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Event:
UCF 29: Bishop v Hardman
Date: May 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Abbot misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Abbot.
Salar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbot throws out the jab.
Abbot lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Abbot misses its intended target.
Abbot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salar at a distance.
Abbot misses with a hook
and Salar counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Salar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abbot finds it's way round the side to connect with Salar's head.
Salar jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Nice jab there from Abbot.
Salar throws a body shot but no joy.
Abbot is looking to counter punch.
Salar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Abbot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salar sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Abbot clinches up with Salar and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Salar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abbot lands a glancing blow to the side of Salar's head.
Nice shot lands for Salar.
Abbot misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Salar counters with a nice right hand that sends Abbot toppling to the canvas! Abbot scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Salar finish him?!#ROC2#Abbot is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Dimebag Abbot has been cut.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Abbot drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salar is looking to sweep but instead, Abbot has passed into half guard.
Abbot seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Salar is looking to control Abbot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salar avoid being mounted?
Abbot trying to mount his opponent but Salar defends it.
Salar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Worn Leather MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Abbot content to control rather than advance.
Salar is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Salar is staying active underneath Abbot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abbot controlling the action here.
Abbot is trying to control. Salar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salar is trying to control but can't.
Salar wants to get back to his feet.
Salar is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salar tries to roll over but Abbot keeps him under control.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abbot trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Abbot moves into range and clinches up with Salar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbot.
Salar tries a body shot but Abbot blocks it.
Salar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abbot.
Salar is trying to break free.
Abbot is trying to pull guard but Salar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Abbot jumps guard.
Salar tries to stand but Abbot is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Abbot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimebag Abbot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimebag Abbot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Abbot misses with a wild body shot.
Abbot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salar.
Salar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abbot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salar can do to turn this around?
Abbot swings widly with a right hand
and Salar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CL#
Salar gets tackled into the cage by Abbot. Abbot maintains the clinch.
Abbot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salar backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot prevents a body shot from Salar.
Abbot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salar wants to break free but Abbot has control.
Abbot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbot has a couple of punches blocked by Salar.
#T1#
Abbot scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Abbot's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD#
Abbot jumps guard.
Salar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Abbot trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Abbot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salar defends well.
Abbot managing to control the position.
Abbot looking to control.
#T2##SUB#
Abbot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Abbot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Abbot has a closed guard, preventing Salar from standing up. #T3##SUB#
Abbot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salar tries to stand but Abbot is controlling from the bottom.
Salar looking to sit in guard and control but Abbot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Salar wants to stand and escape but Abbot is having none of it. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abbot postures up.
Salar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abbot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Abbot trying to control but Salar is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abbot closes the distance but Salar moves to the side
and Salar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimebag Abbot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dimebag Abbot's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Abbot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abbot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abbot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dimebag Abbot is winning the standup battle so far.
Salar with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot wants to clinch.#T1#
Salar missing with a left hand there. Abbot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abbot looks to land a left hand but Salar moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Salar misses.
Abbot throws an off balance right hand
and Salar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abbot thinking.
Salar lands a nice looking body shot.
Abbot clobbers Salar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salar avoids the body shot from Abbot.
A jab from Abbot misses.
Dimebag Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Abbot misses the body punch
and Salar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbot. Salar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbot throws out a loose jab but Salar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbot throws a poor cross that misses
and Salar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abbot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbot misses with an uppercut
#KD2#
and Salar counters with a nice right hand that sends Abbot toppling to the canvas! Abbot scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Salar finish him?!
Oh Abbot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abbot throws an overhand right that lands on Salar's shoulder, as Salar tries to avoid the shot.
Abbot seems to have got his legs back now.
Abbot fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbot looks to clinch
and Salar scores with a counter punch that sends Abbot to the canvas! Salar smells blood - he's punishing Abbot with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Abbot has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Del Salar!
During a confident post fight interview, Del Salar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
UCF 19: Berishvili v Friberg
Date: Apr 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Salar throws a shot from downtown. Honda Jr moves away and avoids it.
Honda Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Honda Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Honda Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Honda Jr.
Honda Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Honda Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Salar instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salar.
Salar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honda Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Salar.
Honda Jr presses Salar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salar lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Honda Jr working aggressively here.
Salar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Honda Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salar has a couple of punches blocked by Honda Jr.
Salar misses with a body punch.
Salar misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salar.
Honda Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Honda Jr blocks an uppercut.
Salar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salar swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salar blocks an uppercut.
Honda Jr lands a right hand.
Honda Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salar blocking some punches.
Honda Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda Jr.
Honda Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honda Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Salar is trying to break free.
Honda Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Honda Jr.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Honda Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honda Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salar scores with the left hand. Honda Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Honda Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Honda Jr ducks under a wild hook from Salar.
Salar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Honda Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salar ducks under a wild hook from Honda Jr.
Honda Jr stuns Salar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Honda Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Honda Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Honda Jr misses with an uppercut.
Honda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Salar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Honda Jr drops his hands momentarily and Salar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Honda Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Honda Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salar.
Salar connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Honda Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Salar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honda Jr avoids the body shot from Salar.
Salar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Honda Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Salar's head.
Salar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T4#
Salar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Honda Jr misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda Jr misses with a straight right.
Salar throwing a counter right hand but Honda Jr manages to avoid it.
Honda Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Salar is just out of range.
Salar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Honda Jr throws a hook but Salar blocks it.
A slow jab from Honda Jr misses its intended target.
Honda Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Honda Jr punishes Salar's body with a nice straight punch.
Honda Jr lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Honda Jr looks to land a right hand but Salar moved out of range.
Honda Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salar manages to avoid it.
Salar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Honda Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Salar's head.
Salar misses with an uppercut. Honda Jr saw that one coming.
Honda Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Honda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Salar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Piston Honda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salar. Honda Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salar looks to land a right hand but Honda Jr moved out of range.
Honda Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Honda Jr cracks Salar with a good jab.
Nice cross by Honda Jr.#T1#
Honda Jr with a hook.
Salar needs to keep his hands up - Honda Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Honda Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honda Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Honda Jr looks to land a left hand but Salar moved out of range nicely.
Salar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Honda Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salar's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salar. Honda Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Salar steps away.
Honda Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salar misses with a hook. Honda Jr ducked under it nicely.
Honda Jr scores with a jab. Salar acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T2#
Honda Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda Jr lands with a cross.
Honda Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Salar misses the target.
Nice shot by Salar.
Salar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda Jr.
A big left from Honda Jr misses.
Honda Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Salar misses with a wild body shot.
Salar ducks under a wild hook from Honda Jr.
Honda Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Salar throws an overhand right that lands on Honda Jr's shoulder, as Honda Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Honda Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Honda Jr misses with a straight right.
Honda Jr lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Honda Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salar doesn't seem phased though.
Honda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Salar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Salar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Honda Jr cracks Salar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Honda Jr misses with a hook. Salar ducked under it nicely.
Honda Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honda Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda Jr connects with a right hand. Salar shakes it off.
Salar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda Jr.
Honda Jr throws the left hand but Salar avoids the punch easily.
Salar 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 jab lands there for Honda Jr.
Nice defenses there by Salar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Honda Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Salar moves into the clinch.
Salar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salar. #BC2#
Honda Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honda Jr defending well as Salar loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Honda Jr misses its intended target.
Honda Jr throws a front kick aimed at Salar's knee but Salar avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda Jr misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Honda Jr.
A decent looking cross lands there for Honda Jr.#T1#
Salar takes one to the chin there.
Salar throws a body shot but no joy.
Honda Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Honda Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honda Jr misses with a straight left.
Honda Jr throws a body punch but Salar moves out of range.
Honda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda Jr throws a shot from downtown. Salar moves away and avoids it.
Honda Jr misses with a body shot.
Honda Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honda Jr scores with a jab. Salar acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T2#
Honda Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salar's head backwards.
Salar scores with a jab to the head.
Honda Jr slips under a jab.
Honda Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salar moves away.
Salar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salar walks into a stiff left hand from Honda Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda Jr stuns Salar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Honda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Honda Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Salar scores with a jab. Honda Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Piston Honda Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Salar misses with a looping left.
Honda Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Honda Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salar moves away.
Honda Jr lands with an overhand left.
Salar slips a jab from Honda Jr.
Salar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salar lands with a straight right. Honda Jr didn't see that one coming.
Salar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Honda Jr throws a lazy uppercut
letting Salar counter with a right hand.
Honda Jr throws a hook but Salar blocks it.#T4#
Honda Jr throws a jab when Salar was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Salar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honda Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salar manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Honda Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Honda Jr lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salar lands a jab to Honda Jr's midsection.
Salar thuds a left hand into Honda Jr's body.
Salar takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Salar moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salar.
Del Salar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piston Honda Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short body shot lands from Salar as the two fighters clinch.
Salar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piston Honda Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Honda Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piston Honda Jr!
A relieved looking Piston Honda Jr 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:
UCF 7: Skwat v Gaspard
Date: Mar 09, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Salar moves into the clinch successfully.
