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Event:
Checkmate Championship 5
Date: Jul 25, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT2#It looks like Zhang Wu has been cut.
Seneca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seneca moves out of range as Wu strikes.
Seneca shoots in but Wu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seneca punishes Wu's body with a nice straight punch.
Seneca getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seneca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seneca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wu.
Wu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seneca's hands.
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!
Wu wants to slow Seneca down by chopping away at his legs.
Wu lands an overhand right.
Seneca throws a poor cross that misses
and Wu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seneca thinking.
Seneca throws a right hand that misses
and Wu counters with a straight right hand.
Seneca throws a hook but Wu avoids it easily.#T1#
Seneca swinging wildly here.
A big right from Seneca misses.
Wu misses with a looping right.
Seneca misses with an uppercut
and Wu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seneca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seneca throws a right hand that Wu ducks under and follows up with a left that Wu also avoids with ease.
Wu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wu thuds a left hand into Seneca's body.#CL2#
Seneca moves into the clinch.
Wu stalling the fight.
#BC2#
Seneca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seneca throws the left hand but Wu avoids the punch easily.
Wu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seneca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seneca looks to throw the jab but Wu is out of range. #T2#
Wu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wu tries to work over Seneca's front leg with a kick but Seneca checks it.
Wu throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Seneca rushes Wu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Seneca - that landed with a thud.
Seneca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wu's elbow. #BC2#
Seneca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seneca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seneca there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wu defending well as Seneca loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Seneca moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Seneca fails to land.
A short left from Seneca. #BC2#
Seneca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wu throws a chopping leg kick but Seneca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T3#
Seneca ducks under a wild hook from Wu.#CL2#
Wu tries to keep at a distance but Seneca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Seneca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wu.
Seneca misses with the head strike.
Seneca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seneca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seneca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Seneca has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Seneca can turn it around.
Seneca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wu's elbow.
Wu pushes Seneca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Wu breaks from the clinch.
Wu misses with a two punch combination.
Wu throws a body shot but no joy. #T4##CL2#
Seneca rushes Wu and presses him up against the cage.
Seneca has Wu pressed against the cage, preventing Wu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Seneca.
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!
Wu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seneca.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seneca.
Seneca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Wu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seneca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wu blocks a body shot from Seneca.
Seneca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Seneca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Seneca misses.
Wu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seneca looks to land a right hand but Wu moved out of range.#CL2#
Seneca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucius Seneca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhang Wu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A shot to the liver by Seneca. Beautiful body shot.
Wu ducks right into an uppercut from Seneca.
Wu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seneca counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #KD2#
Seneca waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Wu. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Wu to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#ROC2#Wu is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seneca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oh Wu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wu wants to get back to his feet but Seneca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wu is trying to control the position but Seneca postures up.
Seneca is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Seneca scoring with punches to the head and body.
Seneca works over Wu with some ground and pound from guard.
Seneca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seneca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wu tries to get out of the position.
Seneca postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seneca loads up on a big left hand. Wu felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Seneca looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Wu can't hide his disappointment, as Seneca celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucius Seneca!
Lucius Seneca bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
SAFO 47 IsMore v Emelianegro
Date: Mar 21, 2020 |
#R1#
No joy there for Seneca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacobs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobs thuds his right hand into Seneca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Jacobs finds it's way through Seneca's defenses.
Seneca lands a nice shot that snaps Jacobs's head back.
Jacobs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seneca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seneca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacobs.
Jacobs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jacobs misses with a straight left.
Seneca steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Seneca scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#KD2#
Seneca catches Jacobs napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Jacobs to the canvas!
#ROC2#
Jacobs is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seneca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oh Jacobs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seneca arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Jacobs's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lucius Seneca!
Lucius Seneca bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
SAFO 42 Frost vs Chaelsson II
Date: Feb 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Mckleskin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mckleskin throws a lazy body kick #CL#
and Seneca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seneca. #TD#
Seneca is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mckleskin can't fight it off and eventually Seneca manages to take the fight to the floor. Mckleskin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seneca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mckleskin scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Seneca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mckleskin keeping moving, preventing Seneca from controlling successfully.
Seneca has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mckleskin is trying to keep Seneca in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckleskin pulls Seneca in close to prevent any damage.
Mckleskin controls Seneca momentarily but Seneca frees himself.
Seneca working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Seneca engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mckleskin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seneca. #SUB2#
Mckleskin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Seneca has his hands clasped together but Mckleskin extends and breaks Seneca's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mckleskin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harnett Mckleskin!
Lucius Seneca spoke after the fight, saying 'Well fuck'.
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Event:
Tuesday Night Fights
Date: Jan 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Seneca staying out of range there.
Ray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seneca staying out of range there.
Ray looks to land a combination but Seneca avoids it well.
Ray looks to land a combination but Seneca avoids it well.
Ray takes one on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Johnathon Ray has been cut.
A punch combination from Ray misses. #TD2#
Seneca looking to score a takedown here. Ray is defending well but Seneca drives through and ends up in Ray's guard.
Ray is adopting a defensive guard.
Seneca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seneca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seneca lands a couple of digs.
Ray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seneca scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seneca is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Seneca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Seneca postures up in Ray's guard and throws a big left but Ray blocks it.
Seneca keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ray's head.
Ray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seneca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seneca works over Ray with some ground and pound from guard.
Seneca lands a couple of elbows.
Seneca throws a big right hand that misses.
Ray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seneca throwing strikes from guard but Ray blocks nicely.
Seneca scoring with some ground and pound.
Ray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ray tries to get out of the position.
Seneca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seneca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Seneca drops back looking for a leg! Ray is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ray manages to kick Seneca off! Seneca jumps back into Ray's guard. #T2#
Seneca throwing strikes but missing.
Seneca throws a big elbow that misses.
Seneca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seneca throws a big right hand that misses.
Seneca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Seneca throws an elbow that misses. Ray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seneca's guard. Nice move by Ray!#REVR#
Ray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ray looking to sit in guard and control but Seneca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T3#
Seneca connects with a couple of short punches.
Ray trying to control the position here.
Ray keeping moving, preventing Seneca from controlling successfully.
Seneca works over Ray with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Seneca drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ray dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Seneca has his hands on Ray's head, controlling the position. #SU#
Ray gets to his feet. Seneca looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnathon Ray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Good exchange - Seneca coming out on top.
Seneca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seneca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#ROC2#
Ray is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Seneca.
Seneca connects with a body shot that sends Ray's belly button to the back.
Ray tries to bum rush Seneca with a series of wild strikes but Seneca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Seneca drops Ray with a big left hand and mounts him. Ray is in big trouble!
Oh Ray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seneca lands a big elbow - Ray is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ray is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lucius Seneca!
A less than humble Lucius Seneca 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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