Post by The Sandmen on May 18, 2017 7:00:18 GMT -5
Kelly Kobold looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Herica Tiburcio looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Kelly Kobold and Herica Tiburcio touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kelly Kobold is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Body kick by Herica Tiburcio...
just grazes his opponent.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Kelly Kobold can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Kelly Kobold attempts a sweep single...
Kelly Kobold catches Herica Tiburcio's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Kobold.
Tiburcio ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kelly Kobold is in closed guard over Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold tries to better his position on the ground...
Kobold breaks the closed guard of Herica Tiburcio and moves to half guard
Kelly Kobold is in side mount over Herica Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold looks to mount Herica Tiburcio...
Kelly Kobold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Tiburcio is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Kelly Kobold pushes Herica Tiburcio down and prevents his attempts to escape
Tiburcio misses a step and Kelly Kobold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kobold tries to open up Herica Tiburcio's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Tiburcio in the side of the head
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold isolates Herica Tiburcio's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Herica Tiburcio is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Herica Tiburcio tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kelly Kobold rolls Herica Tiburcio to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kobold is in rear mount over Tiburcio
Tiburcio has Kobold controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Kobold is unable to move under Tiburcio control.
Kobold is trying to counter now!
Kelly Kobold tries to get his arm under Herica Tiburcio's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Herica Tiburcio's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Herica Tiburcio easily defends the attempt.
Kobold is in rear mount over Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Tiburcio locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Kelly Kobold unil he can pull his arm free! Kobold lost his dominant position.
Herica Tiburcio is in closed guard over Kobold
Tiburcio is in closed guard... Kobold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Herica Tiburcio!
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Tiburcio launches a few weak punches
Kobold blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Kelly Kobold looks to counter!
Kelly Kobold aggressively and repeatedly punches Tiburcio.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Tiburcio tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Kobold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Kobold decides to launch some tentative punches
Kelly Kobold takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Kobold tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Kobold is clinching with Tiburcio.
Herica Tiburcio tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Kobold is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Kobold takes a break to breathe while holding Herica Tiburcio.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Tiburcio fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kelly Kobold didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Herica Tiburcio is in open guard over Kobold
Kelly Kobold launches a few punches to Tiburcio's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tiburcio tries to cover his face,
Herica Tiburcio is in open guard over Kobold
Kobold tries to close his guard around Tiburcio
He succeeds!
Herica Tiburcio is in closed guard over Kobold
Kobold measures the resilience of Tiburcio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tiburcio's side.
Herica Tiburcio is in closed guard over Kobold
Herica Tiburcio looks to posture up and open Kelly Kobold's guard...
Kelly Kobold has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Herica Tiburcio is in closed guard over Kobold
Tiburcio is in closed guard... Kobold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Herica Tiburcio!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold tries to better his position on the ground...
Kobold is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Kobold tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kelly Kobold controls the situation despite Herica Tiburcio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Kobold, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kelly Kobold moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Kobold throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Tiburcio's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Herica Tiburcio's Right eye
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Kelly Kobold moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Kobold tries to grapple
He puts Tiburcio in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Tiburcio grab one of Kelly Kobold's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Kelly Kobold landed hard on his back
Tiburcio is standing while Kobold is on the ground on his back
Herica Tiburcio creates space and allows Kelly Kobold to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Kelly Kobold is standing now.
Kelly Kobold throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Tiburcio's chin! That stops Tiburcio in his tracks!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tiburcio studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Kelly Kobold fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Kobold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kelly Kobold
Hard blow to Tiburcio's mid-section, he seems hurt
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Herica Tiburcio throws up a triangle attempt!
Kelly Kobold postures up and breaks the triangle.
Kobold is trying to counter now!
Kobold tries to open up Herica Tiburcio's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Tiburcio in the side of the head
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Tiburcio switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Kobold struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Tiburcio tries to close his guard around Kobold
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold was tooling Herica Tiburcio for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Herica Tiburcio lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Tiburcio moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Kelly Kobold breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Herica Tiburcio. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The two exchange wildly
Kobold is connecting with a few punches
Kobold moves backwards and Herica Tiburcio is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Kelly Kobold swings...
hard impact to Tiburcio's face!
Herica Tiburcio throws a combo
Kelly Kobold ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Tiburcio swings again, only to get countered once more! Tiburcio is looking bad here!
Kelly Kobold is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Brilliant combination from Kelly Kobold
that forces Tiburcio to try and defend better.
Kelly Kobold attempts a sweep single...
Kelly Kobold catches Herica Tiburcio's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Kobold.
Kelly Kobold is in closed guard over Tiburcio
Kobold struggles on the ground and tries to break Herica Tiburcio's guard...
Kelly Kobold is in Tiburcio open guard now
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Tiburcio's face!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Tiburcio was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Kelly Kobold by TKO (GnP) at 3:26 Round 2
Statistics: Kelly Kobold
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/19 (89%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 253 s
Statistics: Herica Tiburcio
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Tiburcio is very small. I wonder if that affected her ability to do...anything at all here.
