovich defends it well.
Stepanovich is trying to stand up.
Zig controlling from the full mount.
Stepanovich is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Zig fails to advance to Stepanovich's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zig wants to control the pace but Stepanovich is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Stepanovich is trying to stand up.
Zig tries to control but Stepanovich wriggling away. #ES2#
Stepanovich bucks Zig off and manages to get back to his feet!
Zig tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stepanovich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zig somewhat.
Stepanovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zig Zig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zig fails to land the takedown.
Stepanovich throws a shot to the body.
#T4#
Stepanovich throws a sloppy head kick and Zig moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Zig misses its target.
Stepanovich jabs at Zig's body.
Zig takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stepanovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stepanovich digs a good hook to Zig's body.
Zig fails with the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stepanovich.
Zig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olenev Stepanovich 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#
Zig fails with a takedown attempt.
Stepanovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zig shoots in for a takedown but Stepanovich shows good takedown defense.
Zig tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stepanovich swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zig Zig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zig takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stepanovich has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zig looks for a takedown but Stepanovich sprawls well.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the side of Zig's head but Zig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zig attempts a counter takedown but Stepanovich avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zig gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stepanovich.
Zig shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stepanovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olenev Stepanovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Stepanovich takes a swing at Zig's ribcage but misses.
Stepanovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zig misses with a takedown attempt
and Stepanovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Zig is rocked!
Stepanovich drops Zig with a big left hand! Zig is injured, injured bad! Stepanovich jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olenev Stepanovich!
Olenev Stepanovich made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am numba 1 lightweight contender, give me title fight, I deserve dis, you know I deserve dis.'. |
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Event:
TK 11: Surma
Date: Sep 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Jinglehimer throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Pizarro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pizarro.
We've been hearing reports that Jinglehimer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pizarro lands an elbow inside.
Pizarro lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Pizarro.
Pizarro lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Pizarro.
Jinglehimer is breathing heavily.
Pizarro lands an elbow that stopped Jinglehimer in his tracks for a moment.
Pizarro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pizarro managing to block the knees to the body from Jinglehimer.
Pizarro lands an elbow that stopped Jinglehimer in his tracks for a moment.
Pizarro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pizarro lands an elbow that stopped Jinglehimer in his tracks for a moment.
Jinglehimer tries to pull guard but Pizarro holds him up against the cage and eventually Jinglehimer drops back down to his feet.
Jinglehimer takes an elbow to the temple.
Pizarro lands an elbow that stopped Jinglehimer in his tracks for a moment.
Pizarro lands an elbow inside.
Jinglehimer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pizarro. #T1#
Pizarro lands an elbow that stopped Jinglehimer in his tracks for a moment.
Pizarro lands an elbow just above Jinglehimer 's eye.
Pizarro lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Pizarro.
Jinglehimer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from Pizarro.
Pizarro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pizarro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pizarro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pizarro. #ROC2#Jinglehimer is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pizarro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Jinglehimer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Pizarro.
Pizarro lands a damaging elbow.
Jinglehimer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pizarro pushes Jinglehimer against the cage. Pizarro is working some dirty boxing. Pizarro pushes off with a quick right hook! Jinglehimer goes down! Jinglehimer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pizarro moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Pizarro! |
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Event:
TK 11: Surma
Date: Sep 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Piper lands a jab.
Piper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Yan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Piper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Yan controls his hands.
Piper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Piper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Piper prevents it.
Peter Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wu Tseng Yan.
Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Piper after a bit of a struggle.
A right handed body shot lands from Piper.
Piper misses with the head strike.
Piper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yan backwards. #ROC#Yan is rocked!
Piper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Piper.
#T1#
Piper misses with the head strike.
Piper is pressed up against the cage. Yan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Piper down to the mat. Piper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Piper gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Piper!
Peter Piper took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FUClothing for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
BKFC 20 - Widenose v Anacoreta
Date: Sep 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Marsh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Marsh avoids it well and moves away.
Marsh throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Johnson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson working over Marsh with some ground and pound. Marsh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marsh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marsh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marsh wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Marsh is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson prevents Marsh from improving his position.
Johnson 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.
