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Event:
AFL Austin vs Kinneas
Date: Mar 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Familia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hughes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Hughes.
Familia jumps guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Familia throws a head punch that misses.
Familia scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hughes.
Familia can't get the takedown.
Familia tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Familia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Familia backwards.
Familia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Hughes.
Familia has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hughes.
A nice left hand lands by Hughes.
Familia jumps guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hughes lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes. #T1#
Good body shot from Hughes.
Familia takes a shot to the head.
Hughes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Familia or not.
Nice body punch from Hughes - that landed with a thud.
Familia is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hughes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Familia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hughes.
A hook to the body from Hughes.
Hughes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hughes digs a right hand underneath Familia's ribcage. Familia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hughes pushes Familia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Hughes.
Hughes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Familia backwards. #TD2#
Hughes has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Familia regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes landing some decent shots from guard.
Hughes looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Hughes wants to control from the top but Familia keeps moving.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Familia is keeping the position.#SUB#
Familia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Familia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Familia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Familia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Familia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T3#
Familia is not content to let Hughes control the position.
Hughes taking a breather here.
Familia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Familia has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hughes escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hughes!
Familia tries to improve position but can't.
Hughes is working Familia over with some ground and pound from side control.
Familia struggling a bit here.
Familia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T4#
Familia tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.#SUB2#
Hughes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hughes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hughes trying to control the position but Familia is working away.
Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Familia to see if he's OK.
Hughes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Familia down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Familia bucks up and tries to throw Hughes off but instead Hughes has got his back!
Hughes is punishing Familia with some ground and pound.
Hughes is trying to stick to Familia's back but Familia is turning into Hughes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hughes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Familia.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
Hughes wants to stand and escape but Familia is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hughes 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#
Hughes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughes swings for the body but Familia moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Familia takes one on the button.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Familia on the side of the head.#ROC2#
Familia is rocked!#CL2#
Hughes clinches up with Familia and pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Familia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Familia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Familia backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Familia.
Hughes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hughes lands a big right hand that drops Familia! The killer instinct kicks in and Hughes finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hughes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Hughes!
After winning the bout, Michael Hughes 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:
AFL Asylum 30
Date: Mar 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Ladd throws a nice looking combination but Familia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ladd lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Ladd. Those never looked like landing.
Familia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ladd as he avoids it easily.
Familia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ladd fails to land with a series of punches.
Ladd connects with a body shot that sends Familia's belly button to the back.
Ladd clobbers Familia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Familia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ladd tries to bum rush Familia with a series of wild strikes but Familia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Familia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Familia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ladd tries to avoid it but Familia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ladd to the ground. Ladd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Ladd gets caught napping as Familia dives in and scores a takedown. Ladd manages to retain guard.#ES2#
Ladd is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #BC#
Familia breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Familia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Familia postures up in Ladd's guard and throws a big left but Ladd blocks it.
Ladd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Familia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Familia working some strikes from top position.
Familia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Familia 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.#T1##SUB#
Familia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ladd is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Familia, into his guard. #REVB##SUB#
Familia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ladd sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Familia's guard.
Familia is staying active underneath Ladd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ladd slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB#
Familia actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
Ladd is thwarting Familia's attempts to control the position.
Ladd is pressing down on Familia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Familia is holding on for now.
Ladd tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #SUB#
Familia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Familia is trying to maintain the position but Ladd is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Familia looking for submissions off his back.
Familia is trying to control but Ladd manages to pass to mount!
#SU2#
Ladd stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. #T3#
Ladd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Familia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Familia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Familia takes one to the chin there.
Familia darts in looking for a takedown but Ladd gets double underhooks and turns Familia into the cage.
Familia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ladd throws out a counter right but Familia avoids it with no problem.
Familia takes one to the chin there.
Rosco Ladd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ladd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Familia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Familia is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Ladd.
Ladd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Familia on the side of the head.
Ladd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd scores with a jab.
Ladd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ladd tries to bum rush Familia with a series of wild strikes but Familia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ladd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ladd throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Familia colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Ladd as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Familia is left battered and dazed whilst Ladd and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rosco Ladd!
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Event:
DFC Asylum 27
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Familia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castro sprawls well. Castro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Familia gets slowly back to his feet.
Castro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Familia is able to avoid easily.
Familia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Familia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT#
It looks like Muhammed Castro has been cut.
Familia goes for a double leg but Castro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Castro continues to drive forward.
Familia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castro circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Familia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Familia lands a slapping body shot.
Castro stuffs the takedown.
Familia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castro pinned against the cage. Castro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Familia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Familia somewhat.
Familia misses with a straight right.
Familia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Castro. No joy for Familia on that attempt.
Familia is breathing heavily.
Familia dives in for a single leg takedown but Castro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T1#
Familia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castro.
Castro is looking to score with low kicks.
Castro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Familia.
