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Event:
CCF FN 29:Rojas vs Donde
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Dayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Camillus should have avoided that one. #KD2#
Dayne cracks Camillus with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Camillus looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dayne finish him?
#ROC2#
Camillus is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Kamil Camillus has been cut.
Dayne throws an overhand right that drops Camillus like a sack of potatoes! Dayne dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Dayne!
In his post fight interview, Arthur Dayne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
CCF FN 26:Vinyard vs Sityodton
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Howlett shoots in for a takedown but Dayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Howlett misses with a takedown attempt
and Dayne counters with a two punch combo.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Howlett moves out of range.
Howlett has a takedown stuffed.
Dayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arthur Dayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Howlett.
Dayne lands with a right hand.
Dayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howlett's hands.
Howlett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howlett shoots in and drives through. Dayne sprawls well.
Dayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dayne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dayne pinned against the cage. Dayne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howlett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T1#
Dayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howlett walks into a jab.
Howlett doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Howlett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dayne throws a right hand that Howlett ducks under and follows up with a left that Howlett also avoids with ease.
Dayne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howlett fails with the takedown.#T2#
Howlett fails with a takedown attempt.
Howlett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the liver by Dayne. Beautiful body shot.#TD2#
Howlett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dayne sprawls well initially but Howlett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlett is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Howlett might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dayne trying to hold on to Howlett's head to control him but Howlett postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Howlett lands a nice short elbow.
Howlett winds up and cracks Dayne with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Howlett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dayne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Howlett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Howlett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Howlett content to control rather than advance.
Dayne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Howlett on the ground.
Howlett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Howlett there.
Howlett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Howlett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howlett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Howlett winds up and cracks Dayne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Howlett. #T4#
Dayne has hold of Howlett's hands but Howlett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dayne has hold of Howlett's hands but Howlett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Howlett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Dayne'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.
Howlett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dayne defending well though.
Howlett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Howlett there.
Howlett lands with a punch from half guard.
Howlett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Howlett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dayne's head. #SUB2#
Dayne is defending against the submission attempts here by Howlett.
Howlett working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Dayne will probably get the nod.
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#
Dayne slaps away a takedown attempt from Howlett, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Howlett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dayne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Howlett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dayne to see if he's OK.
Howlett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dayne some visible discomfort.
Who's going to make the next move?
Dayne taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Dayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Howlett working the head and body with strikes.
James Howlett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howlett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Howlett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayne keeps working. #T1#
The ground and pound from Howlett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dayne tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Howlett presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Howlett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howlett landing punches.
Howlett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Howlett lands with some strikes.
Howlett with shots to the head and body - Dayne looks very uncomfortable down there. #ROC2#
Dayne is rocked!
Howlett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Dayne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Howlett cracks Dayne with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Howlett!
After winning the bout, James Howlett 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:
CCF FN 23:Grill vs Zoid
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Dayne misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Higa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Higa looks to clinch
and Dayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dayne connects with a body shot that sends Higa's belly button to the back.
Dayne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dayne connects with a body shot that sends Higa's belly button to the back.
Dayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Higa.
Dayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Dayne scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#
It looks like Higo Higa has been cut.
Dayne cracks Higa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC#
Higa is rocked!
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!
Dayne steps in with a hook that catches Higa right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dayne follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Higa looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Dayne!
Arthur Dayne decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
CCF FN 21:McKane vs Dayne
Date: May 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Dayne lands a nice shot to the body.
McKane misses with a straight left.
McKane swings for the body but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dayne misses with the combination.
McKane lands a body shot.
McKane throws a shot from downtown. Dayne moves away and avoids it.
McKane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dayne.
Dayne appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from McKane misses.
Nice shot by Dayne.
A swing and a miss from McKane.#CL2#
McKane moves into the clinch.#T1#
Dayne lands a body punch.
A short right from McKane.
McKane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dayne backwards.
McKane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dayne misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKane can't find room to land a body shot as Dayne controls the action.
McKane misses with a body punch.
Dayne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dayne blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from McKane.
Dayne blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from McKane.
McKane lands a left hand.
McKane misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
McKane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKane digs a right hand into Dayne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dayne's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dayne backwards.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McKane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but McKane won't allow it.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McKane lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
McKane scores with a shot to the side of Dayne's head.
McKane struggles to land a body shot inside as Dayne controls his hands.
McKane lands a right hand.
McKane scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from McKane - that landed with a thud.
McKane throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKane.
Dayne wants to break free but McKane has control.
McKane misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKane keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from McKane.
McKane is working Dayne over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McKane scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
McKane can't find room to land a body shot as Dayne controls the action.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but McKane is controlling him.
McKane tries to work over Dayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, McKane scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dayne prevents a body shot from McKane.
McKane misses with a punch to the body.
McKane working some nice short punches in 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!
McKane lands with a light punch inside.
McKane keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but McKane has double underhooks.
McKane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McKane fails to land.
A short left from McKane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz McKane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Dayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dayne blocks a jab.
McKane throws a poor cross that misses
and Dayne counters with a two punch combo.
McKane throws a jab when Dayne was well out of range.
McKane throws a jab but it's blocked by Dayne.
McKane connects with a body shot that sends Dayne's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Dayne.
McKane catches Dayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McKane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taz McKane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dayne thuds his right hand into McKane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McKane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKane lands a nice looking body shot.
#CL2#
McKane takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
McKane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by Dayne.
A left hand lands to the body for McKane.
McKane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKane lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McKane prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
McKane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dayne backwards.