Marsh is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.
Marsh struggling a bit here.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marsh keeps working.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Marsh is trying to improve his position.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.#T2#
Marsh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Marsh defends.
Marsh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marsh avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnson. #SUB#
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marsh, who protects the arm well.
Marsh tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Marsh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Marsh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Marsh dodges it nicely.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Marsh's head. #T3#
Marsh tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Marsh manages to get to full guard.
Marsh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marsh working a defensive guard here.
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.#SUB2#
Marsh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Marsh's brow. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marsh has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Marsh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.#REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson pulls Marsh in close to his closed guard and prevents Marsh from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Johnson fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Marsh clinches with his opponent.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Marsh's guard.
Marsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Marsh wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marsh is looking to sweep but instead, Johnson has passed into half guard.
#SUB#
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Marsh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Marsh's hands, connecting with Marsh's forehead.
Marsh trying to control here.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marsh desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Marsh tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.#T3#
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Marsh defends it.
Marsh is trying to control but Johnson manages to pass to mount!
Marsh is working to get back to half guard.
Remi Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson breaks from Marsh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marsh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marsh is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Marsh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marsh 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.
Johnson prevents Marsh from improving his position.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marsh can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marsh is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marsh pinned against the cage. Marsh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Marsh scores with a jab.#TD#
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marsh wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Johnson is now in half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marsh wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Marsh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marsh wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsh is trying to keep Johnson in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marsh is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson 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#
Marsh trying to control here.
#T2#
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marsh wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marsh tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson prevents Marsh from improving his position.
Marsh is looking to get back to full guard here but Johnson has managed to pass to side control instead.#T3#
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marsh is avoiding damage well.
Johnson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Johnson advances to mount.
Marsh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marsh is looking to escape.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marsh regains half guard.#T4#
Marsh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marsh pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson won't allow Marsh to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson stays in close to Marsh's body and controls the position.
Stan Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remi Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remi Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remi Johnson!
A less than humble Remi Johnson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
BKFC 20 - Widenose v Anacoreta
Date: Sep 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Paco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Der Ley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paco missing with a left hand there. Der Ley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Der Ley takes one on the button.#CL#
Der Ley tries to keep at a distance but Paco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Der Ley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Paco manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Paco. #CUT#It looks like Van Der Ley has been cut.
Paco misses with a straight right.
Der Ley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC#Der Ley is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Der Ley throws a right and a left that Paco avoids nicely.
Rico Paco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paco connects with a body shot that sends Der Ley's belly button to the back.
Paco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Der Ley is still on wobbly legs! Can Paco finish him?
Der Ley avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Paco backs off Der Ley throws a huge counter combo but Paco manages to avoid it all.#T1#
Der Ley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Der Ley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Der Ley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paco.
Der Ley seems to have recovered his senses.
Paco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Der Ley throws out the jab. #CL#
Paco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Der Ley, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Paco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Der Ley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Der Ley.#KD#
Paco lands a big right hand that sends Der Ley crashing to the mat! Paco stays standing though and waves Der Ley 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!
Paco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paco cracks Der Ley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Der Ley throws a leg kick but Paco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paco scores with a sloppy right hand. Der Ley should have avoided that one.
Paco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Der Ley.
Der Ley slips a straight right by Paco.#T2#
Der Ley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Der Ley misses with a few strikes there.
Paco missing with a left hand there. Der Ley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Der Ley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Der Ley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paco scores with a hook.
Der Ley blocks a jab.
Der Ley throws a jab but it's blocked by Paco.
Der Ley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Der Ley misses with a double jab.
Paco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Der Ley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paco scrambles back to his feet.
Der Ley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Der Ley. That's going to slow Paco down.
Paco throws the left hand but Der Ley avoids the punch easily.
Paco throws a hook but Der Ley blocks it.
Der Ley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paco.
Paco misses with a straight right.
Paco throws an overhand right that lands on Der Ley's shoulder, as Der Ley tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Der Ley swinging wildly here.
Paco lands with an uppercut that bounces Der Ley off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Paco misses.
Der Ley misses with a takedown
and Paco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Paco misses.
Der Ley moves in looking to clinch but Paco pushes him off.
