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Event:
WFC 46: Dias v De Rossi
Date: Jun 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Fontaine stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Gawain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gawain wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Fontaine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gawain defends well.
Fontaine keeping moving, preventing Gawain from controlling successfully. #T1#
Gawain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gawain is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Fontaine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gawain slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fontaine is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Gawain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fontaine, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Gawain goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fontaine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gawain's guard! Nice work there by Fontaine! #T2##SUB#
Gawain isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fontaine stacks Gawain on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fontaine!
Gawain gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gawain tries to hold on but Fontaine postures up.#SUB2#
Fontaine has control of Gawain's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gawain regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Gawain's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gawain sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T3#
Gawain is in trouble now - Fontaine has advanced to mount!
Gawain is working to get back to half guard.
Gawain tries to hold on but Fontaine postures up.#SUB2#
Fontaine goes for an armbar but Gawain turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gawain.
Gawain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Gawain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gawain wants to pass the guard but Fontaine is keeping the position.
Gawain passes Fontaine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fontaine felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gawain is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fontaine moves into full guard.
Gawain wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Fontaine looking for a guillotine here but Gawain defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vic Fontaine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Gawain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fontaine to the ground. Gawain is now in Fontaine's guard.#SUB#
Gawain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gawain advances to half guard. #SUB#
Gawain is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fontaine sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Gawain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontaine is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gawain jumps into side control!#SUB#
Gawain has hold of Fontaine's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fontaine tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gawain cranks the arm and Fontaine screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fontaine, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Derrick Gawain!
Derrick Gawain 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 42: Coles v Blake
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Scott takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Scott has clasped his hands together around Fontaine's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Scott advances nicely into full mount.
Scott looking to control but Fontaine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fontaine avoids a series of strikes thrown by Scott.
Scott misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott lands a nice shot to the head.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scott landing strikes, looking to finish!
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontaine holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Scott tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Scott looking to ground and pound but Fontaine is blocking nicely. #T1#
Fontaine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Scott.
Scott is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fontaine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scott pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Scott content just to control the position here.
Fontaine blocking the ground and pound.
Scott is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fontaine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Fontaine that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
Scott looking to finish with strikes here!
Scott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Scott throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Scott trying to control but Fontaine is having none of it.
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fontaine holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Scott tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Scott looking to control but Fontaine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott throwing strikes but Fontaine recovers to half guard. A much better position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontaine wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fontaine trying to control from the bottom.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Fontaine is working away.
Scott works his way into full mount!
Fontaine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Scott tries to control but Fontaine wriggling away.
Scott landing punches. #T4#
Scott looking to control but Fontaine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scott working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
Scott is landing with some decent strikes but Fontaine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fontaine is looking to get to half guard.
Scott thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Scott lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Scott working his ground and pound in the gym.
Scott throwing strikes here but Fontaine is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Scott connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ridley Scott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
#CL#
and Fontaine counters by clinching up.
Scott misses with a body punch.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Fontaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fontaine landing knees to the body.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fontaine backwards.
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fontaine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
Fontaine lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#It looks like Ridley Scott has been cut.
Fontaine with a knee to the head.
Fontaine has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Scott lands with a right to the head.
Fontaine gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Fontaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fontaine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scott tries to work over Fontaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fontaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott misses with some punches.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD2#
Fontaine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Scott is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fontaine to the mat. Fontaine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Fontaine has wrist control.
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fontaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scott slips nicely into half guard.
Fontaine wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Scott uses his free foot to push down on Fontaine's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fontaine.
Scott has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fontaine's face.
#T3#
Fontaine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Scott.
Scott lands a big shot there that rocks Fontaine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
Scott connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Scott lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Fontaine that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Scott lands a heavy elbow.
Fontaine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Scott.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
Scott lands a couple of good shots and Fontaine has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Scott connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Fontaine to escape the position.
Scott landing with strikes.
Scott throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Scott's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Scott lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Fontaine hold on?!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Can Fontaine hold on?! Scott is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Scott is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fontaine up.
Scott punches Fontaine on the ear. #ROC2#Fontaine is rocked!
Scott scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Fontaine is looking for a way out.
Oh Fontaine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott scores with punches to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ridley Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ridley Scott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Fontaine gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Scott gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fontaine is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ridley Scott! |
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Event:
KOP 390 5
Date: Apr 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Fontaine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL#
Palhares closes the distance and clinches.
Palhares jumps guard but Fontaine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Palhares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fontaine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Palhares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontaine missing with knees to the body.
Palhares takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palhares scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Fontaine won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Palhares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palhares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontaine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palhares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fontaines head.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palhares is defending well for now.
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!
Palhares has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fontaine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fontaine blocking some punches.
Palhares misses with some punches.
Palhares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Palhares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T1##TD#
Palhares jumps into guard, dragging Fontaine to the mat.
Palhares trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Palhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palhares is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Fontaine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Fontaine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palhares trying to control but Fontaine is working from the bottom. #T2#
Palhares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Palhares wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Fontaine is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Fontaine keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palhares looks to land a body kick but Fontaine moved away.
Palhares misses with a straight right.
Fontaine tries to clinch up.
Palhares lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Palhares.
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown but Fontaine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palhares's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T4#
Palhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fontaine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Palhares loads up on a big right hand but Fontaine slips the punch.
Fontaine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fontaine throws a hook but Palhares blocks it.
Fontaine with the inside leg kick.
Palhares slips a straight right by Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to clinch up but Palhares circles away and keeps his distance.
Palhares feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fontaine scoring well with a low kick there.
Palhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontaine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palhares checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares 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#
A cross from Palhares lands.
Fontaine drops his hands momentarily and Palhares takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palhares connects with a leg kick.
Fontaine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palhares.
Fontaine throws a big shot that misses.
Palhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fontaine can do to turn this around?
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontaine.
Fontaine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palhares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palhares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares throws a series of punches but Fontaine avoids them all with ease.
Fontaine tries a quick counter leg kick but Palhares is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares lands a leg kick that knocks Fontaine off balance momentarily.#CL#
Palhares moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1#
Palhares tries to pull guard but Fontaine won't allow it.
Fontaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fontaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontaine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fontaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palhares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fontaine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palhares is defending well for now.
Palhares is trying to pull guard but Fontaine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fontaine blocks an uppercut.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palhares blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Palhares blocks with his arms.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Fontaine holds him up against the cage and eventually Palhares drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from Palhares. #T2#
Palhares blocks an uppercut.
Palhares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontaine with a knee to the head.
Fontaine struggles to land a body shot inside as Palhares controls his hands.
Vic Fontaine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontaine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fontaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palhares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#TD#
Palhares pulls guard effortlessly.
Palhares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palhares controlling Fontaine's posture.
Palhares working a defensive guard here.
Palhares is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T3#
Palhares has a closed guard, preventing Fontaine from standing up.
Fontaine wants to control from the top but Palhares keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SUB#
Palhares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fontaine wants to control from the top but Palhares keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#CL#
Palhares moves into the clinch.#TD#
Palhares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fontaine is fighting to break Palhares's control of his arms but Palhares is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Palhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Palhares, not yet. #SUB#
Palhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Palhares managing to control the position.
Palhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that second round.
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#
The fighters circling - Palhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luis Palhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Fontaine, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Fontaine against the cage but Fontaine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palhares scores with a nice strike.
Palhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fontaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Palhares circles away.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fontaine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL#
Palhares darts in and clinches Fontaine up against the cage.
Fontaine misses with a punch to the body.
Fontaine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fontaine misses with a body punch.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Fontaine won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Palhares pulls Fontaine into guard.
Palhares is trying to control the position but Fontaine postures up. #SUB#
Palhares throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fontaine escapes and throws Palhares's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T1#
Fontaine working away.
Palhares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fontaine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fontaine tries to stand but Palhares is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares struggling a bit here.
Fontaine in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Palhares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vic Fontaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luis Palhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Palhares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Palhares tries to improve position but can't. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Palhares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fontaine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fontaine misses with a body punch.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC#
Palhares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fontaine throws an overhand right that lands on Palhares's shoulder, as Palhares tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
The fighters circling - Fontaine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palhares connects with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Palhares.
Palhares blocks a head kick by Fontaine.
Palhares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares lands a jab to the head.
Palhares misses with a looping right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Palhares clinches up against the cage.
Fontaine struggles to land a body shot inside as Palhares controls his hands.
Palhares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vic Fontaine.
I think Palhares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Palhares!
