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Event:
Ajax Friday Fight Night 3
Date: Jun 30, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Liew has Poison up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liew.
Poison misses with a knee to the head.
Liew jumps guard but Poison stands there with Liew around his waist. Liew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poisons head.
Liew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poison backwards.
Liew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poison jumps guard but Liew turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Liew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liew has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Poison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sloa Poison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Liew.
Liew throws a knee to the head but misses.
#TD2#
Liew jumps guard.
Liew trying to strike off his back.
#T1#
Poison pushes down on Liew's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poison content to control rather than advance.
Liew wants to get back to his feet.
Poison prevents Liew from improving his position.
Poison slows the pace down in half guard.
Liew on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Liew really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Poison is thwarting Liew's attempts to control the position.
Poison throwing shots but Liew is blocking nicely.
Liew won't allow Poison to pass to mount.
Liew trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poison controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Liew is bucking up trying to escape but Poison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Poison controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
Poison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Liew is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Poison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Liew in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Liew tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liew wants to control but Poison is having none of it.
Poison lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sloa Poison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Poison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Poison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liew.
Liew throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Liew.
Sloa Poison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poison with a poor takedown
and Liew counters with a stiff right hand.
Poison misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Poison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liew is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poison shoots in for a takedown but Liew shows good takedown defense.
A little jabbing left from Liew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sloa Poison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poison shoots and misses
enabling Liew to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Liew has managed to clinch.
Poison tries to stall but Liew uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC2#
Liew breaks the clinch.
Liew connects with a single shot there.#T1##CL2#
Liew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Liew. #BC#
Poison breaks from the clinch.
Poison misses with a wild combination.
#CL2#
Liew has managed to clinch.
Liew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Poison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2##CL2#
Liew forces Poison back against the cage and clinches.
Liew throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#BC2#
Liew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Poison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liew prevents the takedown attempt.
Poison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Liew tries for a takedown. No joy.
Liew stops a takedown attempt from Poison.
#BC2#
Liew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poison tries to clinch there but Liew circles away.
Liew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Liew lands a nice shot that snaps Poison's head back.
#T3#
Poison dives in and grabs Liew's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liew pushes down on Poison's head and hops out.
Poison shoots in but Liew avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Liew closes the distance and clinches.
Johnny Liew seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poison throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Liew breaks the clinch.
Poison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liew.
Poison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liew is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poison has his takedown stuffed
and Liew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Liew clinches up with Poison and pushes him back against the cage.
Poison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T4#
Liew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poison backwards.
Liew is trying to pull guard but Poison turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Liew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Liew after a bit of a struggle.
Liew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Liew breaks from the clinch.
Johnny Liew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poison looks for a takedown but Liew sprawls well.#CL2#
Liew pushes Poison up against the cage in a clinch.
Liew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Liew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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##CL2#
Liew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liew avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2#
Liew breaks from the clinch.
Liew is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL2#
Liew moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Liew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liew throws a series of punches but Poison moves out of range. #CL2#
Liew clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Liew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Liew clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Liew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Liew has Poison up against the cage in a clinch.
Poison is trying to force a seperation but Liew has the dominant position.#T1#
Poison is trying to drag Liew to the mat but Liew just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poison backwards.
Liew is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sloa Poison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poison wants to break free but Liew has control.
Liew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liew misses with an elbow over the top.
Liew prevents a takedown attempt there.
Liew gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC2#
Liew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poison shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Liew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2#
Liew moves away from the strike by Poison.
Poison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liew.
Liew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Poison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poison shoots in but Liew avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Liew darts in and clinches Poison up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Liew breaks from the clinch.
#T3#
Poison shoots for a takedown but Liew saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL2#
Liew moves into the clinch successfully.
Liew tries for a takedown but Poison manages to get underhooks.
Poison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liew avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2#
Liew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Liew rushes Poison and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Liew breaks from the clinch.
Poison tries to close the distance and clinch but Liew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poison shoots and misses
and Liew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Liew takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Liew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
Poison tries for a takedown but Liew sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Liew finds it's way through Poison's defenses.
Liew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liew as he avoids it easily.
Johnny Liew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Poison shoots in for a double leg but Liew sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Poison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Poison thows a leg kick but Liew checks it
and Liew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liew moves in looking to clinch but Poison pushes him off.
