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Event:
SICKNESS IV
Date: Oct 22, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Kanabe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kanabe lands a nice elbow.
Tiger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanabes head.
Kanabe tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanabes head.
Kanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiger lands a nice uppercut.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kanabe takes a shot to the head.
Tiger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kanabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger scores with a hook to the body.
Kanabe has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Tiger misses with some punches.
Tiger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kanabe backwards.
Kanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanabe.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanabe controls his hands.
Tiger stalling in the clinch but Kanabe improves position. #T1#
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
Tiger is pressed up against the ropes. Kanabe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiger down to the mat. Tiger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tiger feints a jab promting Kanabe to slip. Tiger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kanabe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Choto Kanabe has been cut.
Kanabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Kanabe to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Tiger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sono Tiger!
Sono Tiger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
BKFC 19 - Bottura vs Silver
Date: Sep 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Tiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilber misses with a straight right.
Tiger throws a series of strikes that have Wilber backpedaling.
#CUT#It looks like Sam Wilber has been cut.
Wilber misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sono Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#It looks like Sono Tiger has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilber. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Tiger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilber misses the target.
A jab from Wilber misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiger.
Tiger stalks Wilber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilber's face. Wilber staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilber throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T1#
Tiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tiger misses with a double jab.
#KD#
Tiger lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Wilber sprawling to the canvas. Tiger follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Wilber hang on?
Tiger tries to stand and escape but Wilber is controlling the position. #SU#
Tiger gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Wilber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilber throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiger.
Tiger slips under a jab.
Tiger throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilber! But no joy.
Wilber throws the left hand but Tiger avoids the punch easily.
Tiger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Wilber throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
Wilber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Wilber throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Wilber is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tiger.#CUT#That has opened up Sam Wilber's cut even more.
Tiger misses with a wild combination.
Wilber looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Wilber throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger lands with a right hand.
A big right from Wilber misses.
Tiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Wilber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilber looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilber.#T3#
Tiger lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Wilber is looking to close the distance but Tiger sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Wilber crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Wilber is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sono Tiger!
Sono Tiger tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
BKFC - 170 Bracket Round 2
Date: Jul 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Tiger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonzela Franco's hands.#CUT#It looks like Ezio Bonzela Franco has been cut.
Tiger misses with a double jab.
Tiger misses with an uppercut. Bonzela Franco saw that one coming.
Bonzela Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonzela Franco.
Bonzela Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiger throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonzela Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Tiger misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bonzela Franco 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.
A lazy body kick from Tiger #TD2#
and Bonzela Franco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiger won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonzela Franco takes a little break here. Tiger wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bonzela Franco trying to control the position but Tiger is working away. #T1##SUB2#
Bonzela Franco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bonzela Franco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Tiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bonzela Franco scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tiger is pushing Bonzela Franco's head away, looking to escape. Bonzela Franco manages to hold on to the position though.
Bonzela Franco controls the position.#T2#
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.
Tiger tries to improve position but can't. #SU2#
Bonzela Franco decides to stand back up. Bonzela Franco steps back and let's Tiger get back to his feet.
Bonzela Franco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiger swivels and escapes.
Tiger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD2#
Bonzela Franco gets the takedown into side control.
Tiger is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonzela Franco misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bonzela Franco working away.
Tiger tries to bench press Bonzela Franco off him but Bonzela Franco keeps the position.
Bonzela Franco content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tiger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tiger tries to get out of the position.
Bonzela Franco fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T3#
Tiger is trying to improve his position.
Bonzela Franco is looking to take a break and control but Tiger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bonzela Franco misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tiger struggling a bit here.
Bonzela Franco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonzela Franco is looking to take a break and control but Tiger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiger is trying to control Bonzela Franco's posture but Bonzela Franco avoids it. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiger is looking for a sweep.
Bonzela Franco throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tiger sneaks back into half guard.
Tiger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bonzela Franco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tiger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonzela Franco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sono Tiger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Tiger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger sets himself, and Bonzela Franco steps forward looking for the clinch! Tiger avoids it this time.
Tiger misses with a wild combination.
Tiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonzela Franco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiger sprawls well. Tiger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonzela Franco gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Bonzela Franco counters with a takedown into side control.
Tiger is looking for a sweep.
Bonzela Franco is looking to take a break and control but Tiger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger tries to escape but Bonzela Franco is in control. #T1##SUB2#
Bonzela Franco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bonzela Franco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bonzela Franco trying to control the action but Tiger is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Tiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bonzela Franco looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tiger is avoiding damage well.
Bonzela Franco tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tiger's legs.
Tiger is looking to get back to his feet here but Bonzela Franco is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tiger's back.#T2#
Bonzela Franco loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tiger hold on?
Ezio Bonzela Franco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiger is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Tiger rolls, trying to escape but Bonzela Franco keeps control of the position.
#SUB2#
Bonzela Franco tightening his grip on Tiger, looking for the choke. #SUB2#
Bonzela Franco working for a choke but Tiger is defending well. #T3#
Tiger is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #SUB2#
Bonzela Franco working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Tiger is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Bonzela Franco has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Tiger taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ezio Bonzela Franco!
Sono Tiger spoke after the fight, saying 'My destiny is beyond your definition of a loss. '. |
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Event:
AWC 2021 Finals Rd 3 B
Date: Jun 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Tiger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kyrvänsyylä connects with a body shot.
Tiger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiger throws an off balance right hand
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a nice body shot.
Kyrvänsyylä has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tiger misses with a lunging right hand
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiger throws a right hand that misses
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiger looks winded!
