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Event:
BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 12
Date: Apr 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Medrano scores with a jab. Mateis Laeiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro has been cut.
Medrano throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and Mateis Laeiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Medrano's guard.
Mateis Laeiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Mateis Laeiro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Medrano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Mateis Laeiro is working to tighten his grip on Medrano's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Medrano has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mateis Laeiro is really squeezing tight and eventually Medrano passes out! Mateis Laeiro breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro! |
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Event:
BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 8
Date: Mar 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Medrano has managed to clinch.
Medrano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
Medrano lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Our sources have told us that Medrano has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Medrano has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmes tries to circle away but Medrano has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Medrano has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Medrano has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Medrano has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes tries to break free but Medrano pushes him back against the cage.
Medrano has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Medrano lands a shot to the body.
Holmes looks winded!
Medrano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Medrano with a knee to the head.
Medrano lands a shoulder strike.
Medrano lands a nice elbow. #ROC#Holmes is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Jack Holmes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A fake to the body and Medrano gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Holmes! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Holmes falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mariano Medrano!
An out of breath Mariano Medrano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
BBFC Fight Night 4
Date: Feb 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Medrano ducks right into an uppercut from Mvarre. #CUT2#It looks like Mariano Medrano has been cut.
Medrano tries to clinch but Mvarre moves out of range. #KD2#
Mvarre cracks Medrano with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mvarre has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Medrano to stand back up!#ROC2#Medrano is rocked!
Mvarre scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Medrano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Medrano is breathing heavily.
Mvarre batters Medrano with a massive right followed by a huge left! Medrano is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Mvarre lands a final crushing right hand to drop Medrano to the mat with a gruesome thud! Mvarre is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pierre Mvarre! |
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Event:
BFC 35: Dudayev Vs. Ozbourne
Date: Jan 30, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Canel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Canel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Medrano! #SUB#
Canel is working for a guillotine from mount but Medrano frees his head quite easily.
Medrano is squirming around, avoiding Canel's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Canel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Medrano can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Canel with good strikes from the mount here!#CUT#It looks like Mariano Medrano has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Canel has isolated one of Medrano's arms. Medrano looking to fight him off but Canel twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maikel Canel!
Maikel Canel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
Checkmate Fight Night 14
Date: Nov 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Medrano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Shavers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Medrano throws an elbow but it misses.
Shavers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shavers works on Medrano's body with a couple of short punches.
Shavers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shavers lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavers. #CUT2#It looks like Mariano Medrano has been cut.
Medrano misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shavers.
Medrano lands an elbow inside.
Medrano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medrano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shavers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Shavers lands a head shot.
Shavers digs a good hook to Medrano's body.
Shavers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Medrano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shavers paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Medrano tries to land a front kick but Shavers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Medrano drops his hands momentarily and Shavers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shavers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shavers lands an overhand right.
Medrano looks to land a left hand but Shavers moved out of range nicely.
Shavers tries to counter with a clinch but Medrano shakes him off and moves away.
Medrano wants to clinch.
Medrano misses the body punch #CL2#
and Shavers moves into the clinch.
Medrano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Medrano misses with an elbow over the top.
Shavers avoids the elbow strike from Medrano, against the cage.
Shavers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Medrano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shavers blocking some punches.
I was talking to Medrano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Medrano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Medrano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shavers blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shavers blocks a leg kick.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shavers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Shavers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Medrano lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Earnie Shavers has been cut.
Medrano throws a punch but it's blocked by Shavers.
Shavers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Medrano backwards.
Medrano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Medrano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Shavers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Medrano tries to clinch up.
Shavers wants to counter with a clinch but Medrano pushes him away.#CL2#
Shavers pushes Medrano up against the cage in a clinch.
Shavers avoids the elbow strike from Medrano, against the cage.
Shavers presses Medrano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Medrano tries to land a knee to the head but Shavers blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Shavers.
Medrano is breathing heavily.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Medrano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shavers's brow.
Shavers leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC2#
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Shavers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Shavers has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Medrano.
Shavers lands an uppercut.
Shavers stalls.
Shavers lands a nice elbow.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shavers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shavers.
Shavers lands a body punch.
Shavers digs a right hand into Medrano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Medrano's gas tank. #BC2#
Shavers breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Shavers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shavers has Medrano pressed against the cage.
Shavers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Medrano throws a body punch but Shavers moves out of range.
Medrano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Medrano drops his hands momentarily and Shavers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Medrano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Medrano throws a looping overhand right but Shavers ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Shavers moves into the clinch.
Shavers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shavers working Medrano over with knees to the body.
Shavers stalling against the cage.
Shavers slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Shavers.
A hook to the body from Shavers.
#BC2#
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavers throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Shavers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Medrano at a distance.
Shavers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shavers is looking to slow Medrano down with leg kicks.
Earnie Shavers seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Shavers rushes Medrano and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shavers lands an elbow inside that Medrano shrugs off.
Shavers blocking some punches.
Shavers controlling the action here for a moment.
Medrano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shavers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Medrano or not. #BC2#
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavers cracks Medrano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Medrano misses.
Medrano tries to move into range but Shavers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shavers catches Medrano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medrano throws the kick towards the body but Shavers avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shavers connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Shavers rushes Medrano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Medrano misses with a knee strike.
Shavers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Shavers.
Shavers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shavers.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shavers works on Medrano's body with a couple of short punches.
Shavers avoiding damage.
Shavers lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shavers as the two fighters clinch.
Shavers is working Medrano over against the cage.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Shavers.
#BC2#
Shavers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shavers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Medrano on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shavers. #T2#
Shavers lands an overhand right.
Shavers scores with a shot to the body.
Medrano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shavers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shavers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Medrano's sensitive parts.
Shavers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Medrano if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body punch from Shavers.
Medrano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Medrano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Medrano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shavers connects with the punch.#ROC2#Medrano is rocked!#CL2#
Medrano gets tackled into the cage by Shavers. Shavers maintains the clinch.
Shavers lands a body shot.
Shavers lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Shavers.
Oh Medrano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Shavers - that landed with a thud.
Shavers throws a big uppercut that drops Medrano! More strikes from Shavers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Medrano lies dazed against the cage as Shavers celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earnie Shavers!
During a confident post fight interview, Earnie Shavers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Checkmate Fight Night 12
Date: Oct 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medrano wants to clinch up but Lakis keeps it at a distance.
Lakis attempts a counter takedown but Medrano avoids it well and moves away.
Lakis blocks a leg kick.
Lakis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Medrano.
Medrano throws a leg kick which misses Lakis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lakis tries to avoid it.
Lakis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Medrano throws a head kick but Lakis moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lakis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL2#
Medrano drives through and clinches with Lakis against the cage.
Lakis takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Maris Lakis has been cut.
Lakis blocks the elbow strike.
Medrano landing knees to the head.
Medrano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lakis's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Medrano.
Lakis trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lakis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Medrano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lakis is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medrano tries to throw a body punch but Lakis avoids it by throwing Medrano back against the cage.
Medrano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Medrano lands an elbow inside that Lakis shrugs off. #T1#
Medrano has Lakis pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Lakis is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Medrano - that's hurt Lakis badly! Oh, another knee lands and Lakis is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Lakis doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mariano Medrano!
A relieved looking Mariano Medrano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medrano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anuar on the side of the head. #CL2#
Medrano gets tackled into the cage by Anuar. Anuar maintains the clinch.
Anuar is pushing Medrano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC2#
Anuar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medrano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anuar tries to clinch but Medrano is having none of it.
Mariano Medrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anuar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anuar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Medrano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CUT#It looks like Milo Anuar has been cut.
Medrano moves in looking to clinch but Anuar pushes him off.#CL2#
Anuar has closed the distance and engaged Medrano in a clinch.
Medrano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anuar's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Medrano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Anuar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Mariano Medrano has been cut.#BC2#
Anuar breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Medrano throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Anuar is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mariano Medrano!
A relieved looking Mariano Medrano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Costa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Medrano looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Medrano blocks a jab.
Look low, kick high! Medrano uses the oldest trick in the book to send Costa tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Medrano is absolutely delighted - when Costa wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mariano Medrano!
Mariano Medrano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Pablo Costa spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you everyone for coming here tonight even I didn't get the "W" hope I gave you a entertaining fight.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Tyson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#TD#
Tyson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyson showed some decent athleticism there.
Medrano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Tyson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#ES2#
Medrano kicks off Tyson and gets to his feet. #KD2#
Medrano cracks Tyson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Medrano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tyson to stand back up!#CUT2#
It looks like Travis Tyson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medrano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Medrano!
Medrano is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Medrano shuts the power down on Tyson. Lights out, game over! Medrano is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mariano Medrano!
After winning the bout, Mariano Medrano 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Swas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Medrano tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Swas is in Medrano's guard.
Medrano wants to get back to his feet but Swas passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Medrano wants to stand back up but Swas manages to pass into side control.
Swas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Medrano some visible discomfort.
Medrano takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#ES2#
Medrano bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL#
Medrano tries to keep at a distance but Swas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Medrano missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Swas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Medrano.
Swas tries to counter by clinching up but Medrano breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Swas pushes Medrano up against the cage in a clinch.
Swas tries to work over Medrano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Swas jumps guard and drags Medrano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Swas tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Medrano wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Swas's closed guard. He's half up but Swas has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Swas pivots and extends the arm, Medrano falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Swas! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dalton Swas!
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