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Event:
TWGC 40 (145lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 11, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Zion Fury! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Graham Walters !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Walters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walters is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Fury has picked Walters up - he's going for a ride! Fury dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fury (2) vs (0) Walters
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters is looking to improve his position.
Fury controlling the action here.
Walters is holding on to half guard well.
Walters wants to control but Fury is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walters manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T1#
Walters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fury is fighting to break Walters 's control of his arms but Walters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Walters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fury doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fury manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walters working a defensive guard here.
Fury won't allow Walters to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Walters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Walters looking for a guillotine here but Fury defends easily.
#T2##SUB2#
Walters has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walters looking to control but Fury passes into half guard.
#T3#
Walters trying to control but Fury postures up.
Fury looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fury is thwarting Walters 's attempts to control the position.
Walters controlling the position well. #T4#
Walters is trying to get back to full guard.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walters on the ground.
Walters trying to hold on to Fury's head to control him but Fury postures up.
#SUB2#
Walters looking for submissions off his back.
Walters is looking for a sweep. Fury is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T5##SUB2#
Walters is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fury pulls his head out easily.
Walters works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Walters has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fury is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Walters . Score +3 for passing guard: Fury (5) vs (0) Walters
Fury tries to move to mount but Walters blocks the move with his legs.
Walters can't do much from the bottom here.
Walters is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fury's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T6##SUB2#
Walters looking for submissions off his back.
Walters moves into full guard.
Fury has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
Walters is looking to cinch up a triangle. Fury throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Walters 's body to avoid the submission. Walters has instead reached around Fury's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Walters arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Graham Walters ! |
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Event:
TWGC 40 (145lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 02, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Zion Fury! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Roy Lansky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Fury moves into the clinch successfully.
Lansky tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Fury manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Lansky drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fury manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lansky has Fury in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fury (2) vs (0) Lansky
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fury's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury passes Lansky's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Lansky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fury pulls his head out easily. #T1##SUB2#
Lansky with the active half guard here but Fury passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fury (5) vs (0) Lansky
Fury gets to mount! Lansky was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Fury (7) vs (0) Lansky
Fury has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fury moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Fury (10) vs (0) Lansky
I really don't envy Lansky right now.
Fury 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.
Lansky is trying to break free.
Lansky looks winded!#T2#
Fury 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.
You can see the frustration on Lansky's face
He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#T3#
Lansky is in bad spot here.
#T4#
Fury has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lansky's body.
Lansky tries to escape the position.
Lansky is still trying to improve position.
Fury controlling the position well here. Lansky rolled but Fury kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lansky can't escape the position.
#T5#
I would not like to be Lansky right now.
I really don't envy Lansky right now.
Fury really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lansky.#T6#
Fury is hanging on to Lansky's back as he tries to escape.
Fury keeps control of the position easily here as Lansky tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Lansky's face
He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
What can Lansky do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T7#
Fury controlling well, preventing Lansky from escaping the position.
#T8#
Fury controlling the position well here. Lansky rolled but Fury kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury continues to stall.#T9#
Lansky tries to roll but Fury sticks to his back.
Fury is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Fury keeps control of the position as Lansky tries to break free.
Lansky is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fury.
Further stalling from Fury.#T10#
More hug and hope from Fury.#T11#
Lansky is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fury is riding his opponent, not letting Lansky buck him off.
Lansky tries to roll but Fury sticks to his back.
Fury really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lansky.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Fury is stinking the place up with his stalling.#T12#
Lansky wants to escape the position.
Fury just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fury has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T13#
Fury controlling well, preventing Lansky from escaping the position.
Fury controls the position.#T14#
Lansky wants to escape the position.
Fury 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fury takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
Zion Fury thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
HFC: Mid week Fight Night 1
Date: Jul 26, 2023 |
#R1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Halvorsen.
Fury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fury throws a low kick but Halvorsen avoids it.
Fury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fury misses the body punch
and Halvorsen counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halvorsen tries to counter with a clinch but Fury shakes him off and moves away.
Halvorsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fury checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fury works Halvorsen's body with a nice hook.
Fury slips under a jab from Halvorsen.
Fury jabs at Halvorsen's body.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Halvorsen is just out of range.
Halvorsen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fury misses with a leg kick
and Halvorsen counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury takes a swing at Halvorsen's ribcage but misses.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Halvorsen.
Fury rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halvorsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halvorsen.
Halvorsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halvorsen manages to avoid it.
Halvorsen moves in looking to clinch but Fury pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fury. That's going to slow Halvorsen down. #T1#
Fury with a jab.
Fury is looking to wear down Halvorsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halvorsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
Fury has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halvorsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Fury's head.
Halvorsen tries to move into range but Fury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Halvorsen digs a good body shot into Fury's ribs.
Halvorsen avoids the body shot from Fury.
Halvorsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fury scores with a shot to the body.
Fury really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Halvorsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fury is out of range.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halvorsen is looking to slow Fury down with leg kicks.
Halvorsen misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halvorsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Fury with the inside leg kick.
Halvorsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halvorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fury throws out the jab.
Good work by Halvorsen as he checks the leg kick.#T2#
Halvorsen avoids the body shot from Fury.
It seemed like Halvorsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halvorsen misses with a low kick.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Fury.
A big right from Halvorsen misses.
Halvorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Halvorsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halvorsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fury throws a low kick but Halvorsen avoids it.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Halvorsen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fury throws a predictable looking body shot
and Halvorsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Halvorsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halvorsen lunges at Fury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fury's hand.
Halvorsen loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury throws a jab when Halvorsen was well out of range.
Halvorsen lands a jab to the nose.
Halvorsen tries to land a leg kick but Fury saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Halvorsen.
Fury takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halvorsen.
#T3#
Fury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Halvorsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Halvorsen moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Halvorsen scores with a jab to the body.
Fury looks to land a combination but Halvorsen avoids it well.
Halvorsen ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halvorsen.
Fury throws out a leg kick but Halvorsen moves out of range and Fury only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halvorsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Halvorsen misses.
Fury fires out a quick counter leg kick but Halvorsen just manages to avoid it.
Halvorsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fury.
Halvorsen throws the left hand but Fury avoids the punch easily.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury swings for the body but Halvorsen moves out of range.
Fury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halvorsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halvorsen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fury if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halvorsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halvorsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Halvorsen is just out of range.
Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fury fires out a quick counter leg kick but Halvorsen just manages to avoid it.#T4#
Fury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Halvorsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halvorsen manages to avoid it.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halvorsen moves away.
Halvorsen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fury keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fury swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fury swings for the body but Halvorsen moves out of range.
Halvorsen with a nice cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Fury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halvorsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Halvorsen moves away from the strike by Fury.
Halvorsen scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halvorsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fury scrambles back to his feet.
Fury avoids a kick to the body.
Halvorsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Zion Fury will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Halvorsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halvorsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Halvorsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halvorsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halvorsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Halvorsen saw that one coming.
Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fury swings for the body but Halvorsen moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Halvorsen.
Fury throws a one two combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halvorsen scores with a leg kick.
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!
Halvorsen cracks Fury with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halvorsen throws a head kick that misses.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Halvorsen with the inside leg kick.
Halvorsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
Fury throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Halvorsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halvorsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fury throws a leg kick but Halvorsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Halvorsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Halvorsen.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Fury tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halvorsen misses with a hook.
Fury lands a jab.
A big right from Halvorsen misses.
Fury was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halvorsen manages to avoid it.
Zion Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Halvorsen. Beautiful body shot.
Fury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fury throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halvorsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury is looking to chop away at Halvorsen's legs.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Halvorsen keeps Fury at a distance using the push kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halvorsen!
#T2#
Fury walks into a jab.
Halvorsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Halvorsen throws a solid leg kick but Fury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halvorsen.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halvorsen scores with a head kick. Fury tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Halvorsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Halvorsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halvorsen misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halvorsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halvorsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
Halvorsen throws a head kick that half lands.
Fury takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Halvorsen counters with a nice body kick.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halvorsen looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range. #T3#
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halvorsen throws out the jab.
Halvorsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Fury.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Fury pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Halvorsen back to the cage. Fury follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halvorsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Fury misses with a combination
and Halvorsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fury swings for the body but Halvorsen moves out of range.
Halvorsen lands with a cross.
Fury with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halvorsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halvorsen! But no joy.
Halvorsen misses with a body kick.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halvorsen lands the left hand.#T4#
Fury throws a solid leg kick but Halvorsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fury.
Halvorsen ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Halvorsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fury under the eye.
Halvorsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Halvorsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halvorsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fury looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halvorsen lands with a nice body punch.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Halvorsen is just out of range.
Halvorsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Fury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halvorsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halvorsen throws the left hand but Fury avoids the punch easily.
Fury connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zion Fury will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Halvorsen misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury misses with a jab to the body
and Halvorsen counters with a straight right hand.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halvorsen misses the shot to the body.
Halvorsen scores with a push kick.
Halvorsen is looking to score with low kicks.
Fury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury misses the jab.
A lazy left from Halvorsen finds it's target.
Halvorsen looks to land a body kick but Fury moved away.
Fury misses with a looping right.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury wants to land a leg kick but Halvorsen is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Halvorsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fury doesn't seem phased though.
Fury takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury works the jab nicely.
Halvorsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halvorsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.#T1#
Halvorsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fury. Fury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halvorsen checks it well.
Halvorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fury throws out the jab.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Halvorsen.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halvorsen manages to avoid it.
Halvorsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fury takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halvorsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Halvorsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halvorsen cracks Fury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halvorsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Fury.
Fury ducks right into an uppercut from Halvorsen.
Fury avoids the head kick by Halvorsen.
Fury will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fury tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halvorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Adrian Halvorsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zion Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Halvorsen misses with a head kick.
Fury lands a nice looking body shot.
Halvorsen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fury checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halvorsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Halvorsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halvorsen misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick from Fury, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halvorsen.
Fury jabs Halvorsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halvorsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halvorsen sizes up Fury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halvorsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halvorsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halvorsen takes a kick to the side of the head.#T3#
Fury staying out of range there.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Halvorsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halvorsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halvorsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Fury steps away.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury scores with a hook to the body. Halvorsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halvorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halvorsen throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury throws a shot to the body.
Halvorsen walks into a straight right hand from Fury.
Fury swings for the body but Halvorsen moves out of range.
Halvorsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Halvorsen misses with a straight left.
Halvorsen tries to land a front kick but Fury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Halvorsen slips the punch.#T4#
Fury moves out of range of the body kick from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen connects with a looping right hand.
