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Event:
ICF 13
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Haroldson checks a low kick from Cheng.
A leg kick checked by Haroldson.
Cheng doesn't manage to clinch there - Haroldson circles away.
Haroldson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Cheng closes the distance and clinches.
Haroldson tries to work over Cheng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cheng throws an elbow but misses.
Cheng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cheng tries a knee to the head but Haroldson blocks it.
Cheng lands an elbow inside that Haroldson shrugs off. #CUT2#It looks like Henry Haroldson has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cheng.
Cheng throws an elbow that misses.
Cheng lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Cheng.
Cheng lands an elbow just above Haroldson 's eye.
Cheng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cheng lands a knee to the body.
Haroldson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheng lands an elbow that stopped Haroldson in his tracks for a moment.
Cheng lands an elbow inside.
Cheng lands a nice uppercut.
Cheng lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#Henry Haroldson's cut is getting worse.#T1#
Cheng scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheng lands a damaging elbow.
Cheng lands an elbow just above Haroldson 's eye.
Cheng lands a shot to the body.
Haroldson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cheng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cheng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cheng.
Cheng lands an elbow inside that Haroldson shrugs off.
Cheng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cheng.
Cheng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cheng - that landed with a thud.
Cheng crunches a lovely knee into Haroldson's ribcage.
Cheng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cheng lands an elbow just above Haroldson 's eye. #CUT2#Henry Haroldson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A knee to the head by Cheng.
#T2#
Haroldson takes an elbow to the temple.
Cheng lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#Jeez, Henry Haroldson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cheng crunches a lovely knee into Haroldson's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Cheng.
Cheng lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henry Haroldson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rong Cheng!
Rong Cheng 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:
ICF 8
Date: Nov 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Gracioao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracioao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haroldson misses with a wild body shot.
Gracioao shoots and misses
and Haroldson scores with a counter punch that sends Gracioao to the canvas! Haroldson smells blood - he's punishing Gracioao with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gracioao has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Haroldson!
A very excited looking Henry Haroldson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
ICF 7
Date: Oct 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Dover shoots in and drives through. Haroldson sprawls well.
Haroldson lands a body shot.
Haroldson scores with a decent looking hook.#CL#
Haroldson moves into range and clinches up with Dover.
Dover is trying to maintain a safe position but Haroldson gets an underhook and turns Dover into the cage.
Dover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haroldson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Haroldson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dover looks winded!
Nice body punch from Haroldson - that landed with a thud.
Haroldson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haroldson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Haroldson on the inside. #ROC#Dover is rocked!#TD#
Haroldson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Haroldson manages to end up in side control.
Dover is still in real trouble! Can Haroldson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haroldson cracks Dover with a big right hand but Dover just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Haroldson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Dover is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Haroldson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Haroldson!
A less than humble Henry Haroldson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1167 Round 3
Date: Oct 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Haroldson ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
Haroldson lands a head shot.
Igwe throws a lazy right hand but Haroldson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Igwe misses with a left hand
and Haroldson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Igwe looks to land a right hand but Haroldson moved out of range.
Igwe throws the left hand but Haroldson avoids the punch easily.
Igwe misses with a looping left.
Haroldson misses with a hook. Igwe ducked under it nicely.
Haroldson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#It looks like Henry Haroldson has been cut.
Haroldson throws a body punch but Igwe moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Haroldson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haroldson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Igwe to score with a decent uppercut.
Haroldson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Igwe gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaquiel Igwe! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1167 Round 2
Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Haroldson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Haroldson.
Marvin has his takedown stuffed
and Haroldson counters with a right hand to the body.
Marvin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haroldson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haroldson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haroldson misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Marvin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Haroldson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marvin is one step ahead there.
Marvin controlling from the top position.
Haroldson wants to sweep here but Marvin controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Marvin showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Haroldson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marvin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marvin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haroldson keeping full guard, as Marvin tries to pass.
Haroldson has Marvin pulled in close to control his posture.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Haroldson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haroldson can't keep his opponent in guard - Marvin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marvin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Haroldson trying to control but Marvin postures up.
Haroldson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marvin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB#
Haroldson looking for subs from the bottom but Marvin mounts him!
Haroldson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Haroldson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Haroldson is working to get back to half guard.
Haroldson tries to hold on but Marvin postures up.#T3#
Marvin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haroldson is looking to escape.
Haroldson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haroldson tries to hold on but Marvin pushes him away.
Haroldson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marvin lands a nice shot to the head.
Marvin avoids the attempt from Haroldson to control.
Marvin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haroldson is looking to escape. #T4#
Haroldson tries to hold on but Marvin postures up.
Haroldson is trying to escape the mount.
Haroldson tries to lock up and control but Marvin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marvin wants to control the pace but Haroldson is squirming around nicely.
Marvin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Haroldson to take his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haroldson breaks Marvin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Haroldson forces his way into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Marvin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Haroldson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haroldson as he avoids it easily.
Haroldson scores with a jab. Marvin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haroldson throws a jab but it's blocked by Marvin.
Marvin throws a fast counter high kick but Haroldson manages to duck under it in time.
Kirk Marvin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marvin takes one on the button.
Haroldson throws a body shot but no joy.
Marvin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, jab by Haroldson - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Haroldson.
Marvin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haroldson was well out of range. Poor timing from Marvin.