Castro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Familia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castro pinned against the cage. Castro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castro.
Castro throws a low kick but Familia avoids it.
Familia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castro circles away.
Familia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castro avoids it really well and circles away.
Familia avoids the head kick by Castro.
Familia misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Castro misses.
Familia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castro defends well and Familia ends up having to push Castro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Castro unleashes a big counter combination but Familia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Muhammed Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro digs a good hook to Familia's body.
#T2#
Nice shot lands for Castro.
Familia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castro pinned against the cage. Castro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL2#
Castro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Castro.
Castro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Familia tries to break free but Castro pushes him back against the cage.
Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Familia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro has a couple of punches blocked by Familia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castro.
Familia throws a punch but it's blocked by Castro.
Castro pushes off an throws an elbow but Familia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Familia avoids the elbow strike from Castro, against the cage.
Familia throws a punch but it's blocked by Castro. #T3#
Familia avoids the elbow strike from Castro, against the cage.
Familia stalls.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Familia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Familia lands a hook that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castro misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Castro misses with the head strike.
Familia lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Familia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castro has a couple of punches blocked by Familia.
Familia blocks the elbow strike.
Castro tries to work over Familia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Familia fails to land. #T4##BC#
Familia manages to break the clinch.
Castro tries to bum rush Familia with a series of wild strikes but Familia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro slaps away a takedown attempt from Familia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Castro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Familia.
Castro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Castro punishes Familia's body with a nice straight punch.
Castro connects with a single shot there.
Castro connects with a looping right hand.
Familia shoots in looking for a takedown but Castro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Familia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Familia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Familia fails with a takedown attempt.
As Familia backs off Castro throws a huge counter combo but Familia manages to avoid it all.
Familia shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Familia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammed Castro's cut.
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#
Familia dives in for a single leg takedown but Castro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Familia swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
Familia with a poor takedown
and Castro counters with a series of strikes. Familia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Familia is out of range.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Familia.
Castro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Familia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Familia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Familia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castro.
Familia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Familia misses the shot to the body.
Castro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Familia 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 Castro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Familia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Familia.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Familia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Familia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castro avoids it really well and circles away.
Chris Familia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Familia.
Castro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Familia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castro avoids it really well and circles away.
Familia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Familia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Familia off to one side.
Castro misses with a straight right.
Familia shoots for a takedown but Castro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T2#
Familia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castro. Castro obviously looking to wear him down.
Familia avoids the head kick by Castro.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Familia shoots in but no luck this time.
Familia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castro. Castro obviously looking to wear him down.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Castro lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Familia avoids the head kick by Castro.
Familia moves out of range as Castro throws a body kick.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castro looks to land a combination but Familia avoids it well.
Familia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Familia.
Familia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Familia throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Familia.
Castro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Familia thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Familia.
Castro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Familia rather than just go for the knockout.#CL2#
Castro darts in and clinches Familia up against the cage.
Familia avoids a wild elbow strike from Castro.
Still in the clinch, Castro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Familia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castro throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Castro misses with an elbow over the top.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Familia.
Familia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Familia takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Familia fails to land. #TD#
Familia pulls Castro into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Castro wants to pass the guard but Familia is keeping the position.
Castro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Familia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Familia has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Castro doesn't defend quickly enough and Familia has managed to lock this one up! Can Castro escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Familia on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Familia!
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Event:
DFC Asylum 23
Date: Jan 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Familia fails with the takedown.
Familia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conchito Alonso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conchito Alonso wants it to stay on the feet.
Conchito Alonso tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Familia manages to circle out of the way.
Familia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Conchito Alonso as he avoids it easily.
Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Familia.
Conchito Alonso tries to land a front kick but Familia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Conchito Alonso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conchito Alonso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Familia.
We've been hearing reports that Conchito Alonso has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Conchito Alonso swings for the body but Familia moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Conchito Alonso . No joy for Familia on that attempt.
Conchito Alonso seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#TD2#
Familia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Conchito Alonso wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB2#
Familia is trying to get an arm triangle but Conchito Alonso is defending well. #SUB2#
Familia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conchito Alonso has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1#
Conchito Alonso is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Familia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Conchito Alonso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Familia goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Conchito Alonso rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Familia's guard! Nice work there by Conchito Alonso !
Conchito Alonso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conchito Alonso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Familia swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Familia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2##SUB2#
Familia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Familia keeping full guard, as Conchito Alonso tries to pass. #SUB2#
Familia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Conchito Alonso trying to control but Familia is working from the bottom.
Conchito Alonso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Conchito Alonso looking to pass the guard.
Conchito Alonso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Familia's guard.
Familia is staying active underneath Conchito Alonso , who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Familia actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Familia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Familia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Conchito Alonso 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Conchito Alonso 's back!#SUB2#
Familia is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Conchito Alonso taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Familia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Familia!
The defeated Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso had this to say: 'Caramba!'.
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