Fury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halvorsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Halvorsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halvorsen misses with a wild body shot.
Halvorsen works the jab nicely.
Fury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halvorsen throws out a leg kick but Fury moves out of range and Halvorsen only half commits.
Fury lands a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fury.
Halvorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halvorsen throws a wild body kick that Fury sees coming a mile off.
Fury throwing a counter right hand but Halvorsen manages to avoid it.
Fury with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halvorsen moves away.
Halvorsen wants to counter the offense by Fury and move into the clinch position.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fury takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Halvorsen misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Fury looks to land a combination. Halvorsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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 Zion Fury.
Well Fury 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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Event:
TOF 22
Date: Jul 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Jokinen takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Fury moves into the clinch.
Fury tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Jokinen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fury avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Fury won't allow it.
Fury prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zion Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fury tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen managing to block the knees to the body from Fury.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
Jokinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fury is keeping busy.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Jokinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zion Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Fury.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Fury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury crunches a lovely knee into Jokinen's ribcage.
I was talking to Fury's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jokinen is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
#T3#
Jokinen tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury digs a right hand underneath Jokinen's ribcage. Jokinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Fury. #T4#
Fury blocking some punches.
Fury pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jokinen stalls.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Fury.
Jokinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen jumps guard but Fury turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Fury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fury wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Fury pushes Jokinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fury gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fury scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Fury pushes Jokinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fury is defending well.
Zion Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Jokinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage. #T1#
Fury lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
#BC2#
Jokinen breaks from the clinch.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokinen can do to turn this around?
Fury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Jokinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jokinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
#T2#
Jokinen defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Fury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD2#
and Jokinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jokinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen is trying to control. Fury wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jokinen drops an elbow to the side of Fury's head.
Fury avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jokinen.
Jokinen working over Fury with some ground and pound. Fury looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jokinen wants to pass to mount but Fury is defending the position.
Fury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fury is trying to control but Jokinen passes into side control!
#T3#
Jokinen lands a nice forearm strike.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jokinen on the ground.#SUB2#
Jokinen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fury has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jokinen staying calm.
Fury takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jokinen is staying tight to Fury's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T4#
Jokinen working the ground and pound.
Jokinen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jokinen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fury!
Jokinen controlling his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jokinen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jokinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Jokinen 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
A shot to the body from Fury misses
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fury tries to avoid it but Jokinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fury to the ground. Fury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury misses with a jab to the body
#TD2#
and Jokinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jokinen.
Jokinen forces his way into half guard.
Fury is trying to control but can't.
Fury taking some punishment here, with Jokinen in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
Jokinen tries to pass to full mount but Fury defends it. #T1#
Jokinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fury defending well though.
Jokinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jokinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jokinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jokinen drops an elbow to the side of Fury's head. #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.#SUB2#
Jokinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jokinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Fury is looking for a sweep. Jokinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jokinen works his way into side control.
Fury is trying to escape the position but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen lands a nice forearm strike.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Jokinen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fury, who protects the arm well.
Tre Jokinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fury dodges the ground and pound from Jokinen.
Jokinen cracks Fury with a big elbow.
Fury on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T4#
Fury gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #SUB2#
Jokinen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jokinen tries to control but Fury wriggling away.
Jokinen forces the positional change into back control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Jokinen looking for the choke from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tre Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jokinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tre Jokinen! |
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Event:
TOF 18
Date: Jun 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Blades's shoulder, as Blades tries to avoid the shot.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Blades is out of range.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Blades's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fury swings widly with a right hand
and Blades counters with a straight right hand.
Blades lands with a nice body kick.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Blades takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blades slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury lands with a good body shot.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blades rather than just go for the knockout.
Fury moves out of range of the body kick.
Fury scores with a body shot.
Fury thuds a left hand into Blades's body.#T1#
Blades takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fury throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury is looking to score with low kicks.
Blades throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury misses with a low kick.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blades counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blades avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fury throws a leg kick that misses.
Blades lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fury throws a hook but Blades avoids it easily.
Fury misses with a jab to the body
and Blades counters with a three punch combo that has Fury backing up. Fury nods at Blades to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury lands a jab-cross combination.
Blades delivers a nice body kick.#T2#
Fury takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Blades tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fury manages to circle out of the way.
Blades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab by Blades.
Fury throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Blades to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury moves away from the strike by Blades.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fury is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blades misses with a few strikes there.
Fury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blades is out of range.
Fury takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fury.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury throws a hook but Blades avoids it easily.
Fury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blades.#T3#
Blades avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury throws a hook but Blades blocks it.
Blades quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Blades is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Fury was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Blades moved out of range.
Fury throws the left hand but Blades avoids the punch easily.
Fury's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fury's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fury misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Blades counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blades.
Fury is working Blades over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Blades.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blades.
Blades pushes Fury back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blades misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Blades lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blades looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
Fury is leaning against Blades and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Blades.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Blades controls the action.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Blades is controlling him.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blades misses with some punches.
Blades throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
Blades blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blades obliges.
Blades looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Blades has him pressed against the cage.
Blades looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blades working aggressively here.
Fury tries to land knees in the clinch but Blades avoids the damage to the body.
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 Pablo Blades will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
Fury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blades.
