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Event:
G | 27: TBA
Date: Jul 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfinski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mike looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#TD#
Mike scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alfinski keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Alfinski is looking for a sweep. Mike is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alfinski is trying is best to control the position here.
Mike missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mike is trying to control. Alfinski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike controlling the action here.
Alfinski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alfinski wants to control but Mike is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Mike content to control rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mike with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alfinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#TD#
Mike shoots in and gets a takedown into Alfinski's guard.
Mike is fighting to break Alfinski's control of his arms but Alfinski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mike throws a big elbow that misses.
Mike throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alfinski is adopting a defensive guard.
Mike controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mike is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Island Training Centre that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#T2#
Alfinski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mike loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alfinski has control of Mike's left arm, preventing Mike from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mike takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alfinski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Paul Mike has been cut.
Mike takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T3#
Mike misses with a takedown attempt
and Alfinski counters with a straight right hand.
Mike shoots and misses
and Alfinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Mike. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD2#
Alfinski drops Mike with a beautiful combination! Mike stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alfinski is looking for the KO!
Mike has his takedown stuffed
and Alfinski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mike is breathing heavily.
Alfinski fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mike to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mike looks to clinch but Alfinski throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mike taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jerry Alfinski!
A relieved looking Jerry Alfinski 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:
G | 23: Burns x Nosferatu
Date: Jul 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike takes one on the button.
Mckean definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mckean stuns Mike with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mckean scores with a nice strike.
Mike shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mckean sprawls well. Mckean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mike gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mckean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mike on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mike closes the distance and clinches up with Mckean, looking for a takedown. Mike pushes Mckean against the cage but Mckean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hank Mckean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Mike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean clobbers Mike with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#It looks like Paul Mike has been cut.
Mckean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mike's hands.
Mckean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mike on the side of the head.
Mckean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mckean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
Mckean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mike at a distance.
Hank Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckean stalks Mike and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mike's face. Mike staggers backwards, shaken.
Mike on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mckean, as that shot connected.
#CUT#That has opened up Paul Mike's cut even more.
Mckean cracks Mike with a hook to the temple - Mike is on wobbly legs here! Mckean swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mike falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mckean wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hank Mckean!
Our winner, Hank Mckean, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
G | 19: Zaitoun x Lock
Date: Jul 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mike tries to score a body lock takedown but Stallone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mike prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mike is looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Stallone.
#TD#
Stallone pulls guard successfully.
Mike in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mike told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Stallone wants to stand and escape but Mike is having none of it.
Stallone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike is looking to work some ground and pound but Stallone has wrist control.
Stallone is trying to control the position but Mike postures up. #T1#
Mike is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mike tries to free his leg and advance position but Stallone is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mike's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mike loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mike cracks Stallone with a solid left hand.
Stallone is trying to keep Mike in close.
Stallone has momentary wrist control but Mike slips an elbow through the middle.
Stallone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mike sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stallone wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Mike cracks Stallone with a solid left hand.
Stallone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mike sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stallone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stallone working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stallone is looking to clinch but Mike is avoiding it.
Stallone shoots and misses #TD2#
and Mike decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stallone's guard.#SUB#
Stallone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stallone is breathing heavily.#T3#
Mike distracts Stallone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mike scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stallone doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SUB#
Stallone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mike is aware though and is defending well.
Mike controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mike is in close to Stallone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mike lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mike postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mike connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Mike scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC2#Stallone is rocked!
Mike sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mike prevents Stallone from getting back to his feet.
Mike showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mike cracks Stallone with a solid left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mike is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mike won't allow Stallone to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mike dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Mike feints and as Stallone raises his hands in defense, Mike changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mike content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mike is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stallone controls Mike momentarily but Mike frees himself.
Mike looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mike has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Stallone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stallone wants to sweep here but Mike controlling him for the moment.
Mike controlling from the top position.
Mike is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mike landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Stallone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mike stands up over Stallone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Stallone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mike has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stallone has momentary wrist control but Mike slips an elbow through the middle.
Mike is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mike preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mike slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stallone seems to have got his legs back now.
Paul Mike has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mike is working Stallone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mike makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mike controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mike lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mike is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
Mike working some strikes from top position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mike pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stallone is keeping the position for now.
Stallone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Stallone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mike doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mike manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mike is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mike lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mike working some strikes from top position.
Mike postures up and lands a big shot to Stallone's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mike showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Mike looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stallone is fending him off so far but Mike persists. Nope, Stallone circles away and we're back to standing.
Stallone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Mike decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mike is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stallone is trying to stand.
Mike controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Mike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone trying to hold on to Mike's head to control him but Mike postures up.
Mike controlling the action here.#T1#
Stallone is trying to control but can't.
Mike slips a nice elbow through Stallone's hands, connecting with Stallone's forehead.
Mike looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mike controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Stallone is out! Mike gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Mike! |
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Event:
G | 13: TBA
Date: Jun 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike shoots in looking for a takedown but Krueger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mike's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krueger throwing a counter right hand but Mike manages to avoid it.
Mike has his takedown stuffed
and Krueger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Paul Mike has been cut.
Mike misses with a takedown
and Krueger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bale Krueger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Mike.
Mike shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krueger as he avoids it easily.
Krueger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mike tries for a takedown but Krueger circles away easily
and Krueger rattles Mike with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Mike tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Krueger dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Mike stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bale Krueger! |
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Event:
G | 11: McGraugh x Guzman
Date: Jun 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Joemez.
Joemez throws a nice outside leg kick. #TD2#
Mike fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Joemez to the ground. Mike is now in Joemez's guard.
Mike sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Joemez's guard.
Mike trying to control the pace.
Joemez trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mike frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Joemez wants to hold on but Mike pushes him away.
Mike has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joemez's face.
#T1#
Mike breaks from Joemez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mike controlling his opponent.
Joemez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mike punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joemez is desperately trying to improve his position but Mike has a good base and remains in mount.
Mike lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC2#Joemez is rocked!
Mike softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Joemez is out cold! Mike jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Mike! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Islandish gets caught flat footed, as Mike shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mike looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mike slips nicely into half guard.
Mike looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mike lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Islandish is trying to stand.
Islandish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mike is working away from the top position though.#T1#
Mike scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mike is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Islandish pushes Mike off looking to stand but Mike dives back in and keeps control.
Islandish on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Islandish wants to get back to his feet.
Islandish on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mike lands a nice short elbow.
Mike is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mike winds up and cracks Islandish with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Mike. #T2#
Mike working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mike stops Islandish from getting back to his feet.
Mike is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Islandish can do anything to dispel that myth.
Islandish on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC#Islandish is rocked!
Mike lands strikes from half guard.
Mike looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Islandish on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mike lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Islandish! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mike jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Mike! |
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