A short uppercut from McKane.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
McKane lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#
Dayne is rocked!
Taz McKane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McKane misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Dayne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dayne.
McKane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but McKane keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from McKane.
McKane scores with a shot to the side of Dayne's head.
A nice left hand lands by McKane.
McKane lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dayne to his knees! McKane keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz McKane! Taz McKane retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Taz McKane rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
CCF FN 18:McKane vs Vieira
Date: Apr 27, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Dayne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Allen sprawls well initially but Dayne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Allen taking some punishment here, with Dayne in his half guard.
Allen has hold of Dayne's hands but Dayne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen is looking for a sweep. Dayne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dayne drops an elbow to the side of Allen's head.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dayne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Allen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Allen has hold of Dayne's hands but Dayne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dayne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dayne lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Dayne winds up and cracks Allen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dayne slips a nice elbow through Allen's hands, connecting with Allen's forehead.
Dayne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC#
Allen is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayne lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Allen! More strikes land and this one is all over! Dayne jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Dayne!
After the fight, Arthur Dayne was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
CCF FN 14:McKane v Willian Jr
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Some wild striking there from Dayne.
Cruz tries to counter with a clinch but Dayne shakes him off and moves away.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Dayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dayne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dayne lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dayne stalks Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cruz's face. Cruz staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC#
Cruz is rocked!#CL2#
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
I was talking to Dayne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dayne has Cruz pressed against the cage.
#T1#
Dayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Cruz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
#T2#
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Cruz has the dominant position.
Dayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dayne is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Dayne.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Dayne's ribcage.#T3#
Dayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
Dayne has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Dayne stalling against the cage.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Dayne controls the action.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dayne is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dayne tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne dominated that round.
That's time! Dayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Dayne throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dayne.
Arthur Dayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz is looking to clinch. #KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Dayne and sends Cruz crashing to the mat! Dayne follows him down to the mat - Cruz regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Dayne finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dayne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayne postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Dayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Dayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Dayne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dayne throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Dayne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dayne'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.#T1##SUB2#
Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dayne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Dayne is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Dayne and sends Cruz crashing to the mat! Dayne follows him down to the mat - Cruz regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Dayne is controlling the pace.
Dayne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz is pressing down on Dayne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Cruz controls Dayne momentarily but Dayne frees himself.
Dayne throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dayne manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cruz has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Dayne is blocking nicely.
Dayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
#T4#
Dayne can't break the clinch.
Dayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dayne fails to land.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Dayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dayne is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dayne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dayne misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Dayne.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Dayne.
Dayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dayne sets himself, and Cruz steps forward looking for the clinch! Dayne avoids it this time.
Dayne misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayne with a nice cross.
Dayne throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz wants to counter with a clinch but Dayne pushes him away.
Dayne throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
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!
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Dayne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dayne duly obliges.
Dayne lands a body shot.
Dayne lands a slapping body shot.
#T1#
Cruz tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dayne.
Dayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dayne misses with a wild combination.
Dayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Dayne.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Dayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dayne misses with a double jab.
#T2#
Cruz tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne misses with the combination.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arthur Dayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Cruz instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
Dayne lands a shoulder strike.
Dayne wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position. #T3##BC#
Dayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dayne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dayne scores with a decent looking hook.
Dayne cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Nice jab there from Dayne.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Dayne keeps it at a distance.
Dayne is looking for a counter combo.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Dayne.
A punch lands to the side of Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dayne! Cruz is backing up but he can't get away as Dayne lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cruz and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Dayne!
Arthur Dayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
CCF FN 11:Butler vs Svendetee
Date: Mar 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Dayne throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Dayne throws a shot to the body.
Dayne slaps away a takedown attempt from Moore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dayne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moore shoots for a takedown but Dayne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arthur Dayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Moore.
Dayne lands a really nice looking cross but Moore seems unphased.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dayne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dayne lands with a cross.
A right-left combo lands from Dayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore misses with a combination
and Dayne counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#
Moore is rocked!
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dayne lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Moore is looking to close the distance but Dayne sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Moore crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Moore is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Arthur Dayne!
Joshua Moore was interviewed post fight and said 'Tough fight, not the best Gym work and energy balance, next fight MUCH better !!'.
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Event:
CCF FN 08:Butler vs van Morin
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Dayne.
#CL#
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Dayne against the cage.
#BC2#
Dayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Dayne.
Dayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Dayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Dayne.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Dayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dayne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Dayne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dayne throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez. #T1#
Sanchez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez stalling against the cage.
Dayne tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Dayne back against the cage.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Dayne blocks an uppercut.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez stalling against the cage.
#T2#
Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Nice elbow from Sanchez.
Dayne is trying to break free.#T3#
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.#BC2#
Dayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Dayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Dayne sends Sanchez down but not out. Dayne dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#
Sanchez is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Sanchez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dayne tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayne with the ground and pound but Sanchez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dayne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dayne.
Dayne lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dayne.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dayne.
Dayne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Dayne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dayne is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dayne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dayne postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Dayne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dayne landing with the ground and pound.
Dayne postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Dayne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dayne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez 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.
Dayne content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Sanchez'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#
Dayne looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dayne misses with a series of wild punches.
As Dayne tries to get set, Sanchez tries to push him back and clinch up but Dayne manages to avoid the attempt.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dayne misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dayne.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Dayne is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayne throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Sanchez crashing down! Sanchez tries to stagger back to his feet but Dayne just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Sanchez asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Dayne!
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