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Event:
GDL 80: Von Mises VS Tragedy
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Valli tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Start counters with a takedown into side control.
Valli is trying to control Start's posture but Start avoids it.
Valli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valli misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Start working away.
Valli gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Start is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Start looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T1#
Valli trying to control from the bottom.
Start with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Valli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Valli trying to control the position.
Start slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Start's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Start seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valli for as long as he can get away with.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Start works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Valli is trying to control but can't.
Start is trying to control the action in half guard but Valli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valli gets back to full guard.
Start knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valli on the ground.
Valli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Start manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valli trying to control but Start is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Valli drops back looking for a leg! Start is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Start manages to kick Valli off! Valli jumps back into Start's guard.
Start controls Valli momentarily but Valli frees himself. #T3#
Valli won't allow Start to sweep him here.
Start working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valli.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Start holds on and takes a little breather.
Valli trying to control but Start is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Valli looks to land a left hand but Start moved out of range nicely.
Valli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valli lands a nice looking body kick.
Start really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Start was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Start throws a body punch but Valli moves out of range.
Valli misses with a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Start throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valli steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Start.
Valli tries to clinch up but Start circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Start catches Valli right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Start dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Valli avoids a kick to the body.
Valli wants to counter with a clinch but Start pushes him away.
Start keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valli.
Start fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valli misses with a kick to the body.
Valli misses with a kick to the body.
It appears Start was looking to counter with a kick there.
An inside leg kick from Valli misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Start throws out a loose jab but Valli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valli is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Valli tries to clinch but Start moves out of range.
Valli throws a head kick that half lands.
#T1#
Valli connects with a solid leg kick.
Start misses with a wild body shot.
Valli throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Start counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Start 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. #SUB2#
Start avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Start is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Start has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Start advances to half guard. #T2#
Start passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Valli!
Valli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valli is still trying to improve position.
Start wants to control but Valli has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Valli is looking to control Start's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valli avoid being mounted?
Start sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3#
Valli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Start will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valli controls Start momentarily but Start frees himself. #SUB2#
Valli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Start advances position into side control!
The referee asks Start politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Start prefers to stall for the moment though.
Valli is trying to improve his position.
Valli being controlled for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valli sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matthew Start will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Start blocks a head kick by Valli.
Start is looking to counter punch.
Levi Valli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Start blocks a head kick by Valli.
Start fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valli just manages to avoid it.
Valli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Start cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Start throws a series of punches but Valli avoids them all with ease.
Valli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valli misses with a takedown attempt - Start sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Start looks to land a body kick but Valli moved away.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Start. Valli does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Start rushes Valli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Start turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SUB#
Start is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valli is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Start wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valli keeps working.
Valli is looking for a sweep.
Start scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Valli to see if he's OK.
Start wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valli keeps working.
Valli being controlled for a moment. #T2#
Valli is looking to reverse the position.
Start looks up at the clock and then as Valli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Start smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#SUB#
Start wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valli, who protects the arm well.
Valli is letting Start control him for a moment. #T3#
Start trying to control the position but Valli is working away.
Valli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Start wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Valli struggling a bit here.
Start remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Start working the ground and pound.
Matthew Start is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Start taking a breather here.
Valli trying to control but Start flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Start really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Valli.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Levi Valli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Start is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Start showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Start, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Start!
Matthew Start bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
GDL 76:Roughneck VS Tragedy
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Luke blocks a head kick by Valli.
A head kick misses from Luke.
Valli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luke throws a right and a left that Valli avoids nicely.
Valli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luke looks to score with a jab to the body but Valli is just out of range.
Luke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valli is trying to counter with his kicks.
Valli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luke swings for the body but Valli moves out of range.
#T1##CL#
Luke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valli, pushing him back against the cage.
Valli can't find room to land a body shot as Luke controls the action.
Valli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Luke breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Valli gets tackled into the cage by Luke. Luke maintains the clinch.
