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Event:
RSE 73:
Date: May 01, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Margera has managed to clinch.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Margera.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Palhares is blocking nicely.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palhares avoids it.
Palhares tries to work over Margera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Palhares blocks with his arms.
Palhares misses with an elbow over the top.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Palhares.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palhares. #CUT#It looks like Boryslav Margera has been cut.
Palhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera avoids a wild elbow strike from Palhares.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
Palhares misses with a body punch.
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Margera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palhares blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Margera 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margera blocks the elbow strike.
Margera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Margera working Palhares over with knees to the body.#T1##TD#
Palhares gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Margera regains guard.
Palhares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Margera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares won't allow Margera to sweep him here.
Palhares throws a big right hand that misses.
Margera wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Margera working a defensive guard here.
#T2#
Palhares throwing strikes but missing.
Margera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Margera trying to control the position.
Palhares stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
Palhares looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares postures up in Margera's guard and throws a big left but Margera blocks it.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice defenses there by Palhares.
Palhares misses with a hook.#T3#
Palhares throws a head kick that misses
and Margera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palhares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Margera.
Margera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Margera.
Margera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palhares.
Margera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares connects with a body shot.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Margera.#TD#
Palhares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Palhares lands in his opponent's guard.
Palhares controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely. #T4#
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Margera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares has hold of Margera's hands but Margera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Margera is thwarting Palhares's attempts to control the position.
Palhares is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Margera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Margera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palhares's head. #SUB#
Palhares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palhares wants to get back to full guard.
Margera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Margera winds up and cracks Palhares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boryslav Margera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A solid body kick from Palhares.
Margera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#TD#
Palhares shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Margera's guard.
Palhares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Margera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Margera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palhares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palhares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Margera keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
Margera keeps trying to improve his position.#T1#
Palhares looking to sit in guard and control but Margera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Margera stands up over Palhares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Margera lands a couple of digs.
Margera is working Palhares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Palhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palhares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palhares wants to sweep here but Margera controlling him for the moment.
Margera is in close to Palhares's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Palhares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palhares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palhares is trying to control the position but Margera postures up.
Margera postures up and lands a big shot to Palhares's brow.
Margera postures up and lands a big shot to Palhares's brow.
Margera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palhares throws a couple of heel strikes.
Palhares wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Margera throwing strikes from guard but Palhares blocks nicely.
Palhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Palhares, not yet.
Margera postures up and lands a big shot to Palhares's brow.
Margera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Margera landing some decent shots from guard.
Margera stands up over Palhares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC2#Palhares is rocked!
Margera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Margera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares has his hands on Margera's head, controlling the position.
Margera lands a couple of elbows.
Palhares seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Margera lands a couple of digs.
Palhares has momentary wrist control but Margera slips an elbow through the middle.
Palhares working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Margera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Palhares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palhares is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Palhares seems to have got his legs back now.
Palhares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palhares lands a couple of elbows.
Margera controls Palhares momentarily but Palhares frees himself.
Palhares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Margera is keeping the position for now.
Palhares pushing down on Margera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Margera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Palhares landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Margera is trying to get back to full guard.
Palhares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Margera is positioning himself well to prevent Palhares advancing to mount. #SUB#
Palhares is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Margera defends it well.
Margera is pressing down on Palhares's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Margera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palhares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Margera is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Palhares postures up and lands a big shot to Margera's brow.
Palhares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Margera swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Palhares counters with a single leg into guard. Margera didn't expect that.
Palhares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palhares trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
Margera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palhares.
Margera trying to control the position here.
Palhares trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares postures up in Margera's guard and throws a big left but Margera blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palhares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palhares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Palhares won't allow Margera to sweep him here.
Margera is pulling down on Palhares's head to control his posture.
Margera wants to sweep here but Palhares controlling him for the moment.
Palhares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Margera's head.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Margera is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Margera defends easily.
Margera with a nice head shot there.
Margera throwing strikes from guard but Palhares blocks nicely.
Margera is in close to Palhares's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Margera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Margera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Palhares is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Margera rolls with it to try and escape but Palhares cranks on the arm and Margera is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luis Palhares!
Luis Palhares took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
RSE 65: Macabre
Date: Apr 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Oyelowo doesn't manage to clinch there - Margera circles away.
Oyelowo fails to land the takedown.
A lazy body kick from Oyelowo
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Margera connects with a body shot.
Margera swings for the body but Oyelowo moves out of range.
Oyelowo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Margera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Oyelowo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Oyelowo avoids the body shot from Margera.
#CL#
Margera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oyelowo is working for takedown but Margera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Margera misses with a body punch.
Margera misses with a knee to the head.
Margera tries to work over Oyelowo'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.
Oyelowo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Oyelowo blocks it.
Margera working aggressively here.
Margera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oyelowo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oyelowo taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
Margera misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Oyelowo misses with a punch to the body.
Oyelowo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Margera prevents a body shot from Oyelowo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oyelowo.
Margera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oyelowo.
#TD2#
Margera is fighting off a takedown attempt but Oyelowo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Margera to the mat. Margera regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Oyelowo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Margera managing to control the position.
Oyelowo throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Oyelowo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Margera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oyelowo manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T2#
Margera distracts Oyelowo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Margera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oyelowo's head.#SUB2#
Oyelowo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Margera is aware though and is defending well.
Oyelowo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oyelowo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera tries to roll over but Oyelowo keeps him under control.
Margera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oyelowo. #SUB2#
Oyelowo is trying to work for a kimura but Margera is defending well.
Margera gets back to full guard.
Margera pulls Oyelowo in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Margera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oyelowo throws a big right hand that misses.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Oyelowo from controlling successfully.
Oyelowo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Margera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oyelowo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Margera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Margera keeping full guard, as Oyelowo tries to pass.
Oyelowo preventing the sweep.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Margera working a defensive guard here.
Oyelowo wants to pass the guard but Margera is keeping the position.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Margera throws a shot from downtown. Oyelowo moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Oyelowo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Margera did well to prevent Oyelowo getting side control.#SUB2#
Oyelowo is looking for a kimura here.
Margera trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Oyelowo is looking for a kimura but Margera is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oyelowo to get the leverage.
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 Boryslav Margera will probably get the nod.
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#
Oyelowo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Margera's waist but Margera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oyelowo off to one side.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Margera misses with a straight left.
Oyelowo scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Oyelowo.
Margera misses with an uppercut.
Margera is looking to wear down Oyelowo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oyelowo moves out of range of the strikes.
Oyelowo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oyelowo's corner calls for a 1-2. Oyelowo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oyelowo throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
A lazy left from Oyelowo finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Margera. Beautiful body shot.
Margera throws the left hand but Oyelowo avoids the punch easily.
Margera slips under a jab.#CL#
Margera has closed the distance and engaged Oyelowo in a clinch.
Oyelowo is working Margera over against the cage.
Oyelowo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oyelowo tries to work over Margera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oyelowo misses with some punches.
Oyelowo tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Oyelowo back against the cage. #T1#
Oyelowo wants to take the fight to the mat but Margera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Margera blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Margera as the two fighters clinch.
#TD2#
Oyelowo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oyelowo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Margera distracts Oyelowo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Margera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Margera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Margera chips away with some ground and pound.
Margera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oyelowo's head.
Oyelowo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Oyelowo wants to pass the guard but Margera is keeping the position.
Margera wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Margera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oyelowo throws an elbow that misses. Margera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oyelowo's guard. Nice move by Margera!#REVR#
Margera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oyelowo controls Margera momentarily but Margera frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Margera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Margera distracts Oyelowo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Margera working some strikes from top position.
Margera stands up over Oyelowo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Margera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Margera chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Oyelowo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Margera defends it easily.
Margera pushes down on Oyelowo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Margera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oyelowo trying to control but Margera postures up.
Margera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Margera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oyelowo tries to get to full guard but Margera has control of the leg.
Margera scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oyelowo trying to control but Margera postures up.
Margera winds up and cracks Oyelowo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Margera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Margera thows a huge punch but Oyelowo dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Margera connects with a nice short shot to Oyelowo's temple.
Margera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oyelowo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oyelowo wants to sweep but no luck.
Margera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oyelowo can do to turn this around?
Margera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Margera won't allow Oyelowo to sweep him here. #T4##SUB2#
Oyelowo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Margera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Margera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Margera postures up.
Margera lands a couple of elbows.
Oyelowo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Margera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Margera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oyelowo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Oyelowo looking for a guillotine here but Margera defends easily.
Margera works over Oyelowo with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Oyelowo working for a triangle but Margera defends it easily.
Margera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera 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#
Margera loads up on a big right hand but Oyelowo slips the punch.
Oyelowo misses with a body shot.
Oyelowo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Margera defends it nicely.
Margera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Margera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#TD2#
Oyelowo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Margera on his heels. He'll look to pass Margera's guard now, I'm sure.
Oyelowo trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Margera pulls Oyelowo in close to his closed guard and prevents Oyelowo from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyelowo works over Margera with some ground and pound from guard.
Oyelowo trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Margera wants to sweep here but Oyelowo controlling him for the moment.
Margera controlling the position.
Oyelowo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oyelowo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Oyelowo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oyelowo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Margera is pulling down on Oyelowo's head to control his posture.
Oyelowo trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Margera controlling Oyelowo's posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oyelowo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Margera is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Oyelowo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Oyelowo scores with a decent looking hook.
Adrian Oyelowo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Margera wants to clinch up but Oyelowo keeps it at a distance.
Oyelowo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Margera finds it's way round the side to connect with Oyelowo's head.
Margera connects with a nice looking jab.
Oyelowo shoots in for a takedown but Margera shows good takedown defense.
Boryslav Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Oyelowo.
Oyelowo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Margera is looking to clinch but Oyelowo is avoiding it.
Margera misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Oyelowo there.
Oyelowo tries to close the distance and clinch but Margera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boryslav Margera is winning the standup battle so far.
Margera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oyelowo. Oyelowo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adrian Oyelowo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##CL2#
Oyelowo darts in and clinches Margera up against the cage.
Boryslav Margera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oyelowo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Margera.
Oyelowo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oyelowo throws a head punch that misses.
Margera gets through Oyelowo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oyelowo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Margera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.
Oyelowo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Margera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Margera blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Oyelowo.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
Oyelowo struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
Margera landing knees to the body.
Oyelowo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oyelowo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oyelowo is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Margera.
Margera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Margera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oyelowo wants to take the fight to the mat but Margera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Margera is leaning against Oyelowo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Margera.
Oyelowo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Margera up against the cage.
Oyelowo working aggressively here.
Boryslav Margera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.
Oyelowo takes a shot to the head.
Oyelowo misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Oyelowo.
Margera lands with a light punch inside.
Margera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oyelowo misses with a punch on the inside.
Margera blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Margera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boryslav Margera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Margera 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boryslav Margera!
A victorious Boryslav Margera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
RSE 56: Living To Die
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer cracks Margera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Margera blocks a jab.
Margera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer tests Margera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Margera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Margera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Margera.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Mfer.
Margera throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mfer throws a hook but Margera avoids it easily.
