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Event:
SSKT April Fool's 2024
Date: Apr 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Courageux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mbassa misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Courageux misses
and Mbassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Courageux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mbassa.
Mbassa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Courageux looks to score with a jab to the body but Mbassa is just out of range.
Mbassa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Courageux manages to circle out of the way.
Courageux throws a head kick but Mbassa moves out of range.
Courageux throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mbassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mbassa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mbassa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Courageux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Courageux misses with a series of wild punches.
Mbassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mbassa walks into a straight right hand from Courageux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Mbassa - just one landing. #T1#
Mbassa throws an overhand right that lands on Courageux's shoulder, as Courageux tries to avoid the shot.
Mbassa digs a good hook to Courageux's body.
A jab lands there for Courageux.
Courageux connects with a body shot.
Courageux throws a head kick that misses.
Courageux fails to land with a series of punches.
Courageux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mbassa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick from Courageux lands but Mbassa takes it in his stride.
Courageux misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courageux. Mbassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mbassa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Mbassa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Courageux doesn't seem phased though.
Courageux throws a push kick but Mbassa slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Mbassa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mbassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mbassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mbassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Courageux throws a series of punches but Mbassa moves out of range.
Courageux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Courageux missing with a left hand there. Mbassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mbassa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Courageux on the side of the head. #ROC#Courageux is rocked!
Courageux drops his guard momentarily, allowing Mbassa to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Courageux! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Mbassa takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kumasi Mbassa! |
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Event:
SSKT XIV
Date: Feb 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Courageux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Courageux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruiz.
A punch combination from Courageux misses.
Ruiz tries to land a leg kick but Courageux saw it coming and moves away.
Jordan Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz throws a head kick that misses.
Courageux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick lands for Ruiz.
#CL#
Ruiz clinches with his opponent.
Courageux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC#
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Courageux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Ruiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Courageux blocks it with crossed arms.
Courageux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiz trying to land knees to the body.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but Courageux blocks it.
A knee to the head by Ruiz.
#CUT#It looks like Matthieu Courageux has been cut.
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!
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC#
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Courageux moves out of range as Ruiz strikes.
Courageux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruiz circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Ruiz scores with a kick to the body.
Good work by Ruiz as he checks the leg kick.
Courageux thuds his right hand into Ruiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Courageux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruiz thumps Courageux with a low kick.
Courageux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #CL#
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Ruiz.
Courageux wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Ruiz scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Courageux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2#
Ruiz has Courageux pressed against the ropes, preventing Courageux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Courageux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz avoids a kick to the body.
Courageux missing with a left hand there. Ruiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Courageux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruiz is looking to chop away at Courageux's legs.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Courageux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Courageux.
Courageux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Courageux is able to avoid easily.#CL#
Ruiz takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courageux connects with a body shot that sends Ruiz's belly button to the back.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Courageux.
Some wild striking there from Courageux.
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 Jordan Ruiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Courageux's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Courageux lands a nice hook to Ruiz's body. Ruiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Courageux throws the left hand but Ruiz avoids the punch easily.
Courageux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Courageux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Courageux scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruiz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruiz slips a jab and a cross from Courageux.
#CL#
Ruiz has closed the distance and engaged Courageux in a clinch.
Courageux tries to break free but Ruiz pushes him back against the ropes.
Courageux wants to break free but Ruiz has control.
#BC#
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
#CL#
Ruiz rushes Courageux and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Courageux blocks with his arms.
Ruiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Ruiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Courageux's face.
Courageux tries to break free but Ruiz pushes him back against the ropes.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Courageux wants to break free but Ruiz has control.
#T1#
A knee to the head by Ruiz.
#BC#
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Courageux throws a series of punches but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Courageux lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Courageux misses.
Ruiz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz swings for the body but Courageux moves out of range.
Courageux throws a head kick that Ruiz semi-blocks.
Courageux throws a right and a left that Ruiz avoids nicely.
Ruiz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matthieu Courageux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Courageux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Ruiz darts in and clinches Courageux up against the ropes.
Courageux has had enough of the clinch but Ruiz keeps him there for the moment.
Courageux swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courageux working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Courageux lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Courageux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruiz.
A nice side step and Courageux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ruiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Courageux misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Ruiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courageux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruiz misses with the combination.
Courageux lands a nice looking body kick.
Courageux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Courageux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruiz is looking to clinch but Courageux is avoiding it.
Ruiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Courageux finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruiz's head.
Courageux staggers Ruiz with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ruiz looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Courageux is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matthieu Courageux!
A less than humble Matthieu Courageux 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:
SSKT XII
Date: Feb 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Courageux throws a right and a left that both miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Harlande misses.
Harlande bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harlande lands a nice shot that snaps Courageux's head back.
Courageux misses with a body shot.
Courageux walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aiken Harlande! |
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Event:
SSKT VIII
Date: Dec 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Courageux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courageux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courageux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Courageux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Courageux lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Jones forces Courageux back against the ropes and clinches.#BC2#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones moves out of range as Courageux strikes.
Jones avoids the body shot from Courageux.
A combination from Courageux does no damage. #CL2#
Jones has managed to clinch.
Courageux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Courageux does no damage.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Courageux backs up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Courageux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Jones is looking to clinch.
Courageux misses with a series of wild punches.
Courageux keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch up but Courageux circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL2#
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Courageux in a clinch.
Courageux is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Jones breaks the clinch.
Courageux misses with a looping right.
Courageux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matthieu Courageux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Courageux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Courageux jabs at Jones's body.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
#T2#
Courageux is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Courageux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Courageux.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courageux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Courageux misses.
Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Courageux.
Courageux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries to clinch but Courageux is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Courageux.
Courageux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Courageux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Jones rushes Courageux and presses him up against the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Courageux here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A frustrated look appears on Courageux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Courageux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Courageux is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Courageux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Courageux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Courageux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Courageux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Courageux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Courageux is defending well for now.
Courageux wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Courageux throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Courageux's corner calls for a 1-2. Courageux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Courageux looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Courageux misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.#T1#
Courageux looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Courageux missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Courageux misses the target.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Courageux pushes him off.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Courageux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.#CL2#
Jones clinches up with Courageux and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Jones.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Courageux tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as Courageux blocks the leg kick.
Courageux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones wants to clinch up but Courageux keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Courageux blocks the body kick.
#CL2#
Jones instigates a clinch.
Courageux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Courageux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Courageux is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes. #BC2#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Courageux throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courageux swinging wildly here.
Courageux lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Courageux throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Courageux throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Courageux throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matthieu Courageux will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Jones dips to his left and cracks Courageux with an uppercut!
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Courageux checks it.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Courageux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Courageux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Courageux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courageux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Courageux manages to step out the way in time.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Courageux.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Courageux pushes him away.
Courageux throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Courageux moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to clinch.
Courageux appears to be looking for a big counter.
Courageux missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Courageux misses with a right hand #KD2#
and before Courageux can reset, Jones rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Courageux is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!#ROC2#Courageux is rocked!#T1#
Courageux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Courageux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Courageux's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Courageux - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darren Jones! |
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