Luke is pushing Valli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Luke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luke scores with a body shot.
#CL#
Luke clinches. #T2#
Valli is trying to pull guard but Luke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Luke stalling in the clinch.
Luke dodges an elbow strike from Valli.
Luke slows down the pace here.
Luke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valli blocks it with crossed arms.
Valli takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC#
Luke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luke counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Valli moves out of range of the body kick from Luke.
Valli tries to counter with a clinch but Luke shakes him off and moves away.
Valli throws a sloppy head kick and Luke moves out of range easily. #CL#
Luke gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Luke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luke tries a head kick but it misses.
Valli is looking to clinch.
Valli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valli is looking to clinch but Luke is avoiding it.
Valli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luke throws a wild body kick that Valli sees coming a mile off.#T4##CL#
Luke forces Valli back against the cage and clinches.
Valli misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Luke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valli shoots in looking for a takedown. Luke tries to sprawl out of it but Valli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valli tries to land a front kick but Luke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luke attempts a counter takedown but Valli avoids it well and moves away.
Luke is looking to wear down Valli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#TD#
Luke drives through with a takedown into Valli's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Valli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Price Luke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Valli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luke swivels and escapes.
Valli doesn't manage to clinch there - Luke circles away.
Price Luke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Luke pushes Valli up against the cage in a clinch.
Luke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valli is defending well for now.
Valli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Luke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luke throws a jab but it's blocked by Valli.
Valli throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Luke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Luke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Luke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luke throws a sloppy head kick and Valli moves out of range easily. #CL#
Luke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valli, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Luke.
#BC#
Luke breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Luke closes the distance and clinches.
Luke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Luke avoids the elbow strike from Valli, against the cage.
#T2#
Valli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luke walks away with a smile on his face. Valli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Valli shoots in looking for a takedown. Luke tries to sprawl out of it but Valli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Price Luke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Valli.
Luke swats away the attempt to clinch by Valli.
Some wild striking there from Luke.
Luke swats away the attempt to clinch by Valli.
Valli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Valli lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#It looks like Price Luke has been cut.
Valli misses with a leg kick.
Luke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valli can do to turn this around?#CL#
Luke closes the distance and pushes Valli back into the cage.
Valli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC#
Luke breaks the clinch.
Valli wants to clinch.
Valli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T4#
Valli misses with a looping left.
Luke feinted with a counter takedown.#CL#
Luke clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valli throws an elbow but misses.
Luke just leaning against Valli, taking a breather.
Valli misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Luke manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luke sprawls well. Luke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valli gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Price Luke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Price Luke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Luke gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Luke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luke throws a looping overhand right but Valli ducks down to avoid it.
Luke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valli shoots in and drives through. Luke sprawls well.#CL#
Luke rushes Valli and presses him up against the cage.
Luke throws an elbow but it misses.
Valli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1##BC#
Luke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Luke moves into the clinch.
Valli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Luke breaks from the clinch.
Valli cracks Luke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Luke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luke blocks an elbow strike from Valli.
Luke is pushing Valli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valli being controlled against the cage.#T2#
Valli struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Price Luke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Price Luke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Valli.#BC#
Luke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Price Luke is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Luke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luke dodges an elbow strike from Valli.
Luke avoids the elbow strike from Valli, against the cage.
Valli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luke blocks an elbow strike.#T3#
Luke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Luke blocks an elbow strike from Valli.
Valli blocks an elbow strike.
Valli misses with an elbow over the top.
Valli looking to throw knees to the head but Luke is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Luke breaks the clinch.
Luke swats away the attempt to clinch by Valli.
Luke throws a solid leg kick but Valli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luke.#T4#
Luke lands with a nice body punch.
Valli connects with a solid leg kick.
Valli scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valli misses with a leg kick.
Valli pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Luke has managed to clinch.
Valli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luke just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levi Valli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price Luke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valli throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Price Luke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luke 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Price Luke! |
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