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Event:
TL Fight Night 20
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Ju shoots in for a double leg but Hunter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD#
Ju shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ju was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hunter has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
Hunter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter keeps trying to improve his position.
Hunter is still trying to improve position.#T1#
Hunter gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter trying to control the position.
Hunter pulls Ju in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Ju got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ju has managed to get both his arms back between Hunter's legs - danger averted.
Ju would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Hunter is in close to Ju's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ju wants to improve his position but instead Hunter has moved into half guard.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ju trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hunter is thwarting Ju's attempts to control the position.
Ju blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter. #T3#
Ju keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Hunter there.
Ju tries to roll over but Hunter keeps him under control.
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. Hunter connects with a nice short shot to Ju's temple.
Ju keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ju is staying active underneath Hunter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hunter wants to pass to mount but Ju is defending the position. #T4##SUB2#
Hunter is looking for a kimura but Ju is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hunter to get the leverage.
Hunter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ju trying to hold on to Hunter's head to control him but Hunter postures up.
Hunter working over Ju with some ground and pound. Ju looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hunter lands a nice short elbow.
Hunter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Hunter there.
Hunter trying to control the action but Ju is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Hunter seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Hunter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hunter shoots in and drives through. Ju sprawls well.
Ju drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hunter sprawls and moves away.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ju goes for a double leg but Hunter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hunter continues to drive forward.
Hunter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Ju avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ju avoids it.
Hunter tries to stall but Ju uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunter is pushing Ju up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunter prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter taking a breather.
Ju lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter throws a knee to the head but misses.
#TD#
Ju gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hunter is pressing down on Ju's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
Hunter 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#
Hunter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunter blocks the strikes from Ju.
Ju has hold of Hunter's hands but Hunter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Hunter seems content to control.
Ju is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunter trying to control from half guard but Ju is working away.
Ju avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunter. #T2#
Hunter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ju!
Hunter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hunter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hunter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ju can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hunter landing strikes from the mount.
Hunter raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ju is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T3#
Hunter raining down shots from the mount!
Hunter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hunter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hunter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hunter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#ROC2#Ju is rocked!
Hunter working Ju over with strikes here.
Oh Ju is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter lands a nice shot to the head.
Hunter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hunter landing strikes from the mount.
A big strike lands for Hunter! That's really hurt Ju and he's turned his back - Hunter keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hunter jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josiah Hunter! |
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Event:
TL Fight Night 15
Date: Aug 05, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Hunter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Hunter crashes against the mat.
Hunter 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.
Hunter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunter cracks Gane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gane is avoiding damage well.
Gane can't do much from the bottom here. #ES2#
Gane bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gane misses with a straight left.
Gane missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter feinted with a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunter is working away from the top position though.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've been hearing that Hunter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Hunter wants to advance to full mount but Gane doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gane keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gane trying to keep a closed guard but Hunter is proving a slippery customer.
Hunter trying to control but Gane is working from the bottom.
Gane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gane has momentary wrist control but Hunter slips an elbow through the middle.
Hunter landing with the ground and pound.
Gane controls Hunter momentarily but Hunter frees himself.
Hunter throwing strikes from guard but Gane blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Gane has wrist control.
Gane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gane keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter looking to sit in guard and control but Gane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Hunter is looking for a triangle here but Gane uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#T3#
Hunter tries to buck Gane off but Gane is having none of it.
Hunter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gane's best efforts.
Hunter wants to improve his position but Gane is controlling well.
Hunter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunter tries to get out of the position.#SUB#
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
Gane is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunter is looking to improve his position.
Hunter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gane wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter wants to hit a sweep here but Gane passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hunter there!
Hunter is looking to get to half guard.
Gane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hunter is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
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 Josiah Hunter will probably get the nod.
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#
Hunter blocks a jab.
Gane throws a one two combo.
Gane has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gane doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Hunter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Hunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gane lands a head shot.
Gane fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter feinted with a counter takedown.
Gane scores with a decent looking hook.
Gane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunter.
Gane with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Gane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gane lands with a right hand. #ROC2#Hunter is rocked!#T1#
Gane misses with a double jab.
Gane pounces like a tiger and cracks Hunter with a vicious hook! Hunter is down but not out! Gane follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jacky Gane!
After the big win, Jacky Gane made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Knock Out Sups and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
TL Fight Night 10
Date: Jul 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Hunter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fontes misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and Fontes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter throws a lazy uppercut
letting Fontes counter with a right hand. #TD#
Hunter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter controlling from the top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hunter trying to control but Fontes is working from the bottom.
Fontes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fontes's head.
Fontes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fontes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Fontes wants to get back to his feet but Hunter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Fontes is retaining full guard. #T1#
Fontes wants to get back to his feet but Hunter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Fontes is keeping the position.
Hunter postures up and lands a big shot to Fontes's brow.
Fontes is looking to stand up but Hunter isn't so interested in that idea.
Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fontes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Fontes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunter stops Fontes from standing up.
Fontes 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##T2#
Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SU2#
Fontes escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hunter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fontes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fontes as he avoids it easily.
Fontes catches Hunter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fontes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunter back to the cage. Fontes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Hunter with a poor takedown
and Fontes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josiah Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter misses with a takedown
letting Fontes counter with a right hand. #T3#
Hunter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fontes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fontes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fontes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunter with a poor takedown
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter with a poor takedown
enabling Fontes to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Hunter is rocked!
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Fontes grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Hunter takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Fontes cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vinicius Fontes! |
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