Fury connects with a crisp jab.
Blades is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fury misses with a body shot
and Blades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Blades ducks down to avoid it.
Fury scores with a one two! Blades had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pablo Blades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury connects with a right hand. Blades shakes it off.
Fury throws a body punch but Blades moves out of range.
Blades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury misses with a jab to the body
and Blades counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fury misses with the combination.
Blades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
#T1#
Fury swings widly with a right hand
and Blades counters with a straight right hand.
Blades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury thows a leg kick but Blades checks it
and Blades counters with a straight right hand.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury scores with a decent looking hook.
Fury lands a two punch combo.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blades moves out of range of the strikes.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blades doesn't seem bothered though.
Blades connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fury. Fury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
As Fury tries to get set, Blades tries to push him back and clinch up but Fury manages to avoid the attempt.
Fury digs a good body shot into Blades's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Blades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
Fury throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Blades moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Blades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury throws a hook but Blades avoids it easily.
Zion Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury moves out of range of the body kick from Blades.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blades.
Blades has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blades has time to react.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Fury takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blades. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury throws out a counter right but Blades avoids it with no problem.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Blades saw that one coming.
Blades lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fury lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury feints a jab promting Blades to slip. Fury then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blades slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Blades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Fury drops his hands momentarily and Blades takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Fury throws a right hand that misses
and Blades counters with a straight right hand.
Fury gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blades moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Blades.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Blades counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Fury is rocked!#T4#
Blades flashes Fury a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Fury's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Fury crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Blades punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Blades!
Pablo Blades retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Pablo Blades 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:
TOF 14
Date: May 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May Jr.
Fury digs a good hook to May Jr's body.
Fury looks to land a combination but May Jr avoids it well.
We've been told by Fury's head coaches at Combat Wombat Burrow that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from May Jr.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but May Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
May Jr tests Fury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
May Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
May Jr wants to land a leg kick but Fury is out of range.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
Fury tries to score with a low kick but May Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and May Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Fury really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
May Jr feints and then cracks Fury's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fury down.
Fury walks into a stiff left hand from May Jr.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
May Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
May Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fury smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
May Jr defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Fury.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by May Jr.
A solid body kick from May Jr.
May Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Fury off balance momentarily.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by May Jr. That's going to slow Fury down.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but May Jr is just out of range.
May Jr with the inside leg kick.
May Jr is looking to clinch but Fury is avoiding it.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
May Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
May Jr throws a low kick but Fury avoids it.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May Jr blocks a jab.
May Jr scores with a hook.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses. #T2#
May Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from May Jr.
May Jr misses with a leg kick.
Fury lands with a straight right. May Jr didn't see that one coming.
Fury lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as May Jr backs up against the cage.
May Jr swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May Jr.
May Jr misses with a low kick as Fury jumps back.
It looked like Fury was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from May Jr.
Fury throws the left hand but May Jr avoids the punch easily.
May Jr looks to land a body kick but Fury moved away.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Fury misses.
Fury throws a body punch but May Jr moves out of range.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and May Jr counters with a nice body shot.
May Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
May Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May Jr manages to avoid it.#T3#
May Jr connects with a high kick.
Fury misses with a body punch
and May Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
May Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fury slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fury jabs May Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. May Jr moves away and avoids it.
May Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
May Jr throws a big shot that misses.
May Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
May Jr throws a front kick aimed at Fury's knee but Fury avoids it well.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fury misses with a straight right.
May Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
May Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May Jr throws a front kick that sends Fury stumbling back into the cage.
May Jr throws a leg kick but Fury checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Fury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
May Jr lands with a shot to the body. #T4#
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May Jr moves away.
Fury throws out a loose jab but May Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before May Jr has time to react.
May Jr tried to score with a low kick but Fury checks it.
Fury misses with an uppercut. May Jr saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Fury finds it's target.
May Jr looks for the body kick but Fury saw that one coming.
Fury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
May Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
May Jr misses with a low kick.
Fury appears to be looking for a big counter.
May Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
May Jr defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from May Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury scores with a hook to the body. May Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fury swings for the body but May Jr moves out of range.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
May Jr feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
May Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fury lands a nice hook to May Jr's body. May Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
May Jr throws a front kick that sends Fury stumbling back into the cage.
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 Zion Fury will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
May Jr tries to land a leg kick but Fury saw it coming and moves away.
May Jr scores with a leg kick.
May Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
May Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Fury.
Good leg kick by May Jr.
Fury throws a leg kick but May Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
May Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
May Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for May Jr.
Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May Jr moves away.
Fury throws a hook to the side of May Jr's head but May Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
May Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
A nice side step and May Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice inside leg kick there by May Jr. That's going to slow Fury down.
May Jr checks a leg kick.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
May Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Fury pushes him away.
Fury throws a series of punches but May Jr moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
A jab from May Jr does it's job there.
An inside leg kick lands from May Jr.
Fury throws out a powerful jab.
May Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury checks a low kick from May Jr.
Fury throws a body punch but May Jr moves out of range.
Fury swings away with a body shot that misses
and May Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
May Jr avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury lands a jab to May Jr's midsection.
May Jr misses with a low kick.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Fury misses with a body shot.
May Jr scores with a nice right hand.
May Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fury is looking to wear down May Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from May Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target. #T2#
The fighters circling - May Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
May Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
May Jr avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury lands a jab to May Jr's midsection.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. May Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
May Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
May Jr cracks Fury with a right hand to the side of the head.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May Jr misses with a body kick.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
Fury misses with a body shot
and May Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
May Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
May Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but May Jr slips the punch.
May Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from May Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury scores with a body shot.
#T3#
May Jr looks for the body kick but Fury saw that one coming.
Fury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
May Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fury avoids the head kick by May Jr.
May Jr swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
May Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Fury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by May Jr.
Fury with a jab.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury misses with a shot to the body
and May Jr counters with a good low kick that Fury was not able to check.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May Jr throws out a counter right but Fury avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Fury avoids the body shot from May Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by May Jr.
Fury throws a leg kick but May Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
May Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury misses the shot to the body.
May Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by May Jr.
Fury stuns May Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fury misses with a looping left.
May Jr tried to score with a low kick but Fury checks it.
May Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Fury blocks a head kick by May Jr.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
May Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zion Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zion Fury will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Fury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. May Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Fury finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
May Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fury. That did some damage!
May Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Fury throws a series of punches but May Jr moves out of range.
May Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May Jr.
Fury checks a leg kick nicely.
Fury connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
May Jr throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.#T1#
May Jr throws a head kick that misses.
May Jr throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Fury falls off balance throwing a combination
and May Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but May Jr ducks down to avoid it.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Fury.
A nice inside leg kick there by May Jr. That's going to slow Fury down.
May Jr scores with a jab to the head.
May Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! May Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fury sets himself, and May Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Fury avoids it this time.
May Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
May Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury moves out of range as May Jr throws a body kick.
Fury blocks a head kick by May Jr.
Zion Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
May Jr misses with a looping right.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting May Jr counter with a right hand.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but May Jr is just out of range.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but May Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the body from Fury misses
and May Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
May Jr looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
May Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
May Jr loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
May Jr checks a leg kick.
May Jr throws a fast counter high kick but Fury manages to duck under it in time.
May Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
May Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Fury is wise to it.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
Fury throws a hook to the side of May Jr's head but May Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
May Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fury.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but May Jr is just out of range.
May Jr is looking to land body kicks.
May Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
May Jr throws a leg kick which misses Fury's front leg but catches the back leg as Fury tries to avoid it.
May Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Fury tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
May Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fury can pounce on him.
May Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
May Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
May Jr tries a low kick but Fury avoids it.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Fury catches May Jr right on the button with a cross.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from May Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Fury throws a body punch but May Jr moves out of range.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. May Jr catches Fury right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Fury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
May Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Fury manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kaven May Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
May Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May Jr.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and May Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
May Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
May Jr throws a solid leg kick but Fury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at May Jr.
Fury takes a swing at May Jr's ribcage but misses.
Fury checks the leg kick.
Fury lands a nice looking body shot.
May Jr with a nice calf kick.
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 Zion Fury.
Well Fury 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Fury!
Zion Fury decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
WFC 33: Dude v Mferi
Date: Mar 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Fury misses the body punch #CL2#
and Trills counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fury is leaning against Trills and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trills misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
#BC#
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fury scores with a three punch combo!
Fury rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL#
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trills, pushing him back against the cage.
Fury lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trills doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Fury - that landed with a thud.
Trills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Fury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trills walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Trills.
Trills throws a low kick but Fury avoids it.
Fury takes a swing at Trills's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Fury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trills avoids the body shot from Fury.
#CL#
Fury moves into the clinch.
Fury lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fury.
Fury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trills prevents a body shot from Fury.
Fury pushes Trills back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fury lands a shoulder strike.
Trills misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fury digs a right hand underneath Trills's ribcage. Trills let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Trills misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trills tries to pull guard but Fury holds him up against the cage and eventually Trills drops back down to his feet.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T2#
Trills fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!#BC#
Fury breaks the clinch.
Trills takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trills looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fury.
Trills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trills doesn't seem bothered though.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trills counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Fury's head coaches at Combat Wombat Burrow that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trills.
Trills is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fury throws a hook but Trills blocks it.
Fury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trills stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury checks the leg kick.
Trills slips under a jab.#T3#
Fury tries to clinch but Trills is having none of it.
Trills wants to counter with a clinch but Fury pushes him away.
Fury lands with a right hand.
Fury misses with a hook. Trills ducked under it nicely.
Trills checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fury scores with a sloppy right hand. Trills should have avoided that one.
Trills tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Fury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trills counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trills slips a straight right by Fury.
Fury throws a combination that misses
and Trills counters with a leg kick.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Trills slips the punch.
And Trills responds with a good body kick, but Fury manages to step out the way in time.
Fury lands a nice hook to Trills's body. Trills takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trills moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Trills steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fury.#T4#
Trills is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fury connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trills throws a low kick but Fury moves out of range easily.
Trills slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
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!
Trills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trills raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab lands there for Fury.
Fury tries a low kick but Trills avoids it.
Trills blocks the body kick.
Trills takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fury takes a swing at Trills's ribcage but misses.
Fury misses with a combination
and Trills makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fury lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trills backs up against the cage.
Fury moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fury jabs at Trills's body.
Trills gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trills looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Fury.
Trills throws a solid leg kick but Fury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trills.
Trills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trills chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zion Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Trills misses.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trills doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury scores with a shot to the body.
