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Event:
RFC Showdown in Tokyo 21
Date: Aug 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Faraimo misses with an uppercut. Blackblood saw that one coming.
Faraimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faraimo misses the shot to the body.
Faraimo throws a body punch but Blackblood moves out of range.
Faraimo misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Blackblood moves into the clinch.
Faraimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackblood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faraimo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faraimo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faraimo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faraimo wants to stall.
Blackblood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faraimo is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood missing with knees to the body.
Blackblood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blackblood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Faraimo's face.
#CUT2#
It looks like Brad Faraimo has been cut.
Blackblood landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackblood looking to throw knees to the head but Faraimo is blocking nicely.
Faraimo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
Blackblood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Blackblood.
#T1#
Blackblood with a knee to the head.
Blackblood lands a good knee to the midsection. Faraimo won't want to take too many of those.
Blackblood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faraimo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackblood connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Faraimo is rocked!#CUT2#
Brad Faraimo's cut is getting worse.
Blackblood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faraimo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blackblood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackblood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faraimo blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackblood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackblood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Blackblood.
Faraimo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackblood tries to land a knee to the head but Faraimo blocks with his arms.
Blackblood utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
Faraimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faraimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackblood.
Blackblood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Faraimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackblood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Faraimo throws a right and a left that Blackblood avoids nicely.
It seemed like Blackblood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Blackblood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackblood works the jab nicely.#KD2#
Blackblood cracks Faraimo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blackblood has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Faraimo to stand back up!
Oh Faraimo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faraimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackblood circles away quickly and effectively.
Faraimo seems to have got his legs back now.
Faraimo swings away with a body shot that misses
#CL2#
and Blackblood counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackblood.
Blackblood working Faraimo over with knees to the body.
Blackblood misses with a knee strike.
Faraimo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
Blackblood lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
Brad Faraimo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blackblood misses with a knee strike.
Blackblood misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Blackblood.
Blackblood lands a big knee to the head and Faraimo goes down! Blackblood pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Blackblood!
In his post fight interview, Xavier Blackblood started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
RFC Showdown in Tokyo 17
Date: Jul 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Faraimo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Mary Read has been cut.
Faraimo misses with a combination
and Read counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Brad Faraimo has been cut.
Faraimo's coach down at Underground MMA- Sydney was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Faraimo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A punch combination from Faraimo misses.
Read swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Faraimo slips under a jab.
Faraimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Read.
Read misses with a looping right.
Faraimo throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Read on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #KD2#
Faraimo cracks Read with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Faraimo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Read to stand back up!#T1#
Read lands an overhand right.
Read throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faraimo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Read throws a body punch but Faraimo moves out of range.
Read throws a body punch but Faraimo moves out of range.
Mary Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read looks to throw the jab but Faraimo is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Faraimo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Read takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Faraimo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Faraimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faraimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Read.
Faraimo throws an off balance right hand
and Read connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Read on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Read missing with a left hand there. Faraimo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Read throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Faraimo drops Read with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Read looks back up at him and smiles so Faraimo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Read is rocked!#CUT2#
Mary Read's cut is getting worse.
Nice body kick from Faraimo.
Oh Read is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Read scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Read seems to have got his legs back now.
Read throws a hook but Faraimo blocks it.
Read gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Faraimo gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Faraimo!
Brad Faraimo made sure to mention his sponsor, Dark Knight Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Event:
RapidFC 32
Date: Jun 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Faraimo slips a jab from Westwood.
Despite the aggression on Faraimo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#TD#
Westwood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faraimo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Westwood wants to control but Faraimo is keeping him busy.
Westwood stops Faraimo from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westwood is taking a breather. Faraimo 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.
Faraimo is looking to escape.
Westwood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Westwood prevents Faraimo from standing back up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T1##TD#
Westwood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Westwood with the ground and pound but Faraimo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Westwood trying to control but Faraimo is working from the bottom.
Westwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Westwood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Westwood stops Faraimo from standing up.
Westwood is working Faraimo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Faraimo wants to stand but Westwood is controlling the position.
Westwood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Westwood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Westwood stays in close to Faraimo's body and controls the position.
Westwood prevents Faraimo from getting back to his feet.
Westwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faraimo wants to stand up but Westwood is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Faraimo fails with a takedown attempt.
Westwood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Faraimo sprawls and moves away.
Faraimo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westwood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Faraimo sprawls and moves away.#T3#
Westwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Westwood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Faraimo sprawls and moves away.
Faraimo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Westwood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Faraimo tries to clinch up but Westwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Westwood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Westwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Faraimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Westwood instigates a clinch.
Faraimo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Faraimo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faraimo is looking to control Westwood's arms but Westwood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faraimo has his back to the cage.
Westwood goes for a takedown attempt but Faraimo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Westwood throws a leg kick
and Faraimo counters with a two punch combo.
Brad Faraimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faraimo shoots in and drives through. Westwood sprawls well.#TD#
Westwood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faraimo's guard.#T4#
Westwood is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Faraimo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Westwood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westwood 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.
Westwood won't allow Faraimo to get back to his feet.
Westwood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faraimo wants to stand but Westwood is controlling the position.
Westwood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faraimo is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Westwood is working Faraimo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lebo Westwood 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#
Faraimo tries to clinch up.
Westwood feinted with a counter takedown.
Faraimo checks a low kick from Westwood.
Faraimo throws a counter combo.
Brad Faraimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faraimo with a poor takedown #CL#
and Westwood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Westwood.
Faraimo scores with a shoulder strike.
Faraimo lands with a right to the head.
Faraimo tries to pull guard but Westwood won't allow it.
Faraimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Faraimo lands with a short shot to the head.
Faraimo tries to pull guard but Westwood holds him up against the cage and eventually Faraimo drops back down to his feet.
Lebo Westwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Faraimo.
A nice left hand lands by Faraimo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faraimo stops a takedown attempt from Westwood.
Westwood wants to take the fight to the mat but Faraimo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Faraimo is trying to pull guard but Westwood has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Faraimo on the inside. #T1#
A short left from Faraimo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faraimo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faraimo as Westwood tries to tie him up.
Westwood seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Faraimo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Faraimo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faraimo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Faraimo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#
Westwood is rocked!
Faraimo scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Westwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faraimo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Westwood with a big uppercut! Westwood tries to clinch up but Faraimo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Westwood to the mat! Westwood covers up and Faraimo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brad Faraimo!
Brad Faraimo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faraimo is working for takedown but Lloyd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lloyd tries to pull guard but Faraimo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lloyd jumps guard but Faraimo stands there with Lloyd around his waist. Lloyd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Faraimo's face as he tries to break the clinch. #TD#
Lloyd drags the fight down to the ground.
Lloyd thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faraimo wants to stand and escape but instead Lloyd has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##SUB#
Lloyd drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lloyd as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Faraimo screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lloyd! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jarod Lloyd!
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