Margera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mfer misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mfer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1#
Margera defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Margera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mfer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mfer works Margera's body with a nice hook.
Margera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mfer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margera connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Margera misses its intended target.
Margera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
A little feinted left hand from Margera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Margera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Margera misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margera misses with a straight left.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Margera lands a jab to the nose.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Margera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer walks into a jab.
Mfer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Margera misses.
Mfer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Margera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Margera finds it's target.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Margera misses.
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mfer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Margera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#CL#
Margera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mfer avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
Margera misses with a knee to the head.
Margera lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Mfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Margera throws a good cross that connects.
Margera tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Margera is looking to clinch.
Mfer lands with an uppercut that bounces Margera off the cage and back into range.
Margera throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Good exchange - Margera coming out on top.
Mfer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Margera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Margera throws a body shot but no joy.
As Margera backs off Mfer throws a huge counter combo but Margera manages to avoid it all.
Margera looks to land a right hand but Mfer moved out of range.
Mfer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Margera.
Mfer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Margera was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mfer cracks Margera with a good jab.#CL#
Margera clinches up with Mfer and pushes him back against the cage.
Mfer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Margera lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer lands a right hand.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Mfer blocks with his arms.
Margera lands a knee to the head.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T4#
Margera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC2#
Mfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer cracks Margera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Margera scores with a nice strike.
Margera's corner calls for a 1-2. Margera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Margera misses the body punch
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Margera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Margera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Margera moves forwards but Mfer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Margera tries to clinch but Mfer moves away
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
Mfer thuds his right hand into Margera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#ROC2#Margera is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer jabs Margera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Margera.
Mfer misses with a straight right.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Margera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Huntti Mfer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Margera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huntti Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Margera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Margera sizes up Mfer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Margera catches Mfer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Margera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Margera slips the punch.
Margera takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Margera lands a nice shot that snaps Mfer's head back.
Mfer throws the left hand but Margera avoids the punch easily.
Margera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mfer throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
Margera rushes Mfer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mfer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Margera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Mfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Margera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Mfer misses.
It looked like Margera was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mfer.#T1#
Margera tests Mfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Margera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Margera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Margera.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Margera looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer swats away the attempt to clinch by Margera.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Margera.
Margera lands with a cross.
Margera throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Mfer tests Margera's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#It looks like Boryslav Margera has been cut.#T2#
Mfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Margera.
#CL#
Margera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mfer, pushing him back against the cage.
Margera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Margeras head.
Oh Margera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Mfer blocks it.
Margera blocking some punches.
Margera seems to have got his legs back now.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer tries to break free but Margera pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Margera scores with a shot to the body.
Margera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Margera.
Margera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Some wild striking there from Margera.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Margera saw that one coming.#T3#
Margera misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Margera. Those never looked like landing.
Mfer lands with a right hand.
Margera misses with a hook to the body
and Mfer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Mfer. That snapped Margera's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
A jab from Mfer does it's job there.
Margera misses with a lunging right hand
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Margera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mfer to score with a decent uppercut.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Margera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Margera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera wants to clinch up but Mfer keeps it at a distance.
Mfer drops Margera with a naaaaasty hook - Margera is in real trouble here! Mfer dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huntti Mfer!
Huntti Mfer took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
RSE 46: Behemoth
Date: Feb 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Margera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rock Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Rock Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Margera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rock Jr ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Margera moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRock Jr.
Rock Jr misses with a low kick as Margera jumps back.
Rock Jr works over Margera's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Rock Jr instigates a clinch.
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Margera.
A left hand lands to the body for Margera.
A head punch on the inside from Rock Jr fails to land.
I was talking to Margera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Margera lands a left hand.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
Rock Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock Jr takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rock Jr.
Rock Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Margera pushes Rock Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Boryslav Margera has been cut.
Margera scores with a shot to the side of Rock Jr's head.
Rock Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Margera is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock Jr.
Margera misses with a knee to the head.
Rock Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Margera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rock Jr can turn it around.
Rock Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
A knee to the head by Margera.
#CUT#It looks like Will Rock Jr has been cut.
Margera scores a nice knee to the body.
Margera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Margera.
Rock Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Rock Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Rock Jr blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock Jr.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rock Jr backwards.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera misses with a knee strike.
#T2#
Margera cracks Rock Jr with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Rock Jr.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Rock Jr.
Margera struggles to land a body shot inside as Rock Jr controls his hands.
Rock Jr avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
Rock Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it.
Rock Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rock Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Margera is breathing heavily.
A short right from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Rock Jr with a knee to the head.
Rock Jr pushes Margera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Margera lands a body shot.
Margera lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Margera.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land. #T3#
Rock Jr working Margera over with knees to the body.
Margera tries to work over Rock Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock Jr landing knees to the body.
Rock Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Rock Jr blocks an uppercut.
Margera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rock Jrs head.
Rock Jr prevents a body shot from Margera.
Rock Jr blocking some punches.
Rock Jr with a knee to the head.
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
Rock Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Margera controls the action.
Rock Jr tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Rock Jr back against the cage.
Rock Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Rock Jr connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#Margera is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Margera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Rock Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rock Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Margera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rock Jr.
Margera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rock Jr backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rock Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rock Jr blocks a body shot from Margera.
Rock Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rock Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rock Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Margera's face.
Rock Jr lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Rock Jr.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rock Jr prevents a body shot from Margera.
Margera managing to block the knees to the body from Rock Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margera avoiding damage as Rock Jr throws knees to the body.
Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but Margera blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
Margera seems to have got his legs back now.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rock Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Margera throws a jab when Rock Jr was well out of range.
Rock Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Margera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Margera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Margera.
Rock Jr throws out a leg kick but Margera moves out of range and Rock Jr only half commits.
Rock Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Margera misses with a straight left.
Rock Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Margera loads up on a big right hand but Rock Jr slips the punch.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera moves out of range of the strikes.
Margera moves away from the strike by Rock Jr.
Good exchange - Rock Jr coming out on top.#CL2#
Rock Jr moves into the clinch.
Rock Jr prevents a body shot from Margera. #T1#
Margera presses Rock Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Margera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Margera lands with a light punch inside.
Will Rock Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Margera.
Rock Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it.
Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rock Jr tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Rock Jr blocks it.
Rock Jr with a knee to the head.
Rock Jr working aggressively here.
Margera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rock Jr or not.
Rock Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Margera.
Rock Jr avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
#T2#
Rock Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rock Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Margera blocks with his arms.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rock Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rock Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body.
Margera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Margera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rock Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Rock Jr missing with knees to the body.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Rock Jr blocks with his arms.
Rock Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock Jr landing knees to the head.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rock Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Margera is blocking nicely.
Margera lands an uppercut.#T3#
Rock Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margera is leaning against Rock Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rock Jr is breathing heavily.
Rock Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera working aggressively here.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rock Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Rock Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
A right handed body shot lands from Margera.
Margera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rock Jr's face.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Rock Jr controls the action.
Good body shot from Margera.
Rock Jr is working Margera over against the cage.
Rock Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rock Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
A short right from Margera.
Margera managing to block the knees to the body from Rock Jr.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Rock Jr blocks it.
#T4#
Margera tries a body shot but Rock Jr blocks it.
Margera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Rock Jr blocks it.
Rock Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Rock Jr blocks it.
Rock Jr tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Margera has a couple of punches blocked by Rock Jr.
Margera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Margera lands a body punch.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rock Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rock Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Rock Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Margera.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock Jr.
Margera lands an uppercut.
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 Boryslav Margera will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Rock Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Margera. That did some damage!
Margera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rock Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Margera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Margera tries to clinch there but Rock Jr circles away.
Margera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rock Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Margera misses with an uppercut.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Rock Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera jabs Rock Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Rock Jr finds it's target.
Margera wants to clinch up but Rock Jr keeps it at a distance.
Rock Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Rock Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Margera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rock Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Margera scores with the left hand. Rock Jr knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Margera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rock Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Rock Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rock Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Rock Jr is blocking nicely.
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rock Jr lands an uppercut.
Margera misses with some punches.
Rock Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rock Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Margera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Margera tries to work over Rock Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rock Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Margera lands a nice shot to the body.
Margera working aggressively here.
Margera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rock Jr lands with a left to the head.
Rock Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rock Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rock Jr blocks an uppercut.
Margera tries to work over Rock Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rock Jr avoids it.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Rock Jr.
Margera tries to work over Rock Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Margera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rock Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock Jr avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
Rock Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#T3#
Rock Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Margera.
Margera tries to work over Rock Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Margera.
Margera works on Rock Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Margera works on Rock Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Margera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rock Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rock Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rock Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Margera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rock Jr backwards.
Margera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Margera pushes Rock Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rock Jr misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock Jr working aggressively here.
Rock Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
#T4#
Rock Jr landing knees to the head.
Rock Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Margera blocks with his arms.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rock Jr misses with a knee strike.
Margera digs a right hand underneath Rock Jr's ribcage. Rock Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Margera on the inside.
Rock Jr misses with a knee strike.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Rock Jr blocks with his arms.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Margera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rock Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Margera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rock Jr throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rock Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Boryslav Margera.
I think Margera 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boryslav Margera!
During a confident post fight interview, Boryslav Margera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
RSE 37: Sources To Agonies
Date: Jan 06, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Margera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Margera gets through Hargrave's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Margera scores with a shot to the side of Hargrave's head.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hargrave avoids it.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Hargrave uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hargrave.
Hargrave jumps guard but Margera stands there with Hargrave around his waist. Hargrave gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Margera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hargrave is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Margera to keep the fight standing.
Hargrave misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Margera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Hargrave blocks it.
Margera lands a nice uppercut.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hargrave working aggressively here.
Hargrave digs a right hand into Margera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Margera's gas tank.
Margera prevents a body shot from Hargrave.
Margera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hargrave's elbow.
Margera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hargrave backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hargrave takes a shot to the head.
Margera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hargrave.
#T1#
Margera has a couple of punches blocked by Hargrave.
Hargrave prevents a body shot from Margera.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Hargrave.
Hargrave tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Margera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boryslav Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Hargrave.
Hargrave misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargrave blocks a body shot from Margera.
Hargrave throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera.
Margera scores a nice knee to the body.
Margera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hargrave in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hargrave fails to pull guard.
Margera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Hargrave blocks with his arms.
Hargrave fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Margera crunches a lovely knee into Hargrave's ribcage.
Margera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hargraves head. #TD2#
Hargrave jumps guard and drags Margera to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Margera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Margera lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Margera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Margera throwing strikes from guard but Hargrave blocks nicely.
Margera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Margera lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Margera with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Hargrave has his foot on Margera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Margera works his way back into a safe position though.
Hargrave not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Margera landing with the ground and pound.
Hargrave is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Margera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hargrave's head.
Margera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hargrave utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Margera postures up in Hargrave's guard and throws a big left but Hargrave blocks it.
Hargrave preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Margera lands a couple of elbows.
Hargrave working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Margera.
Margera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Margera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hargrave's head.
Margera landing with the ground and pound.
Margera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Hargrave looking for a guillotine here but Margera defends easily.
Margera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Margera lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Margera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Margera lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Hargrave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Margera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Margera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Hargrave had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Margera defends it easily.
Hargrave lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Hargrave wants to pass the guard but Margera is keeping the position.
Hargrave forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera is looking for a sweep. Hargrave is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Hargrave throws a shot from downtown. Margera moves away and avoids it.
Hargrave looks to land a left hand but Margera moved out of range nicely.
Margera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Margera throws a big shot that misses.
Hargrave digs a good body shot into Margera's ribs.
Hargrave throws a hook to the side of Margera's head but Margera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hargrave throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Margera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Margera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hargrave throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Margera counters with a left and a right that stings Hargrave.
Hargrave moves out of range as Margera strikes.
Margera slips under a jab from Hargrave.
Margera misses with a body shot
and Hargrave makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Margera closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hargrave is trying to pull guard but Margera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hargrave managing to block the knees to the body from Margera.
#T1#
Margera lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Margera. #TD2#
Hargrave decides to pull guard.
Hargrave tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Margera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Margera postures up in Hargrave's guard and throws a big left but Hargrave blocks it. #SUB2#
Hargrave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Margera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Margera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Margera lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Hargrave is looking for a triangle but Margera pushes his legs off easily.
Margera is in close to Hargrave's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hargrave utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Margera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hargrave's head.
Margera lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hargrave has momentary wrist control but Margera slips an elbow through the middle.#T2##SUB2#
Hargrave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Margera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hargrave is tightening it up a little... Margera has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Margera reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Margera taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hargrave!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tyson Hargrave!
Tyson Hargrave decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
RSE 29: Nightbringer
Date: Dec 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Margera looks to throw the jab but Halvorsen is out of range.
Margera thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Margera rushes Halvorsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halvorsen is defending well for now.
Halvorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Halvorsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halvorsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
Halvorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Margera controls the action.
Halvorsen misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen managing to block the knees to the body from Margera.
Margera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halvorsen.
Nice body punch from Margera - that landed with a thud.
Margera throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halvorsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Halvorsen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera landing with the ground and pound.
Halvorsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Margera is working Halvorsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Margera with a nice head shot there.
Margera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB2#
Halvorsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Margera cracks Halvorsen with a solid left hand.
Margera lands a couple of digs.
Margera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halvorsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Halvorsen is looking for a triangle but Margera pushes his legs off easily.
Margera chips away with some ground and pound.
Margera distracts Halvorsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Margera connects with a couple of short punches.
Halvorsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Margera.
Margera is working Halvorsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Halvorsen is looking for a triangle but Margera pushes his legs off easily.
Halvorsen working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Margera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T2##SUB2#
Margera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halvorsen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Margera has managed to get both his arms back between Halvorsen's legs - danger averted.
Margera distracts Halvorsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halvorsen has momentary wrist control but Margera slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halvorsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Halvorsen is looking for a triangle but Margera pushes his legs off easily.
Halvorsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Margera lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Margera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Halvorsen's head.
Margera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Margera scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Margera with a nice head shot there.#ROC#Halvorsen is rocked!
Margera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halvorsen is still in real trouble! Can Margera finish him?#T3#
Margera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halvorsen's head.
Margera 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.#SUB2#
Halvorsen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Halvorsen has his foot on Margera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Margera works his way back into a safe position though.
Halvorsen is pulling down on Margera's head to control his posture.
Halvorsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Margera is in close to Halvorsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Margera scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Halvorsen has his foot on Margera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Margera works his way back into a safe position though.
Margera lands a couple of digs.
Margera is working Halvorsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Margera stands up over Halvorsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Halvorsen has momentary wrist control but Margera slips an elbow through the middle.
Margera stands up over Halvorsen, holding on to his feet. Margera throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Halvorsen is out cold! Margera lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boryslav Margera!
An out of breath Boryslav Margera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
RSE : Just Some Fights 11
Date: Nov 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Margera cracks Moly with a good jab.
Margera misses the jab.
Moly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moly.
Moly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Margera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moly is looking to clinch.
Margera blocks a head kick by Moly.
Margera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moly was well out of range. Poor timing from Margera.
Margera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moly.
Moly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Margera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moly manages to avoid it.
Moly moves out of range of the strikes.
Moly throws a leg kick but Margera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Margera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moly is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T1#
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moly.
Margera scores with a punch to the head.
Moly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margera lands with a straight right. Moly didn't see that one coming.
Moly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moly slips under a jab from Margera.
Moly is looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters circling - Margera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT#It looks like Boryslav Margera has been cut.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Moly tries to work over Margera's front leg with a kick but Margera checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moly throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
Margera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moly.
As Margera tries to get set, Moly tries to push him back and clinch up but Margera manages to avoid the attempt.
Boryslav Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Margera does it's job there.#CL#
Moly has closed the distance and engaged Margera in a clinch.
Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Moly avoids the damage to the body.
Margera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Margera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Margera lands a hook that snaps the head of Moly backwards.
Margera lands a right hand.
Margera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moly.
Margera misses with the head strike.
Margera prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Moly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margera lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Moly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD#
Moly gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Margera regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3#
Margera seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Margera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moly is one step ahead there.
Moly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Moly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Margera dives on top into guard.#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
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.
Margera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Margera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Margera throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Moly looking for a guillotine here but Margera defends easily.
Margera chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Margera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Margera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Margera has managed to get both his arms back between Moly's legs - danger averted.
Margera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Margera postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Margera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Moly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Margera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera'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#
Margera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Margera backs away, Moly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Moly misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Moly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Moly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Margera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Margera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moly counters with an outside leg kick.
Moly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Margera dips to his left and cracks Moly with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moly's head backwards.
Margera works the jab nicely.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Moly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera misses with a looping left.#T1#
Margera wants to clinch
and Moly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Margera works the jab nicely.
Moly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Margera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Moly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Moly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moly misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Margera! But no joy.
Margera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Margera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Moly was looking to counter with a kick there.
Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moly.
Jab, jab by Margera - just one landing.
Moly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC2#Moly is rocked!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Margera clinches with his opponent.
Moly tries to score a body lock takedown but Margera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Moly blocks it.
Margera tries to throw a body punch but Moly avoids it by throwing Margera back against the cage.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Margera.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Margera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Boryslav Margera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Margera lands a nice shot to the body.
Moly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Margera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moly connects with a leg kick. #T3#
Moly throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
Margera blocks a head kick by Moly.
Margera digs a good hook to Moly's body.
A head kick misses from Moly.
Margera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Margera misses the body punch
and Moly counters with a good low kick that Margera was not able to check.
Margera misses with a body punch
#CL#
and Moly counters by moving into the clinch.
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Margera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Margera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moly backwards.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moly blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moly tries to score a body lock takedown but Margera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Moly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moly has Margera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Margera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Margera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Moly controls the action.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Moly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Margera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Margera - that landed with a thud.
Moly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Margera prevents it.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Moly blocks with his arms.
Moly blocks an uppercut.
Margera is pressed up against the cage. Moly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Margera down to the mat. Margera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Margera lands with a cross.
Margera cracks Moly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moly looks to land a body kick but Margera moved away.
Margera scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Moly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moly takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Margera! Moly is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boryslav Margera!
Boryslav Margera 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:
H16
Date: Sep 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Ahearn lands with a good body shot.
Margera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Margera connects with a right hand. Ahearn shakes it off.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahearn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahearn looks to land a left hand but Margera moved out of range nicely.
Margera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Margera looks to land a right hand but Ahearn moved out of range.
Margera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ahearn moves away from the strike by Margera.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margera staying out of range there.
Margera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Margera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahearn.
Ahearn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahearn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahearn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Margera throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Margera darts in and clinches Ahearn up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
#T1#
Margera blocks a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn blocks an uppercut.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
Margera lands a nice knee to the body.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Margera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ahearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera scores with a shoulder strike.
Ahearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Margera misses with a body punch.
Margera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ahearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Margera.
Margera digs a right hand into Ahearn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ahearn's gas tank.
Margera gets through Ahearn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahearn.
Margera has a couple of punches blocked by Ahearn.
Margera scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Margera blocking some punches.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ahearn misses with a punch to the body.
Margera scores with a knee to the head.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn misses with the head strike.
Margera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the ropes.
Margera misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Margera takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ahearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahearn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Margera scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ahearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahearn misses with a looping right.
Ahearn throws a hook but Margera blocks it.
Margera takes one to the chin there.
Margera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahearn momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahearn. Margera does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Margera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Margera.
Sloppy strikes from Margera. Those never looked like landing.
Ahearn takes a swing at Margera's ribcage but misses.
Ahearn lands a nice hook to Margera's body. Margera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn throws a jab but it's blocked by Margera.
Margera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahearn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Margera cracks Ahearn with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahearn slips a jab from Margera.
Boryslav Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahearn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T1#
Ahearn throws a lazy uppercut
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Margera jabs Ahearn right on the nose. Ahearn blinks but takes it well.
A jab lands there for Margera.
Margera lands a nice shot to the body.
Margera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Margera tests Ahearn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Margera moves away and avoids it.
Margera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahearn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Margera throws a looping overhand right but Ahearn ducks down to avoid it.
Ahearn throws a jab when Margera was well out of range.
Ahearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margera manages to avoid it.
Margera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahearn doesn't manage to clinch there - Margera circles away.
#T2#
Margera lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn looks to throw the jab but Margera is out of range.
Margera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Margera lands an overhand right.
Margera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Margera cracks Ahearn with a good jab.
Margera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahearn.
Margera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Margera does it's job there.
Margera stuns Ahearn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahearn throws an off balance right hand
enabling Margera to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahearn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ahearn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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#
Ahearn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Keiran Ahearn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Margera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahearn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ahearn slips a straight right by Margera.
Margera looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahearn is just out of range.
Ahearn scores with a jab.
Margera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Margera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahearn at a distance.
Margera defending well as Ahearn loads up on a big left hand.
Margera misses the jab.
Margera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut
and Margera counters with a stiff right hand.
Margera throws out a loose jab but Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahearn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boryslav Margera seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Margera gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera lands a nice shot to the body.
Margera blocking some punches.
#T1#
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Margera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Margera connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Margera with a knee to the head.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boryslav Margera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Margera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Margera controls the action.
Ahearn tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Ahearn swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera.
Margera lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Margera obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Margera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera.
Margera works on Ahearn's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Margera.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.
Margera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T2#
Margera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Knees in the clinch landing for Margera.
Ahearn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Margera tries to throw a body punch but Ahearn avoids it by throwing Margera back against the ropes.
Margera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Margera working Ahearn over with knees to the body.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahearn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Margera scores with a hook to the body.
Margera pushes Ahearn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boryslav Margera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera.
Margera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Margera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Margera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Margera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahearn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margera lands a knee to the head.
Margera lands an uppercut.
Ahearn misses with the head strike.
Margera blocks a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn presses Margera against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boryslav Margera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Margera 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boryslav Margera!
A victorious Boryslav Margera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
H10
Date: Aug 13, 2023 |
#R1#
A lazy left from Margera finds it's target.#CL#
Margera gets a clinch.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venom avoids it.
Venom takes a shot to the head.
Venom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Venom can't find room to land a body shot as Margera controls the action.
Venom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Margera.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Margera.
Venom presses Margera against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Venom working aggressively here.
Margera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venom 's elbow.
A short right from Margera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Venom .
Venom has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venom taking a breather.
Venom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Margera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Margera missing with knees to the body.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
Venom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Venom is looking to control Margera's arms but Margera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Venom has his back to the ropes. #T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Margera as Venom tries to tie him up.
Venom lands an uppercut.
Venom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Venom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Venom looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Margera.
Venom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Margera tries to throw a body punch but Venom avoids it by throwing Margera back against the ropes.
Margera missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Venom .
Venom managing to block the knees to the body from Margera.
Venom digs a right hand into Margera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Margera's gas tank.
Venom tries to work over Margera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Margera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Venom s head.
Margera throws a head punch that misses.
Venom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Margera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Venom - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Venom blocks it.
#T2#
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera blocks a body shot from Venom .
A short right from Venom on the inside.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Venom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Venom wants to stall.
Venom is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.
A short body shot lands from Venom as the two fighters clinch.
Venom leaning against his opponent.
Venom throws a head punch that misses.
Margera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Venom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Margera.
Venom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Venom lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Venom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margera misses with a knee to the head.
Venom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Venom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Margera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R2#
Margera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Venom 's head.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Venom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Margera misses with a right hand
and Venom counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Margera is rocked!
Boryslav Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera throws a predictable looking body shot
and Venom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Margera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Venom weaves into range and cracks Margera right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Margera goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Venom is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Venom !
Our winner, Michael Venom , 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:
H6
Date: Jul 16, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Margera clinches up with Knightley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Margera is working Knightley over against the ropes.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knightley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Knightley is trying to force a seperation but Margera has the dominant position.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Margera.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knightley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knightley has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Knightley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
Knightley working hard to break the clinch.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margera lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Margera. #T1#
Knightley blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knightley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Knightley blocking some punches.
Knightley misses with a body punch.
Knightley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Margera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knightley can turn it around.
Margera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Margera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Knightley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Knightley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Margera working Knightley over with knees to the body.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice 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!
Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knightley.
Knightley lands a hook that snaps the head of Margera backwards. #T2#
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Margera.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Margera.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Margera.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley pushes Margera back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera scores with a shot to the side of Knightley's head.
Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Knightley avoids the damage to the body.
Knightley swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knightley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
Margera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knightley or not.
Margera misses with a body punch.
Knightley throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R2#
Margera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conrad Knightley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knightley throws a hook but Margera avoids it easily.
Knightley throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Margera lands with a straight right. Knightley didn't see that one coming.
Margera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knightley can do to turn this around?
Margera throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley throws a solid leg kick but Margera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knightley.
It looked like Margera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knightley throws a hook to the side of Margera's head but Margera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Margera slips a straight right by Knightley.
Knightley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Margera.
Margera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knightley! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera tries to clinch but Knightley is having none of it.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Margera misses the body punch
letting Knightley counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Knightley is predictable there
and Margera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Margera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knightley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera.#T1#
Margera lands a nice shot that snaps Knightley's head back.
Margera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Knightley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Margera lands with a good body shot.
Knightley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Margera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knightley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boryslav Margera is winning the standup battle so far.
Knightley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera.
A jab from Margera finds it's way through Knightley's defenses.
Margera lands a head shot.#CL#
Margera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knightley is defending well for now.
Knightley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Knightley is blocking nicely.
Margera lands an uppercut.
Margera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
A short right from Knightley on the inside.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Margera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Knightley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margera with a knee to the head.
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boryslav Margera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Margera misses with a body punch.
Knightley misses with a body punch.
Margera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Margera tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knightley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margera struggles to land a body shot inside as Knightley controls his hands.
Margera scores a nice knee to the body.
Knightley has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boryslav Margera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Margera 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 20:18
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 20:18
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boryslav Margera!
Boryslav Margera thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
H2
Date: Jun 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Margera throws a jab when Lima was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Margera misses with a wild body shot.
Lima tries to move into range but Margera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Margera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lima at a distance.
Margera misses with a straight right.
Margera lands with a shot to the body.
Margera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lima is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Margera misses with a hook. Lima ducked under it nicely.
Margera defending well as Lima loads up on a big left hand.
Lima throws a lazy right hand but Margera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Margera misses.
Margera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
Margera connects with a jab.#CL2#
Margera clinches up against the ropes.
Margera lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Margera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lima's efforts to push away.
Margera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Margera has him pressed against the ropes.
Lima can't break the clinch.
Lima tries to break the clinch but Margera is controlling the position.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Margera is controlling him.
Margera keeps control of Lima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Margera lands a body shot.
Margera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Margera scores with a knee to the head.
Margera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lima wants to break free but Margera has control.
Margera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lima or not.
Lima wants to break free but Margera has control.
Lima tries to break the clinch but Margera is controlling the position.
Margera lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Margera - that landed with a thud.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Lima blocks it.
Margera connects with a knee to the head.
Lima is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Margera.
Good body shot from Margera.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Lima working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Lima has had enough of the clinch but Margera keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Margera.
#ROC2#Lima is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Margera won't allow it.
Oh Lima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lima takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Margera.
Lima really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Margera breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Lima with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Lima looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Lima get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Boryslav Margera!
An out of breath Boryslav Margera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Margera cracks Figueira with an open hand slap.
Figueira moves away from the strike by Margera. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Margera enables Figueira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Margera manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Figueira wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
Figueira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Margera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Margera is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Figueira from controlling successfully.
Figueira preventing the sweep. #T1#
Figueira wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
Margera wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Margera connects with a nice looking jab.
Figueira shoots in looking for a takedown but Margera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Figueira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Margera digs a good body shot into Figueira's ribs.
Figueira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Figueira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Figueira lands in his opponent's guard.
Margera controlling the position.
Figueira stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.#T2#
Margera keeping moving, preventing Figueira from controlling successfully.
Margera has control of Figueira's left arm, preventing Figueira from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Margera wants to sweep here but Figueira controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Margera digs a good body shot into Figueira's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Margera.#T3#
Margera punishes Figueira's body with a nice straight punch.
Figueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Margera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Margera looks to score with a jab to the body but Figueira is just out of range.
Figueira dives in and grabs Margera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Margera pushes down on Figueira's head and hops out.
Boryslav Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauro Figueira.
Margera cracks Figueira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Margera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Figueira is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Figueira pushes Margera up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Margera on the inside.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Margera with a knee to the head.
Margera connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Figueira looks winded!
Margera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Margera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T4#
Margera digs a right hand underneath Figueira's ribcage. Figueira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Margera.
Margera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Margera.
Margera digs a right hand underneath Figueira's ribcage. Figueira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Margera digs a right hand into Figueira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Figueira's gas tank.
Figueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Margera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Margera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Margera landing knees to the head.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Figueira tries to pull guard but Margera forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Margera landing knees to the body.
Margera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Figueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera cracks Figueira with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera 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#
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Figueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Margera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Figueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Margera.
Mauro Figueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Figueira!
Margera lands a jab to the nose.
Margera lands a right hook to the body.
Margera throws a jab but it's blocked by Figueira.
Figueira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Figueira manages to avoid it.
Margera cracks Figueira with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Margera throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Figueira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figueira wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
Figueira is breathing heavily.
Margera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Figueira's best efforts.#T1#
Margera controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Margera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.
Margera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T2#
Margera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Margera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Margera working Figueira over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figueira taking some punishment here, with Margera in his half guard.
Figueira wants to get back to full guard.
Figueira is looking to control Margera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Figueira avoid being mounted?
Margera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Margera lands with a punch from half guard.
Figueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Margera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Margera working over Figueira with some ground and pound. Figueira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Margera working over Figueira with some ground and pound. Figueira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Margera drops an elbow to the side of Figueira's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Margera connects with a nice short shot to Figueira's temple. #T3#
Margera winds up and cracks Figueira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Figueira trying to control but Margera postures up.
Boryslav Margera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Margera slips a nice elbow through Figueira's hands, connecting with Figueira's forehead.
Figueira wants to get back to his feet.
Margera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Margera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Margera connects with a nice short shot to Figueira's temple.
Margera slips a nice elbow through Figueira's hands, connecting with Figueira's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Margera lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Margera.
Figueira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Margera lands a nice short elbow.
Margera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Margera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Figueira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T4#
Margera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Margera lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Margera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Margera connects with a nice short shot to Figueira's temple.
Margera drops an elbow to the side of Figueira's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Margera connects with a nice short shot to Figueira's temple.
Margera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Figueira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Margera lands with a punch from half guard.
Margera drops an elbow to the side of Figueira's head.
Margera 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.
Margera scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Margera lands a nice short elbow.
Margera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Figueira taking some punishment here, with Margera in his half guard. #ROC#Figueira is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Decent striking displayed by Margera there.
Margera swinging wildly here.
Figueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Margera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Figueira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Figueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Figueira appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Figueira connects with a high kick.
Figueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Margera is fending him off so far but Figueira persists. Nope, Margera circles away and we're back to standing.
Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Figueira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Margera tries to avoid it but Figueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Margera to the ground. Margera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL#
Margera clinches up against the cage.
Figueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Margera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera lands a nice knee to the body.
Margera crunches a lovely knee into Figueira's ribcage.#T1#
Margera crunches a lovely knee into Figueira's ribcage.
Margera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Figueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Margera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boryslav Margera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Margera scores with a shoulder strike.
Margera scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Margera.
A knee to the head by Margera.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Figueira controls the action.
Figueira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Margera to keep the fight standing.
Boryslav Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauro Figueira.
Margera lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Margera scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Margera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Figueira can do to turn this around?
Margera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Figueira's face.
#T2#
Figueira is looking to control Margera's arms but Margera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Figueira has his back to the cage.
Figueira is trying to force a seperation but Margera has the dominant position.
Margera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Margera lands a shot to the body.
Margera lands a good knee to the midsection. Figueira won't want to take too many of those.
Margera 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.
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Margera.
Margera lands a nice shot to the body.
Margera cracks Figueira with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Margera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Figueira fails to pull guard.
Figueira takes a shot to the head.
Margera scores with a shot to the side of Figueira's head.
Margera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Figueira backwards. #T3#
Margera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Figueira backwards.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Margera connects with a knee to the head.
Margera lands a right hand.
Margera scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Margera.
Margera landing knees to the head.
Figueira wants a takedown but no success here.
Margera has Figueira pressed against the cage, preventing Figueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Margera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Figueira's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Margera.
Margera scores a nice knee to the body.
Margera lands a good knee to the midsection. Figueira won't want to take too many of those.
Figueira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Margera pulls his leg out and moves away.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Margera drives through and clinches with Figueira against the cage.
Margera digs a right hand underneath Figueira's ribcage. Figueira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Margera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Margera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Figueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Margera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boryslav Margera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Margera lands a nice uppercut.
Margera scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Margera.
Figueira is trying to force a seperation but Margera has the dominant position.
Margera lands a right hand.
Mauro Figueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Figueira wants to get back to striking at distance but Margera won't allow it.
Margera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Figueira backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boryslav Margera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Margera 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boryslav Margera!
After winning the bout, Boryslav Margera 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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