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Event:
DMMA 168 Hightower vs Tyler
Date: Feb 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Floyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Floyd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Face manages to circle out of the way.
Floyd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Face sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Floyd shoots in and drives through. Face sprawls well.#CL#
Floyd moves into the clinch.
Face makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Floyd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Face misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Floyd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Face - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Floyd works on Face's body with a couple of short punches.
Face struggles to land a body shot inside as Floyd controls his hands.
Floyd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Face tries to stall but Floyd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T1#
Floyd fails to pull guard.
Face throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Floyd - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Floyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD#
Floyd pulls guard.
Face tries to free his leg and advance position but Floyd is retaining full guard.
Face is looking to stand up but Floyd won't let him.
Floyd controlling Face's posture. #SUB#
Face got a little sloppy there for a moment and Floyd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Face has managed to get both his arms back between Floyd's legs - danger averted.
Face is looking to stand up but Floyd won't let him. #T2#
Face won't allow Floyd to get back to his feet.
Floyd keeping full guard, as Face tries to pass.
Face has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Floyd is proving hard to escape from.
Floyd wants to sweep here but Face controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Face wants to clinch.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.#T3##CL2#
Face gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Face digs a right hand into Floyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Floyd's gas tank.
Floyd blocks an elbow strike from Face.
Floyd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Face or not.
Face scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Joshua Floyd has been cut.
Face looking to throw knees to the head but Floyd is blocking nicely.
Floyd is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Face pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Face makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Floyd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Face is defending well for now.
Face misses with the head strike.
Floyd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Face walks away with a smile on his face. Floyd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Floyd doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Floyd. #T4#
Floyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Floyd tries to clinch but Face moves out of range.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Face fails in his attempt to clinch.
Floyd goes for a double leg but Face avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Face continues to drive forward.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Floyd is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Face to keep the fight standing.
Face scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Face.
Face landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puncher Face dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Floyd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Floyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Face.
Floyd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD#
Floyd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Floyd there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Floyd is working for a kimura but Face is defending it quite comfortably.
Face is trying to stand back up but Floyd is controlling him
#T1#
Floyd wants to control but Face is keeping him busy.
Floyd is looking to stall here but Face recovers full guard.
Face keeping full guard, as Floyd tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Floyd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Face dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Face won't allow Floyd to sweep him here. #SUB#
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Face has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2##SU2#
Face stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Floyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Face circles away.
Face throws out a counter right but Floyd avoids it with no problem.
Floyd fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Face forces Floyd back against the cage and clinches.
Face misses with a knee strike.
Floyd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Face smiles and moves away.
Floyd shoots in and drives through. Face sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Floyd moves in looking to clinch but Face pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Face misses.
Puncher Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Floyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Face circles away.
Floyd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Floyd shoots in but Face avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Floyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Face circles away.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Floyd keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Floyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Face is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Floyd with a body shot.
Face stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Face wants it to stay on the feet.
Face's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Floyd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Face scrambles back to his feet.
Floyd tries to clinch but Face moves out of range.
Face wants to clinch up but Floyd keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Face stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Floyd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puncher Face showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joshua Floyd's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Floyd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Face sprawls well. Face wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Floyd gets slowly back to his feet.
Floyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Face swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Face is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Floyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Face is looking for the big counter here.
Joshua Floyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch but Floyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Face gets a clinch. #T1#
Floyd tries to pull guard but Face holds him up against the cage and eventually Floyd drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Face.
Face is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Floyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Face creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Floyd manages to break the clinch.
Floyd tries to clinch there but Face circles away.
Face is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Face tries to clinch but Floyd moves out of range.
Floyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joshua Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##CL#
Floyd rushes Face and presses him up against the cage.
Floyd avoiding damage as Face throws knees to the body.
Floyd jumps guard but Face stands there with Floyd around his waist. Floyd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Floyd wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC#
Floyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Face but Face pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Floyd looks for a takedown but Face sprawls well.
Puncher Face is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3##CL2#
Face pushes Floyd up against the cage in a clinch.
Floyd displaying some good clinch control by pressing Face up against the cage.
Floyd wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Face.
Face stalling in the clinch.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Floyd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Floyd can't find room to land a body shot as Face controls the action.
Floyd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Floyd misses with some punches.
Face tries to land a knee to the head but Floyd blocks with his arms.
Floyd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Face avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Floyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Floyd manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU2#
Face stands up from Floyd's guard - Face perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL2#
Face fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Floyd, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puncher Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Face winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puncher Face!
During a confident post fight interview, Puncher Face thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
DMMA 163 Puno vs Panda
Date: Jan 15, 2023 |
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Floyd is defended easily by Vyr.
Vyr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Floyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vyr.
Floyd is looking to counter the offense by Vyr and move into the clinch.
Floyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vyr throws out the jab.
Floyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Floyd ducks under a wild hook from Vyr.
Floyd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Floyd slips a jab from Vyr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd moves out of range as Vyr strikes.
Floyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vyr throws out the jab.
Floyd seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vyr throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Floyd counters by moving into the clinch.
Floyd prevents Vyr from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Floyd letting Vyr take a breather here.#T1#
Floyd is trying to drag Vyr to the mat but Vyr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vyr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vyr trying to control the position but instead, Floyd has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vyr into the cage.
Floyd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vyr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Floyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Vyr.
Vyr scores with a shot to the body.
Vyr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Floyd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vyr is looking to stand up but Floyd isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Floyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Floyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Vyr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Floyd wants to pass the guard but Vyr is keeping the position.
Floyd prevents Vyr from getting back to his feet.
Floyd is looking to work some ground and pound but Vyr has wrist control.
Floyd landing some decent shots from guard.
Vyr wants to stand but Floyd is controlling the position.
Floyd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3##ES2#
Vyr pushes Floyd off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vyr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Floyd.
Vlastimil Vyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vyr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Joshua Floyd has been cut.
Floyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vyr.
Floyd staying out of range there.
Floyd appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vlastimil Vyr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Floyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Floyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Vyr circles away.
#CL#
Floyd moves into the clinch.
Floyd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Floyd fails to land.
Floyd works on Vyr's body with a couple of short punches.
A frustrated look appears on Vyr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Floyd looking to slow down the pace here.