Tiger get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Tiger stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Kyrvänsyylä runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Einar Kyrvänsyylä made sure he mentioned FF Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Sono Tiger had this to say: 'My destiny is beyond your definition of a loss. '. |
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Event:
AWC 2021 Finals Rd 2 B
Date: Jun 02, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Tiger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Glover to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Glover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiger is keeping the position for now.
Tiger wants to get back to his feet but Glover is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tiger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glover.
Tiger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiger's head.
Glover scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Glover won't allow Tiger to get back to his feet.
Glover throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover throwing strikes but missing.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Glover with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Glover with a flurry of punches that miss.
Glover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Glover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tiger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Glover is controlling him.
Glover chips away with some ground and pound.
Tiger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glover is one step ahead there.
Glover distracts Tiger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Glover landing with the ground and pound.
Glover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tiger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glover scoring with some ground and pound.
Tiger wants to stand and escape but Glover is having none of it.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Glover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tiger can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Tiger is trying to control the position but Glover postures up.
Glover landing with the ground and pound.
Glover connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glover scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glover loads up on a big left hand. Tiger felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Glover looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Tiger can't hide his disappointment, as Glover celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Glover!
Sono Tiger was interviewed post fight and said 'My destiny is beyond your definition of a loss. '. |
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Event:
AWC 2021 Finals Rd 1 B
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Schlesien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Tiger lands the left hand.
Schlesien misses with an uppercut
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Tiger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Schlesien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiger.
Schlesien lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlesien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiger doesn't manage to clinch there - Schlesien circles away.
Schlesien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Tiger takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Schlesien fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schlesien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schlesien is trying to pull guard but Tiger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Schlesien successfully pulls guard.
#SUB#
Schlesien looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tiger wanted to stand there but Schlesien had control of the position.
Tiger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schlesien. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schlesien is controlling Tiger's posture.
Schlesien is trying to control the position but Tiger postures up.
Tiger is looking to stand up but Schlesien won't let him. #T2#
Schlesien has control of Tiger's left arm, preventing Tiger from doing any damage. #SUB#
Schlesien looking for a triangle here. Tiger is fighting it but it looks tight! Schlesien pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tiger is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Huber Schlesien!
After the fight, Huber Schlesien was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Sono Tiger was interviewed post fight and said 'My destiny is beyond your definition of a loss. '. |
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Event:
AWC Group B - Rd 5
Date: Apr 27, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Tiger is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiger gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiger misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Anderson avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Tiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiger as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Tiger misses with a body punch.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiger misses with some punches.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Anderson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson cracks Tiger with a nice body shot.
Tiger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
Tiger tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Tiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Tiger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Tiger misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Tiger letting Anderson take a breather here.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tiger - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
#T3#
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Tiger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Tiger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Tiger pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T4#
Tiger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Tiger as the two fighters clinch.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Tiger can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Tiger lands a left hand.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sono Tiger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Tiger lands a right hook to the body.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Tiger's head coaches at The Heart of the BloodBath that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Richard Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger scores with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Richard Anderson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiger doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Anderson. #T1#
Tiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiger misses the target.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Anderson looks to move away, Tiger throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
Tiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Anderson misses.
Tiger blocks a jab.
Tiger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Tiger misses.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2#
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger.
Tiger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiger.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger. #T3#
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiger lands a left hand.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Tiger misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Tiger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiger is keeping busy.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson presses Tiger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
Tiger lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Tiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson cracks Tiger with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Sono Tiger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson presses Tiger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson is leaning against Tiger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Tiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
Tiger misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Tiger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Tiger's head.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Anderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Tiger improves position.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tiger.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Anderson is working Tiger over against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has Tiger pressed against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Tiger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiger pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger. #T3#
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Tiger - that landed with a thud.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiger working aggressively here.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson just leaning against Tiger, taking a breather.
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiger tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Tiger letting Anderson take a breather here.#T4#
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiger misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Tiger's ribcage. Tiger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
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 Sono Tiger.
I think Tiger 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sono Tiger!
After the fight, Sono Tiger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
AWC Group B - Rd 4
Date: Apr 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Towney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiger to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Slim Towney has been cut.
A cross from Tiger lands.
Nice jab there from Tiger.
Jab by Tiger.#CUT2#Slim Towney's cut is getting worse.
Towney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Towney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#KD2#
Tiger lands a big right hand that sends Towney crashing to the mat! Tiger stays standing though and waves Towney back to his feet!#ROC2#Towney is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger lands a brutal uppercut that launches Towney off his feet! Towney tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sono Tiger!
A very excited looking Sono Tiger rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
AWC Group B - Rd 2
Date: Mar 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
A telegraphed right hand from Hood misses the target.
Tiger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger connects with a body shot.
Tiger throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Jab by Hood.#T1#
Tiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #KD#
Hood sends Tiger crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hood is motioning to the referee to let Tiger up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT#It looks like Sono Tiger has been cut.
Hood sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Tiger's defenses. It connects perfectly with Tiger's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Hood!
Bruce Hood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Sono Tiger stepped up to the mic, saying 'I may go back to the forrest from which I came or I may fight another day. Whether I am destined for greatness in MMA is not yet defined. This loss is will cause serious self-reflection. '. |
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Event:
AWC Group B - Rd 1
Date: Feb 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Mamar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Mamar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Tiger lands with a shot to the body.
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tiger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mamar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mamar with a poor takedown #KD#
and Tiger counters with a nice right hand that sends Mamar toppling to the canvas! Mamar scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tiger finish him?!#ROC#Mamar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamar tries to clinch up
and Tiger counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sono Tiger!
Sono Tiger 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:
AWC Fighter Trials VII
Date: Jan 22, 2021 |
#R1#
A jab from Tiger misses.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiger lands a head shot.
Tiger sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Johnson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Johnson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sono Tiger!
In his post fight interview, Sono Tiger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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