Herica Tiburcio looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
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Kelly Kobold and Herica Tiburcio touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kelly Kobold is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Body kick by Herica Tiburcio...
just grazes his opponent.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Kelly Kobold can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Kelly Kobold attempts a sweep single...
Kelly Kobold catches Herica Tiburcio's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Kobold.
Tiburcio ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kelly Kobold is in closed guard over Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold tries to better his position on the ground...
Kobold breaks the closed guard of Herica Tiburcio and moves to half guard
Kelly Kobold is in side mount over Herica Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold looks to mount Herica Tiburcio...
Kelly Kobold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Tiburcio is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Kelly Kobold pushes Herica Tiburcio down and prevents his attempts to escape
Tiburcio misses a step and Kelly Kobold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kobold tries to open up Herica Tiburcio's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Tiburcio in the side of the head
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold isolates Herica Tiburcio's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Herica Tiburcio is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Herica Tiburcio tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kelly Kobold rolls Herica Tiburcio to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kobold is in rear mount over Tiburcio
Tiburcio has Kobold controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Kobold is unable to move under Tiburcio control.
Kobold is trying to counter now!
Kelly Kobold tries to get his arm under Herica Tiburcio's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Herica Tiburcio's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Herica Tiburcio easily defends the attempt.
Kobold is in rear mount over Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Tiburcio locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Kelly Kobold unil he can pull his arm free! Kobold lost his dominant position.
Herica Tiburcio is in closed guard over Kobold
Tiburcio is in closed guard... Kobold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Herica Tiburcio!
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Tiburcio launches a few weak punches
Kobold blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Kelly Kobold looks to counter!
Kelly Kobold aggressively and repeatedly punches Tiburcio.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Tiburcio tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Kobold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Kobold decides to launch some tentative punches
Kelly Kobold takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Kobold tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Kobold is clinching with Tiburcio.
Herica Tiburcio tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Kobold is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Kobold takes a break to breathe while holding Herica Tiburcio.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Tiburcio fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kelly Kobold didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Herica Tiburcio is in open guard over Kobold
Kelly Kobold launches a few punches to Tiburcio's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tiburcio tries to cover his face,
Herica Tiburcio is in open guard over Kobold
Kobold tries to close his guard around Tiburcio
He succeeds!
Herica Tiburcio is in closed guard over Kobold
Kobold measures the resilience of Tiburcio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tiburcio's side.
Herica Tiburcio is in closed guard over Kobold
Herica Tiburcio looks to posture up and open Kelly Kobold's guard...
Kelly Kobold has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Herica Tiburcio is in closed guard over Kobold
Tiburcio is in closed guard... Kobold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Herica Tiburcio!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold tries to better his position on the ground...
Kobold is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Kelly Kobold is in full mount over Herica Tiburcio
Kobold tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kelly Kobold controls the situation despite Herica Tiburcio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Kobold, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kelly Kobold moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Kobold throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Tiburcio's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Herica Tiburcio's Right eye
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Kelly Kobold moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Kobold tries to grapple
He puts Tiburcio in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Tiburcio grab one of Kelly Kobold's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Kelly Kobold landed hard on his back
Tiburcio is standing while Kobold is on the ground on his back
Herica Tiburcio creates space and allows Kelly Kobold to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Kelly Kobold is standing now.
Kelly Kobold throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Tiburcio's chin! That stops Tiburcio in his tracks!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tiburcio studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Kelly Kobold fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Kobold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kelly Kobold
Hard blow to Tiburcio's mid-section, he seems hurt
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Herica Tiburcio throws up a triangle attempt!
Kelly Kobold postures up and breaks the triangle.
Kobold is trying to counter now!
Kobold tries to open up Herica Tiburcio's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Tiburcio in the side of the head
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Tiburcio switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Kobold struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Tiburcio tries to close his guard around Kobold
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold was tooling Herica Tiburcio for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Herica Tiburcio lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Tiburcio moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Kelly Kobold breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Herica Tiburcio. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The two exchange wildly
Kobold is connecting with a few punches
Kobold moves backwards and Herica Tiburcio is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Kelly Kobold swings...
hard impact to Tiburcio's face!
Herica Tiburcio throws a combo
Kelly Kobold ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Tiburcio swings again, only to get countered once more! Tiburcio is looking bad here!
Kelly Kobold is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Brilliant combination from Kelly Kobold
that forces Tiburcio to try and defend better.
Kelly Kobold attempts a sweep single...
Kelly Kobold catches Herica Tiburcio's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Kobold.
Kelly Kobold is in closed guard over Tiburcio
Kobold struggles on the ground and tries to break Herica Tiburcio's guard...
Kelly Kobold is in Tiburcio open guard now
Kelly Kobold is in open guard over Tiburcio
Kelly Kobold fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Tiburcio's face!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Tiburcio was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Kelly Kobold by TKO (GnP) at 3:26 Round 2
Statistics: Kelly Kobold
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/19 (89%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 253 s
Statistics: Herica Tiburcio
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Tiburcio is very small. I wonder if that affected her ability to do...anything at all here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!