Mike Louis Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 [COLOR="Blue"][B]OOC:[/B] I'm using the following tale to test out my custom database called the Underground. Sit back and enjoy.[/COLOR] [I]January 1, 1990: Mc. Mike's Place - Chicago, IL[/I] [B]Mike Louis:[/B] So let me get this straight, you want me to help you finance a what? [B]Debbie:[/B] A fight club. Yours sisters Beth and Matilda first came up with the idea. When they approached with the concept, I decided to sign on. [B]Mike Louis:[/B] And what is this concept of theirs? [B]Debbie:[/B] Your sisters think that there a place where women martial artists can test their skills in a competitive setting. [B]Mike Louis:[/B] You do know if my name is mentioned publicly in this, Fred Landis will have me thrown out of baseball, right. [B]Debbie:[/B] Don't worry Mike, our neighbor Jennifer as agreed to be the front for the club. [B]Mike Louis:[/B] I'll finance the club, but keep my name out of this. [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Name:[/B] Women's Combat League (WCL) [B]Home Base:[/B] USA [B]Date Founded:[/B] January 1990 [B]Owner:[/B] Mike Louis Swain [B]President:[/B] Jennifer Lawler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]The Official Card for WCL 1: Strong vs. Swain[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Yong Lee vs. Mai Ishii [*]Katrina Thiel vs. Maria Bermundes [*]Katherine Williams vs. Loni Lee [*]Debbie Clayton vs. Helena Ruthledge [*]Anika Riley vs. Heidi Hoffman [*]Amanda Daniels vs. Diva Sanchez [*]Adriana Cortez vs. Matilda Swain for WCL Lightweight Title [*]Phoenix Strong vs. Beth Swain for WCL Heavyweight Title [/LIST] Free feel to post comments or predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb45.webshots.com/2220/2760858620100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] WCL 1 VHS Cover[/CENTER] [B]WCL 1: Strong vs. Swain March 5, 1990 Las Vegas, NV[/B] [B][I]Yong Lee (0-0) vs. Mai Ishii (0-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Lee starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Ishii. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Ishii goes for a single leg and puts Lee on the floor, but she is up very quickly, preventing Ishii from getting on top. Lee definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Ishii hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Lee again. This time Lee isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Ishii will have to hurry to finish. She goes for an armbar, but Lee defends. Ishii tries to slip past to get side control, but Lee just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Ishii has the side. Two big elbows land, and Lee seems in trouble. Ishii goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before she can try again, and the referee separates them. The 1st round ends. Blurcat has it down as 10-8 Ishii. Round 2 Ishii throws a low kick early on, although it missed. Lee flicks out a couple of jabs, trying to work an angle. She steps in to throw a body shot but gets caught with a left hook. Lee stumbles backwards, falling on her ass, stunned. Ishii charges in and throws a knock out powered right hand, but Lee parries it and brings her legs around Ishii's waist to pull guard. Ishii stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Lee's guard with her. Lee reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Ishii knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Lee blocks it. Ishii floats over and gets into side control. Lee scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against her. Ishii lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Lee up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Lee makes sure to bring her body around to give her as much protection as possible. It works, as Ishii can't get either arm isolated properly. Ishii changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Lee fights it for as long as she possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Ishii can do anything with the position she has achieved, which will frustrate her enormously. End of the round. Blurcat scores 10-9 Ishii. Round 3 They circle to begin the round. Lee throws two short jabs, then a long-range looping right hand. Ishii had to be on her toes to get out of the way, and does. Lee goes to follow up, and narrowly avoids walking right into a right cross. She bobs underneath it, then comes in fast with a right hand. Ishii parries it with her gloves, then shoots in and scores with a nice takedown. Lee tries to sprawl, but was too late and can only pull guard as she crash-lands to the ground. Ishii tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but Lee is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep her back. Ishii tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Ishii connects, but there was no real power behind it. Ishii fakes Lee out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. Lee manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Ishii switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but Lee blocks it, squirms her leg free, and secures the guard again. Ishii looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. Lee is liable to lose the round on points, but she has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Ishii tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and Lee is safe. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ishii. Mai Ishii wins, with a score of 30-26 from two judges, 29-27 from the other. [B][I]Katrina Thiel (0-0) vs. Maria Bermundes (0-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 The two fighters meet in the center with an exchange of jabs, but neither gets anything but gloves or air. They go right into a clinch, with only a few seconds of the match gone. Bermundes gets a knee to the ribs in, but it wasn't particularly hard. They break. Bermundes gets a nice single leg, and transitions into a side mount. Thiel blocks an arm bar attempt, but is having trouble keeping the full mount from happening. Bermundes scores with a nice elbow, and there is the full mount. Thiel is wide open, and takes two hard punches to the face. Bermundes takes the arm. Thiel is fighting it, but it looks like it's only a matter of time. The kimura is applied, and Thiel has no choice but to tap. Official time of the kimura submission is 1:27 of the first round. [B][I]Katherine Williams (0-0) vs. Loni Lee (0-0)[/I][/B] Katherine Williams vs. Loni Lee Round 1 The round begins with Williams taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Lee replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Williams goes for the takedown, but Lee sprawls. Williams tries to power through, but Lee uses that against her and turns it into a takedown of her own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Williams defend this. Lee is in guard. She throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Williams isn't allowing it. Williams pulls Lee in tight, locking up both her arms. Lee pulls free and again tries to pass guard. This has turned into a bit of a stalemate, the referee may be thinking of standing them up if nothing happens soon. Lee tries a big right hand, which Williams defends well. She has quite a high guard, Lee has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Williams once again drags Lee down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Lee easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Lee trying to pass guard. Williams tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Lee, but she realises the danger in time and manages to recover. The referee finally gets them back to their feet due to the lack of progress that has been made. Lee scores with a jab, then a second. Williams goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Lee enough time to take her down again. Lee quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Williams once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Lee on points due to her being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. The 1st round ends. Blurcat gives that one to Lee by 10-9. Round 2 Lee starts the round like a house on fire, hitting three quick jabs and a vicious right hook. Williams covered up well, but at least one of the jabs got through and landed above the left eye. Williams backs up to buy some time, but Lee keeps coming and lands a right hand to the body. Williams scores with a jab in return, then goes with a kick to the waist. Lee catches the leg though and quickly rushes forward with a takedown. Williams pulls guard. Williams tries to push free, but Lee forces her to go back to guard by raining down some jabs. Lee reaches over and tries to apply some sort of neck vice, but Williams breaks it by bringing her arms up. Lee steps through in an effort to mount Williams, but can only get to half guard as one of her legs gets trapped. Lee throws some strikes, then tries to work an armbar on the closest arm. Williams rolls over and uses her free arm to keep that from happening. That goes on for quite a long time, with Lee determined to try and work the arm free and get an armbar, while Williams uses everything at her disposal to block it. The round ends without Lee having made the breakthrough, although she clearly ran away with the round in terms of points. The round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Lee. Round 3 Tentative start, neither fighter is willing to commit yet. Lee fires off a jab, but it was easily blocked. Williams fakes a kick, then comes in hard and fast with a takedown, sending Lee to the floor. The momentum causes Williams to almost go completely over the top though, and Lee is able to flip her to the side and end up on top, in the guard position. Lee passes guard and gets into side control, but it's an awkward position; Williams has the entire right hand side of her body up against the cage, and both her legs wrapped around Lee's left arm. Lee's attacking options are fairly limited. She uses a couple of back fists to strike away at the face, but Williams covers up to defend them. Lee tries to pin down one of Williams's arms and bring her legs around to trap them fully, but Williams uses her free arm to stop that from happening. The ground battle enters a stalemate, as Lee finds herself unable to do any real damage other than occasional strikes, which she doesn't have the leverage to get much power behind, with virtually no chance of gaining a submission thanks to her left arm being trapped. The referee eventually stands them up, and the time expires before anything interesting can happen with them standing. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Lee. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Loni Lee. [B][I]Debbie Clayton (0-0) vs. Helena Ruthledge (0-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Slow start. Clayton connects with the first meaningful strike of the round, a right hand that glances off the shoulder area. Ruthledge fights back with a left hand that finds the ribs. Clayton steps back and unleashes a big sweeping kick to the legs. Ruthledge can't get her front leg out of the way in time, and the kick takes it out from under her, sending Ruthledge down to the ground. Clayton goes to follow up, but gets sucked into guard. Clayton rains down three big punches, Ruthledge covers up and doesn't take too much damage. Clayton works one leg free, but Ruthledge has the other tightly wrapped up between her own. Clayton fires off three rapid-fire elbows to the ribs to try and soften Ruthledge up, but can't get the leg free. This is not a good position for Ruthledge though, and Clayton is looking dangerous. Clayton pushes down, then brings her free leg forward to drive a knee into the lower back. Ruthledge can't do a lot to stop that strike. Clayton hits a further knee, and that is enough to allow her to move into side control. Ruthledge is in huge trouble here. Right hand to the face, only partially blocked. Clayton briefly gets a forearm across the throat of Ruthledge, but it is knocked away before it can develop into a choke. Ruthledge tries to scramble out of it, and almost manages to pull guard again, but Clayton maintains side control. Knee to the ribs again. Ruthledge is taking a lot of punishment from those knee strikes. Clayton switches tactic and tries to grab an arm lock of some kind, Ruthledge almost got caught by surprise but not quite. The round is almost over, and there is no question that this round has gone to Clayton, it has been utter dominance. Ruthledge tries to get a knee strike of her own in, but it misses and Clayton responds with a hard elbow to the chest. That'll be the last action of the round. End of round 1. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Clayton. Round 2 Ruthledge comes in quick to start, but none of the flurry of jabs that are thrown actually connect with anything but gloves. Clayton gets in a nice counter punch, bouncing a fist off the cheek. Ruthledge backs off, then starts to circle. Ruthledge throws a right hand to the the body that connects, then goes immediately for a high right hand that misses and puts her well off balance. Clayton capitalises, throwing a big kick to the head! Ruthledge goes down, although it's unclear as to how much of that was due to the power of the kick, and how much was down to a stumble. She doesn't look too stunned, as she has the presence of mind to roll over and get ready to defend an attack. It doesn't come though, as Clayton remains back, biding her time. Clayton steps in and kicks at the legs, avoiding the up-kick that comes back. She tries to move around to the side, but Ruthledge scoots the same way to keep the defence strong. Clayton finally moves in to throw some punches, but Ruthledge manages to pull guard without taking any serious punishment. Clayton immediately tries to pass guard, but Ruthledge is not allowing it. Clayton fires off some punches, but Ruthledge blocks them before grabbing a butterfly guard to keep Clayton trapped. They stay like that for a while before Clayton breaks free, but only back into regular guard. Ruthledge tries a cheeky guillotine attempt, but Clayton easily defends it, I don't think Ruthledge really thought that was going to work. Clayton tries to get side control, but Ruthledge defends it. Not the second time though, and Clayton has the side. Ruthledge has her tied up pretty well though, and the clock is running down. Clayton gets in a firm couple of elbows to the ribs, but the time expires and the referee gets them to part. End of round 2. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Clayton. Round 3 Clayton throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Ruthledge throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Clayton steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Ruthledge hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Clayton. They struggle all the way back, with Clayton ending up backed up against the cage. Ruthledge hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Clayton stomps downward onto her foot. Clayton manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Ruthledge gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Clayton ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Clayton tries a high kick to start, but Ruthledge saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Ruthledge who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Clayton on the nose. Clayton hits a straight right, enough to stop Ruthledge from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ruthledge. The official scores are in; two judges give 29-28, the other 30-27, all for Debbie Clayton. [B][I]Anika Riley (0-0) vs. Heidi Hoffman (0-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 The fighters come together right in the center. Riley throws out a jab, but Hoffman bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Hoffman works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Riley covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Hoffman is making Riley look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which she is delivering strikes. Riley hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Both fighters circle. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Hoffman got slightly the better of it, she definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Riley slightly. Riley initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Riley looks out of ideas, she is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Hoffman is clearly winning them. Riley needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Hoffman tries a speculative high kick, but Riley saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Riley tries to work an angle, but Hoffman is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep her from stepping in. Comfortable round for Hoffman, she will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given her dominance of the striking in this round. The 1st round ends. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Hoffman. Round 2 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Hoffman, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Hoffman puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Riley covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of her own before moving out of range again. Riley looks for an opening. Low kick from Riley, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Hoffman will take the round on points. End of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Hoffman by 10-9. Round 3 The two competitors start slowly, circling and looking for an opening. Hoffman fakes shooting in for a takedown, but Riley didn't buy it for a second. In comes Hoffman from an angle to the right, but Riley had it covered all the way, and not only easily steps out of the way of the attempted right hand, but manages to score with a solid right hand to the side of the head. Hoffman felt that, and is forced to cover up quickly as Riley steps in quickly and unloads with a flurry of powerful blows, looking to capitalise on the earlier strike. Hoffman is forced back against the cage, but to her credit, she did a good job defending those strikes and didn't seem to take any significant damage. Riley doesn't get in too close, realising that it would likely mean getting caught in a clinch, so she stands slightly back instead and throws some low kicks and looping punches. Hoffman responds by throwing out some straight jabs, but neither fighter is really doing any damage to their opponent. Riley clearly grows tired of the wait, and moves in to hit a body blow. It connects, but Hoffman is quick to tie her up in a clinch. That lasts quite a while, until the referee gets in there and breaks them up, telling them to fight. For a second it looked like Riley was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Riley scores with a stiff jab, and bobs and weaves to avoid all three of the rapid-fire punches that come back from Hoffman. Nicely done. Hoffman, realising that she is losing this round, comes forward with a sense of urgency, throwing right hands to put Riley on the back foot. Riley handles it well though, refusing to let Hoffman get an angle, and using some nice counter punches to the body to further cement the fact that this round is going to her on points. Time expires with Hoffman throwing increasingly desperate punches. The round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Riley. The three judges all give the match as 29-28 to Heidi Hoffman. [B][I]Amanda Daniels (0-0) vs. Diva Sanchez (0-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Sanchez starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Daniels avoids it without too much trouble. Sanchez isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Daniels getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Sanchez finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Daniels opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Sanchez is backed up against the cage, covering up. Daniels clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Sanchez hits a knee strike to the hip. Daniels slips one leg behind Sanchez and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Sanchez landed hard, with Daniels on top. They're in half guard. It's to Sanchez's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Daniels from attacking the left hand side of the body. Sanchez is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Daniels tries to step over to mount, but Sanchez keeps her legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Daniels fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. She reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as she is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Sanchez doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift her weight so that she can get back up. Daniels isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Sanchez ties her up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Daniels can get free. The 1st round ends. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Daniels. Round 2 Daniels is forced onto the backfoot almost immediately, having to retreat to avoid a series of sharp jabs. She ends up with her back to the cage, with Sanchez advancing. A sharp right misses, and Daniels takes the opportunity to pull Sanchez in to a tight clinch against the cage. Sanchez tries to break free, but cannot. It looks like we know the strategies for this round already; Sanchez wants to stand and bang, Daniels wants to keep things at close quarters. Sanchez tries for an elbow, but only succeeds in getting turned around so that she is now the one against the cage. Trip from Daniels, and we're down to the ground. Daniels has side control, but Sanchez has landed with her left hand side against the cage, so that side of the body is basically safe for now. Daniels will have to try to work the right-hand side, and starts by ramming a knee into the ribs. Sanchez tries to squirm into a better position, but Daniels puts a stop to that with a stiff elbow to the stomach. Daniels tries to work a kimura on the right arm, but Sanchez defends it. Sanchez manages to bring a knee up and catch Daniels in the side, something of a cheeky move given her position. Daniels responds with five or six rapid-fire right hands to the face, but Sanchez covers up and doesn't take any serious damage at all. Time is ticking away though, and so far Daniels may be easily winning the round, but she is not taking full advantage of this great position. Daniels tries to float over into a mount, but Sanchez uses the cage to push away and manages to unbalance Daniels enough to get to a kneeling position, then standing, albeit back into a clinch. A knee from Daniels is the last action of the round. End of round 2. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Daniels. Round 3 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Sanchez forces Daniels back up against the cage, and she has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Sanchez is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Daniels clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Daniels gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Sanchez seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Daniels who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Sanchez had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. Daniels misses with a straight right. Sanchez hits a standing kick, and Daniels is rocked, stumbling backwards and falling to the floor. Sanchez leaps into action and fires off a barrage of right hands. The referee dives in and protects Daniels, bringing the fight to an end. The kick didn't knock Daniels out, but it left her stunned, and that was all that Sanchez needed to finish the job. Official time of the TKO is 3:39 of the third. [B][I]Adriana Cortez (0-0) vs. Matilda Swain (0-0) [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Cortez hits a solid left, then a right. Swain felt both of them, and backs off a little. Cortez charges right in to follow up though, and unleashes a powerful right hook, and Swain took it flush on the chin! Cortez doesn't even bother following up on that, because Swain was out cold from the instant that that hit. Incredible punch. Cortez wins via 1st round knock out with the official time being 0:35. Adriana Cortez wins the WCL Lightweight title. [B][I]Phoenix Strong (0-0) vs. Beth Swain (0-0) [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Slow start to this round, Strong is being tentative and Swain looks like she is waiting for an angle to appear. The first exchange of strikes doesn't really go anywhere. A second set falls in Strong's favour, as she gets a nice jab in, hitting right above the nose, and a solid shot to the body. Swain goes in for a takedown but only manages to secure one leg. Strong hammers down two shots to the back, but can't really do a lot else. Swain tries to push her over onto her back, but Strong manages to pull free and back off. Swain throws a high left handed jab then goes in for another takedown. Good sprawl from Strong, and she backs off. Swain doesn't get a chance to go for a third, because Strong takes the fight to her with a barrage of lefts and rights, forcing her back against the cage. Strong clinches up, only after hitting a hard shot to the stomach though. The clinch seems to go on forever, with Swain unable to get a good enough position to try a takedown, and Strong tied up too much to really throw any decent strikes. Eventually the time runs out and they head back to their corners. The round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Strong. Round 2 Strong hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Swain to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Strong hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Swain tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Strong having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Swain. Swain misses a right hand and is off balance, allowing Strong to come in for a takedown. Swain pulls guard, and it's a particulary high one, Strong has to be careful that she doesn't get careless and end up in a triangle choke. Swain bats away a couple of punches with her hands. Strong tries to pass guard, but leaves an arm in for just a fraction of a second too long, and Swain is able to clamp her legs around it and pull. That's a tight arm bar, and Strong is going to have really trouble getting free. She tries to pull free, but it's no use. Strong taps out to the armlock. Swain wins via 2nd round armbar submission with the official time being 4:15. Beth Swain is the new WCL Heavyweight champion. [B][I]Quick Recap[/I][/B] [LIST=1] [*]Mai Ishii beat Yong Lee (Decision) * [*]Maria Bermundes beat Katrina Thiel (Submission via Kimura, Round 1 - 1:27) ** [*]Loni Lee beat Katherine Williams (Decision) ** [*]Debbie Clayton beat Helena Ruthledge (Decision) * [*]Heidi Hoffman beat Anika Riley (Decision) ** [*]Diva Sanchez beat Amanda Daniels (TKO, Round 3 - 3:39) ** [*]Adriana Cortez beat Matilda Swain to win WCL Lightweight Title (KO, Round 1 - 0:35) * [*]Beth Swain beat Phoenix Strong to win WCL Heavyweight Title (Submission via Triangle Armbar, Round 2 - 4:15) ** [/LIST] [B][I]Attendance:[/I][/B] 19 [B][I]Live Gate:[/I][/B] $1,120 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]The official card for WCL 2: Ruthledge vs. Swain[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Nicola Tyler vs. Heidi Hoffman [*]Amanda Daniels vs. Katrina Thiel [*]Anika Riley vs. Mai Ishii [*]Diva Sanchez vs. Maria Bermundes [*]Loni Lee vs. Adriana Cortez for WCL Lightweight Title [*]Yong Lee vs. Matilda Swain [*]Mecedes Lopez vs. Phoenix Strong [*]Helena Ruthledge vs. Beth Swain for WCL Heavyweight Title [/LIST] Feel free to post comments and predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb49.webshots.com/37616/2065371560100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] WCL 2 VHS cover[/CENTER] [B][I]Nicola Tyler (0-0) vs. Heidi Hoffman (1-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Hoffman hits a solid left, then a right. Tyler felt both of them, and backs off a little. Hoffman charges right in to follow up though, and unleashes a powerful right hook, and Tyler took it flush on the chin! Hoffman doesn't even bother following up on that, because Tyler was out cold from the instant that that hit. Incredible punch. Hoffman wins via 1st round knock out with the official time being 0:45. [B][I]Amanda Daniels (0-1) vs. Katrina Thiel (0-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Very, very slow start to the round. Over a minute has gone before the first meaningful strike connects. It's Thiel who hits it, scoring with a shot to the chest. Daniels fires back with a couple of jabs, both of which connect with the shoulder rather than the face where they were aimed. The two fighters come together in the center and exchange punches, neither getting the clear advantage. Daniels suddenly shoots in and goes for a takedown, but Thiel manages to sprawl long enough to get them all the way back to the cage, which keeps her upright. Daniels tries to complete the takedown, but realises that the leverage isn't there and instead stands and clinches. Thiel hits a couple of shots to the back. Daniels hits a stomp. Thiel lifts her leg to go for a knee, but that gives Daniels the opportunity to lift her and slam her down to the ground. That was a hard slam! Daniels is on top, almost sitting on top of a balled-up Thiel. She throws some hard downward punches, Thiel defends most of them, although one hits hard above the eye. Daniels leaves her arm in for a second too long and Thiel reaches up and almost gets an armbar. Daniels gets free though, although the effort puts her off-balance enough for her to stumble, giving Thiel the opportunity to scramble back up. There's a nasty mark above the eye where the earlier punch connected though. They go back to circling each other. There's not much time left. Thiel tries one last big attack, swinging for the fences with two bombs, but Daniels avoids both, adding a nice shot to the stomach after the second dodge. The round ends there. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Daniels. Round 2 Thiel misses an uppercut and is off balance, which allows Daniels to get the takedown. Side mount. Daniels is looking for an armbar, but Thiel is defending it well. Thiel gets a nice elbow in, that caught Daniels by surprise. Daniels fires off several elbows to the ribs, and Thiel is left gasping for air. Those were hard, there's a big red patch where they hit. Daniels takes the left arm, Thiel couldn't defend it any longer. The armbar is applied, there's no way out. Daniels wins by tap out. Official time of the armbar submission is 0:57 of the second. [B][I]Anika Riley (0-1) vs. Mai Ishii (1-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Ishii tries to work an angle from the start, but is kept back by some sharp kicks, one landing painfully across the outside of the calf. Riley steps in and throws some punches, landing a crisp jab to the shoulder. Ishii lands a jab of her own, but gets hit with a vicious waist-high kick when stepping in to follow up. Good tactics so far from Riley, she is basically controlling the tempo and positioning of this fight through intelligent use of sharp, accurate kicks. Ishii comes in fast, faking left then going right, and gets close enough to throw some body blows. Riley gets in a right hand of her own, then a beauty of a high kick. It lands right on the ear, causing Ishii to back off quickly. If that had had more power, it might well have scored a knock out. The round is almost over. Riley has controlled this one, Ishii is finding it very difficult to find a way around those kicks. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Riley. Round 2 The round starts. They touch gloves. Ishii throws a rapid-fire series of punches, forcing Riley to back off. Riley throws a nice kick that thumps into the rib cage. Another kick is thrown, this time aimed at the head, but Ishii sees it coming and steps back. Riley advances and they meet in the center. Ishii ducks a right hand, scores with a left to the gut. Riley throws a one-two combination, neither connecting, but it does allow her to follow up with a stinging kick to the ribs. A big red mark has appeared there. Ishii bursts forward and goes for a big swing, Riley ducks under it, hits a right to the chest, then unloads another kick. This one hits the thigh, causing Ishii to noticeably wince. It may have caught the very top of the knee judging from the replays. Ishii tries to come in to get a measure of revenge, but is met with some low kicks that make sure that she can't get close enough to throw any bombs. Riley's impressively sharp kicking game is hurting Ishii and allowing her to take firm control of this round. There's not much time left, and Ishii is going to have to do something special to win this round now. She doesn't, as time expires without anything interesting happening. The round ends. Blurcat gives that one to Riley by 10-9. Round 3 Ishii starts strongly, immediately rushing in for a takedown. Riley got taken by surprise a little, but wrestles her way free of the grapple and pulls to safety. Riley doesn't hang around for a second attempt, she uses a looping left to set herself up to come in close and score with a series of strikes, two or three nice body shots included. Ishii covers up, throwing the occasional jab as a counter. Riley goes for a vicious uppercut, but gets pulled into a clinch. Ishii goes for a takedown via a trip, but Riley defends it. Another trip attempt, another failure. Ishii pushes Riley up against the cage and tries to wrestle her to the ground, but Riley keeps her balance and sprawls to stop it. Riley gets in a hard right hand to the side of the face, taking advantage of the fact that Ishii was leaning in too far. Riley reverses so that Ishii is against the cage. They remain clinched, with nothing more than minor strikes being thrown, for a long time. The referee finally breaks them apart and gets them back to the center. Riley throws a kick, waist-high, but Ishii avoids it. That could have been used for a takedown attempt if Ishii had been quicker and caught it. Riley hits two or three punches in a row, stinging the gloves of Ishii. The round draws to a close. It'll be interesting to see where the judges go with this, as Riley clearly got the better strikes in throughout the round, but Ishii did probably show more aggression by virtue of her almost constant attempts to get the takedown. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat scores 10-9 Riley. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Anika Riley. [B][I]Diva Sanchez (1-0) vs. Maria Bermundes (1-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 They touch gloves to start the round. Sanchez starts the better of the two, putting together a string of right hand jabs and searching left hands that force Bermundes to back up all the to the cage. Sanchez follows her in and gets in close enough to throw some body shots. Bermundes clinches. A couple of right hands hit Sanchez's shoulder, but otherwise there's not a lot happening. They break. Sanchez misses with a right hand, and gets caught with a big kick to the legs! Sanchez goes down, her knees literally taken out from under her. Bermundes goes to follow up, and almost gets side control, but Sanchez recovers quickly enough to turn and pull guard. Sanchez tries to push free, but Bermundes forces her to go back to guard by raining down some jabs. Bermundes reaches over and tries to apply some sort of neck vice, but Sanchez breaks it by bringing her arms up. Bermundes steps through in an effort to mount Sanchez, but can only get to half guard as one of her legs gets trapped. Bermundes throws some strikes, then tries to work an armbar on the closest arm. Sanchez rolls over and uses her free arm to keep that from happening. That goes on for quite a long time, with Bermundes determined to try and work the arm free and get an armbar, while Sanchez uses everything at her disposal to block it. The round ends without Bermundes having made the breakthrough, although she clearly ran away with the round in terms of points. The first round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-8 Bermundes. Round 2 Sanchez doesn't hold back, starting by immediately shooting in for a takedown. Bermundes sprawls and keeps her at bay. Sanchez pushes harder, but Bermundes has the much better position and manages to flip her over, putting Sanchez on her back. Bermundes gets sucked into her guard though. Bermundes passes guard and gets into side control, but it's an awkward position; Sanchez has the entire right hand side of her body up against the cage, and both her legs wrapped around Bermundes's left arm. Bermundes's attacking options are fairly limited. She uses a couple of back fists to strike away at the face, but Sanchez covers up to defend them. Bermundes tries to pin down one of Sanchez's arms and bring her legs around to trap them fully, but Sanchez uses her free arm to stop that from happening. The ground battle enters a stalemate, as Bermundes finds herself unable to do any real damage other than occasional strikes, which she doesn't have the leverage to get much power behind, with virtually no chance of gaining a submission thanks to her left arm being trapped. The referee eventually stands them up, and the time expires before anything interesting can happen with them standing. End of round 2. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Bermundes. Round 3 Bermundes comes out fast, and looks like she is aiming for a quick takedown, but Sanchez stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Sanchez connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Bermundes is mainly defending against punches, it looks like she is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Sanchez seems to have noticed, as she is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Sanchez, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Bermundes felt that, and backs off. Bermundes tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Sanchez gets her to back off with some jabs. Sanchez has really been able to stamp her gameplan on this round, Bermundes has been blocked at every turn. The round ends. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Sanchez. The three judges all give the match as 29-27 to Maria Bermundes. [B][I]Loni Lee (1-0) vs. Adriana Cortez (1-0) [Champion] [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Lee starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Cortez checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Lee doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Lee cleverly head-fakes, allowing her the time and angle that she needed to catch Cortez with a beauty of a right hook. Cortez stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Lee presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Cortez clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Cortez scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Lee in the gut. Lee uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Lee gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Cortez reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Lee has her left arm straightened out, fortunately Cortez has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Lee from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Lee tries to step over and fully apply it, but Cortez breaks free and gets her to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Lee steps back and motions for her to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Cortez hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Lee will probably get that round on points, she hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. The round ends. Blurcat scores 10-9 Lee. Round 2 Cortez leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Lee deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Lee uses a knee to the ribs before backing Cortez up against the cage. Right hand from Cortez connects though, that was well timed. Lee breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on her part, Cortez was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Lee sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Cortez fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. The two fighters engage with a set of strikes. Cortez leads with the straight right. Lee catches her right on the chin with an uppercut! That was out of nowhere, delivered with stunning power and accuracy, and Cortez is out before her body hits the floor. Lee dives in to finish the job, but the referee is in there right away to stop the match. One awesome punch from Lee has ended this match in a split-second. Official time of the knock out is 3:23 of the second. Loni Lee is the new WCL Lightweight champion. [B][I]Yong Lee(0-1) vs. Matilda Swain (0-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Two jabs from the left hand of Lee set up a hard waist-high kick, but Swain steps back to avoid it. Nice attempt though. Lee moves in closer, bobbing and weaving, and looks to score with a looping right hand, but Swain uses the gloves to parry it away, then counter-strikes with a crisp jab and a kick to the knee. Good opening to the round, both fighters are looking lively. Lee finds herself backed up against the cage briefly, and has to scramble to safety to avoid a flurry of strikes. Swain is working for position, and is currently looking the more composed of the two. Lee kicks Swain in the ribs, but Swain was ready, catches the foot, and uses it to trip Lee down. Into a guard. Swain throws a couple of shots, but Lee defends it well. Swain gets through the guard and has side control. That was well executed, but Lee could have done better, she gave up her side too easily. It goes from bad to worse for Lee, a wild punch is easily blocked by Swain, who uses it to take her back. Lee is in real trouble now. Swain fires of a series of punches, and Lee has no answer. Swain stretches Lee out, and secures the rear naked choke. She doesn't get it fully at first, but then does. Lee taps. Official time of the rear naked choke submission is 2:23 of the first. [B][I]Mecedes Lopez (0-0) vs. Phoenix Strong (0-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 The two fighters circle. Strong flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Lopez easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! She is up quickly, before Strong could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Lopez moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Strong is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Strong forces Lopez back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. She looks to be keeping Lopez in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Strong does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Lopez saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Strong turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops her to one knee. Strong is up quickly, causing Lopez, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Strong was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Strong throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Lopez to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The first round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Lopez. Round 2 The two competitors start slowly, circling and looking for an opening. Lopez fakes shooting in for a takedown, but Strong didn't buy it for a second. In comes Lopez from an angle to the right, but Strong had it covered all the way, and not only easily steps out of the way of the attempted right hand, but manages to score with a solid right hand to the side of the head. Lopez felt that, and is forced to cover up quickly as Strong steps in quickly and unloads with a flurry of powerful blows, looking to capitalise on the earlier strike. Lopez is forced back against the cage, but to her credit, she did a good job defending those strikes and didn't seem to take any significant damage. Strong doesn't get in too close, realising that it would likely mean getting caught in a clinch, so she stands slightly back instead and throws some low kicks and looping punches. Lopez responds by throwing out some straight jabs, but neither fighter is really doing any damage to their opponent. Strong clearly grows tired of the wait, and moves in to hit a body blow. It connects, but Lopez is quick to tie her up in a clinch. That lasts quite a while, until the referee gets in there and breaks them up, telling them to fight. Other than a few half-hearted jabs, there's been a definite lull over the past minute. Strong scores with a stiff jab, and bobs and weaves to avoid all three of the rapid-fire punches that come back from Lopez. Nicely done. Lopez, realising that she is losing this round, comes forward with a sense of urgency, throwing right hands to put Strong on the back foot. Strong handles it well though, refusing to let Lopez get an angle, and using some nice counter punches to the body to further cement the fact that this round is going to her on points. Time expires with Lopez throwing increasingly desperate punches. End of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Strong. Round 3 The fighters come together right in the center. Strong throws out a jab, but Lopez bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Lopez works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Strong covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Lopez is making Strong look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which she is delivering strikes. Strong hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Lopez throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Strong easily avoided them. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Lopez got slightly the better of it, she definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Strong slightly. Strong initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Strong looks out of ideas, she is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Lopez is clearly winning them. Strong needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Lopez tries a speculative high kick, but Strong saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Strong tries to work an angle, but Lopez is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep her from stepping in. Comfortable round for Lopez, she will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given her dominance of the striking in this round. That's the end of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Lopez. The official scores are: 29-28 (Mecedes Lopez), 29-28 (Phoenix Strong), 29-28 (Mecedes Lopez). Mecedes Lopez wins by split decision. [B][I]Helena Ruthledge (0-1) vs. Beth Swain (1-0) [Champion] [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 They come together, both throwing punches. Ruthledge gets a nice clean shot in, and Swain stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Ruthledge is on top of her quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls her away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. Ruthledge wins via TKO at 0:36 of the first round. Helena Ruthledge wins the WCL Heavyweight title. [B][I]Quick Recap[/I][/B] [LIST=1] [*]Heidi Hoffman beat Nicola Tyler (KO, Round 1 - 0:45) * [*]Amanda Daniels beat Katrina Thiel (Submission via Armbar, Round 2 - 0:57) * [*]Anika Riley beat Mai Ishii (Decision) ** [*]Maria Bermundes beat Diva Sanchez (Decision) ** [*]Loni Lee beat Adriana Cortez to win WCL Lightweight title (KO, Round 2 - 3:23) ** [*]Matilda Swain beat Yong Lee (Submission via Rear Naked Choke, Round 1 - 2:23) ** [*]Mecedes Lopez beat Phoenix Strong (Split Decision) ** [*]Helena Ruthledge beat Beth Swain to win WCL Heavyweight Title (TKO, Round 1 - 0:36) ** [/LIST] [B][I]Attendance:[/I][/B] 39 [B][I]Live Gate:[/I][/B] $2,310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]The official card for WCL 3: Hoffman vs. Lee[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Nicola Tyler vs. Stella Massey [*]Verona Joseph vs. Katrina Thiel [*]Katherine Williams vs. Yong Lee [*]Amanda Daniels vs. Phoenix Strong [*]Anika Riley vs. Matilda Swain [*]Debbie Clayton vs. Mecedes Lopez [*]Mai Ishii vs. Adriana Cortez [*]Diva Sanchez vs. Beth Swain [*]Helena Ruthledge vs. Maria Bermundes for WCL Heavyweight Titile [*]Heidi Hoffman vs. Loni Lee for WCL Lightweight Title [/LIST] Feel free to post comments and predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/28910/2232529100100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] VHS cover for WCL 3[/CENTER] [B]WCL 3: Hoffman vs. Lee September 3, 1990 Las Vegas, NV[/B] [B][I]Nicola Tyler (0-1) vs. Stella Massey (0-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 A touch of gloves to start the round, and we're underway. Massey lets rip with a vicious straight right almost immediately, but it's easily avoided. Tyler sneaks a jab through the guard and catches Massey on the left cheek, but the follow up right hook only finds gloves. They get close to each other and end up in a clinch, from which Tyler manages to get the better position, pushing Massey up against the cage. Right hand to the ribs from Tyler. Massey hits a couple of knees to the side. There's a struggle for supremacy going on, it's difficult to see who is winning it. Tyler tries a knee of her own, but that is the opportunity that Massey was waiting for and she sweeps the standing leg to take Tyler down to the ground, in side control. Excellent takedown. Tyler covers up to defend against a pair of back-hand blows, and even manages to sneak a knee strike in. Massey hits a big elbow to the ribs, Tyler definitely felt that. Massey drives a knee to the near side, then attempts to float-over into a mount. Tyler brought her legs in though, and manages to pull guard. Massey will be disappointed with that. She tries to get a big punch in, but Tyler defends it well and gets a hold of both arms. The fight grinds to a halt, with Massey unable to generate any attacks, and Tyler unwilling to give up a good defensive position. The referee stands them up. Massey will likely be very angry that she didn't make more of that takedown. They exchange half-hearted jabs as the round draws to an end. That's the end of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Massey. Round 2 The two fighters circle. Massey flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Tyler easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! She is up quickly, before Massey could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Tyler moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Massey is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Massey forces Tyler back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. She looks to be keeping Tyler in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Massey does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Tyler saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Massey turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops her to one knee. Massey is up quickly, causing Tyler, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Massey was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Massey throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Tyler to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The round ends. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Tyler. Round 3 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Tyler, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Tyler puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Massey covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of her own before moving out of range again. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. Low kick from Massey, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Tyler will take the round on points. The third round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Tyler. Nicola Tyler wins, with a score of 29-28 from two judges, 30-27 from the other. [B][I]Verona Joseph (0-0) vs. Katrina Thiel (0-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Thiel starts with a high kick, but Joseph was well out of range. Thiel looks to be working an angle. Thiel steps in and exchanges strikes with Joseph, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Joseph parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Thiel on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Thiel finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Joseph did well to defend it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using her gloves to parry away anything that was too close. She uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Thiel blocked them. Thiel scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Joseph square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Joseph backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Thiel's attempts to follow up and thwarted as she gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Thiel probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. End of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Thiel. Round 2 The round begins, and it is Thiel who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Joseph defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Thiel works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Joseph ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Thiel down much though, as she swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of Joseph. Interesting first minute of action, Thiel is looking particularly sharp. Joseph tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Thiel back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Joseph tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Thiel scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Joseph with a body shot. They square up to each other in the center. Thiel throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Joseph on the side of the head. Joseph got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Thiel has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. Joseph tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Thiel defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat has it down as 10-8 Thiel. Round 3 Thiel starts off brightly, firing in a couple of right hands and a fizzing kick that catches Joseph across the hip. Joseph tries an immediate response by coming in for a big left hook, but is forced to back up by a lightning-like head kick that flashes across her face. Thiel storms in and hits a crisp jab and a snap right hand, then ducks out of the way of a counter punch. Joseph comes forward, and again takes a kick across the hip, then a second one that slaps across the shin of her front foot. Thiel's kicks are allowing her to control this round, Joseph has so far had no answer. They meet in the center; Thiel comes in from low-down, but misses a right hand. Joseph scores with a right hand to the side of the head, then a stinging right hand to the ribs. Thiel shoots off a kick to the ribs, then comes back in from an angle. A faked takedown fools Joseph, and another kick hits home. Joseph clinches up, and must be wondering what on earth she can do to stop these kicks from taking her apart. Time runs down as they engage in a struggle while in the clinch, and the round ends without any further noteworthy action. That's the end of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Thiel. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-26, the other 29-27, all for Katrina Thiel. [B][I]Katherine Williams (0-1) vs. Yong Lee (0-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 A fizzing right hand from Lee opens the round; it didn't find its intended target of Williams's chin, but it did land hard on the left shoulder instead. Williams fights back with a jab, but takes a hard shot to the body after leaning in too far. Lee pins her to the cage with a quick burst, and unloads with lefts and rights. Williams looks for a moment like she may be about to get overwhelmed, especially after a right hand appears to hit flush on the chin, but she recovers well and works her way back to the center. Lee is looking the more confident of the two by far. She smells blood, and comes in looking for a big right hand, only to walk right into a takedown. Williams had to time that perfectly, and did. Lee doesn't pull guard, instead scrambling, ending up onto her knees, with Williams taking her back! Williams tries to go for a choke, but Lee bucks and twists, scrambling back to her feet and backing off. A big right hand and a high kick prevent Williams from following too closely. After that frenetic minute of action, things die down, with the fighters circling. Lee scores with two leg kicks, Williams hits a tasty right hand to the body, but otherwise nothing much happens for the next couple of exchanges. Indeed, the clock runs down and the round ends without further noteworthy events. The first round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Lee. Round 2 Lee throws two high punches, then steps in for a hook to the body. Nice combination, but Williams defended with ease. They clinch up next to the cage, but a short struggle only ends with them separating and coming back in. Williams gets a nice single leg, and transitions into a side mount. Lee blocks an arm bar attempt, but is having trouble keeping the full mount from happening. Williams scores with a nice elbow, and there is the full mount. Lee is wide open, and takes two hard punches to the face. Williams takes the arm. Lee is fighting it, but it looks like it's only a matter of time. The kimura is applied, and Lee has no choice but to tap. Williams wins via 2nd round kimura submission with the official time being 1:35. [B][I]Amanda Daniels (1-1) vs. Phoenix Strong (0-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Strong starts with a high kick, but Daniels was well out of range. Strong looks to be working an angle. Strong steps in and exchanges strikes with Daniels, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Daniels parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Strong on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Strong finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Daniels did well to defend it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using her gloves to parry away anything that was too close. She uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Strong blocked them. Strong scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Daniels square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Daniels backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Strong's attempts to follow up and thwarted as she gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Strong probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. End of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Strong. Round 2 Not much happening at first. Daniels is the first to make a move, coming in with a right hand that narrowly misses. Strong gets in a jab that landed on the left cheek of Daniels, and leaves a mark. Quite a slow paced round so far. Daniels takes another jab and moves in to retaliate, but it was a set-up and she gets creamed with a high right kick to the side of the head! Daniels stumbles but doesn't go down, and has to cover up as Strong comes in with a series of punches to try and finish the job. Daniels somehow manages to hold on long enough to get her senses back, and buys some time by clinching. Hard knee from Daniels from the clinch, and Strong felt that, she looks a little tired from unloading that barrage. They break, and Daniels gets in a nice right hand. Strong looks to be working an angle. The round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Strong. Round 3 A fizzing right hand from Strong opens the round; it didn't find its intended target of Daniels's chin, but it did land hard on the left shoulder instead. Daniels fights back with a jab, but takes a hard shot to the body after leaning in too far. Strong pins her to the cage with a quick burst, and unloads with lefts and rights. Daniels looks for a moment like she may be about to get overwhelmed, especially after a right hand appears to hit flush on the chin, but she recovers well and works her way back to the center. Strong is looking the more confident of the two by far. She smells blood, and comes in looking for a big right hand, only to walk right into a takedown. Daniels had to time that perfectly, and did. Strong doesn't pull guard, instead scrambling, ending up onto her knees, with Daniels taking her back! Daniels tries to go for a choke, but Strong bucks and twists, scrambling back to her feet and backing off. A big right hand and a high kick prevent Daniels from following too closely. After that frenetic minute of action, things die down, with the fighters circling. Strong scores with two leg kicks, Daniels hits a tasty right hand to the body, but otherwise nothing much happens for the next couple of exchanges. Indeed, the clock runs down and the round ends without further noteworthy events. That's the end of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Strong. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Phoenix Strong. [B][I]Anika Riley (1-1) vs. Matilda Swain (1-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 The round starts. They touch gloves. Riley throws a rapid-fire series of punches, forcing Swain to back off. Swain throws a nice kick that thumps into the rib cage. Another kick is thrown, this time aimed at the head, but Riley sees it coming and steps back. Swain advances and they meet in the center. Riley ducks a right hand, scores with a left to the gut. Swain throws a one-two combination, neither connecting, but it does allow her to follow up with a stinging kick to the ribs. A big red mark has appeared there. Riley bursts forward and goes for a big swing, Swain ducks under it, hits a right to the chest, then unloads another kick. This one hits the thigh, causing Riley to noticeably wince. It may have caught the very top of the knee judging from the replays. Riley tries to come in to get a measure of revenge, but is met with some low kicks that make sure that she can't get close enough to throw any bombs. Swain's impressively sharp kicking game is hurting Riley and allowing her to take firm control of this round. There's not much time left, and Riley is going to have to do something special to win this round now. She doesn't, as time expires without anything interesting happening. The first round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Swain. Round 2 Riley and Swain circle to start. Swain throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Riley sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Swain comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Riley to slip a nice jab in, catching Swain just underneath the right eye. Riley comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Swain misses with a right cross, then backs off. Riley stalks her, forcing Swain back up against the cage. Riley doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Swain throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Riley pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Swain covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Riley in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Riley throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with her arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Swain comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Riley parries them with her gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Riley's favour. That's the end of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Riley. Round 3 Riley throws a straight right, batted away by Swain. Riley goes for a second, but gets beaten to the punch as Swain scores with a kick that catches Riley across the outside of the knee. Swain throws another one, and this time it lands just above the same knee. Riley backs off slightly. Swain throws a high jab, then head-fakes and comes in with a left hook from low down. Riley fires back with a crisp right hand that connects to the shoulder rather than the face. Swain throws another fizzing low kick, again connecting with the knee. Riley tried to check it, but couldn't in time. Those strikes are going to add up soon and start reducing her mobility. Swain throws another kick, this time at chest-height, but it's merely a set-up to allow her to come in fast and start throwing a series of jabs. Riley covers up, throwing occasional straight rights in return. Swain backs off, but not before cracking another kick into the thigh region. Time is running down, Riley has failed to deal with those kicks, and it has definitely cost her this round, and possibly done some damage to her knee. End of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Swain. The judges are split; Matilda Swain gets 29-28 from the first, Anika Riley gets 29-28 from the second, the third gives 29-28 to Matilda Swain. Matilda Swain gets the split decision victory. [B][I]Debbie Clayton (1-0) vs. Mecedes Lopez (1-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Slow start to the round, they're both circling, looking for an opening. Lopez tries a looping punch from way back, but Clayton side steps with ease. Jab from Clayton, gets one back in response. Lopez comes in, looking for the right hand lead, but Clayton shoots in and uses a double-leg takedown. She winds up in a closed guard. Clayton almost gets caught in a surprise armbar, leaving her arm in for far too long after a punch. Lopez tries to twist it while wrapping her legs around it, but Clayton pulls free, and it allows her an opportunity to get side control due to Lopez's legs being out of position. She lies across Lopez's chest. Lopez has locked up Clayton's right shoulder well, it's preventing her from doing much. Clayton drives a knee into the ribs, but can't generate much force. Clayton tries to spin around and get into north and south position, but Lopez blocks it by tenaciously holding onto the right arm. Clayton uses her legs to break Lopez's arms apart and trap the right one. It's a semi-crucifix position, Lopez is quite exposed. Fortunately for her then time expires before Clayton can turn it into a better attacking opportunity. The round ends. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. Round 2 Clayton and Lopez circle to start. Lopez throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Clayton sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Lopez comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Clayton to slip a nice jab in, catching Lopez just underneath the right eye. Clayton comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Lopez misses with a right cross, then backs off. Clayton stalks her, forcing Lopez back up against the cage. Clayton doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Lopez throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Clayton pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Lopez covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Clayton in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Clayton throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with her arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Lopez comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Clayton parries them with her gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Clayton's favour. The second round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. Round 3 Quick start to the round from Lopez, she comes storming in with a flurry of jabs. Clayton defends it well, parrying them away. Nice straight right from Clayton connects. Lopez gets in close and hits a pair of nice body shots, then they clinch up. Lopez pushes Clayton back against the cage and goes for a trip, but Clayton blocks it. Clayton suddenly pushes forward off the cage and uses the momentum to take Lopez down to the ground, into guard. Clayton tries to move quickly into side control, but Lopez isn't letting that happen. Lopez reaches up and tries to grab an arm, but takes a right hand to the cheek in response. Clayton tries to power her way through, raining down four or five hammer fists, but Lopez covered up well. Clayton pushes a leg down and moves to the side, but Lopez spins out. Clayton moves with her though and gets her back! No, Lopez scrambled like crazy and manages to turn right back over and pull guard again. That was an exciting sequence though, and the fans enjoyed it. Clayton won't be pleased that she had both side control and the back, but didn't hold onto either for more than a few seconds. The fight unfortunately enters a lull, as Clayton punctuates unsuccessful attempts to pass guard with easily defended jabs. The referee eventually gets them back up to their feet due to inactivity. Not much time left in the round though. Lopez will need to do something a bit special to avoid losing the round on points. She tries just that, throwing a big right hand and a high kick, but Clayton backs off, safe in the knowledge that she has won this round. The time expires. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. The official scores are: 30-27 from all three judges for Debbie Clayton. [B][I]Mai Ishii (1-1) vs. Adriana Cortez (1-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Cortez, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Cortez puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Ishii covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of her own before moving out of range again. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. Low kick from Ishii, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Cortez will take the round on points. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Cortez. Round 2 Ishii starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Cortez checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Ishii doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Ishii cleverly head-fakes, allowing her the time and angle that she needed to catch Cortez with a beauty of a right hook. Cortez stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Ishii presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Cortez clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Cortez scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Ishii in the gut. Ishii uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Ishii gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Cortez reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Ishii has her left arm straightened out, fortunately Cortez has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Ishii from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Ishii tries to step over and fully apply it, but Cortez breaks free and gets her to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Ishii steps back and motions for her to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Cortez hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Ishii will probably get that round on points, she hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. End of round 2. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Ishii. Round 3 The fighters come together right in the center. Ishii throws out a jab, but Cortez bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Cortez works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Ishii covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Cortez is making Ishii look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which she is delivering strikes. Ishii hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Ishii with a body shot. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Cortez got slightly the better of it, she definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Ishii slightly. Ishii initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Ishii looks out of ideas, she is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Cortez is clearly winning them. Ishii needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Cortez tries a speculative high kick, but Ishii saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Ishii tries to work an angle, but Cortez is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep her from stepping in. Comfortable round for Cortez, she will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given her dominance of the striking in this round. The round is over. Blurcat scores 10-9 Cortez. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 29-28 to Adriana Cortez. [B][I]Diva Sanchez (1-1) vs. Beth Swain (1-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Sanchez comes out fast and quickly backs Swain up, all the way up against the cage. Sanchez throws a series of rights and lefts; none of the strikes to the head got through, but two nice body shots did. She doesn't follow up though, instead keeping a few steps back, clearly not wanting to get tied up in a clinch. Swain throws a low kick, then advances with some jabs, forcing Sanchez to back off a little. They meet in the center and exchange strikes, with Sanchez looking the crisper striker of the two, although without doing any real damage. Swain shoots in for the takedown, but Sanchez sprawls and eventually pushes free. Right hand from Sanchez, then two jabs which both find their mark. Swain bats away a third, then comes in hard and fast for a second takedown attempt. Sanchez sprawls again, but gets pushed all the way up against the cage. Swain has a leg, but is low down to the ground and doesn't have the leverage to complete the takedown. She works to a better standing position, but has to lose the leg and grab a clinch instead. They both fire off some small punches from there. Swain tries for a trip, but Sanchez avoids it and works free from the clinch. She returns to the center, clearly wanting a striking battle rather than a grappling match. Swain follows, hands held high, and throws a couple of jabs. Sanchez connects with one instead though, and then with a looping right hand that catches Swain above the eye. She felt that, but doesn't go down. Best strike of the round so far. Swain throws a low kick. Sanchez comes in to strike again, but this time cannot sprawl quickly enough and gets taken down. Sanchez pulls guard. Unfortunately for Swain, now that she has finally gotten the takedown, there's less than thirty seconds left. She tries to pass guard to get to side control, but Sanchez comfortably defends it until the round is over. The first round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Sanchez. Round 2 Slow start to the round. Not much happens before they wind up clinched together, struggling for supremacy. Sanchez uses a trip to make a takedown, but doesn't go down herself, instead staying back. She pushes the raised legs away and dives in to get side control, but Swain scrambles and manages to get up, pushing Sanchez down to the ground. Swain ends up on top, in guard. Swain tries to move quickly into side control, but Sanchez isn't letting that happen. Sanchez reaches up and tries to grab an arm, but takes a right hand to the cheek in response. Swain tries to power her way through, raining down four or five hammer fists, but Sanchez covered up well. Swain pushes a leg down and moves to the side, but Sanchez spins out. Swain moves with her though and gets her back! No, Sanchez scrambled like crazy and manages to turn right back over and pull guard again. That was an exciting sequence though, and the fans enjoyed it. Swain won't be pleased that she had both side control and the back, but didn't hold onto either for more than a few seconds. The fight unfortunately enters a lull, as Swain punctuates unsuccessful attempts to pass guard with easily defended jabs. The referee eventually gets them back up to their feet due to inactivity. Not much time left in the round though. Sanchez will need to do something a bit special to avoid losing the round on points. She tries just that, throwing a big right hand and a high kick, but Swain backs off, safe in the knowledge that she has won this round. The time expires. End of round 2. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Swain. Round 3 Tentative start to the round by both fighters, neither looks willing to commit themselves and make the first mistake. Sanchez stalks Swain, working her back toward the cage. There's an exchange of strikes...and Sanchez is down! Swain goes to finish it, but gets sucked into the guard position. Replays show that Swain stunned Sanchez with a nice straight right to the cheek during the earlier flurry, and that's what dropped her. It takes a minute, but Swain's persistence allows her to pass guard and get to side control. Sanchez needs to try and get out of this quickly. Swain seems content to simply control the action at the moment, rather than trying to actually end the fight. She fires an occasional punch to the body, but other than that there's very little going on. Sanchez isn't being allowed to do much, and has the added problem of having a 158lb woman across her chest, making it difficult to breathe properly. Swain tries to get an armbar on the far arm, but Sanchez links her hands together to stop the elbow getting hyper-extended. Swain drives a back-fist into the face, hitting right below the left eye, but Sanchez shifts her weight and manages to get herself into a better defensive position. The time expires with them in that position, with Swain having controlled the ground game entirely. End of round 3. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Swain. The official scores are: 29-28 (twice), 30-27 for Beth Swain. [B][I]Helena Ruthledge (1-1) [Champion] vs. Maria Bermundes (2-0) [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Ruthledge comes out fast and quickly backs Bermundes up, all the way up against the cage. Ruthledge throws a series of rights and lefts; none of the strikes to the head got through, but two nice body shots did. She doesn't follow up though, instead keeping a few steps back, clearly not wanting to get tied up in a clinch. Bermundes throws a low kick, then advances with some jabs, forcing Ruthledge to back off a little. They meet in the center and exchange strikes, with Ruthledge looking the crisper striker of the two, although without doing any real damage. Bermundes shoots in for the takedown, but Ruthledge sprawls and eventually pushes free. Right hand from Ruthledge, then two jabs which both find their mark. Bermundes bats away a third, then comes in hard and fast for a second takedown attempt. Ruthledge sprawls again, but gets pushed all the way up against the cage. Bermundes has a leg, but is low down to the ground and doesn't have the leverage to complete the takedown. She works to a better standing position, but has to lose the leg and grab a clinch instead. They both fire off some small punches from there. Bermundes tries for a trip, but Ruthledge avoids it and works free from the clinch. She returns to the center, clearly wanting a striking battle rather than a grappling match. Bermundes follows, hands held high, and throws a couple of jabs. Ruthledge connects with one instead though, and then with a looping right hand that catches Bermundes above the eye. She felt that, but doesn't go down. Best strike of the round so far. Bermundes throws a low kick. Ruthledge comes in to strike again, but this time cannot sprawl quickly enough and gets taken down. Ruthledge pulls guard. Unfortunately for Bermundes, now that she has finally gotten the takedown, there's less than thirty seconds left. She tries to pass guard to get to side control, but Ruthledge comfortably defends it until the round is over. End of round 1. Blurcat gives that one to Ruthledge by 10-9. Round 2 Ruthledge starts with a high kick, but Bermundes was well out of range. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. Ruthledge steps in and exchanges strikes with Bermundes, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Bermundes parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Ruthledge on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Ruthledge finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Bermundes did well to defend it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using her gloves to parry away anything that was too close. She uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Ruthledge blocked them. Ruthledge scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Bermundes square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Bermundes backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Ruthledge's attempts to follow up and thwarted as she gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Ruthledge probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. The second round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Ruthledge. Round 3 Ruthledge starts tentatively, and scores with a few sharp leg kicks. A straight left connects, and Bermundes is forced backward to avoid an uppercut. Good start from Ruthledge. Bermundes tries to come inside, but eats a kick to the thigh. They clinch briefly, but it goes nowhere. Looping right hand from Bermundes, but it only caught Ruthledge on the shoulder. Another kick connects from Ruthledge, and that sets up a nice combination to the body. The accuracy of her kicks has been excellent so far, and is keeping Bermundes from doing very much. Bermundes looks to be working an angle. Right hand from Bermundes, that one definitely registered, but I don't think it had much power behind it. The time ticks away without anything further of interest happening. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Ruthledge. Round 4 Bermundes comes out fast, and looks like she is aiming for a quick takedown, but Ruthledge stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Ruthledge connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Bermundes is mainly defending against punches, it looks like she is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Ruthledge seems to have noticed, as she is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Ruthledge, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Bermundes felt that, and backs off. Bermundes tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Ruthledge gets her to back off with some jabs. Ruthledge has really been able to stamp her gameplan on this round, Bermundes has been blocked at every turn. End of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Ruthledge. Round 5 Ruthledge starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Bermundes on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Ruthledge to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Bermundes, but certainly enough to to make her grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Ruthledge, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Bermundes is looking a little lost so far, Ruthledge is controlling this round by virtue of her crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Both fighters circle. Ruthledge leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Bermundes was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Bermundes comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Bermundes is that although Ruthledge clearly won the round, she didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. That's the end of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ruthledge. Helena Ruthledge wins, with a score of 50-45 from two judges, 49-46 from the other. Helena Ruthledge retains the WCL Heavyweight title. [B][I]Heidi Hoffman (2-0) vs. Loni Lee (2-0) [Champion] [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Lee starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Hoffman checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Lee doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Lee cleverly head-fakes, allowing her the time and angle that she needed to catch Hoffman with a beauty of a right hook. Hoffman stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Lee presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Hoffman clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Hoffman scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Lee in the gut. Lee uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Lee gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Hoffman reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Lee has her left arm straightened out, fortunately Hoffman has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Lee from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Lee tries to step over and fully apply it, but Hoffman breaks free and gets her to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Lee steps back and motions for her to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Hoffman hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Lee will probably get that round on points, she hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. End of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Lee. Round 2 Hoffman leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Lee deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Lee uses a knee to the ribs before backing Hoffman up against the cage. Right hand from Hoffman connects though, that was well timed. Lee breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on her part, Hoffman was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Lee sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Hoffman fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Lee looks to be working an angle. Hoffman tries to work an angle, then steps in...and gets creamed with a high head kick! Lee landed it right to the ear of all places, and Hoffman's legs give way, sending her crashing to the floor. The referee immediately covers her up, she is clearly out cold. Lee gets the win via K.O. The official time of the knock out is 3:29 of round 2. Loni Lee retains the WCL Lightweight title. [B][I]Quick Recap[/I][/B] [LIST=1] [*]Nicola Tyler beat Stella Massey (Decision) * [*]Katrina Thiel beat Verona Joseph (Decision) ** [*]Katherine Williams beat Yong Lee (Submission via Kimura, Round 2 - 1:35) ** [*]Phoenix Strong beat Amanda Daniels (Decision) * [*]Matilda Swain beat Anika Riley (Split Decision) ** [*]Debbie Clayton beat Mecedes Lopez (Decision) *** [*]Adriana Cortez beat Mai Ishii (Decision) ** [*]Beth Swain beat Diva Sanchez (Decision) ** [*]Helena Ruthledge beat Maria Bermundes to retain WCL Heavyweight Title (Decision) ** [*]Loni Lee beat Heidi Hoffman to retain WCL Lightweight Title (KO, Round 2 - 3:29) *** [/LIST] [B][I]Attendance:[/I][/B] 41 [B][I]Live Gate:[/I][/B] $2,450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B][U]Recent WCL Transactions[/U][/B] [B]September 10, 1990:[/B] Re-Signed Helena Ruthledge to an associate contract extension worth $3,000. [B]September 10, 1990:[/B] Signed Layla Holmes to an associate contract worth $1,000. [B]September 11, 1990:[/B] Signed Tanya Duke to an associate contract worth $300. [B]September 12, 1990:[/B] Signed Steph Smith to an associate contract worth $2,000. [B]September 12, 1990:[/B] Signed Karen Curtis to an associate contract worth $2,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]The official card for WCL 4: Ruthledge vs. Lopez[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Layla Holmes vs. Steph Smith [*]Mai Ishii vs. Matilda Swain [*]Amanda Daniels vs. Beth Swain [*]Phoenix Strong vs. Maria Bermundes [*]Heidi Hoffman vs. Adriana Cortez [*]Karen Curtis vs. Debbie Clayton [*]Anika Riley vs. Loni Lee for WCL Lightweight Title [*]Helena Ruthledge vs. Mecedes Lopez for WCL Heavyweight Title [/LIST] Feel free to post comments and predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/16313/2565786190100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] VHS cover for WCL 4[/CENTER] [B]WCL 4: Ruthledge vs. Lopez December 3, 1990 Las Vegas, NV[/B] [B][I]Layla Holmes (0-0) vs. Steph Smith (0-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Smith and Holmes circle to start. Holmes throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Smith sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Holmes comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Smith to slip a nice jab in, catching Holmes just underneath the right eye. Smith comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Holmes misses with a right cross, then backs off. Smith stalks her, forcing Holmes back up against the cage. Smith doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Holmes throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Smith pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Holmes covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Smith in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Smith throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with her arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Holmes comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Smith parries them with her gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Smith's favour. End of round 1. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Smith. Round 2 Smith throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Holmes throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Smith steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Holmes hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Smith. They struggle all the way back, with Smith ending up backed up against the cage. Holmes hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Smith stomps downward onto her foot. Smith manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Holmes gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Smith ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Smith tries a high kick to start, but Holmes saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Holmes who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Smith on the nose. Smith hits a straight right, enough to stop Holmes from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. End of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Holmes. Round 3 Holmes hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Smith to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Holmes hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Smith tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Holmes having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Smith. They clinch. Holmes hits a knee. Body shot from Smith. Holmes goes for a second knee, but gets shoved away. She seems to stumble as she steps backward, and falls to the floor in an awkward moment. Smith is on her fast, and scores with a big punch that landed sweetly. Holmes covers up, but Smith is raining down punches from the half mount position. At least two hard shots get through. Smith moves up into side control, briefly looks like she is considering trying to take an arm, then goes back to teeing off on Holmes's head with fists. Holmes tries to wriggle free, but isn't really getting anywhere because Smith is lying right across her upper body. Smith uses her legs to ensnare Holmes's right arm, and then starts firing off more and more punches. With only her left hand to try and block them, Holmes is taking more punches than she is blocking. The referee is looking very closely at this, unless Holmes does something dramatic pretty soon, I doubt this will go much longer. Smith stops to take a deep breath, then starts firing off another barrage. Holmes takes at least three hard shots to the face during the attack, and that's enough for the referee, he calls an end to the match. Smith wins via 3rd round TKO with the official time being 3:40. [B][I]Mai Ishii (1-2) vs. Matilda Swain (2-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 There's a few minor exchanges of punches to start the round, and Swain gets the better of them. Neither fighter is throwing any bombs, but Swain is showing the better technique, and has hit a few nice body shots. They come together again, and Swain shows quick hands to get in three nice shots. Ishii definitely felt them. Neither fighter seems interested in taking this to the ground, they're just circling, throwing a few punches, then regrouping. Ishii is struggling to inflict much damage. She may need to switch tactics, as so far Swain is looking very comfortable. Ishii comes in with left, but Swain saw it coming and slipped in a great right hand counter punch. Ishii is getting frustrated. The remainder of the round is no different, as the occasional exchanges of strikes are clearly go the way of Swain's superior technique. The first round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Swain. Round 2 Swain comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when she throws a left hand which was too high. Ishii moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Swain gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Ishii didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Ishii swings and hits a nice right hand. Swain fires off a series of sharp jabs, all hitting gloves. She throws out a looping left, but gets tagged with a punch to the jaw and stumbles to the ground! Ishii dives in to finish her off, but she scrambles back up quickly and they end up facing off on their feet again. Replays show that the punch barely connected, it was more of a stumble on Swain's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Ishii looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Swain on the outside of the calf. She definitely felt that. Time is running out; Ishii will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. The round ends. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ishii. Round 3 Swain doesn't waste any time, scoring with a big right hook almost immediately. Ishii was caught sleeping, and that really landed hard, if it had been more accurate it might have been a knock out blow. Ishii hits two sharp body shots in return, but it's clear that she is rattled. Swain glances at the referee, not sure why. They get in close and exchange punches, it's not clear who got the better of that. Swain hits a good looping punch to the side of the head, that's another one that's rattled Ishii. Swain is getting more force behind her punches at the moment, and that's the key difference. A looping left from Swain, but it's wide of the mark. Time ticks away, and Ishii offers nothing that would make you think that she has any chance of winning this round on points. The round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Swain. All three judges give a score of 29-28 to Matilda Swain. [B][I]Amanda Daniels (1-2) vs. Beth Swain (2-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 The round starts with some tentative striking. Both fighters look to be using their strikes merely to keep the opponent off-balance while they work for an angle for a takedown, rather than actually trying to inflict too much damage. Daniels goes for the first takedown, but Swain has it well-scouted and they merely end up in a clinch. They tussle, ending up all the way back against the cage. Both fighters try trips, but neither gets anything. Finally, the referee steps in and separates them. Swain storms back in almost immediately and takes Daniels down, into guard. It's hard to say whether that was just a good takedown or whether Daniels just had a lapse in concentration. Swain tries to pass the guard but can't, with Daniels employing a rubber guard now. There's a definite stalemate, Daniels is defending very well but isn't really offering any attacking threat or really trying to get out of this predicament. Swain makes a big effort to pass, and manages to get to half guard, but Daniels has her tied up pretty well all the same. Time is ticking away, what has been a very tame round looks set to end without much in the way of highlights. It'll have to go to Swain on points, the takedown is really the only noteworthy thing that has happened. End of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Swain. Round 2 Swain is quickest out, and comes at Daniels with a series of jabs and straight punches. Daniels covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Daniels hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Swain who takes it to the ground. Daniels pulls guard. There's a lull, as Swain tries to pass, and Daniels defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Daniels almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Swain, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. That's the end of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Swain. Round 3 The two fighters touch gloves to start the round, and almost immediately come together in a clinch. There's a struggle for supremacy, but neither seems to be able to gain the advantage. They struggle all the way to the cage, neither seems to have a clear-cut advantage when it comes to wrestling. Things stall, neither fighter seems willing to risk attempting a takedown. The referee waits thirty seconds, then pulls them apart due to the inactivity. Daniels scores with a kick to the outside of the thigh, but it didn't have a great deal of power on it. Swain returns fire with a jab, and then tries for a takedown. Daniels doesn't pull guard, but instead tries to spin out of it and get back to her feet, but it proves to be a mistake as she isn't able to get free and only ends up giving her back to Swain! Daniels turtles up, and takes a few heavy shots to the ribs. Swain gets her legs around Daniels and uses them to roll her over. Exposed, Daniels tries to turn so that she is on top, but Swain has already rammed one arm around her throat and has a tight choke-hold applied. Daniels is in big trouble, and obviously can't see a way out as she taps out pretty quickly. Swain wins via rear choke submission at 2:45 of the third round. [B][I]Phoenix Strong (1-2) vs. Maria Bermundes (2-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Strong, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Strong puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Bermundes covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of her own before moving out of range again. Bermundes looks to be working an angle. Low kick from Bermundes, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Strong will take the round on points. The 1st round ends. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Strong. Round 2 Strong starts tentatively, and scores with a few sharp leg kicks. A straight left connects, and Bermundes is forced backward to avoid an uppercut. Good start from Strong. Bermundes tries to come inside, but eats a kick to the thigh. They clinch briefly, but it goes nowhere. Looping right hand from Bermundes, but it only caught Strong on the shoulder. Another kick connects from Strong, and that sets up a nice combination to the body. The accuracy of her kicks has been excellent so far, and is keeping Bermundes from doing very much. Bermundes glances at the referee, not sure why. Right hand from Bermundes, that one definitely registered, but I don't think it had much power behind it. The time ticks away without anything further of interest happening. The second round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Strong. Round 3 A fizzing right hand from Strong opens the round; it didn't find its intended target of Bermundes's chin, but it did land hard on the left shoulder instead. Bermundes fights back with a jab, but takes a hard shot to the body after leaning in too far. Strong pins her to the cage with a quick burst, and unloads with lefts and rights. Bermundes looks for a moment like she may be about to get overwhelmed, especially after a right hand appears to hit flush on the chin, but she recovers well and works her way back to the center. Strong is looking the more confident of the two by far. She smells blood, and comes in looking for a big right hand, only to walk right into a takedown. Bermundes had to time that perfectly, and did. Strong doesn't pull guard, instead scrambling, ending up onto her knees, with Bermundes taking her back! Bermundes tries to go for a choke, but Strong bucks and twists, scrambling back to her feet and backing off. A big right hand and a high kick prevent Bermundes from following too closely. After that frenetic minute of action, things die down, with the fighters circling. Strong scores with two leg kicks, Bermundes hits a tasty right hand to the body, but otherwise nothing much happens for the next couple of exchanges. Indeed, the clock runs down and the round ends without further noteworthy events. That's the end of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Strong. The official scores are: 30-27 from all three judges for Phoenix Strong. [B][I]Heidi Hoffman (2-1) vs. Adriana Cortez (2-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Hoffman gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Cortez follows up with another one, and Hoffman looks in trouble all of a sudden. She is backed up against the cage and Cortez is unloading. The punches are raining down, Hoffman is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Hoffman was unable to defend herself intelligently. Cortez wins. The official time of the TKO is 0:35 of round 1. [B][I]Karen Curtis (0-0) vs. Debbie Clayton (2-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Tentative start to the round, the fighters are circling. Curtis throws out a couple of range-finding jabs, but they aren't anything that will trouble Clayton. Kick to the thigh from Clayton, but it lacked power. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. They clinch. Clayton fires off a couple of right hands to the ribs, then ducks down and secures a leg. Curtis hops up and down, but can't prevent Clayton from simply pushing forward and taking them to the ground. Curtis uses her free leg to wrap up a half guard, and manages to secure that to full guard pretty swiftly. Clayton moves from the guard and gets side control. She is trying for the mount, but Curtis is defending it. There's a small lull as Clayton continues to try and get the mount. There it is, Curtis finally couldn't stop it. Clayton starts firing off punches, and Curtis has nowhere to go. A big right hand gets through. A right hand lands on the nose of Curtis. The referee is watching intently, I don't think he's going to let this go much longer unless Curtis can come up with some answers. Clayton hits another big right hand. And another. The referee leaps in, it's over! Official time of the TKO is 1:34 of the first round. [B][I]Anika Riley (2-1) vs. Loni Lee (3-0) [Champion] [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Riley puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Lee defended well. Straight right from Lee in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Riley probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Lee gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Riley. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Riley. Round 2 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Riley forces Lee back up against the cage, and she has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Riley is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Lee clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Lee gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Riley seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Lee who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Riley had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. A thunderous kick connects from Lee, catching Riley hard across the chest. She staggers back up against the cage, looking stunned. Lee follows in and scores with several punches. Riley tries to cover up, but falls down and becomes overwhelmed with more punches. The referee has seen enough and jumps in to stop the match. Lee wins via 2nd round TKO with the official time being 3:26. Loni Lee retains the WCL Lightweight title. [B][I]Helena Ruthledge (2-1) [Champion] vs. Mecedes Lopez (1-1) [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 The fighters touch gloves, then circle. Ruthledge throws a low kick, but it was without any conviction, it seemed designed more to keep Lopez from coming inside. Ruthledge works an angle, then comes in with a one-two combination, Lopez responds with a crisp uppercut that wasn't far off from connecting. Ruthledge backs off slightly, maybe a bit relieved not to have taken that one on the chin. Neither fighter appears to be looking for any sort of takedown or grapple, this is all about the striking. Lopez circles and throws a series of high jabs, but Ruthledge blocked them with ease, using the gloves. Ruthledge fakes a high kick, then storms in with a wild looking right hand and a series of body shots. Lopez covers up and rides out the storm, clinching to stop any further blows. It was a nice attack from Ruthledge though, best action of the round. They stay clinched for a while, exchanging occasional punches to the ribs, then are separated by the referee. It looks like this round is going to the judges though, as there's only a few seconds remaining. Ruthledge throws a leg kick that connects, albeit without too much force, and the round is done. End of the round. Blurcat scores 10-9 Ruthledge. Round 2 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Ruthledge, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Ruthledge puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Lopez covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of her own before moving out of range again. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. Low kick from Lopez, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Ruthledge will take the round on points. The round is over. Blurcat scores 10-9 Ruthledge. Round 3 The two fighters circle. Lopez flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Ruthledge easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! She is up quickly, before Lopez could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Ruthledge moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Lopez is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Lopez forces Ruthledge back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. She looks to be keeping Ruthledge in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Lopez does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Ruthledge saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Lopez turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops her to one knee. Lopez is up quickly, causing Ruthledge, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Lopez was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Lopez throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Ruthledge to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ruthledge. Round 4 Lopez starts fast, coming out almost immediately with a three punch combination. None of them get through, and Ruthledge manages to squeeze a jab of her own through and score just above the left cheek. They exchange a flurry of blows right in the center, it's difficult to see who got the best of it, and both of them retreat a few steps to recover. Good start to the round, early indications are that this is going to be all about the striking, neither fighter has even hinted at going for a takedown. Ruthledge uses a low kick to set up a nice right hand, and Lopez is forced back against the cage. Ruthledge picks her shots and gets a big punch to the body in. Lopez uses a couple of looping punches to make Ruthledge keep back, but it doesn't last for long, as Ruthledge bursts forward and hits two big right hands, taking a counter punch to the body though, and they wind up in a clinch. They exchange weak-looking blows from that position, before the referee grows tired of the inactivity and breaks them apart. Lopez scores with a low kick. For a second it looked like Ruthledge was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Ruthledge unwinds a right hook that narrowly misses. That will be the last action of the round though. End of round 4. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Ruthledge. Round 5 The fighters come together right in the center. Lopez throws out a jab, but Ruthledge bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Ruthledge works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Lopez covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Ruthledge is making Lopez look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which she is delivering strikes. Lopez hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Ruthledge tries to back Lopez up against the cage wall, but it comes to nothing. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Ruthledge got slightly the better of it, she definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Lopez slightly. Lopez initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Lopez looks out of ideas, she is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Ruthledge is clearly winning them. Lopez needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Ruthledge tries a speculative high kick, but Lopez saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Lopez tries to work an angle, but Ruthledge is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep her from stepping in. Comfortable round for Ruthledge, she will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given her dominance of the striking in this round. The round is over. Blurcat scores 10-9 Ruthledge. The official scores are in; two judges give 50-45, the other 49-46, all for Helena Ruthledge. Helena Ruthledge retains the WCL Heavyweight title. [B][I]Quick Recap[/I][/B] [LIST=1] [*]Steph Smith beat Layla Holmes (TKO, Round 3 - 3:40) * [*]Matilda Swain beat Mai Ishii (Decision) ** [*]Beth Swain beat Amanda Daniels (Submission via Rear Naked Choke, Round 3 - 2:45) ** [*]Phoenix Strong beat Maria Bermundes (Decision) ** [*]Adriana Cortez beat Heidi Hoffman (TKO, Round 1 - 0:35) *** [*]Debbie Clayton beat Karen Curtis (TKO, Round 1 - 1:34) ** [*]Loni Lee beat Anika Riley to retain WCL Lightweight Title (TKO, Round 2 - 3:26) *** [*]Helena Ruthledge beat Mecedes Lopez to retain WCL Heavyweight Title (Decision) ** [/LIST] [B][I]Attendance:[/I][/B] 100 [B][I]Live Gate:[/I][/B] $5,950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]From WCL Headquarters: January 7, 1991[/B] Blurcat Magazine is pleased to announce that Loni Lee of the WCL has been named the 1990 Female Fighter of the Year. [U]Loni Lee Profile[/U] [IMG]http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/38352/2298058970100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] [B][U]Bio[/U][/B] [B]Age:[/B] [INDENT]19[/INDENT] [B]Height:[/B] [INDENT]5' 5"[/INDENT] [B]Fighting Weight:[/B] [INDENT]124 lbs[/INDENT] [B]Hometown:[/B] [INDENT]Honolulu, HI[/INDENT] Fighting out of the University Jiu-Jitsu Club in Honolulu, Loni honed her skills in the beaches, dojos, and parks of Oahu. Her feud with Charis Tang is a local legend in the Honolulu MMA community. [B][U]Scouting Report[/U][/B] [B]Main Strengths[/B] [LIST] [*]Exceptional at defending against submissions [*]Has incredible and deadly skills [*]Absolutely deadly with her hands [*]Beyond deadly when it comes to using knee strikes [*]Exceptionally gifted at takedowns[/LIST] [B]Main Weaknesses[/B] [LIST] [*]Lacks experience [/LIST] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]The official card for WCL 5: Lee vs. Swain[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Verona Joseph vs. Katrina Thiel [*]Stella Massey vs. Mai Ishii [*]Nicola Tyler vs. Yong Lee [*]Katherine Williams vs. Layla Holmes [*]Anika Riley vs. Heidi Hoffman [*]Debbie Clayton vs. Amanda Daniels [*]Beth Swain vs. Maria Bermundes [*]Steph Smith vs. Adriana Cortez [*]Helena Ruthledge vs. Phoenix Strong for WCL Heavyweight Title [*]Loni Lee vs. Matilda Swain for WCL Lightweight Title [/LIST] Feel free to post comments and predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/43211/2839057240100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] VHS cover for WCL 5[/CENTER] [B]WCL 5: Lee vs. Swain March 4, 1991 Las Vegas, NV[/B] [B][I]Verona Joseph (0-1) vs. Katrina Thiel (1-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Thiel isn't hanging around, right from the start Joseph is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Joseph circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Thiel weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Thiel, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Joseph is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Thiel really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Joseph was wide open for a moment there. Thiel hits a high kick, catching Joseph on the shoulder. Jab from Joseph finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as she was leaning backward too much. Thiel fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Joseph scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Thiel, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. End of round 1. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Thiel. Round 2 The round starts. They touch gloves. Joseph throws a rapid-fire series of punches, forcing Thiel to back off. Thiel throws a nice kick that thumps into the rib cage. Another kick is thrown, this time aimed at the head, but Joseph sees it coming and steps back. Thiel advances and they meet in the center. Joseph ducks a right hand, scores with a left to the gut. Thiel throws a one-two combination, neither connecting, but it does allow her to follow up with a stinging kick to the ribs. A big red mark has appeared there. Joseph bursts forward and goes for a big swing, Thiel ducks under it, hits a right to the chest, then unloads another kick. This one hits the thigh, causing Joseph to noticeably wince. It may have caught the very top of the knee judging from the replays. Joseph tries to come in to get a measure of revenge, but is met with some low kicks that make sure that she can't get close enough to throw any bombs. Thiel's impressively sharp kicking game is hurting Joseph and allowing her to take firm control of this round. There's not much time left, and Joseph is going to have to do something special to win this round now. She doesn't, as time expires without anything interesting happening. The second round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Thiel. Round 3 Touch of gloves starts the round. Thiel comes in quickly, and unloads with a beauty of a combination, two jabs, a hook, a body punch and an uppercut. One of the jabs and the body shot definitely got through, the others were blocked. Joseph backs off, only offering a wayward right hand in response. They circle, then Thiel once again comes in with an aggressive rush. They exchange blows in a flurry, with Thiel bobbing and weaving excellently while throwing out crisp jabs. Joseph got a leg kick in, but her jabs didn't find their mark. Thiel is relying on her superior striking skills so far, and it is paying dividends, Joseph is getting picked apart and is looking increasingly unable to to contend with her opponent's better technique. Thiel throws a low kick, and that is really the first mistake of the round from her, as it is sloppy and allows Joseph to move in and grab a clinch. Joseph forces Thiel back against the cage, and is clearly happy to have gained a position where Thiel cannot unload with strikes as effectively. Joseph hits a knee, then gets three or four small punches in to the side of the head. Not much power in them though. Thiel sneaks in an elbow, and then attempts to get free, to no avail. Joseph goes for a trip, but Thiel pushes free and quickly gets back to the center. Joseph keeps her distance for a few moments to recover her composure, then gets ready to fight again. Thiel works an angle, throwing quick jabs all the time, then switches stance and hits a long looping punch that finds gloves. A right hand follows up though, and that does find the mark, causing Joseph to throw a wild haymaker in response. Thiel tries to capitalise with a further flurry, and hits a nice left hook, but Joseph soon has them back in a clinch. That goes on for a while, until the clock runs down. End of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Thiel. Katrina Thiel wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges. [B][I]Stella Massey (0-2) vs. Mai Ishii (0-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Ishii scores the first meaningful blow of the round, hitting a powerful overhand right that thumped past the gloves. Massey shakes it off though, and scores with a nice low kick to the outside of the thigh. She steps in to throw some strikes, but Ishii moves to a new angle and scores with a series of jabs. Massey turns and swings a heavy right hand, but Ishii goes underneath it and hits a wicked kick to the gut. That exchange really showed the difference between the two fighters; Ishii looks light on her feet and very agile, Massey looks slow and sluggish by comparison. Massey will need to find a way to nullify Ishii's footwork, perhaps by getting in close, as she has been picked apart for the first half of this round. Ishii darts in again, and gets in a nice flurry. Massey manages to hit a crisp jab in return, but one of Ishii's punches caught her above the eye, leaving a mark, so she came off the worse from that exchange. The round ends without any further big strikes happening, Ishii controlling the round with her superior movement. That's the end of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Ishii. Round 2 Ishii starts tentatively, and scores with a few sharp leg kicks. A straight left connects, and Massey is forced backward to avoid an uppercut. Good start from Ishii. Massey tries to come inside, but eats a kick to the thigh. They clinch briefly, but it goes nowhere. Looping right hand from Massey, but it only caught Ishii on the shoulder. Another kick connects from Ishii, and that sets up a nice combination to the body. The accuracy of her kicks has been excellent so far, and is keeping Massey from doing very much. About thirty seconds pass without any contact, and the crowd become a little restless. Right hand from Massey, that one definitely registered, but I don't think it had much power behind it. The time ticks away without anything further of interest happening. End of round 2. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Ishii. Round 3 They start the round with an exchange of strikes, all from fairly long range as they circle and try to work angles. None of the blows did any damage, either missing or being straight into the opponent's gloves. Ishii is the first to land a worthwhile blow, hitting a straight right that catches Massey on the side of the cheek. Ishii follows up by backing her up against the cage, throws a couple of big punches, but gets pulled into a clinch without doing any serious damage. Massey goes for a trip and almost gets it, but Ishii is able to regain her footing at the last moment. Massey has Ishii against the cage, and hits three right hands to the side of the ribs. Ishii reaches down and picks up a leg, using that as leverage to topple Massey, who pulls guard. Ishii starts pounding away and does some damage before Massey grapples and pulls her down into a clinch. Massey has both of Ishii's arms tied up, preventing much in the way of attacking action. Ishii uses some shoulder shrugs to the face, but Massey isn't going to be too bothered by that. Ishii pulls one arm free. Massey still has tight control of the other, and brings her legs up, trying to apply an armbar. Ishii sees it coming and blocks it easily, getting in a couple of punches for good measure. Ishii steps through the legs and forces Massey to release the arm so that she can cover up against a series of strikes. Massey manages to ensare one leg though, and so Ishii has to make do with being in half guard instead of getting the full mount that she wanted. Ishii hits a couple of punches, takes one back, then attempts to get side control. Massey keeps her at bay. Time is ticking away, if Ishii is going to use this position to finish the match, it had better be done soon. Ishii pulls Massey's left arm to one side and straightens it out, perhaps looking to turn it into an armbar. Massey rolls over to stop the arm getting trapped. Ishii continues to work for it though. Time expires though, the round is over. End of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Ishii by 10-9. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Mai Ishii. [B][I]Nicola Tyler (1-1) vs. Yong Lee (0-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 They circle each other. Tyler misses with a low kick, and Lee darts in to hit a jab before retreating. They come together and exchange punches, both got a few shots in. Lee is looking much lighter on her feet, and keeps moving in, hitting a few punches, then getting back out of range. Tyler is trying to catch her coming in, but doesn't have the timing quite right. It happens again. Lee isn't getting much power on the punches, but she is getting ahead on points. Tyler tries to get in close, but Lee is keeping moving, and isn't letting herself get cornered. Lee looks to be working an angle. Lee gets a solid punch in, catching Tyler just above the left eye. Tyler finally gets a clinch, forcing Lee up against the cage, but it's too little, too late as the round ends. That's the end of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Lee. Round 2 The two fighters touch gloves as the round begins. Tyler starts brightly, throwing out a series of jabs and raking punches, but Lee is too light on her feet and avoids all of them. Lee steps in and hits a lovely overhand right, then a low kick to the outside of the thigh. Tyler throws a vicious right cross, but Lee goes under it and catches Tyler with a scathing left hand to the gut. The next few minutes follow a very similar pattern; Lee using her excellent movement to 'hit and run', coming in from a variety of angles to score with crisp punches, dodging out of the way of Tyler's counters. Tyler is being made to look sluggish by comparison, and the amount of punches that Lee has landed in comparison to her is becoming huge. None of them have been particularly big punches, certainly nothing likely to end a fight, but the sheer number of them must be hurting Tyler. Tyler finally hits a meaningful blow, catching Lee coming in with a low kick. Lee still gets a crisp jab in though, and is back out of range before Tyler can apply a second strike. The round comes to an end with Lee having dominated. The second round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Lee. Round 3 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Tyler, providing the first moment of real action. Lee hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Tyler side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Lee is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. End of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Lee. Yong Lee wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges. [B][I]Katherine Williams (1-1) vs. Layla Holmes (0-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Holmes starts the round like a house on fire, hitting three quick jabs and a vicious right hook. Williams covered up well, but at least one of the jabs got through and landed above the left eye. Williams backs up to buy some time, but Holmes keeps coming and lands a right hand to the body. Williams scores with a jab in return, then goes with a kick to the waist. Holmes catches the leg though and quickly rushes forward with a takedown. Williams pulls guard. Holmes tries to pass guard, but Williams doesn't allow it. Williams throws a couple of punches, but they're parried away. She breaks her guard to bring a leg across and try to kick Holmes in the face, but it's a mistake as Holmes pushes the leg aside and gets side control. Holmes pushes them closer to the cage, near her own corner so that they can give her instructions. Following what they say, Holmes throws some heavy blows to the unprotected stomach of Williams, then tries to isolate the closest arm. Williams frantically tries to stop that happening, but does indeed give it up. She does manage to roll to the side, giving herself some good leverage and preventing Holmes from extending the arm. Holmes continues trying to apply an armbar, but Williams is not allowing it. Eventually Holmes turns and tries to get a crucifix position instead. Williams fights that off too. The round ends with Holmes still doggedly trying to get an armbar submission, and Williams tenaciously stopping it. End of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Holmes by 10-9. Round 2 They touch gloves. Holmes throws out a couple of jabs, but they find nothing but gloves. Williams throws a low kick. Williams circles, looking for an angle from which to strike. Holmes moves in and throws a high kick, but it's inaccurate and allows Williams to take her down to the ground. It's an unusual position though, as Williams is almost in a triangle when they hit the deck. She tries to go over the top to break free, but Holmes uses her leg strength and leverage to flip Williams over, almost getting a mount, but getting shrugged off into guard. Holmes doggedly tries to pass guard, but Williams keeps her at bay. The referee tells them that he wants to see more in the way of action or he'll stand them up. Not much of an incentive for Williams to do anything, but it does inspire Holmes to throw a couple of hard punches, albeit ones that are easily parried by the gloves of Williams. Holmes manages to work past Williams's right leg, but gets caught in half guard before she can get the mount that she was looking for. The fight once again slows right down, with Williams's tenacious defence frustrating Holmes. Williams sucks Holmes into a clinch, and even tries a cheeky guillotine. Holmes pushes her away though, and nails a beauty of a right hand to the cheek in response. I don't think Williams will be trying that move again for a while. Holmes grabs an arm and tries to twist it backward to create some torque. Williams uses her free arm to grab her own wrist, preventing that from happening. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The round ends. Blurcat gives that one to Holmes by 10-9. Round 3 Very, very slow start to the round. Over a minute has gone before the first meaningful strike connects. It's Holmes who hits it, scoring with a shot to the chest. Williams fires back with a couple of jabs, both of which connect with the shoulder rather than the face where they were aimed. The two fighters come together in the center and exchange punches, neither getting the clear advantage. Williams suddenly shoots in and goes for a takedown, but Holmes manages to sprawl long enough to get them all the way back to the cage, which keeps her upright. Williams tries to complete the takedown, but realises that the leverage isn't there and instead stands and clinches. Holmes hits a couple of shots to the back. Williams hits a stomp. Holmes lifts her leg to go for a knee, but that gives Williams the opportunity to lift her and slam her down to the ground. That was a hard slam! Williams is on top, almost sitting on top of a balled-up Holmes. She throws some hard downward punches, Holmes defends most of them, although one hits hard above the eye. Williams leaves her arm in for a second too long and Holmes reaches up and almost gets an armbar. Williams gets free though, although the effort puts her off-balance enough for her to stumble, giving Holmes the opportunity to scramble back up. There's a nasty mark above the eye where the earlier punch connected though. They go back to circling each other. There's not much time left. Holmes tries one last big attack, swinging for the fences with two bombs, but Williams avoids both, adding a nice shot to the stomach after the second dodge. The round ends there. The round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Williams. The three judges all give the match as 29-28 to Layla Holmes. [B][I]Anika Riley (1-3) vs. Heidi Hoffman (2-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Right hand from Riley was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Hoffman. Riley follows up by coming in close, but Hoffman is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. They are facing off, neither willing to make the first move. Hoffman throws a couple of jabs, but they're more to keep her hands busy than actually offering any attacking threat. Riley moves in closer and throws a looping punch, missing. Hoffman steps in to meet her and throws a bomb of a right hand. Riley throws one at the same moment, but is a fraction too slow and gets caught right on the chin! Riley goes down, it's lights out, that's a knock out punch. Hoffman goes to follow up but is stopped by the referee, who has seen that Riley is already unconscious. Hoffman wins via 1st round knock out with the official time being 1:42. [B][I]Debbie Clayton (3-0) vs. Amanda Daniels (1-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 Tentative circling to begin with. They meet in the center, but quickly fall into a clinch. Clayton gets a nice shot in to the ribs. Daniels gets a pair of punches to the side of the head, but they lacked power. The referee breaks them up eventually. Clayton presses forward, flicking out straight rights. Daniels leans in to throw a looping left hand. Clayton avoids it, and it allows her to throw a powerful counter punch that catches Daniels right above the ear. Great punch. Clayton moves in and throws a devastating right hand. Daniels just about manages to parry it, but it still caught her on the shoulder. Daniels throws a right hand counter, but Clayton swats it aside and lands a big left to the chest. Daniels clinches up again. So far, Clayton's power is allowing her to control this round, Daniels is simply being out-gunned thus far. They end up next to the cage. Daniels gets in a couple of nasty right hands to the chest. That's the first time this round that she looks to have actually hurt Clayton. Clayton pushes Daniels up against the cage and unloads with three big right hands. One got through and caught Daniels above the left eye, the other two hit home across the chest. Daniels clinches up again to avoid getting obliterated, and the round ends before they are broken up. The round ends. Blurcat gives that one to Clayton by 10-9. Round 2 Clayton starts tentatively, and scores with a few sharp leg kicks. A straight left connects, and Daniels is forced backward to avoid an uppercut. Good start from Clayton. Daniels tries to come inside, but eats a kick to the thigh. They clinch briefly, but it goes nowhere. Looping right hand from Daniels, but it only caught Clayton on the shoulder. Another kick connects from Clayton, and that sets up a nice combination to the body. The accuracy of her kicks has been excellent so far, and is keeping Daniels from doing very much. Daniels looks to be working an angle. Right hand from Daniels, that one definitely registered, but I don't think it had much power behind it. The time ticks away without anything further of interest happening. The round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. Round 3 Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Clayton works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when she advances. They clinch, and end up with Daniels backed up against the cage. Clayton gets a couple of right hands to the body, but her attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Daniels, who uses her legs well to defend. Clayton pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Daniels gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Clayton follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Clayton hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Daniels tags her with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Daniels leans in to a looping left, but it puts her off balance and it's only at the last second that she gets her chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. The round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Debbie Clayton. [B][I]Beth Swain (3-1) vs. Maria Bermundes (2-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 A touch of gloves to start the round, and we're underway. Swain lets rip with a vicious straight right almost immediately, but it's easily avoided. Bermundes sneaks a jab through the guard and catches Swain on the left cheek, but the follow up right hook only finds gloves. They get close to each other and end up in a clinch, from which Bermundes manages to get the better position, pushing Swain up against the cage. Right hand to the ribs from Bermundes. Swain hits a couple of knees to the side. There's a struggle for supremacy going on, it's difficult to see who is winning it. Bermundes tries a knee of her own, but that is the opportunity that Swain was waiting for and she sweeps the standing leg to take Bermundes down to the ground, in side control. Excellent takedown. Bermundes covers up to defend against a pair of back-hand blows, and even manages to sneak a knee strike in. Swain hits a big elbow to the ribs, Bermundes definitely felt that. Swain drives a knee to the near side, then attempts to float-over into a mount. Bermundes brought her legs in though, and manages to pull guard. Swain will be disappointed with that. She tries to get a big punch in, but Bermundes defends it well and gets a hold of both arms. The fight grinds to a halt, with Swain unable to generate any attacks, and Bermundes unwilling to give up a good defensive position. The referee stands them up. Swain will likely be very angry that she didn't make more of that takedown. They exchange half-hearted jabs as the round draws to an end. The round ends. Blurcat scores 10-9 Swain. Round 2 Bermundes is quickest out, and comes at Swain with a series of jabs and straight punches. Swain covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Swain hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Bermundes who takes it to the ground. Swain pulls guard. There's a lull, as Bermundes tries to pass, and Swain defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Swain almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Bermundes, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. End of round 2. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Bermundes. Round 3 Two jabs from the left hand of Swain set up a hard waist-high kick, but Bermundes steps back to avoid it. Nice attempt though. Swain moves in closer, bobbing and weaving, and looks to score with a looping right hand, but Bermundes uses the gloves to parry it away, then counter-strikes with a crisp jab and a kick to the knee. Good opening to the round, both fighters are looking lively. Swain finds herself backed up against the cage briefly, and has to scramble to safety to avoid a flurry of strikes. Bermundes is working for position, and is currently looking the more composed of the two. Bermundes throws a big head kick, but Swain ducks and back pedals to safety. If that had hit, this was all over, because Bermundes wasn't holding anything back on that missile of a kick. Swain regains her composure and advances, throwing a pair of looping rights. Bermundes throws a kick to the legs, then a range-finding left hand. Swain steps to the side to get a better angle, then steps in...and this time the scorching head kick that comes her way catches her unaware and lands flush to the side of the jaw! Swain goes completely limp as she crash-lands to the ground, that was a brutal knock out kick. Bermundes wins via 3rd round knock out with the official time being 2:16. [B][I]Steph Smith (1-0) vs. Adriana Cortez (3-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 They come together, both throwing punches. Cortez gets a nice clean shot in, and Smith stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Cortez is on top of her quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls her away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. Cortez wins via TKO at 0:19 of the first round. [B][I]Helena Ruthledge (3-1) [Champion] vs. Phoenix Strong (2-2) [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Strong works a nice angle and scores with a nice right hand to the body. Ruthledge doesn't seem to pay it much attention though. She steps in and throws two sharp jabs, the first hitting gloves, the second grazing off the left shoulder. Strong throws a reckless left hook, then steps in. Ruthledge throws a head kick in response, and it lands flush! Strong is out cold from the second it hits, and plummets to the ground completely limp. Ruthledge doesn't even bother following up, she knew that was the match-ender as soon as it connected. The official time is 1:58. Helena Ruthledge is still the WCL Heavyweight champion. [B][I]Loni Lee (4-0) [Champion] vs. Matilda Swain (3-1) [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Swain, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Swain puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Lee covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of her own before moving out of range again. Swain glances at the referee, not sure why. Low kick from Lee, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Swain will take the round on points. The 1st round ends. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Swain. Round 2 Swain starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Lee on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Swain to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Lee, but certainly enough to to make her grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Swain, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Lee is looking a little lost so far, Swain is controlling this round by virtue of her crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Swain looks to be working an angle. Swain leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Lee was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Lee comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Lee is that although Swain clearly won the round, she didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The second round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Swain. Round 3 Lee and Swain circle to start. Swain throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Lee sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Swain comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Lee to slip a nice jab in, catching Swain just underneath the right eye. Lee comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Swain misses with a right cross, then backs off. Lee stalks her, forcing Swain back up against the cage. Lee doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Swain throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Lee pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Swain covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Lee in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Lee throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with her arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Swain comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Lee parries them with her gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Lee's favour. End of round 3. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Lee. Round 4 Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Lee works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when she advances. They clinch, and end up with Swain backed up against the cage. Lee gets a couple of right hands to the body, but her attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Swain, who uses her legs well to defend. Lee pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Swain gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Lee follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Lee hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Swain tags her with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Swain leans in to a looping left, but it puts her off balance and it's only at the last second that she gets her chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. The fourth round is over. Blurcat scores 10-9 Lee. Round 5 The two fighters circle. Lee flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Swain easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! She is up quickly, before Lee could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Swain moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Lee is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Lee forces Swain back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. She looks to be keeping Swain in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Lee does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Swain saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Lee turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops her to one knee. Lee is up quickly, causing Swain, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Lee was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Lee throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Swain to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. That's the end of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Swain. The official scores are: 49-46 (Matilda Swain), 48-47 (Loni Lee), 48-47 (Matilda Swain). Matilda Swain wins by split decision. Matilda Swain is the new WCL Lightweight champion. [B][I]Quick Recap[/I][/B] [LIST=1] [*]Katrina Thiel beat Verona Joseph (Decision) ** [*]Mai Ishii beat Stella Massey (Decision) * [*]Yong Lee beat Nicola Tyler (Decision) ** [*]Layla Holmes beat Katherine Williams (Decision) * [*]Heidi Hoffman beat Anika Riley (KO, Round 1 - 1:42) *** [*]Debbie Clayton beat Amanda Daniels (Decision) ** [*]Maria Bermundes beat Beth Swain (KO, Round 3 - 2:16) ** [*]Adriana Cortez beat Steph Smith (TKO, Round 1 - 0:19) ** [*]Helena Ruthledge beat Phoenix Strong to retain WCL Heavyweight Title (KO, Round 1 - 1:58) *** [*]Matilda Swain beat Loni Lee to win WCL Lightweight Title (Split Decision) ** [/LIST] [B][I]Attendance:[/I][/B] 200 [B][I]Live Gate:[/I][/B] $11,900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Official card for WCL 6: Ruthledge vs. Swain[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Tanya Duke vs. Mecedes Lopez [*]Katherine Williams vs. Nicola Tyler [*]Karen Curtis vs. Maria Bermundes [*]Anika Riley vs. Mai Ishii [*]Katrina Thiel vs. Diva Sanchez [*]Debbie Clayton vs. Phoenix Strong [*]Loni Lee vs. Adriana Cortez [*]Heidi Hoffman vs. Matilda Swain for WCL Lightweight Title [*]Helena Ruthledge vs. Beth Swain for WCL Heavyweight Title [/LIST] Feel free to post comments and predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb10.webshots.com/37577/2580398930100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] VHS cover for WCL 6[/CENTER] [B]WCL 6: Ruthledge vs. Swain June 3, 1991 Los Angeles, CA[/B] [B][I]Tanya Duke (0-0) vs. Mecedes Lopez (1-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 The two fighters touch gloves to start the round, and almost immediately come together in a clinch. There's a struggle for supremacy, but neither seems to be able to gain the advantage. They struggle all the way to the cage, neither seems to have a clear-cut advantage when it comes to wrestling. Things stall, neither fighter seems willing to risk attempting a takedown. The referee waits thirty seconds, then pulls them apart due to the inactivity. Duke swings and misses with a right hand. Lopez counters with a shot to the chest, connecting solidly. Duke backs off, but only finds herself backed up against the cage. Lopez follows up quickly, snapping off two crisp jabs. They get close, Duke goes to clinch but Lopez hits a wicked uppercut that catches Duke flush on the chin. Right on the button! Duke drops to the floor, and Lopez is quick to follow up, smelling potential victory. Duke covers up, but Lopez is raining down punches from the half mount position. At least two hard shots get through. Lopez moves up into side control, briefly looks like she is considering trying to take an arm, then goes back to teeing off on Duke's head with fists. Duke tries to wriggle free, but isn't really getting anywhere because Lopez is lying right across her upper body. Lopez uses her legs to ensnare Duke's right arm, and then starts firing off more and more punches. With only her left hand to try and block them, Duke is taking more punches than she is blocking. The referee is looking very closely at this, unless Duke does something dramatic pretty soon, I doubt this will go much longer. Lopez stops to take a deep breath, then starts firing off another barrage. Duke takes at least three hard shots to the face during the attack, and that's enough for the referee, he calls an end to the match. Lopez wins via 1st round TKO with the official time being 2:13. [B][I]Katherine Williams (1-2) vs. Nicola Tyler (1-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Tyler throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Williams throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Tyler steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Williams hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Tyler. They struggle all the way back, with Tyler ending up backed up against the cage. Williams hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Tyler stomps downward onto her foot. Tyler manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Williams gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Tyler ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Tyler tries a high kick to start, but Williams saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Williams who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Tyler on the nose. Tyler hits a straight right, enough to stop Williams from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. The first round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Williams. Round 2 Tyler throws two high punches, then steps in for a hook to the body. Nice combination, but Williams defended with ease. They clinch up next to the cage, but a short struggle only ends with them separating and coming back in. Williams forces Tyler back against the cage and comes in close to try and unload. Tyler pushes her away with a shove, palm across the face, and Williams loses her balance and is dumped onto the ground. Tyler leaps into action to follow up. Tyler gets side control, and Williams has to cover up immediately to deflect two scathing right hands. Tyler is looking to get a crucifix, which Williams is fighting while simultaneously trying to roll her hips to either pull guard to get back up. Neither happens, as Tyler lets her roll, but cleverly stays with her, taking her back as a result. Williams turtles up, but not before taking a brutal punch just below the left ear. The crowd certainly reacted to that shot. Tyler, clearly sensing it's time to kill this match off, starts throwing bombs from either side, smashing into the side of Williams's face. Williams tries to cover up, but it's futile; the referee pulls Tyler off to save Williams from any further punishment. Tyler wins via 2nd round TKO with the official time being 1:15. [B][I]Karen Curtis (0-1) vs. Maria Bermundes (3-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Slow start to the round, Bermundes is circling while Curtis seems content to just throw the occasional looping punch to cause her to back up. Bermundes steps in and fires off two jabs, neither connecting, then has to almost throw herself to one side to avoid a devastating looking punch! Curtis was clearly looking for the highlight reel K.O. punch, had that connected there is no way that Bermundes was getting back up. There's a warning to Bermundes, she must now know, if she didn't already, that Curtis has knock out intentions tonight. Bermundes throws a right hand, then backs up sharply, clearly not loving the idea of getting too close. Curtis still looks calm, throwing the occasional jab or two to keep Bermundes off balance. Curtis moves in close and hits a left hook to the body. Bermundes steps back, and suddenly fires off a roundhouse kick. Curtis didn't see it coming, and it lands right behind her ear. Curtis is down, knocked out cold, and the referee is quick to step in and stop Bermundes from inflicting any more damage. Official time of the knock out is 3:42 of the first round. [B][I]Anika Riley (1-4) vs. Mai Ishii (2-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 Riley starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Ishii on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Riley to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Ishii, but certainly enough to to make her grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Riley, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Ishii is looking a little lost so far, Riley is controlling this round by virtue of her crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Ishii looks to be working an angle. Riley leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Ishii was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Ishii comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Ishii is that although Riley clearly won the round, she didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The first round is over. Blurcat gives that one to Riley by 10-9. Round 2 Riley starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Ishii avoids it without too much trouble. Riley isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Ishii getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Riley finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Ishii opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Riley is backed up against the cage, covering up. Ishii clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Riley hits a knee strike to the hip. Ishii slips one leg behind Riley and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Riley landed hard, with Ishii on top. They're in half guard. It's to Riley's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Ishii from attacking the left hand side of the body. Riley is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Ishii tries to step over to mount, but Riley keeps her legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Ishii fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. She reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as she is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Riley doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift her weight so that she can get back up. Ishii isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Riley ties her up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Ishii can get free. End of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Ishii by 10-9. Round 3 The round starts. They touch gloves. Ishii throws a rapid-fire series of punches, forcing Riley to back off. Riley throws a nice kick that thumps into the rib cage. Another kick is thrown, this time aimed at the head, but Ishii sees it coming and steps back. Riley advances and they meet in the center. Ishii ducks a right hand, scores with a left to the gut. Riley throws a one-two combination, neither connecting, but it does allow her to follow up with a stinging kick to the ribs. A big red mark has appeared there. Ishii bursts forward and goes for a big swing, Riley ducks under it, hits a right to the chest, then unloads another kick. This one hits the thigh, causing Ishii to noticeably wince. It may have caught the very top of the knee judging from the replays. Ishii tries to come in to get a measure of revenge, but is met with some low kicks that make sure that she can't get close enough to throw any bombs. Riley's impressively sharp kicking game is hurting Ishii and allowing her to take firm control of this round. There's not much time left, and Ishii is going to have to do something special to win this round now. She doesn't, as time expires without anything interesting happening. End of round 3. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Riley. Anika Riley wins the match, getting a score of 29-28 from all three judges. [B][I]Katrina Thiel (2-2) vs. Diva Sanchez (2-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Tentative start to the round, the fighters are circling. Thiel throws out a couple of range-finding jabs, but they aren't anything that will trouble Sanchez. Kick to the thigh from Sanchez, but it lacked power. Sanchez looks to be working an angle. Thiel drives Sanchez up against the cage and sweeps her for an astonishingly easy takedown. Thiel seems to be feeling it, she starts raining down punches! A big shot catches Sanchez right in the mouth, followed closely by one above the right eye. This could all be over very soon, Sanchez is getting creamed. Thiel fires off another big punch, this time grazing the ear...but Sanchez suddenly snaps her guard shut, catching an overconfident Thiel in a triangle choke! It looks like Sanchez lured her into that one. Thiel tries to fight it, but she is caught and looks like she is fading fast. Sanchez squeezes even harder. Thiel taps out! It's over. Sanchez wins via first round triangle choke submission at 1:28. [B][I]Debbie Clayton (4-0) vs. Phoenix Strong (2-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Strong is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Clayton blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Strong is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves her off balance. Clayton is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Strong can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Strong some problems later on. Strong moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Clayton is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Strong before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Strong off, since that moment she has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Strong goes for a trip, but Clayton cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Clayton may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The first round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Clayton. Round 2 The two fighters circle. Strong flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Clayton easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! She is up quickly, before Strong could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Clayton moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Strong is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Strong forces Clayton back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. She looks to be keeping Clayton in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Strong does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Clayton saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Strong turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops her to one knee. Strong is up quickly, causing Clayton, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Strong was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Strong throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Clayton to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The round is over. Blurcat scores 10-9 Clayton. Round 3 Tentative circling to begin with. They meet in the center, but quickly fall into a clinch. Clayton gets a nice shot in to the ribs. Strong gets a pair of punches to the side of the head, but they lacked power. The referee breaks them up eventually. Clayton presses forward, flicking out straight rights. Strong leans in to throw a looping left hand. Clayton avoids it, and it allows her to throw a powerful counter punch that catches Strong right above the ear. Great punch. Clayton moves in and throws a devastating right hand. Strong just about manages to parry it, but it still caught her on the shoulder. Strong throws a right hand counter, but Clayton swats it aside and lands a big left to the chest. Strong clinches up again. So far, Clayton's power is allowing her to control this round, Strong is simply being out-gunned thus far. They end up next to the cage. Strong gets in a couple of nasty right hands to the chest. That's the first time this round that she looks to have actually hurt Clayton. Clayton pushes Strong up against the cage and unloads with three big right hands. One got through and caught Strong above the left eye, the other two hit home across the chest. Strong clinches up again to avoid getting obliterated, and the round ends before they are broken up. The third round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. Debbie Clayton wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges. [B][I]Loni Lee (4-1) vs. Adriana Cortez (4-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Cortez and Lee circle to start. Lee throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Cortez sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Lee comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Cortez to slip a nice jab in, catching Lee just underneath the right eye. Cortez comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Lee misses with a right cross, then backs off. Cortez stalks her, forcing Lee back up against the cage. Cortez doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Lee throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Cortez pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Lee covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Cortez in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Cortez throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with her arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Lee comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Cortez parries them with her gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Cortez's favour. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Cortez. Round 2 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Lee puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Cortez defended well. Straight right from Cortez in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Lee probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Cortez gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Lee. The round is over. Blurcat gives that one to Lee by 10-9. Round 3 Cortez misses an uppercut and is off balance, which allows Lee to get the takedown. Side mount. Lee is looking for an armbar, but Cortez is defending it well. Cortez gets a nice elbow in, that caught Lee by surprise. Lee fires off several elbows to the ribs, and Cortez is left gasping for air. Those were hard, there's a big red patch where they hit. Lee takes the left arm, Cortez couldn't defend it any longer. The armbar is applied, there's no way out. Lee wins by tap out. Official time of the armbar submission is 0:47 of the third round. [B][I]Heidi Hoffman (3-2) vs. Matilda Swain (4-1) [Champion] [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Swain and Hoffman circle to start. Hoffman throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Swain sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Hoffman comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Swain to slip a nice jab in, catching Hoffman just underneath the right eye. Swain comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Hoffman misses with a right cross, then backs off. Swain stalks her, forcing Hoffman back up against the cage. Swain doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Hoffman throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Swain pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Hoffman covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Swain in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Swain throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with her arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Hoffman comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Swain parries them with her gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Swain's favour. The 1st round ends. Blurcat scores 10-9 Swain. Round 2 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Hoffman is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Swain blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Hoffman is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves her off balance. Swain is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Hoffman can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Hoffman some problems later on. Hoffman moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Swain is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Hoffman before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Hoffman off, since that moment she has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Hoffman goes for a trip, but Swain cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Swain may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. The second round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Swain. Round 3 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Swain puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Hoffman defended well. Straight right from Hoffman in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Swain probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Hoffman gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Swain. That's the end of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Swain. Round 4 Hoffman throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Swain throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Hoffman steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Swain hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Hoffman. They struggle all the way back, with Hoffman ending up backed up against the cage. Swain hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Hoffman stomps downward onto her foot. Hoffman manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Swain gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Hoffman ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Hoffman tries a high kick to start, but Swain saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Swain who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Hoffman on the nose. Hoffman hits a straight right, enough to stop Swain from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. End of round 4. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Swain. Round 5 Right hand from Hoffman was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Swain. Hoffman follows up by coming in close, but Swain is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Swain misses with a right hand, and leaves herself open to a left hook. Swain goes down, although replays confirm that it was a stumble, Hoffman was a few inches away from connecting with that left. Hoffman tries to quickly mount Swain to capitalise, but is out-maneuvered almost immediately and Swain slips out and gets her back! Hoffman turtles up, and takes a few heavy shots to the ribs. Swain gets her legs around Hoffman and uses them to roll her over. Exposed, Hoffman tries to turn so that she is on top, but Swain has already rammed one arm around her throat and has a tight choke-hold applied. Hoffman is in big trouble, and obviously can't see a way out as she taps out pretty quickly. The official time is 1:28. Matilda Swain retains the WCL Lightweight title. [B][I]Helena Ruthledge (4-1) [Champion] vs. Beth Swain (3-2) [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Swain starts fast, squeezing a jab past the guard and catching Ruthledge above the right eye. Ruthledge swings and misses with a big right hand, which puts her off balance long enough for Swain to floor her with a hard left. Swain goes to follow up, but gets caught in the guard position. The replay shows that the punch wasn't actually that powerful, it looked worse than it was because Ruthledge was already falling slightly. Swain almost gets caught in a surprise armbar, leaving her arm in for far too long after a punch. Ruthledge tries to twist it while wrapping her legs around it, but Swain pulls free, and it allows her an opportunity to get side control due to Ruthledge's legs being out of position. She lies across Ruthledge's chest. Ruthledge has locked up Swain's right shoulder well, it's preventing her from doing much. Swain drives a knee into the ribs, but can't generate much force. Swain tries to spin around and get into north and south position, but Ruthledge blocks it by tenaciously holding onto the right arm. Swain uses her legs to break Ruthledge's arms apart and trap the right one. It's a semi-crucifix position, Ruthledge is quite exposed. Fortunately for her then time expires before Swain can turn it into a better attacking opportunity. End of round 1. Blurcat gives that one to Swain by 10-9. Round 2 Swain hits a nice left hook. Ruthledge felt it, and throws a ragged punch in response, missing by a mile. Swain comes in close and hits a couple of big body shots, bobbing out of the way of the jabs that were aimed for her jaw. Ruthledge clinches up, but gets pushed all the way back to the cage, where Swain uses a trip to send them both down to the ground. Swain almost gets caught in a surprise armbar, leaving her arm in for far too long after a punch. Ruthledge tries to twist it while wrapping her legs around it, but Swain pulls free, and it allows her an opportunity to get side control due to Ruthledge's legs being out of position. She lies across Ruthledge's chest. Ruthledge has locked up Swain's right shoulder well, it's preventing her from doing much. Swain drives a knee into the ribs, but can't generate much force. Swain tries to spin around and get into north and south position, but Ruthledge blocks it by tenaciously holding onto the right arm. Swain uses her legs to break Ruthledge's arms apart and trap the right one. It's a semi-crucifix position, Ruthledge is quite exposed. Fortunately for her then time expires before Swain can turn it into a better attacking opportunity. The round ends. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Swain. Round 3 Ruthledge throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Swain throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Ruthledge steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Swain hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Ruthledge. They struggle all the way back, with Ruthledge ending up backed up against the cage. Swain hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Ruthledge stomps downward onto her foot. Ruthledge manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Swain gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Ruthledge ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Ruthledge tries a high kick to start, but Swain saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Swain who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Ruthledge on the nose. Ruthledge hits a straight right, enough to stop Swain from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. The third round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Swain. Round 4 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Swain puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Ruthledge defended well. Straight right from Ruthledge in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Swain probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Ruthledge gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Swain. That's the end of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Swain. Round 5 Slow start to the round, they're both circling, looking for an opening. Ruthledge tries a looping punch from way back, but Swain side steps with ease. Jab from Swain, gets one back in response. Ruthledge comes in, looking for the right hand lead, but Swain shoots in and uses a double-leg takedown. She winds up in a closed guard. Swain rains down three big punches, Ruthledge covers up and doesn't take too much damage. Swain works one leg free, but Ruthledge has the other tightly wrapped up between her own. Swain fires off three rapid-fire elbows to the ribs to try and soften Ruthledge up, but can't get the leg free. This is not a good position for Ruthledge though, and Swain is looking dangerous. Swain pushes down, then brings her free leg forward to drive a knee into the lower back. Ruthledge can't do a lot to stop that strike. Swain hits a further knee, and that is enough to allow her to move into side control. Ruthledge is in huge trouble here. Right hand to the face, only partially blocked. Swain briefly gets a forearm across the throat of Ruthledge, but it is knocked away before it can develop into a choke. Ruthledge tries to scramble out of it, and almost manages to pull guard again, but Swain maintains side control. Knee to the ribs again. Ruthledge is taking a lot of punishment from those knee strikes. Swain switches tactic and tries to grab an arm lock of some kind, Ruthledge almost got caught by surprise but not quite. The round is almost over, and there is no question that this round has gone to Swain, it has been utter dominance. Ruthledge tries to get a knee strike of her own in, but it misses and Swain responds with a hard elbow to the chest. That'll be the last action of the round. The fifth round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-8 to Swain. The official scores are: 50-44 (twice), 49-45 for Beth Swain. Beth Swain wins the WCL Heavyweight title. [B][I]Quick Recap[/I][/B] [LIST=1] [*]Mecedes Lopez beat Tanya Duke (TKO, Round 1 - 2:13) * [*]Nicola Tyler beat Katherine Williams (TKO, Round 2 - 1:15) * [*]Maria Bermundes beat Karen Curtis (KO, Round 1 - 3:42) ** [*]Anika Riley beat Mai Ishii (Decision) ** [*]Diva Sanchez beat Katrina Thiel (Submission via Triangle Choke, Round 1 - 1:28) ** [*]Debbie Clayton beat Phoenix Strong (Decision) ** [*]Loni Lee beat Adriana Cortez (Submission via Armbar, Round 3 - 0:47) *** [*]Matilda Swain beat Heidi Hoffman to retain WCL Lightweight Title (Submission via Rear Naked Choke, Round 5 - 1:28) ** [*]Beth Swain beat Helena Ruthledge to win WCL Heavyweight Title (Decision) ** [/LIST] [B][I]Attendance:[/I][/B] 88 [B][I]Live Gate:[/I][/B] $5,250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy J. Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 This is something new and fresh, very nice. Though I'll admit to skimming over the recaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 [QUOTE=Tommy J.;449400]This is something new and fresh, very nice. Though I'll admit to skimming over the recaps.[/QUOTE] Thanks Tommy J., It's great to hear from a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]The official card for WCL 7: Clayton vs. Bermundes[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Katherine Williams vs. Stella Massey [*]Verona Joseph vs. Amanda Daniels [*]Layla Holmes vs. Anika Riley [*]Katrina Thiel vs. Phoenix Strong [*]Nicola Tyler vs. Heidi Hoffman [*]Karen Curtis vs. Helena Ruthledge [*]Steph Smith vs. Loni Lee [*]Mai Ishii vs. Adriana Cortez [*]Yong Lee vs. Matilda Swain for WCL Lightweight Title [*]Diva Sanchez vs. Beth Swain for WCL Heavyweight Title [*]Debbie Clayton vs. Maria Bermundes [/LIST] Feel free to post comments and predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/40320/2541459230100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] VHS cover for WCL 7[/CENTER] [B]WCL 7: Clayton vs. Bermundes September 2, 1991 Las Vegas, NV[/B] [B][I]Katherine Williams (1-3) vs. Stella Massey (0-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 The two fighters circle. Massey flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Williams easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! She is up quickly, before Massey could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Williams moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Massey is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Massey forces Williams back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. She looks to be keeping Williams in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Massey does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Williams saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Massey turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops her to one knee. Massey is up quickly, causing Williams, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Massey was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Massey throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Williams to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores 10-9 Williams. Round 2 They circle each other. Massey misses with a low kick, and Williams darts in to hit a jab before retreating. They come together and exchange punches, both got a few shots in. Williams is looking much lighter on her feet, and keeps moving in, hitting a few punches, then getting back out of range. Massey is trying to catch her coming in, but doesn't have the timing quite right. It happens again. Williams isn't getting much power on the punches, but she is getting ahead on points. Massey tries to get in close, but Williams is keeping moving, and isn't letting herself get cornered. Massey narrowly misses a right cross. Williams gets a solid punch in, catching Massey just above the left eye. Massey finally gets a clinch, forcing Williams up against the cage, but it's too little, too late as the round ends. The second round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Williams. Round 3 They start the round with an exchange of strikes, all from fairly long range as they circle and try to work angles. None of the blows did any damage, either missing or being straight into the opponent's gloves. Williams is the first to land a worthwhile blow, hitting a straight right that catches Massey on the side of the cheek. Williams follows up by backing her up against the cage, throws a couple of big punches, but gets pulled into a clinch without doing any serious damage. Massey goes for a trip and almost gets it, but Williams is able to regain her footing at the last moment. Massey has Williams against the cage, and hits three right hands to the side of the ribs. Williams reaches down and picks up a leg, using that as leverage to topple Massey, who pulls guard. Williams starts pounding away and does some damage before Massey grapples and pulls her down into a clinch. Massey has both of Williams's arms tied up, preventing much in the way of attacking action. Williams uses some shoulder shrugs to the face, but Massey isn't going to be too bothered by that. Williams pulls one arm free. Massey still has tight control of the other, and brings her legs up, trying to apply an armbar. Williams sees it coming and blocks it easily, getting in a couple of punches for good measure. Williams steps through the legs and forces Massey to release the arm so that she can cover up against a series of strikes. Massey manages to ensare one leg though, and so Williams has to make do with being in half guard instead of getting the full mount that she wanted. Williams hits a couple of punches, takes one back, then attempts to get side control. Massey keeps her at bay. Time is ticking away, if Williams is going to use this position to finish the match, it had better be done soon. Williams pulls Massey's left arm to one side and straightens it out, perhaps looking to turn it into an armbar. Massey rolls over to stop the arm getting trapped. Williams continues to work for it though. Time expires though, the round is over. The round ends. Blurcat scores 10-9 Williams. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Katherine Williams. [B][I]Verona Joseph (0-2) vs. Amanda Daniels (1-4)[/I][/B] Round 1 Tentative start, neither fighter is willing to commit yet. Daniels fires off a jab, but it was easily blocked. Joseph fakes a kick, then comes in hard and fast with a takedown, sending Daniels to the floor. The momentum causes Joseph to almost go completely over the top though, and Daniels is able to flip her to the side and end up on top, in the guard position. Daniels fires off a couple of tentative punches, testing out the guard of Joseph. Daniels tries to pass the guard, but can't, Joseph isn't going to let her get a better position, as she knows that Daniels will start raining down punches. Daniels tries a big right hand, but it's easily defended. Joseph gets a punch of her own in, but it didn't connect properly. Daniels again tries to get past the guard, but again is foiled. It's turned into a bit of a stalemate, although the referee probably won't stand them up as long as the punches continue to flow. Daniels fakes an elbow before trying to pass the guard for a third time, and briefly has side mount, but Joseph fought it hard and gets back to guard within seconds. Butterfly guard by Joseph, and Daniels is having trouble generating any attacking threat. She'll probably win the round as she has been more aggressive, but Joseph has defended the danger well. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Daniels. Round 2 Daniels hits the first punch of the round, scoring with a jab to the cheek. Joseph throws a left hook in response, but it's well wide of the mark. Daniels steps in and hits a low kick. Joseph ignores it and shoots in for a takedown. Daniels saw it coming though, and defends it brilliantly, sprawling at first, then pushing Joseph face-down to the ground so that she can take her back. Joseph turtles up. Daniels hits a couple of hard shots to the body, but can't stop Joseph working her way up and turning over, pulling guard. Daniels tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Joseph reaches up to try and bring Daniels down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Daniels fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Joseph is forced to cover up. Daniels switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Joseph deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Daniels looks like she is happy to sit there and throw punches at her leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Joseph occasionally tries to roll her hips to get free, but it may be that she has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that she doesn't put herself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores 10-9 Daniels. Round 3 Joseph comes out fast, but gets hit with a counter right hand strike when she throws a left hand which was too high. Daniels moves in and hits a nice body shot before they clinch. Joseph gets in a short, sharp jab to the side of the head, it looked to hit right on the ear. Daniels didn't like that, and scores with two knee strikes and a punch to the cheek. They break apart. Daniels swings and hits a nice right hand. Joseph fires off a series of sharp jabs, all hitting gloves. She throws out a looping left, but gets tagged with a punch to the jaw and stumbles to the ground! Daniels dives in to finish her off, but she scrambles back up quickly and they end up facing off on their feet again. Replays show that the punch barely connected, it was more of a stumble on Joseph's part than anything else. It might not look that way to the judges though. Daniels looks more confident after that, and puts together a nice chain of strikes, ending with a scathing low kick that catches Joseph on the outside of the calf. She definitely felt that. Time is running out; Daniels will probably take this round on the judges' score cards, primarily due to that one dubious knock down. That's the end of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Daniels. Amanda Daniels wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges. [B][I]Layla Holmes (1-1) vs. Anika Riley (2-4)[/I][/B] Round 1 Riley and Holmes meet in the center, and both throw looping right hands at the same time. Neither hits home. Riley throws a couple of nice jabs that cause Holmes to cover up. She throws a sharp right hand in response which narrowly misses. They clinch in the center. Holmes tries to trip Riley, but it is easily dealt with, and Riley cheekily does the exact same thing to Holmes, except with more success. Holmes goes crashing to the ground with Riley on top. Riley tries to pass guard, but Holmes doesn't allow it. Holmes throws a couple of punches, but they're parried away. She breaks her guard to bring a leg across and try to kick Riley in the face, but it's a mistake as Riley pushes the leg aside and gets side control. Riley pushes them closer to the cage, near her own corner so that they can give her instructions. Following what they say, Riley throws some heavy blows to the unprotected stomach of Holmes, then tries to isolate the closest arm. Holmes frantically tries to stop that happening, but does indeed give it up. She does manage to roll to the side, giving herself some good leverage and preventing Riley from extending the arm. Riley continues trying to apply an armbar, but Holmes is not allowing it. Eventually Riley turns and tries to get a crucifix position instead. Holmes fights that off too. The round ends with Riley still doggedly trying to get an armbar submission, and Holmes tenaciously stopping it. The round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Riley. Round 2 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Holmes is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Riley blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Holmes is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves her off balance. Riley is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Holmes can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Holmes some problems later on. Holmes moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Riley is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Holmes before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Holmes off, since that moment she has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Holmes goes for a trip, but Riley cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Riley may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of round 2. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Riley. Round 3 Exchange of strikes to start. Holmes suddenly shoots in and gets a takedown, ending up in guard. Riley keeps the guard high. Holmes half-stands and throws a big right hand, narrowly missing the mark. Another punch connects, but Holmes leans into it too much and Riley brings her legs up and closes them around the arm. It's Holmes now on the defensive, trying to get out of the armbar attempt. She gets in close to stop any pressure being applied, but that allows Riley to sweep her from that position. A scramble for position ends with the situation being completely reversed, with Riley on top in Holmes's guard. Riley tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but Holmes is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep her back. Riley tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Riley connects, but there was no real power behind it. Riley fakes Holmes out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. Holmes manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Riley switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but Holmes blocks it, squirms her leg free, and secures the guard again. Riley looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. Holmes is liable to lose the round on points, but she has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Riley tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and Holmes is safe. End of round 3. Blurcat gives that one to Riley by 10-9. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Anika Riley. [B][I]Katrina Thiel (2-3) vs. Phoenix Strong (2-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 Right hand from Strong was thrown with power, but bounced off the gloves of Thiel. Strong follows up by coming in close, but Thiel is ready with a straight right hand that glances off the side of the head. Strong throws a stinging jab, landing just above the left eye. Thiel steps in and fires off one of her own, but Strong bobs out of the way and scores with a pair of solid shots to the body. Thiel turns and swings, just as Strong also unloads...and it's Strong who connects first! Thiel's hands drop and she is on rubbery legs. Strong follows up with a beauty of a right hand, and that drops Thiel. The referee doesn't even wait for Strong to dive in to finish, he's seen enough, Thiel is clearly on Dream Street. This bout is over! Strong wins via first round TKO at 1:34. [B][I]Nicola Tyler (1-2) vs. Heidi Hoffman (3-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 Two jabs from the left hand of Tyler set up a hard waist-high kick, but Hoffman steps back to avoid it. Nice attempt though. Tyler moves in closer, bobbing and weaving, and looks to score with a looping right hand, but Hoffman uses the gloves to parry it away, then counter-strikes with a crisp jab and a kick to the knee. Good opening to the round, both fighters are looking lively. Tyler finds herself backed up against the cage briefly, and has to scramble to safety to avoid a flurry of strikes. Hoffman is working for position, and is currently looking the more composed of the two. Hoffman and Tyler clash in an exchange of punches. Tyler scores with a nice body shot, but a right hand tags her just above the eye, and she is dropped to a sitting position, temporarily stunned. Hoffman dives in from the side, blasting her with a further punch that puts Tyler on her back. Hoffman is firing off punches while kneeling across Tyler's upper body in a half-mount, and there's not a lot Tyler can do about it. She needs to get out of there, or at least pull guard, but can do neither as she can't get her hips free. Hoffman rains down the punches even faster, and Tyler is just getting pounded into oblivion; even though she managed to block three quarters of the shots coming in, that's still five or six good shots that have gotten through. Those five or six shots are enough for the referee at any rate, as she calls an end to the match, obviously feeling that Tyler was getting overwhelmed by that barrage. Hoffman wins via 1st round TKO with the official time being 2:53. [B][I]Karen Curtis (0-2) vs. Helena Ruthledge (4-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Ruthledge, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Ruthledge puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Curtis covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of her own before moving out of range again. A looping left from Ruthledge, but it's wide of the mark. Low kick from Curtis, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Ruthledge will take the round on points. The first round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ruthledge. Round 2 Ruthledge starts with a high kick, but Curtis was well out of range. Ruthledge looks to be working an angle. Ruthledge steps in and exchanges strikes with Curtis, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Curtis parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Ruthledge on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Ruthledge finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Curtis did well to defend it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using her gloves to parry away anything that was too close. She uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Ruthledge blocked them. Ruthledge scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Curtis square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Curtis backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Ruthledge's attempts to follow up and thwarted as she gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Ruthledge probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ruthledge. Round 3 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Ruthledge, providing the first moment of real action. Curtis hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Ruthledge side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Curtis is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. The round is over. Blurcat gives that one to Curtis by 10-9. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 29-28 to Helena Ruthledge. [B][I]Steph Smith (1-1) vs. Loni Lee (5-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 Smith throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Lee throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Smith steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Lee hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Smith. They struggle all the way back, with Smith ending up backed up against the cage. Lee hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Smith stomps downward onto her foot. Smith manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Lee gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Smith ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Smith tries a high kick to start, but Lee saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Lee who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Smith on the nose. Smith hits a straight right, enough to stop Lee from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. That's the end of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Lee by 10-9. Round 2 Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Lee works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when she advances. They clinch, and end up with Smith backed up against the cage. Lee gets a couple of right hands to the body, but her attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Smith, who uses her legs well to defend. Lee pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Smith gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Lee follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Lee hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Smith tags her with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Smith leans in to a looping left, but it puts her off balance and it's only at the last second that she gets her chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Lee. Round 3 Lee starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Smith backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Lee presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Smith responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Lee gets in a low kick as she backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. Lee is bobbing and weaving, trying to find an angle of attack. Jabs and an occasional low kick from Smith are making that hard though. A crisp right hand from Lee stings the gloves of Smith, and she follows up with a kick that crashed into the ribs. That really connected, great strike. Lee looks to be growing in confidence, and comes in again, using the right hand lead once more. Smith was ready though, and fires off a high kick. It connects with the side of the jaw, Lee did not see that one coming! She staggers and falls to the floor, totally unbalanced. Smith is right in there; hammer fist to the side of the head, and another! There's a third. Lee is in big trouble. Vicious punch. The referee leaps in, that is all she wrote! That kick caught Lee out, and from there onwards there was only going to be one outcome. The official time is 2:43. [B][I]Mai Ishii (2-4) vs. Adriana Cortez (4-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Ishii starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Cortez checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Ishii doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Ishii cleverly head-fakes, allowing her the time and angle that she needed to catch Cortez with a beauty of a right hook. Cortez stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Ishii presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Cortez clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Cortez scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Ishii in the gut. Ishii uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Ishii gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Cortez reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Ishii has her left arm straightened out, fortunately Cortez has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Ishii from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Ishii tries to step over and fully apply it, but Cortez breaks free and gets her to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Ishii steps back and motions for her to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Cortez hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Ishii will probably get that round on points, she hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. That's the end of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Ishii. Round 2 Ishii hits a right hand, then fakes a take down attempt. Cortez got out of the way, she clearly has it in mind to not let Ishii shoot in on her. They come together and exchange strikes, neither fighter gets an advantage from it. Cortez throws a scorching right hand, but it misses. