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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 42
Date: Aug 23, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Allen scores with punches from side control.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Allen staying calm.#SUB2#
Allen has hold of Jackson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jackson seems comfortable defending it but Allen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jackson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jackson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Allen couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roland Allen! |
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Event:
RRFC Challengers 44
Date: Jul 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henriksen throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henriksen.
Henriksen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henriksen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Henriksen lands a high kick!
A lazy left from Henriksen finds it's target.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Henriksen counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriksen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Henriksen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henriksen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henriksen pushes Allen away with a front kick.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
letting Henriksen counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Henriksen's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD#
and Henriksen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Henriksen is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Henriksen seems to be working for a kimura but Allen defends the submission attempt.#T2#
Allen wants to control but Henriksen is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Henriksen seems to be working for a kimura but Allen defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Allen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Allen is trying to maintain the position but Henriksen is very close to passing his half guard.#T3##SUB2#
Allen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Allen actively working from the bottom here.
Henriksen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Henriksen looks to land a strike but Allen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Allen looking to control but Henriksen passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Henriksen is working for a submission of some sort.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Allen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henriksen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henriksen's back!#SUB2#
Allen tightening his grip on Henriksen, looking for the choke.
Allen lands a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henriksen trying to control the position but Allen manages to sink in the hooks.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Henriksen 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#
Henriksen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by Henriksen there.
Both fighters circling a little - Henriksen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Henriksen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henriksen wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henriksen avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Henriksen lands a head kick. Allen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab from Henriksen.
Henriksen tries a head kick but it misses.
Henriksen gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T2#
Henriksen is trying to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Allen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Allen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henriksen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Henriksen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Henriksen trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Henriksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Allen wants to take a breather but Henriksen is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henriksen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Henriksen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Allen is working for a kimura but Henriksen is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
Allen is controlling the pace.
Henriksen tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
Allen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henriksen is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Allen is trying to control. Henriksen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henriksen moves into full guard.
Henriksen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Henriksen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Allen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henriksen keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Henriksen looking to control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Henriksen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Nice shot lands for Henriksen.
Henriksen tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Henriksen finds it's way through Allen's defenses.
Henriksen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henriksen with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
and Henriksen counters with a straight right hand.
Henriksen with a nice cross.
Henriksen misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Allen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #T1#
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henriksen wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Henriksen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Allen wants to control from the top but Henriksen keeps moving.
Allen throws an elbow that misses. Henriksen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allen's guard. Nice move by Henriksen!#REVR##SUB2#
Allen working for a triangle but Henriksen defends it easily.
#T2#
Allen trying to keep a closed guard but Henriksen is proving a slippery customer.
Henriksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen is pulling down on Henriksen's head. It's preventing any offense from Henriksen, at least for the moment.
Henriksen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3##SUB2#
Allen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henriksen pushes down on Allen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henriksen wants to free his trapped foot but Allen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roland Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen tries to roll over but Henriksen keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henriksen in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Allen is defending against the submission attempts here by Henriksen.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Allen trying to control from the bottom.
Allen punching from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Allen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henriksen pulls his head out easily.
Allen won't allow Henriksen to pass to mount. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Henriksen counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Henriksen thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Henriksen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henriksen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Henriksen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Karl Henriksen thanked Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
RRFC Challengers 41
Date: Jun 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
Allen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reynolds sprawls and moves away.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Allen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown. Reynolds fights it but they end up in guard.
Reynolds looks winded!
Allen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Allen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Allen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Allen seems to have locked his on tight now - Reynolds screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Allen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Roland Allen! |
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Event:
RRFC 40: Weeks vs Diaz
Date: May 23, 2020 |
#R1#
Van Bromer misses with a double jab.
Van Bromer misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Bromer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been told by Van Bromer's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Bromer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Bromer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Bromer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Allen tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Bromer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Bromer scores with a one two! Allen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Bromer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen with the counter takedown but Van Bromer avoids it easily.#T1#
Van Bromer lands a head kick. Allen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Bromer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen feints the counter takedown.
Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Bromer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet.
Van Bromer throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Allen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allen.
Van Bromer working a defensive guard here.
Allen postures up and lands a big shot to Van Bromer's brow.
Van Bromer pulls Allen in close to his closed guard and prevents Allen from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB2#
Allen drops back looking for a leg! Van Bromer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Bromer manages to kick Allen off! Allen jumps back into Van Bromer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Bromer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Allen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Allen chips away with some ground and pound.
Allen is fighting to break Van Bromer's control of his arms but Van Bromer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Bromer wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Van Bromer keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Van Bromer keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Van Bromer pushes Allen up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Allen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allen is trying to break free.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Bromer just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Allen drags the fight down to the ground.
Van Bromer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Van Bromer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Van Bromer looking to pass the guard.
Van Bromer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Van Bromer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Allen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Bromer has managed to get both his arms back between Allen's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Bromer trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Van Bromer is posturing up here but Allen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Van Bromer tries to roll out but it's too tight and Van Bromer has to tap! Slick submission there by Allen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roland Allen!
The defeated Matt Van Bromer had this to say: 'That's not good'.
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