Floyd is trying to maintain a safe position but Vyr gets an underhook and turns Floyd into the cage.#T4#
Vyr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Floyd misses with the head strike.
Floyd is working for takedown but Vyr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vyr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Floyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vyr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Floyd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vyr can turn it around.#BC2#
Vyr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vyr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Floyd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vyr throws a lazy right hand but Floyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vyr throws a jab but it's blocked by Floyd. #CL#
Floyd closes the distance and pushes Vyr back into the cage.
Floyd has Vyr pressed against the cage, preventing Vyr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Floyd - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Floyd wants a takedown but no success here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlastimil Vyr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Floyd's cut.
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#
Vyr swats away the attempt to clinch by Floyd.
Floyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Vyr circles away.
Vyr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Floyd has time to react.
Vyr with a hook.
A lazy left from Vyr finds it's target.
Floyd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vyr's waist but Vyr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Floyd off to one side. #KD2#
Vyr cracks Floyd with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vyr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Floyd to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vyr.#TD#
Floyd gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Floyd is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vyr wants to get back to his feet.#T1##SUB#
Floyd is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vyr is looking to escape.
Floyd has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Floyd throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vyr is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vyr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Floyd looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Floyd misses with a head shot.#T2#
Floyd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vyr is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floyd with a couple of short strikes.
Vyr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Floyd 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.
Floyd punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vyr tries to buck Floyd off but he can't manage it.
Floyd looking to ground and pound but Vyr is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floyd throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Floyd trying to control but Vyr is having none of it. #T3#
Floyd won't let Vyr get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Floyd looking to finish Vyr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vyr!#ROC#Vyr is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Vlastimil Vyr has been cut.
Floyd lands a big elbow - Vyr is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Vyr is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joshua Floyd!
Joshua Floyd seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
DMMA 154 Panda vs Viikinki
Date: Nov 26, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Floyd gets the takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Floyd is trying to get an arm triangle but Bowy is defending well.
Floyd throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Floyd trying to control the action but Bowy is working from the bottom.
Floyd has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bowy!
Floyd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Floyd with the ground and pound from mount. #CUT2#It looks like Luke Bowy has been cut.
Bowy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Floyd landing strikes from the mount and Bowy is in trouble!
Floyd wants to stand but Bowy is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowy tries to hold on but Floyd pushes him away. #T1##SUB2#
Floyd wants to finish this one by submission but Bowy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Floyd.
Floyd throwing strikes here but Bowy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bowy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Floyd there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Floyd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Floyd is looking to stand but Bowy has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Bowy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Floyd lands a heavy elbow. #CUT2#Luke Bowy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luke Bowy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joshua Floyd!
Our winner, Joshua Floyd, 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:
DMMA Friday Night Fights VI
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Floyd wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Floyd stuffs the takedown attempt from Kowalski. Kowalski gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
Floyd closes the distance and clinches.
Floyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kowalski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Floyd. #TD2#
Floyd successfully pulls guard.
Kowalski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowalski 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.
Kowalski landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Kowalski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd wants to sweep here but Kowalski controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Kowalski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kowalski is stalling in the full guard.
Kowalski connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Floyd has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.
Kowalski scoring with some ground and pound.
Floyd working a defensive guard here.
Kowalski chips away with some ground and pound.
Kowalski is working Floyd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kowalski is in close to Floyd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Floyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Kowalski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Floyd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Floyd has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Floyd has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kowalski should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Floyd has tightened it up now! Kowalski should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joshua Floyd!
Our winner, Joshua Floyd, 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:
DMMA Friday Night Fights 2
Date: Jul 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Puno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Floyd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Puno scrambles back to his feet.#CUT#It looks like Adan Puno has been cut.
Floyd tries to land a front kick but Puno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Floyd closes the distance and clinches up with Puno, looking for a takedown. Floyd pushes Puno against the cage but Puno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Floyd does no damage.
Puno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Floyd.
Floyd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Floyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Floyd backing away here, and Puno unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Floyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Floyd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Floyd scrambles back to his feet.
Puno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Floyd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puno tries to avoid it but Floyd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puno to the ground. Puno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Floyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Floyd shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Floyd showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Floyd is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Puno as he works his way to full guard.
#T1#
Puno keeping moving, preventing Floyd from controlling successfully.
Puno has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Floyd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Floyd stands up over Puno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Puno lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Floyd is looking for a triangle here but Puno uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#T2#
Floyd prevents Puno from improving position.
Floyd tries to improve position but can't.
Floyd looks to move to half guard but instead Puno has passed into mount! Damn!
Puno prevents Floyd from getting the reversal.
Puno controlling the pace for now.
Floyd is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T3#
Puno avoids the attempt from Floyd to control.
Floyd is wriggling around trying to escape.
Floyd is working hard here to advance position.
Floyd wants to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
Floyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Puno controlling from mount.
Floyd working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adan Puno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adan Puno's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Floyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno slips under a jab.
Joshua Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Floyd goes for a double leg but Puno avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Puno continues to drive forward.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
Puno misses with a knee to the head.
Floyd prevents a body shot from Puno.
Puno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Floyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Floyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Floyd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Puno smiles and moves away.
Puno loads up on a big right hand but Floyd slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd scores with a head kick.
Puno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puno.
Puno scores with a punch to the head.#CUT2#It looks like Joshua Floyd has been cut.
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!
Floyd throws a right hand that misses
and Puno counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Floyd blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Puno slams his shin into Floyd's torso.
Puno works Floyd's body with a nice hook.
Puno throws a jab when Floyd was well out of range.
Puno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Floyd connects with an inside leg kick.
Puno connects with a single shot there.
Floyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puno thumps Floyd with a low kick.
Puno scores with a hook.
Floyd throws a chopping leg kick but Puno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Puno moves forwards but Floyd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adan Puno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Floyd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Floyd there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd misses with a straight left.
Floyd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puno backs up against the cage.
Puno swinging wildly here.
Floyd quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Puno as Floyd shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Floyd looks to throw a body kick
and Puno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD2#
Puno cracks Floyd with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Floyd looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Puno finish him?
#ROC2#Floyd is rocked!
Puno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Floyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Floyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puno.
Floyd seems to have got his legs back now.