Paco is looking to counter the offense by Der Ley and move into the clinch.
Der Ley is looking to clinch but Paco is avoiding it.
Paco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Der Ley slips a straight right by Paco.
Der Ley throws a right and a left that Paco avoids nicely.
Paco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Der Ley on the side of the head.
Paco throws out a loose jab but Der Ley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Der Ley throws the left hand but Paco avoids the punch easily.#KD#
Paco sends Der Ley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Paco is motioning to the referee to let Der Ley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rico Paco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Der Ley.
Der Ley unleashes a big counter combination but Paco bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Paco throws a jab but it's blocked by Der Ley.
Der Ley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T4#
Paco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Der Ley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Der Ley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Der Ley manages to circle out of the way.
Der Ley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#KD#
Paco lands a big uppercut and Der Ley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Der Ley looks OK. Paco waves Der Ley back to his feet!
A low kick lands for Der Ley.
A swing and a miss from Der Ley.
Paco throws a hook to the side of Der Ley's head but Der Ley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Der Ley gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Paco gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Der Ley is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Paco!
Rico Paco spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
BKFC 20 - Widenose v Anacoreta
Date: Sep 18, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Paulo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shima!
Paulo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shima is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Shima tries to improve position but can't.
Paulo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shima works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Shima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shima is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Paulo lands with a punch from half guard.
Paulo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Shima's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Paulo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paulo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shima tries to kick Paulo off but Paulo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1#
Paulo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paulo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paulo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paulo is nestled in close to Shima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paulo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paulo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shima's head.
Shima is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Shima on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shima tries to get out of the position.
Paulo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paulo throwing shots but Shima is blocking nicely.
Shima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paulo scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Paulo seems to be working for a kimura but Shima defends the submission attempt.
Paulo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paulo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shima's head. #T2#
Paulo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paulo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paulo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paulo thows a huge punch but Shima dodges it nicely.
Paulo thows a huge punch but Shima dodges it nicely.
Paulo prevents Shima from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulo working the head and body with strikes.
Shima is trying to stand.
Paulo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paulo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shima defending well though. #T3#
Shima is doing well to control the position and prevent Paulo from advancing to side control.
Paulo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paulo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paulo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paulo throwing shots but Shima is blocking nicely.
Shima trying to control but Paulo postures up.
Shima is trying to stand.
Paulo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shima defending well though.
Shima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paulo prevents Shima from standing back up.
#ES#
Shima has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Paulo is on him like a limpet, forcing Shima back against the cage.
Paulo misses with the head strike.
Paulo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shima fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shima misses the jab.
Paulo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T4#
Shima misses with a body shot.
Paulo misses with a leg kick.
Shima tries to counter by clinching up but Paulo breaks away and moves out of range.
Paulo misses with an uppercut. Shima saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Shima.
Paulo slips a straight right by Shima.
Shima misses the shot to the body.
Paulo shoots and misses #CL#
and Shima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shima blocks an uppercut.
Paulo blocks a body shot from Shima.
Paulo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shima backwards.
Paulo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Paulo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Shima moves into range and clinches up with Paulo.
Paulo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shima misses with some punches.
Paulo is trying to drag Shima to the mat but Shima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short uppercut from Paulo.
Paulo throws a punch but it's blocked by Shima.
Shima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Paulo.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shima is defending well.
Paulo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shima is defending well.
Paulo throws a head punch that misses.
Paulo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima. #T1#
Paulo blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Shima.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Paulo controls the action.
Shima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shima scores with a shot to the side of Paulo's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulo.
Paulo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shima scores with a shot to the side of Paulo's head.
Paulo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paulo has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Paulo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Paulo has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Paulo blocking some punches.
Shima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Paulo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima lands a shot to the body.
Shima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paulo.
Paulo looking for a takedown.
Shima prevents the takedown attempt.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paulo misses with the head strike.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD2#
Paulo has Shima pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Paulo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shima tumbling to the mat - Paulo dives into Shima's guard.
Paulo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shima works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Shima wants to stand and escape but Paulo is having none of it.
Paulo throwing strikes but missing.
