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Event:
GDL 96: McMann VS Camble
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Hanley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sakaguchi's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sakaguchi is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Sakaguchi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Hanley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanley keeping moving, preventing Sakaguchi from controlling successfully.
Hanley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakaguchi is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanley working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Hanley working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sakaguchi has passed into half guard!
#T1#
Hanley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hanley tries to roll over but Sakaguchi keeps him under control.
Hanley controlling the position for now.
Sakaguchi prevents Hanley from improving his position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanley is positioning himself well to prevent Sakaguchi advancing to mount.
Hanley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sakaguchi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Sakaguchi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sakaguchi has managed to get both his arms back between Hanley's legs - danger averted.
Hanley keeping moving, preventing Sakaguchi from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakaguchi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakaguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakaguchi won't allow Hanley to sweep him here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Sakaguchi is fighting to break Hanley's control of his arms but Hanley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sakaguchi fails with the takedown.
Sakaguchi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanley is fending him off so far but Sakaguchi persists. Nope, Hanley circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakaguchi shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakaguchi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katashi Sakaguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been told by Sakaguchi's head coaches at The Lions Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sakaguchi fails to land the takedown.
Sakaguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#TD2#
Hanley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hanley works to advance to full mount. Sakaguchi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T4#
Hanley prevents Sakaguchi from getting the reversal.#SUB2#
Hanley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sakaguchi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#SUB2#
Hanley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanley avoids the attempt from Sakaguchi to control.
Hanley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakaguchi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanley controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Hanley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Hanley clinches with his opponent.
Sakaguchi is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Hanley gets control of Sakaguchi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hanley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sakaguchi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Hanley is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sakaguchi rolls with it to try and escape but Hanley cranks on the arm and Sakaguchi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Hanley!
An out of breath Ryan Hanley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
GDL 89: West VS Camble
Date: Apr 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Yuldashev. That snapped Sakaguchi's head back.
Sakaguchi misses with a takedown
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown attempt by Sakaguchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Yuldashev, which made it look bad.
Sakaguchi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuldashev as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katashi Sakaguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuldashev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yuldashev! But no joy.
Yuldashev leaves Sakaguchi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakaguchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakaguchi falls off balance throwing a combination
#KD2#
and Yuldashev counters with a crisp one two that drops Sakaguchi! Yuldashev thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sakaguchi to his feet! Sakaguchi is in big trouble!#ROC2#Sakaguchi is rocked!#T1#
Yuldashev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakaguchi but Sakaguchi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sakaguchi with a poor takedown
and Yuldashev counters with a big left hand that crumples Sakaguchi! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Temirbek Yuldashev!
A relieved looking Temirbek Yuldashev 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Rose forces Sakaguchi back against the cage and clinches.
Sakaguchi tries to score a body lock takedown but Rose shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Rose pulls guard successfully.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Sakaguchi from controlling successfully.
Sakaguchi wants to get up but he can't break Rose's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakaguchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose managing to control the position.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Sakaguchi from controlling successfully. #T1#
Rose trying to control the position here.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Sakaguchi from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Rose clinches up against the cage.
Sakaguchi tries to pull guard but Rose forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rose prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katashi Sakaguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD2#
Rose has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sakaguchi is trying to keep an underhook but Rose manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sakaguchi is looking to improve his position.
Sakaguchi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rose's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rose's back!
Rose rolls, trying to escape but Sakaguchi keeps control of the position.
Rose looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rose is keeping busy.
Sakaguchi lands a shot to the head. #T3#
Rose tries to break free.
Sakaguchi trying to control.
Sakaguchi is not going to allow Rose to sit and survive in this position.
Sakaguchi is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sakaguchi gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sakaguchi gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sakaguchi apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#CL2#
Rose clinches up against the cage.
Rose is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#TD2#
Rose jumps guard and drags Sakaguchi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #T4#
Sakaguchi wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving. #SUB2#
Rose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sakaguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakaguchi tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose keeping moving, preventing Sakaguchi from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Sakaguchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD2#
Rose closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakaguchi did well to prevent Rose getting side control.#SUB#
Sakaguchi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakaguchi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rose's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rose's back!
Rose trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Rose right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakaguchi gets his hands free as Rose looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakaguchi misses with a punch to the head. #T1##SUB#
Sakaguchi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Rose's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sakaguchi scores with punches and elbows.
Sakaguchi misses with a punch to the head.
Sakaguchi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#SUB#
Sakaguchi tightening his grip on Rose, looking for the choke.
Rose trying to get back to his feet but Sakaguchi is in full control for now. #T2#
Rose tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Rose preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sakaguchi. #SUB#
Sakaguchi has got one arm under Rose's chin. This could be trouble... Rose trying to control the other hand but Sakaguchi gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Rose has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Katashi Sakaguchi!
Our winner, Katashi Sakaguchi, 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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