A left lands for Floyd.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown but Puno shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Floyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Floyd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Floyd looks to throw the jab but Puno is out of range. #T3#
Puno throws a leg kick but Floyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Floyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Floyd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Puno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puno throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
Floyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Puno misses with an uppercut.
Adan Puno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puno slaps away a takedown attempt from Floyd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Puno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Floyd. That did some damage!
Puno thumps Floyd with a low kick.
Puno throws out a loose jab but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Floyd moves out of range of the body kick.
Floyd shoots in but Puno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puno throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL#
Floyd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno misses with a punch on the inside.
Puno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Floyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Floyd looking to stall.
Puno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puno is leaning against Floyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Puno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adan Puno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Puno misses with a hook. Floyd ducked under it nicely.
Floyd tries to counter with a takedown but Puno is quick to defend against it.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Floyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Floyd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Floyd misses with a leg kick.
Floyd throws a body kick that misses
enabling Puno to counter with a crisp jab.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Floyd moves away.
Floyd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puno defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Puno lands a big right hand that sends Floyd crashing to the mat! Puno stays standing though and waves Floyd back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Puno lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Floyd - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Puno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adan Puno!
A relieved looking Adan Puno 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:
DMMA 114 Pinks vs Martin
Date: Jun 18, 2022 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Billingsly.
Floyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Billingsly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Floyd has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#TD2#
Floyd gets the takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Floyd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Billingsly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Floyd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Billingsly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Floyd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Billingsly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Billingsly tries to get out of the position.
Billingsly dodges the ground and pound from Floyd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Floyd asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T1##SUB2#
Floyd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Billingsly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Billingsly is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Floyd is controlling him well.
Floyd tries to score with some ground and pound. Billingsly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #SUB2#
Floyd tries for a kimura but Billingsly is defending well.
Billingsly wants to control but Floyd postures up.
A lull in the action here as Floyd stalls from top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Billingsly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB2#
Floyd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Billingsly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2#
Floyd tries to move into full mount but can't pass Billingsly's legs.
Floyd wants to take a breather but Billingsly manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Floyd.
Floyd looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Floyd has gone for a leg lock! Billingsly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Floyd's guard.#REVR##T3#
Floyd keeping moving, preventing Billingsly from controlling successfully.
Floyd controls Billingsly momentarily but Billingsly frees himself.
Floyd keeping full guard, as Billingsly tries to pass.
Billingsly wants to get up but he can't break Floyd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Floyd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Billingsly wants to stand but Floyd is controlling his posture from full guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Floyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Floyd, not yet. #SUB2#
Floyd has an active guard here but Billingsly has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Billingsly seems content to control.
Floyd wants to improve his position but Billingsly is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billingsly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Floyd is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Billingsly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Billingsly's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Floyd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Floyd throws a good cross that connects.
Billingsly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Floyd stuffs the takedown attempt from Billingsly. Billingsly gets slowly back to his feet.
Floyd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Billingsly shoots in but Floyd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Floyd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Billingsly with a body shot.
Billingsly throws a body shot but no joy.
Billingsly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Floyd.
Floyd looks for the body kick but Billingsly saw that one coming.
Billingsly throws the kick towards the body but Floyd avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly tries to close the distance and clinch but Floyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Floyd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Floyd leaves Billingsly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Billingsly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Billingsly.
Floyd wants to clinch up but Billingsly keeps it at a distance.
Floyd misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T1#
Floyd cracks Billingsly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Floyd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Floyd misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Billingsly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Floyd clinches up with Billingsly and pushes him back against the cage.
Billingsly working aggressively here.
Floyd blocking some punches.
#TD2#
Floyd ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Floyd no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Floyd looking for a guillotine here but Billingsly defends easily.
#SUB2#
Floyd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Billingsly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Billingsly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Billingsly is looking to stand up but Floyd won't let him. #T2#
Floyd wants to sweep here but Billingsly controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Billingsly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Floyd on the ground.
Billingsly wants to get up but he can't break Floyd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Floyd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Billingsly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Floyd keeping moving, preventing Billingsly from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Floyd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Billingsly passes into half guard.
#T3#
Floyd is trying to maintain the position but Billingsly is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Floyd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Floyd is trying to keep Billingsly in close.
Floyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Floyd is looking to sweep but instead, Billingsly has passed into half guard.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Billingsly prevents Floyd from improving his position.
Floyd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Floyd is looking to improve his position.
Billingsly seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Billingsly prevents Floyd from improving his position.
Floyd is pressing down on Billingsly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Floyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Billingsly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Floyd leaves Billingsly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Floyd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Floyd throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Billingsly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Billingsly shoots in and drives through. Floyd sprawls well.
Billingsly misses with a leg kick
enabling Floyd to counter with a crisp jab.
Billingsly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.
Floyd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Billingsly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Floyd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Floyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Billingsly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Floyd is fending him off so far but Billingsly persists. Nope, Floyd circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Billingsly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Billingsly.
Billingsly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Floyd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billingsly. Floyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Floyd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Billingsly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Floyd throws out the jab. #T1##TD2#
Floyd fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Billingsly sprawls well initially but Floyd persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Floyd is trying to control. Billingsly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Floyd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Billingsly is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Billingsly is defending against the submission attempts here by Floyd.
#SUB2#
Billingsly is defending against the submission attempts here by Floyd.
#SUB2#
Floyd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Billingsly defends it well. #T2##SUB2#
Floyd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floyd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Floyd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Floyd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Billingsly defending well though.
Chad Billingsly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##SUB2#
Floyd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Billingsly has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Floyd is working for a kimura but Billingsly is defending it quite comfortably.
Joshua Floyd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Floyd is controlling the pace.
Billingsly is trying is best to control the position here. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Floyd performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Billingsly moves into full guard.
Floyd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Billingsly is looking to stand up but Floyd isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Floyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Floyd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Floyd!
Joshua Floyd decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
DMMA 107 Pinks vs Kersikov
Date: May 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Kearney cracks a nice hook into Floyd's ribs.
Kearney swings for the body but Floyd moves out of range.
Kearney misses with a wild body shot.
Floyd is looking to clinch.
Kearney let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kearney throws a jab when Floyd was well out of range.
Floyd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kearney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kearney connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Floyd.
Floyd scores with a nice body kick.