Paulo throws a strike but Shima rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Paulo pulls Shima in close to prevent any damage.
Paulo 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.
Shima wants to stand but Paulo is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paulo holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shima is looking to stand up but Paulo won't let him.
Paulo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paulo has control of Shima's left arm, preventing Shima from doing any damage.
Pedro Paulo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shima won't allow Paulo to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shima trying to control but Paulo is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Shima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulo.
Shima darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paulo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shima. Shima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tetsuo Shima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shima takes a swing at Paulo's ribcage but misses.
Shima tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulo looks to score with a jab to the body but Shima is just out of range.
Shima misses with a hook
and Paulo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paulo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Shima clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shima.
Shima works on Paulo's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulo controls his hands.
Paulo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shima avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paulo is looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Shima.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shima.
Paulo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shima after a bit of a struggle.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Paulo.
Shima stalling in the clinch but Paulo improves position.
Paulo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paulo prevents a body shot from Shima.
Paulo is looking for a takedown.
Paulo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Paulo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shima gets underhooks to prevent Paulo's takedown attempt.
Shima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paulo.
Paulo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paulo is looking for a takedown.
Paulo prevents a body shot from Shima.
Paulo tries for a takedown but Shima manages to get underhooks.
Paulo lands a hook that snaps the head of Shima backwards.
Shima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Paulo on the inside.
Paulo throws a punch but it's blocked by Shima.
Paulo prevents a body shot from Shima.
Paulo has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Shima lands a nice uppercut.
Paulo gets through Shima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Paulo fails to land.
Shima stalls.
Paulo misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paulo throws a head punch that misses.
Shima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulo backwards.
Paulo has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
A short body shot lands from Shima as the two fighters clinch.
Shima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Shima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulo blocks a jab.
Shima works the jab nicely.#T4#
Shima bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paulo's head backwards.
Shima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shima misses with a straight left.
Paulo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shima defends it well.
Paulo ducks under a wild hook from Shima.
A combination from Paulo does no damage.
Paulo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shima misses with an uppercut.
Paulo shoots in but no luck this time.
Tetsuo Shima is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Paulo.
Paulo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shima defends it well.
Paulo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shima.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuo Shima!
A victorious Tetsuo Shima 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:
TK 10: Elk of Hiisi
Date: Sep 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Quintanilha counters with a takedown into side control.
Quintanilha sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Phillips is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Phillips's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Quintanilha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Phillips holding on.
Quintanilha wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Quintanilha working away.#T1#
Quintanilha looking to control but instead Phillips has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Quintanilha misses with a head shot. Phillips uses the momentum to regain guard.
Quintanilha forces his way into half guard.
Quintanilha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quintanilha wants to take a breather but Phillips is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Phillips holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
Quintanilha is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Quintanilha trying to control from Phillips's half guard. Phillips has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Quintanilha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quintanilha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Quintanilha trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Quintanilha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Phillips on his heels. He'll look to pass Phillips's guard now, I'm sure.
Phillips 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.
Quintanilha trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom. #T3#
Phillips 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.
Phillips controlling Quintanilha's posture.
Quintanilha trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quintanilha throwing strikes from guard but Phillips blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Quintanilha from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Quintanilha saw that one coming.
Phillips keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT#It looks like Idelmar Quintanilha has been cut.
Phillips misses with a hook
enabling Quintanilha to counter with a crisp jab.
Quintanilha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quintanilha leaves his chin hanging out and Phillips seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Quintanilha crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Phillips!
Jack Phillips retains his middleweight title!
Jack Phillips was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
TK 10: Elk of Hiisi
Date: Sep 11, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Oka moves into the clinch successfully.
Oka misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oka. #BC#
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Oka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oka if he has to take too many more of those.
Oka lands a slapping body shot.
Oka throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez goes for a double leg but Oka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oka continues to drive forward.#TD#
Sanchez pulls Oka into guard.
Oka throws a big elbow that misses.
Oka scoring with some ground and pound.
Oka connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.#ROC2#Sanchez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oka postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Sanchez's head off the mat! Sanchez is out! He's out! Oka jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pier Oka!
A less than humble Pier Oka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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