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Event:
LAFC FN 9
Date: Sep 03, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Brankovic clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brankovic.
Brankovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brankovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brankovic.
Brankovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lima's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Paulo Lima has been cut.
Brankovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brankovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lima takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brankovic.
Brankovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #TD#
Lima manages to pull guard.
Lima has a closed guard, preventing Brankovic from standing up. #SUB#
Brankovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Lima has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Brankovic doesn't defend quickly enough and Lima has managed to lock this one up! Can Brankovic escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lima on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paulo Lima!
Paulo Lima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
LAFC 48
Date: Jul 30, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Altena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brankovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Altena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Brankovic pushes Altena up against the cage in a clinch.
Altena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brankovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brankovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Altena misses with the head strike.
Brankovic takes a shot to the head.
Brankovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brankovic misses with an elbow strike.
Altena misses with a punch on the inside.
Altena trying to land knees to the body.
Brankovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Altena backwards.
Altena lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altena working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brankovic.
Brankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altena lands a hook that snaps the head of Brankovic backwards. #T1#
Brankovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brankovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Altena lands a nice uppercut.
Altena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altena unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Altena throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brankovics head.
Altena scores with a shoulder strike.
Altena working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#Brankovic is rocked!
Brankovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brankovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Altena finish him?#BC#
Altena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brankovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Altena lands with a big right hook that stumbles Brankovic - he's out on his feet here! Altena follows up with another monster hook that separates Brankovic from consciousness! Brankovic falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Altena stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ruud Altena!
During a confident post fight interview, Ruud Altena thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
LAFC 46
Date: Jun 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Mangold staying out of range there.
Mangold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brankovic checks it well.
Brankovic wants to counter with a clinch but Mangold pushes him away.
Mangold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brankovic manages to avoid it.
Mangold connects with a crisp jab.
Chest Mangold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangold throws a low kick but Brankovic moves out of range easily.
Brankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mangold misses the target.
Brankovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Mangold scores with a jab to the body.
Brankovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mangold's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brankovic manages to avoid it.
Mangold lands with a shot to the body.
Brankovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brankovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mangold lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brankovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mangold, as that shot connected.
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brankovic.
Mangold connects with a looping right hand.
#ROC#Brankovic is rocked!
Mangold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brankovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Mangold finish him?
Brankovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brankovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Mangold connects with a right hand. Brankovic shakes it off.
Mangold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Mangold.
Mangold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mangold! Brankovic is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chest Mangold!
An out of breath Chest Mangold 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:
LAFC Fight Night 2
Date: May 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Brankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brankovic misses with a straight left.
Brankovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Brankovic.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Brankovic saw that one coming.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Brankovic.
Brankovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Brankovic's head.
A big right from Brankovic misses.
Asher Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brankovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Brankovic misses with a straight left.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Barnes tries to get set, Brankovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Barnes manages to avoid the attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brankovic.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Brankovic misses its intended target.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Brankovic avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Brankovic.
Barnes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brankovic is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.#T2#
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brankovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Djuradj Brankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brankovic throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brankovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Brankovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brankovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
A big right from Barnes misses.
Brankovic misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brankovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barnes.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Brankovic saw that one coming.
Brankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Brankovic moves away from the strike by Barnes. #T4#
Brankovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Brankovic misses with a straight right.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Brankovic is avoiding it.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Brankovic leaves Barnes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brankovic.
Brankovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Brankovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brankovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brankovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Asher Barnes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brankovic looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brankovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Brankovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Barnes clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brankovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Brankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Brankovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brankovic avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Brankovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes is looking for a takedown.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Brankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Brankovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Brankovic throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brankovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brankovic avoids it.
Brankovic misses with a punch to the body.
Brankovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brankovic blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Asher Barnes has been cut.
A short left from Brankovic.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Brankovic avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brankovic's elbow.
Brankovic throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brankovic throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T2#
Barnes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brankovic jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes tries to clinch but Brankovic moves out of range.
Brankovic looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Brankovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Brankovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Brankovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Brankovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Brankovic scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Brankovic moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brankovic, as that shot connected.
#T3#
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Brankovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes throws a hook but Brankovic avoids it easily.
Brankovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brankovic tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brankovic.
Barnes shoots in looking for a takedown. Brankovic tries to sprawl out of it but Barnes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brankovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brankovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brankovic looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brankovic defends it well.
Brankovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Brankovic defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
As Barnes tries to get set, Brankovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Barnes manages to avoid the attempt.
Djuradj Brankovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brankovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there #CL#
and Brankovic counters by clinching up.
Brankovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brankovic lands a damaging elbow.
Brankovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes wants to take the fight to the mat but Brankovic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Djuradj Brankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asher Barnes.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Brankovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brankovic.
Brankovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Brankovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Djuradj Brankovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asher Barnes'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. This is the final round!#R3#
Barnes takes a swing at Brankovic's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Brankovic misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brankovic.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Brankovic's shoulder, as Brankovic tries to avoid the shot.
Brankovic misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Brankovic's shoulder, as Brankovic tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Brankovic looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Brankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Brankovic tries to counter by clinching up but Barnes breaks away and moves out of range.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Brankovic.
Brankovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Brankovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barnes.
Brankovic takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brankovic defends it well.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Brankovic sprawls well.
Brankovic swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Brankovic misses with a body shot.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brankovic.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Brankovic lands the left hand.
Brankovic throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Brankovic.
Brankovic is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.
Brankovic misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brankovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barnes.
Brankovic checks the leg kick.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Brankovic checks it.
Brankovic tries to counter by clinching up but Barnes breaks away and moves out of range.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brankovic.
Brankovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brankovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brankovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brankovic slips under a jab.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Brankovic off the cage and back into range.
Barnes misses with a low kick.#T3#
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brankovic is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.
Brankovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brankovic blocks a jab.
Brankovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Brankovic's body. Brankovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brankovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brankovic works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Brankovic.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Brankovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes misses with a left hand #CL#
and Brankovic moves into the clinch.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes is looking to control Brankovic's arms but Brankovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barnes has his back to the cage.
Brankovic misses with the head strike.
A short right from Brankovic on the inside.
Brankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Nice body punch from Brankovic - that landed with a thud.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brankovic lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Brankovic.
Brankovic throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brankovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Brankovic is avoiding it.
Brankovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Brankovic pushes him off.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Brankovic ducks down to avoid it.
As Barnes tries to get set, Brankovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Barnes manages to avoid the attempt.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Brankovic circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes slips a straight right by Brankovic.
Brankovic throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Brankovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Djuradj Brankovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brankovic 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Djuradj Brankovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Djuradj Brankovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
LAFC 39
Date: Apr 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Brankovic's head but Brankovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brankovic.
Brankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira with a nice cross.
Oliveira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brankovic.
Brankovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Brankovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Renato Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira wants a takedown.
Brankovic lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brankovic smiles and moves away.
Oliveira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Oliveira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Brankovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
Brankovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brankovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Brankovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliveira throws a one two combo.
Oliveira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC#Brankovic is rocked!#TD#
Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliveira showed some decent athleticism there.
Brankovic pushes Oliveira off but Oliveira dives into side control.
Brankovic is still in real trouble! Can Oliveira finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira advances to mount. #SUB#
Brankovic has left one of his arms exposed and Oliveira doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Brankovic screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Oliveira! |
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Event:
LAFC Foolsday Fights
Date: Apr 01, 2022 |
#R1#
A big right from Altena misses.
Brankovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Altena.
Altena throws a leg kick #CL#
and Brankovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brankovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Altena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brankovic blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altena.
Altena avoids a wild elbow strike from Brankovic.
Brankovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Altena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Altena tries to break the clinch but Brankovic is controlling the position.
Brankovic misses with a body punch.
Altena putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brankovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brankovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brankovic prevents a body shot from Altena.
Altena avoids a wild elbow strike from Brankovic.
Altena takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Ruud Altena has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Brankovic.
Altena lands a good knee to the midsection. Brankovic won't want to take too many of those.
Altena lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altena blocks an elbow strike from Brankovic.
Brankovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Altena blocks an elbow strike from Brankovic.
Brankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Altena's elbow. #T1#
Brankovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brankovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brankovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Altena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Altena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Altena scores with a shot to the side of Brankovic's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brankovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Altena's brow.
Brankovic throws an elbow that misses.
Brankovic misses with a body punch.
Altena takes an elbow to the forehead.
Altena misses with a body punch.
Altena dodges an elbow strike from Brankovic.
Altena is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Altena.
Altena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brankovic misses with the head strike.
Altena throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brankovic throws an elbow but misses.
Brankovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brankovic lands with a right to the head.
Altena scores with a nice hook to the head.
Altena is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T2#
Altena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Altena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brankovic misses with a punch to the body.
Altena scores a nice knee to the body.
Brankovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brankovic is breathing heavily.
Brankovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brankovic tries a body shot but Altena blocks it.
Altena is trying to stall.
Altena avoids the elbow strike from Brankovic, against the cage.
Brankovic tries a body shot but Altena blocks it.
Altena lands a knee to the head.
#ROC2#Brankovic is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Djuradj Brankovic has been cut.
Altena content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oh Brankovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brankovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brankovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brankovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Altena.
Altena with a knee to the head.
Altena pushes Brankovic against the cage. Altena is working some dirty boxing. Altena pushes off with a quick right hook! Brankovic goes down! Brankovic tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Altena moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruud Altena!
After winning the bout, Ruud Altena thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
LAFC 26
Date: Feb 05, 2022 |
#R1#
Pulver tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Pulver.
Pulver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brankovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pulver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brankovic.
Pulver feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brankovic moves in looking to clinch but Pulver pushes him off.
Pulver is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brankovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head kick misses from Pulver.
Pulver throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Brankovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Brankovic.
#CUT2#It looks like Shane Pulver has been cut.
Pulver takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brankovic.
Brankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#Pulver is rocked!
Brankovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Pulver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulver is looking for a takedown.
Pulver misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brankovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brankovic pushes Pulver against the cage. Brankovic is working some dirty boxing. Brankovic pushes off with a quick right hook! Pulver goes down! Pulver tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Brankovic moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djuradj Brankovic!
Djuradj Brankovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
IFC 6: Masten vs Matthews
Date: Nov 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Walker misses with a takedown attempt - Brankovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Brankovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brankovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brankovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brankovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Brankovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
Walker tries to clinch up but Brankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker shoots and misses
and Brankovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Djuradj Brankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Walker.
Brankovic lands a jab.
Walker tries for a takedown but Brankovic circles away easily
and Brankovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Brankovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Walker looks winded!#T1#
Brankovic lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Brankovic there.
Brankovic jabs Walker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walker fails with the takedown
and Brankovic counters with a huge left! Walker is in big trouble! He's backing up but Brankovic isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Walker from any more damage. A dominating finish by Brankovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djuradj Brankovic!
Ryan Walker spoke after the fight, saying 'Big thanks to Lee, it was an tough fight. I want to move down to 145 while I can still make the weight!'. |
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Event:
IFC 3: Joshua vs Heart
Date: Sep 21, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Ganga shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brankovic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ganga throws a big elbow that misses.
Ganga wants to control from the top but Brankovic keeps moving.
Ganga seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SU#
Ganga gets to his feet - Brankovic follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Brankovic clinches up with Ganga and pushes him back against the cage.
Brankovic misses with some punches.
Brankovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ganga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T1#
Brankovic misses with an elbow strike.
Brankovic lands an uppercut.
Ganga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brankovic smiles and moves away.
Ganga looks to throw a body kick
and Brankovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ganga has a takedown stuffed.
Ganga moves out of range of the strikes.
Ganga thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Brankovic. No joy for Ganga on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunil Ganga. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Ganga pushes Brankovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Ganga is trying to break the clinch but Brankovic is controlling him.
Brankovic lands a nice elbow. #T2#
Ganga tries to pull guard but Brankovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Ganga drops back down to his feet.
Brankovic tries to work over Ganga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ganga is trying to pull guard but Brankovic has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brankovic.
Ganga is trying to break free.
Brankovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ganga backwards.
Ganga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brankovic just leaning against Ganga, taking a breather.
Ganga jumps guard but Brankovic stands there with Ganga around his waist. Ganga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#T3#
Ganga blocks a body shot from Brankovic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brankovic.
Brankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Ganga.
Ganga blocks an elbow strike.
Brankovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Ganga backwards.
Brankovic lands a left hand.
Brankovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brankovic wants to stall.
Brankovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD#
Ganga pulls guard successfully.
Ganga controls Brankovic momentarily but Brankovic frees himself.
Ganga wants to sweep here but Brankovic controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Ganga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ganga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brankovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brankovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ganga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ganga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brankovic bucks up and tries to throw Ganga off but instead Ganga has got his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brankovic looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Djuradj Brankovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Brankovic lands an overhand right.
Brankovic lands an overhand right.
Brankovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ganga fails to land the takedown.
Ganga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brankovic! But no joy.#CL#
Ganga forces Brankovic back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brankovic has Ganga pressed against the cage.
Brankovic throws an elbow but it misses.
#TD#
Ganga decides to pull guard. #T1#
Ganga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Ganga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SU#
Ganga stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brankovic throws a body punch but Ganga moves out of range.
Brankovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ganga's head backwards.#CL2#
Brankovic closes the distance and clinches.
Djuradj Brankovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Ganga.
Ganga prevents a body shot from Brankovic.
Brankovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ganga blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Ganga has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brankovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ganga jumps guard but Brankovic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunil Ganga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brankovic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brankovic lands a damaging elbow.
Brankovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brankovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Ganga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ganga is trying to pull guard but Brankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Ganga blocks the elbow strike.
Ganga tries to pull guard but Brankovic won't allow it.
Brankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ganga's elbow.
Brankovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#TD#
Ganga pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ganga manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T3#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brankovic stalling against the cage.
Brankovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brankovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Ganga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brankovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ganga's brow.
Brankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ganga's elbow.
Brankovic'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.
Nice body punch from Brankovic.
Brankovic misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brankovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Ganga is pushing Brankovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brankovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brankovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Brankovic.
Brankovic lands a nice uppercut.
Brankovic tries to work over Ganga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brankovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ganga is trying to push Brankovic away but Brankovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brankovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ganga's defenses. #TD#
Ganga jumps guard.
Sunil Ganga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ganga trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Ganga working for a triangle but Brankovic defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Djuradj Brankovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Brankovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC2#Ganga is rocked!#CL2#
Brankovic clinches with his opponent.
Brankovic is leaning against Ganga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ganga dodges an elbow strike from Brankovic.
Brankovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brankovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ganga leaning against his opponent.
Brankovic is leaning against Ganga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brankovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ganga avoids a wild elbow strike from Brankovic.#T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Brankovic throws an elbow but misses.
Ganga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ganga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brankovic is defending well for now.
Brankovic being controlled against the cage.
Ganga tries to pull guard but Brankovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ganga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunil Ganga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brankovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ganga's brow.
Brankovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brankovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brankovic stalling in the clinch but Ganga improves position. #T2#
Brankovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ganga working aggressively here.
Brankovic lands an elbow that stopped Ganga in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Ganga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ganga is trying to pull guard but Brankovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brankovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brankovic throws an elbow but misses.
Brankovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brankovic is pressed up against the cage. Ganga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brankovic down to the mat. Brankovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circling - Brankovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ganga shoots for a double leg takedown but Brankovic sprawls well. He's pushed Ganga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brankovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sunil Ganga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Brankovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brankovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ganga was well out of range. Poor timing from Brankovic.
Sunil Ganga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Ganga has Brankovic up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Brankovic.
Brankovic slows down the pace here.
Ganga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ganga struggles to land a body shot inside as Brankovic controls his hands.
Brankovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brankovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ganga is looking for a takedown.#T4#
Ganga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brankovic lands with a light punch inside.
Djuradj Brankovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ganga dodges an elbow strike from Brankovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ganga.
Brankovic throws an elbow that misses.
Brankovic is pressed up against the cage. Ganga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brankovic down to the mat. Brankovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ganga.
Brankovic throws out a counter right but Ganga avoids it with no problem.
Ganga wants to clinch up but Brankovic keeps it at a distance.
Brankovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ganga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brankovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sunil Ganga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ganga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brankovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Djuradj Brankovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brankovic 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 Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Djuradj Brankovic! |
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Event:
IFC 2: Loco vs Martinez
Date: Aug 31, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Cena closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Brankovic on the inside.
Brankovic works on Cena's body with a couple of short punches.
Brankovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brankovic.
Brankovic lands a nice elbow.
Brankovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cena backwards.
Brankovic lands an elbow inside that Cena shrugs off.
Cena is trying to maintain a safe position but Brankovic gets an underhook and turns Cena into the cage.
Brankovic stalling.
Brankovic lands a nice elbow.
Brankovic lands a body shot.
Brankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cena backwards. #ROC2#Cena is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brankovic has Cena pressed against the cage. He pushes Cena back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Brankovic throws a beautiful elbow that sends Cena crashing to the floor! Brankovic piles on the pressure with more strikes! Cena is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djuradj Brankovic! |
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