#CL2#
Floyd gets tackled into the cage by Kearney. Kearney maintains the clinch.
Kearney struggles to land a body shot inside as Floyd controls his hands.
Floyd blocks an uppercut.
Floyd works on Kearney's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Floyd.
Floyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kearney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Floyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kearney's elbow.
Kearney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kearney.
Floyd digs a right hand underneath Kearney's ribcage. Kearney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kearney looks winded!#T1##BC#
Floyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kearney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Floyd. Floyd obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Floyd as he connects with a hook.
Floyd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Kearney finds it's way through Floyd's defenses. #TD#
Floyd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Floyd lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Floyd sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kearney's guard.
Kearney is looking to improve his position.
Floyd wants to free his trapped foot but Kearney is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Floyd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kearney is pressing down on Floyd's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T2#
Floyd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kearney working a defensive guard here.
Floyd won't allow Kearney to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd wants to control from the top but Kearney keeps moving.
Kearney looking for a sweep. Not yet Kearney, not yet.
Kearney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Floyd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kearney wants to control from the top but Floyd keeps moving. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kearney avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3##SUB#
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kearney is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Floyd working for a triangle but Kearney defends it easily.
#SUB#
Floyd has his foot on Kearney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kearney works his way back into a safe position though.
Kearney 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.
Floyd keeping moving, preventing Kearney from controlling successfully. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Floyd working for a triangle but Kearney defends it easily.
Kearney trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
Kearney stopping the sweep attempt from Floyd.
Kearney is looking to work some ground and pound but Floyd has wrist control.
Kearney showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Floyd is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kearney has his hands clasped together but Floyd extends and breaks Kearney's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Floyd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Floyd!
During a confident post fight interview, Joshua Floyd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
DMMA 98: Kersikov vs Hightower
Date: Apr 16, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Floyd has Tannenbaum up against the cage in a clinch.
Floyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Floyd. #BC2#
Tannenbaum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Floyd or perhaps it was just good defense by Tannenbaum, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Tannenbaum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tannenbaum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floyd.
Floyd scores with a nice body kick.
Floyd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Tannenbaum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tannenbaum.
Floyd throws a leg kick
and Tannenbaum finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd walks into a jab.
Floyd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#CL#
Floyd closes the distance and pushes Tannenbaum back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tannenbaum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Floyd lands an elbow just above Tannenbaum 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Klaus Tannenbaum has been cut.
Floyd prevents a body shot from Tannenbaum. #T1#
Tannenbaum tries to throw a body punch but Floyd avoids it by throwing Tannenbaum back against the cage.
Tannenbaum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Floyd scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Floyd breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Floyd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Floyd prevents Tannenbaum from improving his position.
Floyd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tannenbaum knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tannenbaum tries to roll over but Floyd keeps him under control.#SUB#
Floyd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tannenbaum has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tannenbaum trying to control but Floyd postures up.
#T2#
Tannenbaum is trying is best to control the position here. #SUB#
Floyd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tannenbaum trying to control but Floyd postures up.
Floyd trying to control from Tannenbaum's half guard. Tannenbaum has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Floyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Floyd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Floyd won't allow Tannenbaum to sweep him here. #T3#
Floyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tannenbaum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Floyd is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tannenbaum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tannenbaum is looking to stand up but Floyd isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Floyd is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Tannenbaum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Floyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Floyd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tannenbaum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Tannenbaum responds with a good body kick, but Floyd manages to step out the way in time.
Floyd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tannenbaum's head backwards.
Floyd throws a wild body kick that Tannenbaum sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick from Floyd, right into the meat of the thigh.
Floyd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tannenbaum swivels and escapes.#T4#
Floyd throws a front kick that sends Tannenbaum stumbling back into the cage.
Tannenbaum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Floyd looks to land a left hand but Tannenbaum moved out of range nicely.
Tannenbaum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tannenbaum moves out of range of the body kick from Floyd.
Tannenbaum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Floyd. That did some damage!
Tannenbaum has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Floyd.
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!
Floyd lands with a cross.
Tannenbaum delivers a nice body kick.
Floyd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tannenbaum moves out of range of the body kick.
Floyd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Floyd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tannenbaum needs to keep his hands up - Floyd had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Floyd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Tannenbaum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Floyd instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Tannenbaum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Floyd throws a lazy body kick
and Tannenbaum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tannenbaum moves out of range as Floyd strikes.
Tannenbaum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Floyd throws a hook but Tannenbaum blocks it.
Tannenbaum throws a shot to the body.
Tannenbaum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tannenbaum throws a nice looking combination but Floyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Floyd clinches up against the cage.
Tannenbaum wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum tries to circle away but Floyd has him pinned against the cage.
Floyd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Floyd lands with a left to the head.
Floyd jumps guard but Tannenbaum stands there with Floyd around his waist. Floyd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tannenbaum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1##BC#
Floyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Floyd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Floyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tannenbaum.
Floyd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tannenbaum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tannenbaum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Floyd's hands.
Tannenbaum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Floyd misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Floyd misses.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown but Tannenbaum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Tannenbaum. Those never looked like landing.
Tannenbaum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.#CL#
Floyd has closed the distance and engaged Tannenbaum in a clinch.
Tannenbaum avoids a wild elbow strike from Floyd.
I was talking to Floyd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tannenbaum is looking to control Floyd's arms but Floyd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tannenbaum has his back to the cage.
Tannenbaum wants to get back to striking at distance but Floyd won't allow it.
#T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Floyd.
Floyd lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd can't find room to land a body shot as Tannenbaum controls the action.
#TD#
Floyd jumps guard and drags Tannenbaum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tannenbaum trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
Floyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tannenbaum can do to turn this around?
Floyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Floyd, not yet. #SUB#
Floyd is looking for a triangle but Tannenbaum pushes his legs off easily.
Tannenbaum is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Floyd keeping moving, preventing Tannenbaum from controlling successfully. #T3#
Floyd looking to control.
#SUB#
Floyd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Floyd is trying to control the position but Tannenbaum postures up.
Floyd wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Floyd has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tannenbaum is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Floyd.
Tannenbaum trying to control the action but Floyd is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Floyd is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tannenbaum is controlling the pace.
Floyd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Floyd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tannenbaum pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Floyd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Tannenbaum's cut.