Poison attempts a counter takedown but Liew avoids it well and moves away.
Liew tries to clinch but Poison is having none of it. #CL#
Poison darts in and clinches Liew up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Liew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liew has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Liew! |
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Event:
AFC #9
Date: Jun 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Cherki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cherki moves in looking to clinch but Poison pushes him off.#CL2#
Cherki darts in and clinches Poison up against the cage.
Poison's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Poison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Cherki gets a clinch. #BC#
Poison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poison shoots in but Cherki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poison keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Poison gets tackled into the cage by Cherki. Cherki maintains the clinch.
Cherki tries to throw a body punch but Poison avoids it by throwing Cherki back against the cage.
Cherki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poison backwards.
I was talking to Poison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Poison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cherki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cherki pushes Poison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1##BC2#
Cherki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Cherki scores with a four punch combination!
Cherki swings for the body but Poison moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Poison misses the target.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Cherki has cracked Poison with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Cherki lands another huge swinging hook and Poison tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Poison, before Cherki can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Medhi Cherki! |
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Event:
AFC #5
Date: May 06, 2023 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Poison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD2#
Poison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Poison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Poison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Apollo's guard.#SUB#
Apollo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poison chips away with some ground and pound.
Apollo has his hands on Poison's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Apollo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Poison has his hands clasped together but Apollo extends and breaks Poison's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Apollo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Apollo!
A relieved looking Ray Apollo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Poison lands a glancing blow to the side of Stewart's head.
Stewart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poison tries to avoid it but Stewart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poison to the ground. Poison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Poison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Poison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Poison has eaten all the pies!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Poison in particular looking to stall.
Stewart is doing well to control the position and prevent Poison from advancing to side control.
Stewart trying to control here.
#SUB#
Stewart looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart is trying to control but can't.
#T1#
Stewart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Poison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stewart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stewart is trying to keep Poison in close.
Poison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Poison postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stewart is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Poison, into his guard. #REVR#
Stewart passes into half guard.
Poison is refusing to be controlled, as Stewart sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Poison tries to kick Stewart off but Stewart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Stewart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Stewart seems to be looking for submissions.
#ES2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poison has one foot on Stewart's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#TD2#
Poison manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stewart on his heels. He'll look to pass Stewart's guard now, I'm sure.
Poison throws a strike but Stewart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T3#
Poison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stewart is one step ahead there.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Poison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Poison keeps moving.
Poison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Poison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Stewart is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Poison is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Poison has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Stewart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SU2#
Poison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A slapping body kick lands there for Poison.
Poison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Poison.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Poison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Stewart is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Poison pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Stewart actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sloa Poison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Poison dives in and scores a takedown into Stewart's guard.#SU2#
Poison stands up from Stewart's guard - Poison perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stewart shoots for a takedown but Poison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stewart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poison tries to avoid it but Stewart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poison to the ground. Poison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Poison throws a head kick but Stewart moves out of range.
No luck for Stewart with that takedown attempt.
Poison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stewart looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerson Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloa Poison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Poison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Poison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stewart looking to control.
#T1##SUB#
Stewart working for a triangle but Poison defends it easily.
Poison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stewart trying to keep a closed guard but Poison is proving a slippery customer.
Stewart working a defensive guard but Poison manages to pass into side control anyway.
Stewart is trying to control Poison's posture but Poison avoids it.
Poison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stewart keeps working. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poison working the ground and pound but Stewart is defending the strikes.
Stewart tries to improve position but can't.
Poison cracks Stewart with a big elbow.
Poison working away.
Stewart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stewart is trying to maintain the position but Poison is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Poison is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB#
Stewart looking for submissions off his back.#T3##SUB#
Stewart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stewart wants to get back to full guard but Poison has passed into side control.
Poison lands a decent elbow from side control.
Poison cracks Stewart with a big right hand but Stewart just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T4#
Stewart trying his best to control but Poison has mounted him.
Stewart takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Poison prevents Stewart from getting the reversal.
Poison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stewart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poison landing strikes from the mount and Stewart is in trouble! #ROC2#Stewart is rocked!
Poison avoids the attempt from Stewart to control.
Oh Stewart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stewart takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Poison's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sloa Poison! |
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