Fury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fury is looking to wear down Trills with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#CL#
Fury has closed the distance and engaged Trills in a clinch.
#T1#
Trills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trills tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fury tries a body shot but Trills blocks it.
Fury really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Trills misses with the head strike.
Trills tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fury just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trills can do to turn this around?
Trills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Fury breaks from the clinch.
Fury cracks a nice hook into Trills's ribs.
Fury checks a leg kick.
Fury swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trills counters with a thumping low kick.
Fury throws a hook but Trills avoids it easily.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Trills is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trills counters with a thumping low kick.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trills.
It looked like Fury was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Trills.#T2#
Trills takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trills misses with a hook to the body
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trills avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury misses with a shot to the body
and Trills counters with a series of strikes. Fury will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Trills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trills misses with a wild body shot.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Fury lands a jab to Trills's midsection.
Trills wants to clinch up but Fury keeps it at a distance.
Trills throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Trills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Trills appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fury misses with a hook
and Trills counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trills.
Fury throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trills makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Trills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fury stuns Trills with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fury digs a good hook to Trills's body.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Trills moves away and avoids it.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury scores with a hook to the body. Trills takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fury throws a leg kick
and Trills counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good work by Fury as he checks the leg kick.
Trills motions for Fury to come forward. Trills throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T4##CL#
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trills, pushing him back against the cage.
Fury gets through Trills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Fury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Trills tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Trills back against the cage.
Trills is trying to pull guard but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Zion Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ailin Trills.#BC#
Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Fury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trills doesn't seem phased though.
Danga de danga de dang - Fury scores with a four punch combination!
Trills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fury avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good shot there by Fury.
Fury works Trills's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Fury closes the distance and pushes Trills back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Fury lands a head shot.#CL#
Fury gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trills throws a lazy head kick
and Fury counters with a thumping low kick.
Trills avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trills.
Fury's corner calls for a 1-2. Fury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Trills moves away and avoids it.
Trills moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
Fury connects with a body shot that sends Trills's belly button to the back.
Fury cracks a nice hook into Trills's ribs.
Fury lands with an overhand left.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trills.
#CL#
Fury takes the fight into the clinch.
Fury cracks Trills with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trills tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Trills back against the cage.
A short left from Fury.
Fury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD2#
Trills gets control of Fury's arms and successfully pulls guard. Trills will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Trills had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fury defends it easily.
Zion Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2##SUB2#
Trills throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fury uses it to pass to side control.
Trills is not content to let Fury control the position.
Trills tries to bench press Fury off him but Fury keeps the position.
Trills sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T3#
Trills moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fury slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Trills looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fury passes into half guard.
Fury wants to take a breather but Trills is having none of it. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trills has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fury is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trills manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fury has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fury works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trills regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ailin Trills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trills looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Trills throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fury escapes and throws Trills's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Trills looking for a sweep but Fury has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Fury!
Our winner, Zion Fury, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
ICE 9:
Date: Feb 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Fury misses the jab.
Chichilla throws out a powerful jab.
Chichilla looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Fury was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Chichilla's head but Chichilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chichilla is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fury thuds a left hand into Chichilla's body.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Fury coming out on top.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chichilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chichilla scores with a punch to the head.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Chichilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a nice hook to Chichilla's body. Chichilla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fury connects with a looping right hand.
Fury throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fury jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chichilla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T1#
Chichilla swinging wildly here.
Chichilla scores with a leg kick.
Fury throws a body punch but Chichilla moves out of range.
No joy there for Chichilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chichilla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury throws a leg kick but Chichilla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fury throws a sloppy body shot
letting Chichilla counter with a right hand.
Chichilla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fury slips a jab from Chichilla.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chichilla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury scores with a body shot.
Fury throws a combination that misses
and Chichilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fury misses with a body punch
and Chichilla counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Chichilla throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fury's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fury's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T2#
Fury misses the body punch
and Chichilla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chichilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Chichilla is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fury throws a right and a left that Chichilla avoids nicely.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chichilla rather than just go for the knockout.
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chichilla throws out the jab.
Chichilla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chichilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fury scores with a nice right hand.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Chichilla is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fury throws a right hand that Chichilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Chichilla also avoids with ease.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Chichilla.
Fury swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Chichilla misses its target.
Fury connects with a nice looking jab.
#T3#
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chichilla has time to react.
Fury lands a right hook to the body.
Fury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fury cracks Chichilla with an open hand slap.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Fury staying out of range there.
Fury blocks a leg kick.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Chichilla.
It looked like Chichilla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chichilla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chichilla lands a nice shot that snaps Fury's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chichilla works over Fury's head and body with a nice combination.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chichilla on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Fury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Fury.#T4#
Chichilla throws a big shot that misses.
Chichilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chichilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Chichilla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chichilla.
Nice jab there from Chichilla.
Chichilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chichilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chichilla swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Fury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Chichilla saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Chichilla - just one landing.
Chichilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury throws a front kick aimed at Chichilla's knee but Chichilla avoids it well.
Chichilla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury is looking to slow Chichilla down with leg kicks.
Chichilla wants to slow Fury down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury 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#
Chichilla misses with a wild body shot.
Fury is looking for the big counter here.
Chichilla lands a jab to the head.