That's time! Floyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Floyd misses with a hook.
Tannenbaum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joshua Floyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Tannenbaum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Floyd checks it well.
Tannenbaum moves out of range of the body kick from Floyd.
Tannenbaum throws a shot from downtown. Floyd moves away and avoids it.#TD#
Floyd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tannenbaum is looking to reverse the position.
Tannenbaum sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Floyd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tannenbaum keeps working.
Tannenbaum wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Floyd is trying to work for a kimura but Tannenbaum is defending well.
#SUB#
Floyd seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1#
Floyd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tannenbaum defending well though.
Tannenbaum is trying is best to control the position here.
Tannenbaum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Floyd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tannenbaum sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Floyd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tannenbaum has managed to free his arm - good work.
Floyd wants to free his trapped foot but Tannenbaum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Floyd drops an elbow to the side of Tannenbaum's head. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Floyd is trying to work for a kimura but Tannenbaum is defending well.
Floyd wants to take a breather but Tannenbaum is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tannenbaum is looking for a sweep. Floyd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tannenbaum regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Floyd.
Tannenbaum has control of Floyd's left arm, preventing Floyd from doing any damage.
Tannenbaum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Floyd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joshua Floyd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Tannenbaum 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.
Tannenbaum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Floyd closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Tannenbaum manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Floyd.
Tannenbaum lands a body shot.
Tannenbaum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joshua Floyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Floyd rushes Tannenbaum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tannenbaum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tannenbaum working hard to break the clinch.
Floyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tannenbaum.
Floyd prevents a body shot from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum swings wildly with an uppercut but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klaus Tannenbaum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Tannenbaum tries to circle away but Floyd has him pinned against the cage.
Floyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tannenbaum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tannenbaum tries to break the clinch but Floyd is controlling the position.
Tannenbaum tries to stall but Floyd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC2#
Tannenbaum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Floyd tries for a takedown but Tannenbaum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Floyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tannenbaum. Tannenbaum obviously looking to wear him down.
Floyd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Floyd misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joshua Floyd.
Well Floyd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Floyd!
Our winner, Joshua Floyd, 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:
DMMA 89: Tucker vs Ilmarinen
Date: Mar 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Rajnahn wants to clinch up but Floyd keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Rajnahn gets tackled into the cage by Floyd. Floyd maintains the clinch.
Floyd scores with a shoulder strike.
Floyd works on Rajnahn's body with a couple of short punches.
Floyd tries to work over Rajnahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Floyd lands a nice knee to the body. #BC2#
Floyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Floyd gets a clinch. #BC2#
Floyd breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Floyd has Rajnahn up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Floyd manages to break the clinch.
Rajnahn wants to clinch.
Floyd avoids the body shot from Rajnahn.
#CL2#
Floyd instigates a clinch.
Rajnahn is trying to stall.
Rajnahn tries to circle away but Floyd has him pinned against the cage.#T1#
Floyd digs a right hand underneath Rajnahn's ribcage. Rajnahn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Floyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rajnahn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Floyd blocks a body shot from Rajnahn.
Floyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Floyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Rajnahn.#CL2#
Floyd takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Floyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Floyd has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL2#
Floyd moves into range and clinches up with Rajnahn.
Floyd can't find room to land a body shot as Rajnahn controls the action.
Floyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rajnahn backwards. #BC2#
Floyd breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Floyd rushes Rajnahn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Floyd looking to throw knees to the head but Rajnahn is blocking nicely.
Floyd tries to work over Rajnahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Floyd has Rajnahn pressed against the cage, preventing Rajnahn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Floyd is leaning against Rajnahn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Floyd lands a body shot.
Rajnahn is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd tries to work over Rajnahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Floyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Rajnahn misses. #CL2#
Floyd clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Floyd breaks the clinch.
Floyd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rajnahn.
#CL2#
Floyd moves into range and clinches up with Rajnahn.
Nice body punch from Floyd. #BC2#
Floyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Floyd rushes Rajnahn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Floyd breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Floyd closes the distance and clinches.
Floyd digs a right hand underneath Rajnahn's ribcage. Rajnahn let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Floyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Floyd clinches up with Rajnahn and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Rajnahn prevents a body shot from Floyd.
Floyd lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Floyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Floyd instigates a clinch.
Floyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Rajnahn controls his hands.
Floyd can't find room to land a body shot as Rajnahn controls the action.
Floyd has Rajnahn pressed against the cage, preventing Rajnahn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Floyd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Floyd breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Floyd. Beautiful body shot.
Rajnahn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Floyd clinches.
Floyd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Floyd lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Floyd.
Nice body punch from Floyd. #BC2#
Floyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Floyd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Floyd digs a right hand underneath Rajnahn's ribcage. Rajnahn let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
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!
Good body shot from Floyd.
Floyd scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Floyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Floyd clinches up against the cage.
Floyd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Floyd is leaning against Rajnahn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Floyd.
Floyd scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Floyd.
A left hand lands to the body for Floyd.
#BC2#
Floyd breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Floyd clinches with his opponent.
Floyd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Floyd digs a right hand into Rajnahn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rajnahn's gas tank. #BC2#
Floyd breaks the clinch.
Rajnahn throws a body kick that misses
and Floyd counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Floyd both land. Nice combination. #CL2#
Rajnahn tries to keep at a distance but Floyd has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Floyd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Floyd.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Floyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Floyd moves into the clinch successfully.
Rajnahn has had enough of the clinch but Floyd keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Floyd.
#BC2#
Floyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Floyd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Floyd presses Rajnahn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Floyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd scores with a hook to the body.
Floyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Floyd lands with a left to the head.
Floyd digs a right hand underneath Rajnahn's ribcage. Rajnahn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Floyd lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Floyd manages to break the clinch.
Chandra Rajnahn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
A jab from Floyd does it's job there.#CL2#
Floyd clinches up with Rajnahn and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Floyd.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Floyd. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Floyd lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Floyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Floyd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rajnahn's head.
Floyd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Floyd moves into the clinch.
Floyd pushes Rajnahn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Floyd. #BC2#
Floyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Floyd scores with a body shot.
#CL2#
Floyd closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Floyd - that landed with a thud.
Floyd works on Rajnahn's body with a couple of short punches.