Luis Palhares seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
KOP 390 04
Date: Mar 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Fontaine throws a looping overhand right but Rauta ducks down to avoid it.
Rauta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fontaine throws a shot from downtown. Rauta moves away and avoids it.
Rauta throws a low kick but Fontaine moves out of range easily.
Fontaine is looking to clinch.
Rauta moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
Rauta tries to keep at a distance but Fontaine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Fontaine blocks a body shot from Rauta.
Fontaine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#It looks like Kulma Rauta has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fontaine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Rauta on the inside. #T1#
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Rauta tries to work over Fontaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontaine letting Rauta take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fontaine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rauta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fontaine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fontaine missing with knees to the body.
Fontaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fontaine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rauta's face.
Fontaine prevents a body shot from Rauta. #T2#
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fontaine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rauta managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine missing with knees to the body.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Fontaine.
Rauta pushes Fontaine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Rauta.
Rauta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rauta misses with a body punch.
Fontaine working Rauta over with knees to the body.
Fontaine letting Rauta take a breather here.
Rauta gets through Fontaine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Fontaine.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fontaine backwards.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rauta.
Rauta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fontaine up against the cage.#T4#
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontaine missing with knees to the body.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontaine prevents a body shot from Rauta.
Rauta is struggling to control the position.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Rauta breaks the clinch.
Rauta moves away from the strike by Fontaine.
Rauta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rauta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Kulma Rauta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Rauta lands a jab to Fontaine's midsection.
Rauta scores with a nice right hand.
Rauta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Rauta.
Rauta swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontaine.
Rauta moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Rauta misses.
Fontaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauta.
Rauta thows a body kick. Fontaine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontaine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Fontaine misses.
Fontaine throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rauta moves away from the strike by Fontaine.
Rauta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fontaine throws a leg kick but Rauta moved away.#T1#
Fontaine takes one on the button.
A big left from Rauta misses.
Rauta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fontaine missing with a left hand there. Rauta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rauta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rauta scores with the left hand. Fontaine knows he should have avoided that one.
Rauta swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontaine.
Rauta feints and then cracks Fontaine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fontaine down.
Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontaine.
Rauta misses with a low kick.
Fontaine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rauta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fontaine.
Rauta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fontaine to score with a decent uppercut.#T2#
Rauta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rauta lands a slapping body shot.
Rauta lands a jab to Fontaine's midsection.
Rauta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fontaine can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rauta throws a looping overhand right but Fontaine ducks down to avoid it.
Fontaine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Fontaine drives through and clinches with Rauta against the cage.
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fontaine backwards.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta controlling the action here for a moment.
Rauta controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Rauta on the inside.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Kulma Rauta has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Rauta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rauta misses the jab.
Fontaine throws a lazy right hand but Rauta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Rauta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fontaine misses with a looping right.
Rauta is looking to counter punch.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Fontaine takes one to the chin there.
Rauta throws a sloppy head kick and Fontaine moves out of range easily.
Rauta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fontaine is looking to clinch. #T4#
Rauta scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Fontaine lands with a nice combination. Rauta backs away looking to recover.
Fontaine is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontaine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rauta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fontaine wants to clinch up but Rauta keeps it at a distance.
Fontaine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fontaine slips under a jab from Rauta.
Rauta slips under a jab.
Fontaine misses with a left hand
enabling Rauta to counter with a crisp jab.
Fontaine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Rauta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fontaine.
Rauta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fontaine under the eye.
Fontaine blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kulma Rauta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta's cut.
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.#R3#
Rauta throws a body kick that misses.
Rauta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontaine.
Rauta throws a leg kick but Fontaine checks it.
Fontaine steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rauta.
Rauta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fontaine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rauta on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Fontaine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fontaine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fontaine tries to clinch but Rauta moves out of range.
Nice cross by Fontaine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rauta takes a swing at Fontaine's ribcage but misses.
Rauta sets himself, and Fontaine steps forward looking for the clinch! Rauta avoids it this time.
Fontaine misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rauta paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Rauta scores with a hook to the body. Fontaine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
Fontaine moves into the clinch.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Rauta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rauta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta stalling in the clinch but Fontaine improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rauta.
Rauta cracks Fontaine with a nice body shot.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rauta avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Rauta leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta. #T2#
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rauta just leaning against Fontaine, taking a breather.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rauta pushes Fontaine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fontaine looking to throw knees to the head but Rauta is blocking nicely.