Henry Haroldson is winning the standup battle so far.
Haroldson lands a body shot.
Marvin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marvin blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Marvin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T1#
Haroldson connects with a body shot.
Marvin tries for a takedown but Haroldson circles away easily
and Haroldson counters with a stiff right hand.
Marvin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haroldson connects with a nice looking jab.
Marvin closes the distance and clinches up with Haroldson, looking for a takedown. Marvin pushes Haroldson against the cage but Haroldson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henry Haroldson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Marvin.
The crowd cheers as Haroldson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marvin doesn't seem phased though.
Haroldson stuns Marvin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henry Haroldson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marvin is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Haroldson.
No joy there for Haroldson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown but Haroldson shows good takedown defense. #T2#
Marvin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haroldson counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marvin avoids the body shot from Haroldson.
#TD2#
Marvin looking to score a takedown here. Haroldson is defending well but Marvin drives through and ends up in Haroldson's guard.#SUB#
Haroldson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#ES#
Haroldson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Haroldson connects with a right hand. Marvin shakes it off.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haroldson as he avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Haroldson.
Haroldson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haroldson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marvin can do to turn this around?
Haroldson works Marvin's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Haroldson scores with a hook.
Nice body punch from Haroldson.
Marvin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haroldson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haroldson misses with a wild body shot.
Haroldson scores with a jab to the head.
Haroldson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marvin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haroldson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haroldson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haroldson scores with a jab.
Marvin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
Haroldson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marvin.
Haroldson lunges at Marvin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marvin's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marvin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haroldson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haroldson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marvin takes one to the side of the head.
Haroldson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haroldson lands a glancing blow to the side of Marvin's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marvin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haroldson.
Haroldson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Haroldson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Haroldson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marvin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#TD2#
Marvin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Marvin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Haroldson sneaks back into half guard.
Haroldson moves into full guard.
Kirk Marvin has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marvin preventing the sweep.
Haroldson is working hard here to advance position.
Marvin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haroldson working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Marvin tries to free his leg and advance position but Haroldson is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Haroldson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haroldson trying to keep a closed guard but Marvin is proving a slippery customer.
Haroldson is really struggling to control Marvin but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Haroldson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marvin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haroldson looking for a sweep. Not yet Haroldson, not yet. #SUB#
Marvin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marvin trying to control but Haroldson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Haroldson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haroldson being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Haroldson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marvin's guard. #REVR#
Haroldson wants to control from the top but Marvin keeps moving.
Marvin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marvin wants to stand up but Haroldson is controlling him.
Haroldson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haroldson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haroldson.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haroldson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haroldson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marvin works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marvin looks for a takedown but Haroldson sprawls well.
Haroldson misses with a hook.
Haroldson throws a body shot but no joy.
Haroldson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marvin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marvin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marvin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haroldson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kirk Marvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haroldson lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Haroldson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haroldson 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Henry Haroldson!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Henry Haroldson!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Henry Haroldson!
Henry Haroldson wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Henry Haroldson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1167 Round 1
Date: Sep 29, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Haroldson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haroldson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Correa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Haroldson manages to move to mount!
You get the feeling that Correa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Correa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Haroldson keeping moving, preventing Correa from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haroldson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1##ES2#
Haroldson kicks Correa off and gets to his feet. #TD2#
Correa tries to sprawl but Haroldson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Correa kicks off Haroldson and gets to his feet. #TD2#
Haroldson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haroldson lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU2#
Haroldson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Correa, up you get!
Haroldson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Correa circles away.
Haroldson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Correa avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Correa throws a nice looking combination but Haroldson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haroldson shoots in looking for a takedown but Correa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haroldson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Correa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Joaquin Correa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Haroldson.
Correa stuffs the takedown attempt from Haroldson. Haroldson gets slowly back to his feet.
Haroldson leaves Correa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Correa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haroldson to the mat! Haroldson manages to get full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Haroldson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Haroldson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Correa gets back to full guard.
Correa is breathing heavily.#T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Correa is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Haroldson is pulling down on Correa's head. It's preventing any offense from Correa, at least for the moment.#SUB2#
Haroldson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Correa has passed into half guard!
Correa wants to take a breather but Haroldson is having none of it. #T4#
Haroldson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Haroldson is concentrating on defense, preventing Correa from advancing position.
Haroldson is trying to stand back up but Correa is controlling him
Haroldson is looking for a sweep. Correa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haroldson is trying to stand back up but Correa is controlling him
Haroldson wants to control but Correa is keeping busy.
Correa tries to pass to full mount but Haroldson defends it.
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 Joaquin Correa 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##TD2#
Haroldson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Correa keeping full guard, as Haroldson tries to pass.
Haroldson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Correa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haroldson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Haroldson slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa is trying to control but Haroldson passes into side control!
#T1#
Correa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Haroldson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Correa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Correa tries to hold on but Haroldson postures up.
Correa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haroldson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Haroldson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#T2#
Haroldson controlling the position easily from mount.
Haroldson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Correa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Can Correa hold on?! Haroldson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Henry Haroldson has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Haroldson working for a choke but Correa is defending well.
Haroldson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
#T3#
Haroldson has the hooks in. Correa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB2#
Correa is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Haroldson has locked on a rear naked choke here! Correa is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Henry Haroldson!
A very excited looking Henry Haroldson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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