Floyd lands a left hand.
Floyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Floyd manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Rajnahn drops his hands for a split second and Floyd immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Rajnahn face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Floyd follows up with a right hand that knocks Rajnahn into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joshua Floyd!
Joshua Floyd seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TWGC 34 (265+lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jun 30, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Joshua Floyd! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Xandao Couceiro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Floyd clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Couceiro gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Floyd regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Floyd (0) vs (2) Couceiro#SUB#
Floyd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Couceiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Floyd is trying to keep Couceiro in close.
Floyd wants to sweep here but Couceiro controlling him for the moment.
Couceiro wants to pass the guard but Floyd is keeping the position.
Couceiro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Floyd looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Couceiro has picked Floyd up and slammed him! Floyd can't keep hold of the triangle and Couceiro manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Floyd (0) vs (5) Couceiro
Floyd tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Couceiro presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Floyd (0) vs (7) Couceiro
Floyd wants to control but Couceiro is having none of it.
Couceiro controlling the pace for now. #T1#
Floyd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Floyd is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Floyd is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Couceiro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Couceiro controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couceiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Floyd controls the position.
Couceiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
Floyd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Couceiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Floyd tries to hold on but Couceiro postures up.#T3#
Floyd is looking to improve his position but Couceiro isn't that keen on the idea.
Couceiro controlling his opponent.
Floyd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Couceiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Floyd is squirming around, avoiding Couceiro's attempts to control the action.
Floyd wants to control but Couceiro is having none of it.
Couceiro controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Floyd tries to hold on but Couceiro pushes him away.
Couceiro wants to control the pace but Floyd is squirming around nicely.
Couceiro avoids the attempt from Floyd to control.
Couceiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Couceiro tries to control but Floyd wriggling away.
Couceiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Floyd sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Couceiro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Floyd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Floyd.#T5##SUB#
Floyd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Couceiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Couceiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Floyd looking for a guillotine here but Couceiro defends easily.
Floyd is looking to sweep but instead, Couceiro has passed into half guard.
Floyd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Couceiro passes Floyd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Couceiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T6##SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Couceiro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Floyd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Couceiro working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Couceiro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Couceiro might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T7#
Floyd wants to get back to full guard.
Couceiro is thwarting Floyd's attempts to control the position.
Couceiro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Floyd is trying to get back to full guard.
Floyd is looking to control Couceiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Floyd avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Floyd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Floyd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Couceiro is working away from the top position though.
Couceiro controlling the pace. #T8#
Couceiro is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Couceiro the control monster continue. Boring.#T9#
Floyd tries to get to full guard but Couceiro has control of the leg.
Couceiro performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Couceiro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Floyd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Couceiro slows the pace down in half guard.
Floyd wants to get back to full guard.
Floyd manages to get to full guard.
Couceiro controls from within his opponent's guard. #T10##SUB#
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Couceiro is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Floyd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Floyd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Couceiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Couceiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Couceiro works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Couceiro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Floyd tries to roll over but Couceiro keeps him under control.#T11#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Floyd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Couceiro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Couceiro postures up.
Couceiro sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Floyd has his foot on Couceiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Couceiro works his way back into a safe position though.
Couceiro content to stall in guard here. #T12#
Floyd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Floyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Floyd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couceiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Floyd managing to control the position.
Couceiro stands and throws Floyd's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Floyd (0) vs (10) Couceiro
Floyd is looking for a sweep.
Floyd is working hard here to advance position.#T13#
A lull in the action here.
Floyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Couceiro controlling from side mount. #T14#
Couceiro tries to advance to mount but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Couceiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Floyd is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Couceiro wins on points by 10 to 0.
An out of breath and clearly excited Xandao Couceiro thanked Warrior Fight Store for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
TWGC 34 (265+lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jun 29, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Joshua Floyd! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Bo Teebs!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Teebs fails to land the takedown.
Floyd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Teebs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Floyd (0) vs (2) Teebs
Floyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Floyd looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Teebs has picked Floyd up and slammed him! Floyd can't keep hold of the triangle and Teebs manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Floyd (0) vs (5) Teebs
Teebs has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at AREA 51. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Floyd is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Teebs off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Floyd (4) vs (5) Teebs
Teebs staying busy and making it hard for Floyd to control.
Floyd controlling from the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Floyd working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Teebs can't escape the position.
#T1#
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Teebs turns into Floyd and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Floyd (4) vs (7) Teebs
Teebs tries to free his leg and advance position but Floyd is retaining full guard.
Floyd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Teebs manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Floyd (6) vs (7) Teebs
Floyd controls from within his opponent's guard.
Floyd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Teebs is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Teebs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Teebs keeping moving, preventing Floyd from controlling successfully.
Floyd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Floyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Teebs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teebs has his hands on Floyd's head, controlling the position.
Floyd trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Teebs manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Floyd (6) vs (9) Teebs#T3#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Floyd holds on and takes a little breather.
Floyd wants to sweep but no luck.
Floyd controls Teebs momentarily but Teebs frees himself.
Floyd wants to sweep here but Teebs controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Floyd has his foot on Teebs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Teebs works his way back into a safe position though.
Teebs won't allow Floyd to sweep him here. #SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Floyd working a defensive guard but Teebs passes into half guard.
#T4#
Floyd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Floyd controlling the position.#SUB#
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Teebs is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Floyd looking for a guillotine here but Teebs defends easily.
Floyd trying to control the position.
Teebs looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T5#
Floyd is trying to keep Teebs in close.
#SUB#
Floyd is looking to cinch up a triangle. Teebs throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Floyd's body to avoid the submission. Floyd has instead reached around Teebs's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Floyd arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joshua Floyd!
Joshua Floyd 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:
TWGC 33 (265lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: May 11, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Fidelity Castro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Joshua Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Floyd instigates a clinch.
Floyd goes for a takedown attempt but Castro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Floyd wants to clinch.
Castro is looking to counter the offense by Floyd and move into the clinch.
Joshua Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Castro pushes Floyd up against the cage in a clinch.
Floyd looking for a takedown.
Floyd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fidelity Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Floyd.#CL#
Castro drives through and clinches with Floyd against the cage.
Floyd is trying to drag Castro to the mat but Castro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Castro tries to keep at a distance but Floyd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castro is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T1##TD#
Castro tightens his grip and picks Floyd up, before dumping him to the ground. Floyd manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Castro (2) vs (0) Floyd#SUB2#
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castro is aware though and is defending well.
Floyd keeping full guard, as Castro tries to pass. #SUB2#
Floyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Floyd is looking for a triangle here but Castro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (5) vs (0) Floyd
Floyd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castro has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Castro (7) vs (0) Floyd
Castro controlling from mount. #T2#
Castro avoids the attempt from Floyd to control.
Castro wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Castro tries to control but Floyd wriggling away.
Castro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castro fails to advance to Floyd's back.
Floyd is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Castro has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Castro (10) vs (0) Floyd
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Floyd is trying to break free.
#T3#
Floyd just trying to survive but Castro is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floyd can't escape the position.
Castro doesn't have the hooks in and Floyd manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (10) vs (2) Floyd
Floyd passes Castro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Castro trying to control here.
Castro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Floyd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Floyd's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Castro (14) vs (2) Floyd
Floyd tries to escape but Castro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Floyd looking very determined here, making life difficult for Castro.
Floyd wants to escape the position.
Floyd is keeping busy.
#T4#
Castro has the hooks in. Floyd is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Floyd keeps trying to improve his position.
Floyd is still trying to improve position.
Floyd looking very determined here, making life difficult for Castro.
You can see the frustration on Floyd's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Floyd tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Floyd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Floyd tries to control the position but Castro now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Castro (17) vs (2) Floyd
Castro biding his time, looking for the opening.
#T5#
Castro not allowing Floyd to control his hands.
Castro just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Floyd rolls, trying to escape but Castro keeps control of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Castro controlling the positon.
Floyd wants to escape the position.
#T6#
Castro tries to get the hooks in deep but Floyd pushed the leg off. #SUB#
Floyd is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Castro gets his way!
Floyd wants to escape the position.
Floyd rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Castro wants to take a breather but Floyd is having none of it. #SUB2#
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Castro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T7##SUB2#
Floyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Floyd wants to get back to full guard.
Castro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Floyd is looking to control Castro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Floyd avoid being mounted?
Floyd moves into full guard.
Floyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T8##SUB2#
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Floyd looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Castro has picked Floyd up and slammed him! Floyd can't keep hold of the triangle and Castro manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (20) vs (2) Floyd
Floyd tries to bench press Castro off him but Castro keeps the position.
Castro is looking to take a break and control but Floyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Floyd sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Floyd is looking to improve his position.
Castro sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T9#
Floyd is in trouble now - Castro has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (23) vs (2) Floyd
Castro wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Floyd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Floyd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Castro controlling his opponent. #T10#
Floyd slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Castro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Castro prevents Floyd from improving his position.
Castro is looking to pass Floyd's guard but actually Floyd recovers to full guard. #SUB2#
Floyd is looking for a triangle here but Castro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (26) vs (2) Floyd
Floyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T11#
Castro has control of an arm but Floyd manages to advance to Castro's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Castro (26) vs (6) Floyd#SUB2#
Floyd working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Castro is in bad spot here.
Floyd not allowing Castro to control his hands.
Castro looking very determined here, making life difficult for Floyd.
Floyd is hanging on to Castro's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB2#
Floyd is persistently looking for the submission but Castro is defending it well.
#T12#
Castro wants to escape the position.
Floyd controlling from the back.
I really don't envy Castro right now.
What can Castro do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Castro prevents Floyd from getting a body triangle.
Castro is really stuck here.
Castro is working hard here to advance position.#T13##SUB2#
Floyd is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Floyd is trying to stick to Castro's back but Castro is turning into Floyd. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Floyd's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Castro. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (28) vs (6) Floyd
Floyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Floyd has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Castro stopping the sweep attempt from Floyd.
Floyd keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
Floyd is controlling Castro's posture.
Floyd wants to control the position but Castro says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Castro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Floyd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Floyd trying to get back to full guard but Castro takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (31) vs (6) Floyd
Floyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T14#
Floyd tries to hold on but Castro postures up.
Floyd is looking to improve his position but Castro isn't that keen on the idea.
Castro looking to control but Floyd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Floyd tries to hold on but Castro postures up.
Floyd can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Castro moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Castro (34) vs (6) Floyd
And that's the end of the fight!
Castro takes the fight on points by 34 to 6. |
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Event:
TWGC 33 (265lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 10, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joshua Floyd! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Cameron Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Floyd gets a clinch.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Floyd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Floyd holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Floyd is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Jones has hold of one of Floyd's legs. Floyd is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Floyd (0) vs (2) Jones
Floyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Floyd, not yet.
Floyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Floyd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Floyd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Floyd is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
#T1#
Floyd lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Floyd (2) vs (2) Jones
Floyd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Floyd content to stall in guard here.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Floyd is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Floyd trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom. #T2#
Floyd slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floyd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Floyd looking to pass the guard.
Floyd content to stall in guard here.
Floyd wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Floyd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Floyd (5) vs (2) Jones#T3#
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Floyd dominates the positioning.
Floyd wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Floyd in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SUB#
Floyd goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jones rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Floyd's guard! Nice work there by Jones! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Floyd (5) vs (4) Jones
Floyd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Floyd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones postures up.
#T4#
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Floyd looking to control.
#SUB#
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Floyd is keeping the position for now.
Floyd can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.#SUB#
Floyd working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Floyd is keeping the position.
Floyd seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T5#
Floyd wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Floyd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Floyd keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Floyd can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Floyd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T6#
Floyd tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Floyd wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Floyd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Floyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Floyd, not yet. #SUB#
Floyd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom. #T7##SUB2#
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Floyd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Floyd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Floyd is keeping the position for now. #T8##SUB#
Floyd is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Floyd controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones 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.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Floyd.#SUB#
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Floyd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Floyd's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Floyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T9#
Floyd keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones stays in close to Floyd's body and controls the position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Floyd keeps moving.
Jones stays in close to Floyd's body and controls the position.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Floyd is keeping the position.#SUB#
Floyd is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
#T10##SUB#
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Floyd has his feet on Jones's thighs here. He's pushed Jones off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jones screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Floyd!
Joshua Floyd bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
CWT-Program Hilo
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Doggard works the jab nicely.
Doggard connects with a looping right hand.
Doggard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Black could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doggard with the inside leg kick.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black looks for a takedown but Doggard sprawls well.
Doggard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Doggard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doggard scores with a body shot.
Doggard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Doggard counters with an outside leg kick.
Black misses with a body punch
and Doggard counters with a thumping low kick.
Black is breathing heavily.
Doggard with a nice calf kick.
Doggard throws a good cross that connects.
#T1#
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doggard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doggard.
Doggard scoring well with a low kick there.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doggard.
Doggard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Doggard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doggard connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Doggard as he connects with a hook.
Doggard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doggard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Doggard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doggard moves into range and connects with a jab.
That kick from Doggard tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doggard works the jab nicely.
Black is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T2#
Doggard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Doggard throws a shot to the body.
Doggard cracks Black with a good jab.
Doggard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
Doggard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Doggard.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doggard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doggard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doggard scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Doggard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doggard lands a front kick.
Doggard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Black had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doggard.
Doggard throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shank Doggard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doggard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 8:10
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 8:10
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 8:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shank Doggard!
In his post fight interview, Shank Doggard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Yabai Testing Station II
Date: Dec 24, 2020 |
#R1#
Doggard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slav takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Slav tries to clinch but Doggard moves out of range.
Doggard throws a front kick that sends Slav stumbling back into the cage.
Doggard lunges at Slav with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slav's hand.
Nice body kick there by Doggard.
Doggard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slav's hands.
Doggard scores with the left hand. Slav knows he should have avoided that one.
Doggard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Doggard tenderised Slav's leg. Slav is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slav drops his hands momentarily and Doggard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slav shoots for a takedown but Doggard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slav throws the kick towards the body but Doggard avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doggard. That's going to slow Slav down.
Doggard lands a leg kick that knocks Slav off balance momentarily.
Doggard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doggard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Slav takes one on the button.#T1#
Doggard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Doggard blocks the low kick.
Doggard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Doggard.
Shank Doggard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doggard lands the left hand.
Shank Doggard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doggard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doggard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doggard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slav.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doggard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doggard. That's going to slow Slav down.
Nice straight punches there by Doggard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doggard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doggard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#It looks like Pikey Slav has been cut.
Doggard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doggard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doggard throws a good cross that connects.
Slav throws a shot from downtown. Doggard moves away and avoids it.
Doggard is looking to counter with a body kick.#T2#
Doggard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slav takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slav walks into a jab.
Doggard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slav stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doggard.
A low kick lands for Doggard.
Slav steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doggard. That one must have hurt.
Slav needs to keep his hands up - Doggard had a free shot at his head there.
Doggard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doggard.
Doggard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doggard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Doggard.
Doggard slips a jab from Slav.
A low kick lands for Doggard.
Doggard feints and then cracks Slav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slav down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shank Doggard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doggard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 10:8
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 10:8
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shank Doggard!
In his post fight interview, Shank Doggard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 8
Date: Sep 09, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabai misses with an uppercut. Doggard saw that one coming.
Doggard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doggard staying out of range there.
Doggard throws a shot from downtown. Yabai moves away and avoids it.
Yabai throws out a loose jab but Doggard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yabai looks to land a left hand but Doggard moved out of range nicely.
Doggard misses with a hook.
Yabai throws a hook to the side of Doggard's head but Doggard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yabai throws a jab but it's blocked by Doggard.
Yabai throws a body punch but Doggard moves out of range.
Doggard slips under a jab from Yabai.
Doggard throws a head kick but Yabai moves out of range.
Yabai looks to throw the jab but Doggard is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabai throws a big shot that misses.
Yabai throws a jab when Doggard was well out of range.#CL#
Doggard gets a clinch.
Doggard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yabai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doggard pushes Yabai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doggard blocks an elbow strike.#T1#
Doggard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yabai's elbow.
Doggard tries to throw a body punch but Yabai avoids it by throwing Doggard back against the cage.
Doggard swings wildly with an uppercut but Yabai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doggard misses with a body punch.
Doggard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yabai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yabai working aggressively here.
Yabai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yabai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yabai has a couple of punches blocked by Doggard.
Yabai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yabai tries to throw a body punch but Doggard avoids it by throwing Yabai back against the cage.
Yabai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yabai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doggard's elbow.
Doggard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doggard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doggard working aggressively here.
Doggard gets through Yabai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doggard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doggard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doggard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Yabai is trying to force a seperation but Doggard has the dominant position.
Yabai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doggard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Doggard working aggressively here.
Yabai misses with a body punch.
Yabai is trying to break free.
Yabai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doggard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yabai struggles to land a body shot inside as Doggard controls his hands.
Doggard scores with a hook to the body.
Doggard prevents a body shot from Yabai.
Doggard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yabai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doggard misses with a body punch.
Yabai can't find room to land a body shot as Doggard controls the action.
Doggard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yabais head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yabai prevents a body shot from Doggard.
A head punch on the inside from Doggard fails to land.
Yabai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Doggard.
Yabai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doggard leaning against his opponent.
Yabai is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Doggard has a couple of punches blocked by Yabai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shank Doggard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doggard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 10:9
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 10:9
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shank Doggard!
A less than humble Shank Doggard 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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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 4
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doggard just misses with a punch to the body.
Doggard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yabite looks for a takedown but Doggard sprawls well.
A jab from Yabite misses.
Yabite tries to clinch but Doggard is having none of it.
Yabite tries a head kick but it misses.
Yabite throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Yabite rushes Doggard and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doggard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doggard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yabite tries to pull guard but Doggard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Yabite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doggard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yabite.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doggard as Yabite tries to tie him up. #T1#
Doggard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yabite is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doggard tries a body shot but Yabite blocks it.
Yabite blocks an uppercut.
Doggard throws a head punch that misses.
Doggard throws a head punch that misses.
Doggard working aggressively here.
Doggard struggles to land a body shot inside as Yabite controls his hands.
Doggard lands with a light punch inside.
Yabite looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Yabite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yabite shoots in for a double leg but Doggard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yabite changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doggard tries to avoid it but Yabite manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doggard to the ground. Doggard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yabite fails with a takedown attempt. #T2#
Doggard circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Yabite tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Doggard wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shank Doggard! |
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