#T3##BC#
Rauta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fontaine looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
Fontaine misses with a straight left.
Rauta throwing a counter right hand but Fontaine manages to avoid it.
Rauta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Rauta thuds a left hand into Fontaine's body.
Fontaine tests Rauta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rauta thuds his right hand into Fontaine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rauta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rauta connects with the punch.
Rauta keeps the fight on the outside.
As Fontaine backs away, Rauta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rauta throws a body punch but Fontaine moves out of range.
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta sets himself, and Fontaine steps forward looking for the clinch! Rauta avoids it this time.#T4#
Rauta staying out of range there.
Rauta moves out of range as Fontaine strikes.
Rauta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rauta connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontaine throws the left hand but Rauta avoids the punch easily.
Rauta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fontaine lands with an uppercut that bounces Rauta off the cage and back into range.
Fontaine scores with a jab. Rauta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rauta scores with a sloppy right hand. Fontaine should have avoided that one.
Fontaine throws a leg kick which misses Rauta's front leg but catches the back leg as Rauta tries to avoid it.
Jab from Fontaine.
Fontaine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rauta's head backwards.
Fontaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fontaine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kulma Rauta did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Good leg kick by Rauta.
A telegraphed right hand from Fontaine misses the target.
Rauta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fontaine throws a looping overhand right but Rauta ducks down to avoid it.
Rauta lands a jab to Fontaine's midsection.
Fontaine slips a straight right by Rauta.
Rauta moves away from the strike by Fontaine.
Rauta lands with a nice body punch. #CL2#
Fontaine moves into the clinch.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
Rauta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rauta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Rauta blocks it.
#T1#
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fontaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauta.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fontaine looking to throw knees to the head but Rauta is blocking nicely.
Rauta trying to control the position but instead, Fontaine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rauta into the cage.
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fontaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Rauta blocks it.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rauta is stalling here.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauta.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
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!
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.#BC#
Rauta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Fontaine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fontaine walks into a straight right hand from Rauta.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Fontaine throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fontaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontaine throws a hook but Rauta blocks it.
Nice jab there from Fontaine.
Rauta cracks Fontaine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fontaine loads up on a big right hand but Rauta slips the punch.
Rauta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fontaine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rauta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fontaine thinking.
Fontaine checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Fontaine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rauta misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Fontaine blocks an uppercut.
Fontaine misses with a knee to the head.
Rauta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fontaine up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rauta avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kulma Rauta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta's cut.
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!#R5#
Fontaine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rauta to score with a decent uppercut.
Fontaine throws the left hand but Rauta avoids the punch easily.
Rauta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rauta slips a jab from Fontaine.
It looked like Rauta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rauta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fontaine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rauta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fontaine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rauta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fontaine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta scores with a leg kick.
Fontaine misses with a double jab.
Fontaine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rauta counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Rauta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Fontaine misses its intended target.
Rauta slips under a jab.
Fontaine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Fontaine misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rauta. Fontaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rauta looks to land a combination but Fontaine avoids it well.
Fontaine throws a hook but Rauta avoids it easily.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Fontaine.
Rauta sets himself, and Fontaine steps forward looking for the clinch! Rauta avoids it this time.
Fontaine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rauta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rauta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fontaine was well out of range. Poor timing from Rauta.
Fontaine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rauta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vic Fontaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Fontaine blocks the leg kick.
Fontaine tries to counter with a clinch but Rauta shakes him off and moves away.
Rauta thumps Fontaine with a low kick.
Rauta blocks a low kick nicely.
Rauta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rauta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rauta throws a looping overhand right but Fontaine ducks down to avoid it.
Fontaine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontaine slips a jab from Rauta.
Rauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fontaine throws out the jab.
Fontaine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fontaine misses with a left hand
and Rauta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rauta throws a sloppy head kick and Fontaine moves out of range easily.
Fontaine scores with a jab to the head.
Fontaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rauta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fontaine.
Rauta thinks about countering with a body kick.#T3#
Fontaine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulma Rauta is winning the standup battle so far.
Fontaine looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
Rauta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fontaine checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Rauta.
Rauta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rauta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rauta looks to score with a jab to the body but Fontaine is just out of range.
Rauta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fontaine.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Fontaine.
Rauta throws a nice head kick!
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fontaine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T4#
An inside leg kick from Fontaine misses.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Rauta slips a straight right by Fontaine.
Rauta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fontaine manages to avoid it.
Fontaine fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Fontaine closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauta.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
Fontaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rauta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fontaine lands a knee to the body.
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 Kulma Rauta.
Well Rauta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Kulma Rauta!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kulma Rauta!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Kulma Rauta!
Kulma Rauta wins by unanimous decision!
Kulma Rauta is the new welterweight champion! |
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Event:
KOP 390 03
Date: Feb 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Fontaine with the inside leg kick.
Potapenko lands a body shot.
Potapenko throws an off balance right hand
#CL#
and Fontaine counters by clinching up.
Fontaine prevents a body shot from Potapenko.
Fontaine lands a knee to the body.
Fontaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potapenko.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Artur Potapenko has been cut.
Potapenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Potapenko.
Potapenko slows down the pace here.
Potapenko trying to control the position but instead, Fontaine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Potapenko into the cage.
Fontaine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
Fontaine misses with a knee to the head.
Potapenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potapenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Potapenko blocks it.
Potapenko working aggressively here.
Potapenko has a couple of punches blocked by Fontaine.
A knee to the head by Fontaine.
Potapenko avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Fontaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potapenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Potapenko wants to stall.
Potapenko can't find room to land a body shot as Fontaine controls the action.
Potapenko working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
A short right from Potapenko on the inside.
Fontaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potapenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fontaine blocks an uppercut.
Potapenko is looking to control Fontaine's arms but Fontaine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Potapenko has his back to the cage.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potapenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Potapenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Potapenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fontaine is keeping busy.
Fontaine lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Potapenko blocks with his arms.
Potapenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Fontaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Potapenko has a couple of punches blocked by Fontaine.
#T3#
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Potapenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontaine scores a nice knee to the body.
Fontaine missing with knees to the body.
Potapenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fontaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potapenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potapenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
Fontaine blocks a body shot from Potapenko.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Potapenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Fontaine gets an underhook and turns Potapenko into the cage.
Fontaine looking to throw knees to the head but Potapenko is blocking nicely.
Fontaine lands a good knee to the midsection. Potapenko won't want to take too many of those.
We've been informed that Potapenko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fontaine being controlled against the cage.
Fontaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
Fontaine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potapenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fontaine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potapenko's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potapenko trying to control the position but instead, Fontaine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Potapenko into the cage.
Potapenko lands a right hand.
Fontaine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fontaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potapenko avoids it.
Fontaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potapenko.
Fontaine lands a knee to the head.
Potapenko avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Fontaine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artur Potapenko's cut.
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#
Potapenko throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Fontaine moves into the clinch.
Potapenko wants to break free but Fontaine has control.
Fontaine working Potapenko over with knees to the body.
Potapenko managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine lands a good knee to the midsection. Potapenko won't want to take too many of those.
Fontaine lands a knee to the body.
Fontaine lands a good knee to the midsection. Potapenko won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potapenko.
Fontaine lands a knee to the head.
Fontaine jerks Potapenko's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Potapenko drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Fontaine goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Fontaine because Potapenko was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Vic Fontaine!
Vic Fontaine decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
KOP
Date: Jan 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Carlyle throws a hook to the side of Fontaine's head but Fontaine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fontaine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlyle.#CL2#
Fontaine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carlyle tries to throw a body punch but Fontaine avoids it by throwing Carlyle back against the cage.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlyle is defending well for now.
Fontaine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carlyle avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Carlyle is leaning against Fontaine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carlyle misses with the head strike.
Fontaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontaine lands a knee to the head.
Carlyle wants to stall.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks with his arms.
Carlyle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks it.
Carlyle trying to control the position but instead, Fontaine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carlyle into the cage.#T1#
Fontaine looking to throw knees to the head but Carlyle is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fontaine.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks it.
Carlyle managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks it.
Fontaine with a knee to the head.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carlyle misses with some punches.
Carlyle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carlyle tries to throw a body punch but Fontaine avoids it by throwing Carlyle back against the cage.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlyle avoids the damage to the body.
Fontaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlyle lands a right hand.
Carlyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlyle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Fontaine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks with his arms.
Carlyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlyle avoids the damage to the body.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlyle avoids the damage to the body.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carlyle avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlyle avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks it.
Carlyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fontaine blocks a body shot from Carlyle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fontaine as Carlyle tries to tie him up.
Carlyle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fontaine looking to throw knees to the head but Carlyle is blocking nicely.
Carlyle managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
#T3#
Carlyle trying to stall but Fontaine improves his position.
Carlyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Fontaine.
Carlyle tries to stall but Fontaine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fontaine landing knees to the head.
Carlyle lands a shoulder strike.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Fontaine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fontaine lands a nice knee to the body.
Carlyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carlyle is trying to force a seperation but Fontaine has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carlyle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Carlyle.
#T4#
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlyle managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
A short left from Carlyle.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fontaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fontaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlyle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carlyle stalling in the clinch but Fontaine improves position.
Fontaine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carlyle's efforts to push away.
Fontaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlyle tries to break free but Fontaine pushes him back against the cage.
Carlyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Fontaine backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlyle.
Carlyle avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Fontaine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Fontaine lands a front kick.#CL2#
Carlyle tries to keep at a distance but Fontaine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fontaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fontaine lands a knee to the body.
Carlyle cracks Fontaine with a nice body shot.
Fontaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fontaine misses with a knee to the head.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Carlyle tries to work over Fontaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Carlyle.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks it.
Fontaine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks it.
Fontaine lands a knee to the body.
Fontaine takes a shot to the head.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carlyle avoids it.
Fontaine blocks a body shot from Carlyle.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fontaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks with his arms.
Carlyle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fontaine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlyle.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlyle working aggressively here.
#T2#
Carlyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fontaines head.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Carlyle managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlyle.
Carlyle managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Carlyle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carlyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carlyle trying to stall but Fontaine improves his position.
Carlyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Carlyle tries to stall but Fontaine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlyle is defending well for now.
Fontaine looking to throw knees to the head but Carlyle is blocking nicely.
Carlyle avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Carlyle is looking to control Fontaine's arms but Fontaine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carlyle has his back to the cage.
Vic Fontaine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Carlyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
Carlyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlyle managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carlyle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carlyle wants to stall.
Carlyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontaine blocks a body shot from Carlyle.
Carlyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks with his arms.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks with his arms.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks with his arms.
Carlyle looking to stall.
Fontaine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlyle looking to stall.
#T4#
Fontaine has Carlyle pressed against the cage, preventing Carlyle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carlyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontaine misses with a knee to the head.
Carlyle lands a nice uppercut.
Fontaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks it.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fontaine 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.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fontaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Carlyle scores with a shot to the side of Fontaine's head.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlyle is defending well for now.
Carlyle looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Fontaine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Fontaine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlyle.
Fontaine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carlyle misses with an uppercut. Fontaine saw that one coming.
Carlyle sets himself, and Fontaine steps forward looking for the clinch! Carlyle avoids it this time.
Fontaine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlyle.
Carlyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fontaine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carlyle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fontaine back to the cage. Carlyle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fontaine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carlyle is out of range.
Fontaine slips a jab from Carlyle.
Fontaine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Carlyle swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlyle scores with a jab to the jaw.#T1##CL2#
Fontaine gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Carlyle.
Fontaine scores a nice knee to the body.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Carlyle.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks with his arms.
Carlyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carlyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fontaine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlyle.
Carlyle can't find room to land a body shot as Fontaine controls the action.
Carlyle works on Fontaine's body with a couple of short punches.
Fontaine missing with knees to the body.
Fontaine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carlyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vic Fontaine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Carlyle can't break the clinch.
Carlyle stalling in the clinch but Fontaine improves position.
Carlyle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but Carlyle blocks with his arms.
Carlyle tries to break the clinch but Fontaine is controlling the position.
Carlyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlyle working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fontaine working Carlyle over with knees to the body.#T3#
Carlyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carlyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlyle managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlyle avoids the damage to the body.
Arlington Carlyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlyle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Carlyle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carlyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carlyle lands a nice uppercut.
Carlyle lands a nice uppercut.
Carlyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fontaine connects with a knee to the head.
Carlyle trying to stall but Fontaine improves his position.
Carlyle lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fontaine.
Carlyle is trying to maintain a safe position but Fontaine gets an underhook and turns Carlyle into the cage.
Carlyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carlyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arlington Carlyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fontaine 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Fontaine!
In his post fight interview, Vic Fontaine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Fizal connects with a solid leg kick.
Fizal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Janssens clinches up against the cage.
Janssens avoiding damage as Fizal throws knees to the body.
#TD2#
Janssens drags the fight down to the ground.
Janssens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fizal is one step ahead there.
Fizal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Janssens on the ground.
Fizal trying to control the position from guard on top but Janssens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fizal wants to pass the guard but Janssens is keeping the position.
Fizal being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fizal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Janssens is keeping the position for now.
Fizal is working hard here to advance position.
Janssens striking off his back but it's not causing Fizal any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Janssens keeping moving, preventing Fizal from controlling successfully.
Fizal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fizal is keen to just control but Janssens is a slippery customer.
Janssens is trying is best to control the position here.
Fizal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Janssens is looking to improve his position.
Fizal is looking to advance position but Janssens won't allow it.
Fizal is trying to control. Janssens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Janssens is trying to control but can't.
Janssens is controlling Fizal's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fizal is trying to control the action in half guard but Janssens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
Fizal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Janssens is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fizal misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Janssens counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fizal!
Fizal can't do much from the bottom here.
Janssens has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fizal is bucking up trying to escape but Janssens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Janssens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fizal tries to lock up and control but Janssens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Janssens unloading with bombs!
Fizal wants to control but Janssens is having none of it.
Fizal is working to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Janssens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fizal tries to reverse the position but Janssens maintains control.
Fizal is bucking up trying to escape but Janssens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fizal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Janssens controlling the position easily from mount.
Fizal wants to control but Janssens is having none of it.
Janssens controlling the position easily from mount.
Fizal tries to hold on but Janssens pushes him away. #T4##SUB2#
Fizal defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Janssens.
Janssens with a couple of short strikes.
Fizal holds on to Janssens around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Fizal tries to hold on but Janssens pushes him away.
The referee warns Fizal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fizal tries to hold on but Janssens postures up.
Fizal taking shots to the head.
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!
Janssens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Janssens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Janssens looking to score a takedown here. Fizal is defending well but Janssens drives through and ends up in Fizal's guard.
Fizal is pulling down on Janssens's head to control his posture.
Fizal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janssens is one step ahead there.
Janssens controlling from the top position.
Fizal working a defensive guard but Janssens passes into half guard.
Janssens is thwarting Fizal's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janssens passes to full mount!
Janssens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Janssens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Janssens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T1#
Janssens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Janssens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fizal wants to control but Janssens is having none of it.
Fizal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fizal tries to hold on but Janssens pushes him away.
Janssens controlling the pace for now.
Janssens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fizal?
Jesper Janssens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Janssens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Janssens lands with some strikes.
Fizal is looking to get to half guard.
Janssens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Janssens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Fizal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fizal can't escape the position.
The referee warns Fizal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fizal is looking to get to half guard.
Janssens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fizal looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Fizal is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB2#
Janssens working for a submission but Fizal is keeping him at bay. #T3#
Fizal is looking to get to half guard.
Janssens lands a nice shot to the head.
Janssens lands a big elbow.
Janssens controlling the position easily from mount.
Janssens is landing with some decent strikes but Fizal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fizal wants to control but Janssens is having none of it.
Fizal is looking to improve his position but Janssens isn't that keen on the idea.
Janssens landing strikes from the mount and Fizal is in trouble! #T4#
Janssens unloading with bombs!
Fizal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Janssens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fizal is trying desperately to improve position.
Fizal is in a horrible position here. Janssens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janssens controlling from mount.
Fizal is working to get back to half guard.
Janssens unloading with bombs!
Janssens with good strikes from the mount here!
Janssens controlling the position easily from mount.
Fizal tries to hold on but Janssens postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Janssens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A low kick from Fizal misses #TD2#
and Janssens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Janssens lands a nice short elbow.
Fizal trying to control from the bottom.
Janssens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Janssens trying to control the pace.
Fizal wants to control but Janssens is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Janssens working the head and body with strikes.
Fizal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Janssens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fizal works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fizal trying to keep a closed guard but Janssens is proving a slippery customer.
Fizal wants to hit a sweep here but Janssens passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fizal there!
Janssens controlling his opponent. #T1#
Janssens looking to finish Fizal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fizal!
Fizal can't escape the position.
Janssens controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB2#
Janssens swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesper Janssens! |
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