Salar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Louis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Salar smiles and moves away.
Louis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Louis blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Louis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salar was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Salar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Salar.
Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Louis. Those never looked like landing.
Salar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T1#
Louis connects with a body shot that sends Salar's belly button to the back.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salar misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Louis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Salar counters with a straight right hand.
Salar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Salar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Louis.
Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Salar's shoulder, as Salar tries to avoid the shot.
Salar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Louis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louis misses with a hook to the body
letting Salar counter with a right hand. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louis throws an off balance right hand
and Salar counters with a left to the body.
Salar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salar throws out a counter right but Louis avoids it with no problem.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louis connects with a right hand. Salar shakes it off.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salar moves away.
Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Salar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salar moves away.
Louis tests Salar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louis misses the jab.#T3#
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis avoids the body shot from Salar.
Louis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Salar.
Louis is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the body from Louis misses
and Salar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louis misses with a right hand
and Salar counters with a nice uppercut.
Louis misses with a double jab
and Salar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Louis is breathing heavily.
Salar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Louis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salar counters with a nice body shot. #CL2#
Salar has Louis up against the cage in a clinch.
Salar lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salar is working Louis over against the cage.
Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salar lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Salar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salar thuds a left hand into Louis's body.#KD2#
Salar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Louis sprawling to the canvas! Louis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Salar finish him?!
Salar circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Louis to the canvas! Louis doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Salar keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Del Salar!
A very excited looking Del Salar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
UCF 2: Clark v Skwat
Date: Feb 03, 2024 |
#R1#
McGarvey lands a jab.
McGarvey connects with an inside leg kick.
Salar missing with a left hand there. McGarvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGarvey is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Salar misses with an uppercut.
Salar misses with a hook
and McGarvey counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGarvey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT#It looks like Stephen McGarvey has been cut.
Salar misses with a body shot.
McGarvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by McGarvey.
McGarvey tries to land a leg kick but Salar saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Salar misses.
Salar takes a swing at McGarvey's ribcage but misses. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Salar misses the target.
McGarvey slips a jab from Salar.
McGarvey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Del Salar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGarvey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Salar misses the body punch
and McGarvey counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGarvey.
Salar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGarvey moves away.
Salar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGarvey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGarvey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGarvey unleashes a big counter combination but Salar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T2#
McGarvey lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGarvey slips under a jab.
Salar lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from McGarvey tenderised Salar's leg. Salar is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGarvey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Salar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGarvey counters with an inside leg kick.
McGarvey pushes Salar away with a front kick.
McGarvey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGarvey scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Salar misses.
McGarvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGarvey moves away.
McGarvey lands a leg kick that knocks Salar off balance momentarily.#T3#
Salar swings for the body but McGarvey moves out of range.
Salar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGarvey looks to land a body kick but Salar moved away.
Salar misses with a shot to the body
and McGarvey counters with an inside leg kick.
McGarvey blocks a jab.
Salar misses the shot to the body.
Salar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGarvey can pounce on him.
Salar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGarvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGarvey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Salar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGarvey lands a nice looking body kick.
Salar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGarvey manages to avoid it.#T4#
Salar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGarvey.
Salar swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGarvey counters with a left and a right that stings Salar.
Salar cracks McGarvey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarvey connects with a leg kick.
Salar misses with an uppercut
and McGarvey counters with a body kick that stops Salar in his tracks momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Salar.
Salar's corner calls for a 1-2. Salar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGarvey moves away from the strike by Salar.
A nice leg kick from McGarvey, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salar throws an overhand right that lands on McGarvey's shoulder, as McGarvey tries to avoid the shot.
McGarvey feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salar. McGarvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salar looks to throw the jab but McGarvey is out of range.
McGarvey flicks out a counter leg kick but Salar steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephen McGarvey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephen McGarvey'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#
Salar misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Salar blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salar. McGarvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Salar.
McGarvey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGarvey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salar's head.
Salar lands a body shot.
McGarvey misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salar throws a body punch but McGarvey moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by McGarvey.
Salar thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGarvey lands a leg kick that knocks Salar off balance momentarily.#T1#
McGarvey scores with a nice body kick.
McGarvey blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on McGarvey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salar misses the shot to the body.
Salar misses with an uppercut.
Salar misses with a body shot.
McGarvey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salar punishes McGarvey's body with a nice straight punch.
Salar just misses with a punch to the body.
McGarvey is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Salar moves out of range of the body kick.
Salar misses with a looping left.
Salar throws a hook to the side of McGarvey's head but McGarvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Salar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And McGarvey responds with a good body kick, but Salar manages to step out the way in time.
Salar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGarvey.
Salar throws the left hand but McGarvey avoids the punch easily.
And McGarvey responds with a good body kick, but Salar manages to step out the way in time.
Salar throws an overhand right that lands on McGarvey's shoulder, as McGarvey tries to avoid the shot.
McGarvey replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salar blocks it well.
McGarvey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salar cracks a nice hook into McGarvey's ribs.
McGarvey with a nice calf kick.
Salar fails to land with a series of punches.
McGarvey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Salar finds it's target.
Del Salar is winning the standup battle so far.
Salar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McGarvey thuds his shin into the meat of Salar's side.#T3#
Salar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salar throws a jab but it's blocked by McGarvey.
Salar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McGarvey misses with a body kick.
Salar looks to score with a jab to the body but McGarvey is just out of range.
McGarvey staying out of range there.
Salar stalks McGarvey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGarvey's face. McGarvey staggers backwards, shaken.
Salar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Salar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGarvey feints a counter leg kick.
Salar loads up on a big right hand but McGarvey slips the punch.
Salar looks to score with a jab to the body but McGarvey is just out of range.#T4#
A jab lands there for Salar.
Salar throws a looping overhand right but McGarvey ducks down to avoid it.
Salar throws an overhand right that lands on McGarvey's shoulder, as McGarvey tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salar looks to throw the jab but McGarvey is out of range.
Salar scores with a body shot.
Salar throws a body punch but McGarvey moves out of range.
McGarvey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGarvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGarvey counters with a body kick.
Salar just misses with a punch to the body.
McGarvey lands a head kick. Salar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGarvey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Del Salar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephen McGarvey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Salar misses the target.
McGarvey flicks out a counter leg kick but Salar steps away.
Salar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McGarvey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGarvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salar connects with a body shot.
Salar throws a series of punches but McGarvey avoids them all with ease.
McGarvey blocks a jab.
McGarvey connects with a solid leg kick.
Salar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Salar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGarvey is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McGarvey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGarvey avoids the body shot from Salar.
#T1#
Salar throws a hook but McGarvey avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from McGarvey.
Salar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGarvey.
Salar throws a hook but McGarvey blocks it.
Salar missing with a left hand there. McGarvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGarvey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salar throws a shot from downtown. McGarvey moves away and avoids it.
Salar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGarvey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGarvey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salar pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
McGarvey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGarvey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGarvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salar.
McGarvey tries a quick counter leg kick but Salar is wise to it.
McGarvey lands a leg kick that knocks Salar off balance momentarily.
Salar throws a jab when McGarvey was well out of range.
Salar looks to land a left hand but McGarvey moved out of range nicely.
Salar throws a right hand that misses
and McGarvey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by McGarvey.
Jab by Salar.
Salar misses the body punch
and McGarvey counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGarvey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T3#
McGarvey avoids the body shot from Salar.
McGarvey avoids the body shot from Salar.
Salar throws a shot from downtown. McGarvey moves away and avoids it.
McGarvey thinks about the counter body kick.
Salar lands a lovely overhand right.
McGarvey connects with an inside leg kick.
McGarvey with a nice calf kick.
Salar blocks the body kick.
McGarvey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salar swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGarvey counters with a solid body kick.
Salar moves out of range of the body kick from McGarvey.
Salar pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Salar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salar throws a looping overhand right but McGarvey ducks down to avoid it.
McGarvey tries a quick counter leg kick but Salar is wise to it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Salar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGarvey - the referee stops the clock and Salar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGarvey. Salar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGarvey slips a jab from Salar.
Salar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from McGarvey, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salar moves out of range as McGarvey throws a body kick.
McGarvey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salar throws a body punch but McGarvey moves out of range.
McGarvey thumps Salar with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen McGarvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGarvey 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen McGarvey!
In his post fight interview, Stephen McGarvey gave a big smile as he said 'I'd like to thank my family and most of all God, for making me an Atheist. Cheers!'. |
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Event:
Test Fight
Date: Aug 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Salar moves out of range as Karacan strikes.
Salar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Enver Karacan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Karacan moves into the clinch.
Salar controlling the action here for a moment.
#T1#
Karacan letting Salar take a breather here.
Salar receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Salar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karacan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Salar taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salar stalling.
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 Enver Karacan.
Well Karacan 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Enver Karacan!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Enver Karacan!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Enver Karacan!
Enver Karacan wins by unanimous decision! |
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