Fury takes a swing at Chichilla's ribcage but misses.
Fury lands a nice hook to Chichilla's body. Chichilla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chichilla misses with a double jab.
A big right from Fury misses.
Chichilla checks the leg kick.
Chichilla misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chichilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Chichilla with an uppercut!
Chichilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chichilla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chichilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Chichilla slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chichilla throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Fury thuds a left hand into Chichilla's body.
Zion Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Chichilla avoids the body shot from Fury.
Chichilla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chichilla back to the cage. Fury follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chichilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Chichilla ducks down to avoid it.
Fury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away.
Fury misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chichilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chichilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chichilla with a body shot.
Fury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chichilla.
Fury punishes Chichilla's body with a nice straight punch.
Fury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Chichilla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Chichilla moves away and avoids it.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chichilla.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Chichilla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chichilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury throws a chopping leg kick but Chichilla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chichilla takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chichilla looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Fury throws a body punch but Chichilla moves out of range.
Fury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chichilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chichilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Chichilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.#T3#
Chichilla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fury is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chichilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chichilla. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury wants to land a leg kick but Chichilla is out of range.
Chichilla takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chichilla.
Fury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chichilla was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury cracks Chichilla with a good jab.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chichilla might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big left from Fury misses.
Chichilla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chichilla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chichilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T4#
Fury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fury throws a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Chichilla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fury swings for the body but Chichilla moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Chichilla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chichilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chichilla.
A counter left hand to the body from Chichilla misses its target.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Fury.
Fury walks into a stiff left hand from Chichilla.
Nice cross by Fury.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chichilla misses with a few strikes there.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Fury lands a leg kick that knocks Chichilla off balance momentarily.
Chichilla lands with a hook. Fury tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
The crowd cheers as Chichilla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fury doesn't seem phased though.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
Chichilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury lands a nice looking body shot.
Fury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Fury lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chichilla backs up against the cage.
Chichilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
A big right from Chichilla misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fury misses with a hook
and Chichilla counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury connects with a body shot that sends Chichilla's belly button to the back.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chichilla doesn't seem bothered though.
Chichilla misses with a looping left.
Chichilla fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Chichilla.
Chichilla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Fury backs away, Chichilla returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Nice body punch from Fury.
Chichilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chichilla.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chichilla on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chichilla is looking to counter punch.
Chichilla tests Fury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chichilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Chichilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Chichilla.
Fury is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chichilla with a body shot.
Fury throws a right and a left that Chichilla avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fury.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chichilla manages to avoid it.
It looked like Chichilla was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fury.
Zion Fury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Fury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chichilla misses with a body shot.
Chichilla moves away from the strike by Fury.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fury.
Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury digs a good body shot into Chichilla's ribs.
Fury looks to land a combination. Chichilla sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chichilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Chichilla is looking to counter punch.
Fury connects with a right hand. Chichilla shakes it off.
Fury jabs Chichilla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fury lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chichilla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chichilla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chichilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fury cracks Chichilla with a good jab.
Chichilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Fury connects with a right hand. Chichilla shakes it off.
Fury wants to slow Chichilla down by chopping away at his legs. #T3#
Chichilla swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Chichilla.
Fury is looking to chop away at Chichilla's legs.
Chichilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fury scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chichilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Fury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chichilla at a distance.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Papi Chichilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury scores with a nice strike.
Fury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Chichilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fury thinking.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good exchange - Chichilla coming out on top.
Chichilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury thuds a left hand into Chichilla's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chichilla throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury slips a jab and a cross from Chichilla.
#T4#
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fury throws a leg kick that misses.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Chichilla.
Fury slips under a jab.
Fury digs a good hook to Chichilla's body.
Chichilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chichilla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chichilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Chichilla. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chichilla avoids the body shot from Fury.
Chichilla throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Chichilla lunges at Fury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fury's hand.
Fury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chichilla.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fury has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Fury!
After winning the bout, Zion Fury 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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ICE 6:
Date: Jan 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Nice body punch from Fury.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Fury only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL2#
Fury instigates a clinch.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Fury trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Bennet's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bennet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fury trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennet avoids it.
Bennet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury lands a right hand.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fury's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fury's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
A short right from Fury.
Bennet takes a shot to the head.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fury unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Bennet manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennet as he connects with a hook.
Fury swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet misses with a hook.#T2#
Bennet slips under a jab from Fury.
Fury throws out a leg kick but Bennet moves out of range and Fury only half commits.
Fury bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennet's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fury lands with a nice body punch.
Bennet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fury misses with a leg kick.
Fury throws a combination that misses
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fury throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Fury.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Bennet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T3#
Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch but Fury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fury wants to clinch.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennet cracks Fury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennet blocks the leg kick.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Fury throws a leg kick but Bennet checks it.
Fury lands with a nice body punch. #CL2#
Fury clinches up against the cage.
Fury landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Bennet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennet is trying to break free.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Bennet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Fury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fury swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Fury punishes Bennet's body with a nice straight punch.
Fury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch but Fury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fury lands a leg kick that knocks Bennet off balance momentarily.
Fury throws a chopping leg kick but Bennet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Bennet throws a quick counter head kick but Fury was just out of range.
Bennet scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick lands for Fury.
Fury thuds a left hand into Bennet's body.
Bennet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fury. That's going to slow Bennet down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet wants to clinch.
Fury throws a right hand that Bennet ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennet also avoids with ease.
Fury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bennet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fury can pounce on him.
#T1#
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Bennet slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Bennet thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fury blocks a jab.
Bennet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fury digs a good body shot into Bennet's ribs.
Fury works Bennet's body with a nice hook.
Fury gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennet.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fury in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bennet jabs Fury right on the nose. Fury blinks but takes it well.
Fury throws a right hand that misses
and Bennet counters with a left to the body.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Fury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Bennet avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury closes the distance but Bennet moves to the side
and Bennet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fury attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Bennet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennet checks it well.
Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bennet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Bennet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fury thows a leg kick but Bennet checks it
and Bennet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bennet avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
Fury tried to score with a low kick but Bennet checks it.
Fury lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennet's head.
Fury takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Fury connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennet rather than just go for the knockout.
Bennet swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
Bennet wants to land a leg kick but Fury is out of range.
Bennet feints a jab promting Fury to slip. Bennet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fury slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fury tries to clinch but Bennet is having none of it.
A left and a right from Bennet both land. Nice combination.
Bennet is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fury tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Fury clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a right hand.
Fury tries to work over Bennet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennets head. #T4#
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury trying to land knees to the body.
Bennet managing to block the knees to the body from Fury.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Zion Fury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Bennet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennet's sensitive parts.
Fury tries to clinch
and Bennet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fury connects with a leg kick.
Fury tries to clinch but Bennet moves away
enabling Bennet to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fury. Fury obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fury scores with the left hand. Bennet knows he should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Bennet blocks the low kick.
Bennet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury throws a leg kick
and Bennet counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
A shot to the body from Fury misses
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennet counters with a nice body shot.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Fury misses
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Bennet swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
Bennet appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Fury darts in and clinches Bennet up against the cage.
Bennet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennet checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zion Fury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Bennet wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Bennet working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Fury misses with some punches.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
The referee calls for Bennet to work.
Bennet wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#BC#
Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Colt Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Bennet checks the leg kick.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Fury let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fury feints a jab promting Bennet to slip. Fury then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bennet slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennet.
Bennet slips a straight right by Fury.
Fury misses with a low kick as Bennet jumps back.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
A lazy left from Fury finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zion Fury.
Well Fury has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Fury!
After winning the bout, Zion Fury 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:
ICE 3: HoŹ»omaka ka huakaŹ»i
Date: Dec 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
Fury throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control.
Fury really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fury takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#SUB#
Lewis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fury knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lewis working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis cracks Fury with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fury works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
Lewis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lewis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fury for as long as he can get away with.#T3##SUB#
Lewis has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fury defend it? Lewis steps over the head and cranks it - Fury is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lewis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trayvon Lewis!
Trayvon Lewis retains his welterweight title! |
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Event:
WFC 12: Khaledi vs. Rogers
Date: Oct 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Fury rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Fury.
A right handed body shot lands from Fury.
Fury takes a shot to the head.
Fury really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
A short left from Fury.
A short right from Fury.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fury blocks an elbow strike.
Fury takes an elbow to the temple.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Fury's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Fury scores with a jab to the head.
#T1#
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury misses with a shot to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Fury takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
And Sitsongrit responds with a good body kick, but Fury manages to step out the way in time.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Fury moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Fury needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Fury misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Fury throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fury.
Fury connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
A low kick from Fury is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Fury was not able to check.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Fury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fury lands with a good body shot.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Fury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Fury moves into the clinch.#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.
Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsongrit throws an elbow but misses.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
A short left from Fury.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Fury lands a left hand.
#T4#
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Fury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fury.
Fury pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Fury blocking some punches.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Fury avoids the elbow strike from Sitsongrit, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Sitsongrit is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
A right hand to the body from Fury.
Sitsongrit looks winded!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Fury throws a big uppercut that drops Sitsongrit! More strikes from Fury and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sitsongrit lies dazed against the cage as Fury celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zion Fury!
A very excited looking Zion Fury made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Bummed Out
Date: Aug 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Malikai dives in and grabs Fury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fury pushes down on Malikai's head and hops out.
Fury looks for a takedown but Malikai sprawls well.
Fury lands a right hook to the body.
#CL2#
Fury clinches up against the cage.
Malikai blocks an elbow strike.
Fury prevents Malikai from breaking the clinch.
Malikai can't get the takedown.
Fury is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malikai'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.#BC2#
Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malikai as he jumps to the side.
Nasir Malikai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Fury.
Fury shoots in but no luck this time.
Malikai looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Malikai thuds a left hand into Fury's body.
Fury fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malikai avoids it really well and circles away.
Malikai throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Fury.
Malikai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fury misses with a takedown attempt
and Malikai counters with a straight right hand.#T2##CL2#
Fury darts in and clinches Malikai up against the cage.
Malikai can't break the clinch.
Malikai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fury avoiding damage.
Malikai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malikai is trying to pull guard but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Malikai is trying to pull guard but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury stalling in the clinch.
Malikai wants to stall.
#TD2#
Fury pulls guard successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fury has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Fury!
Zion Fury spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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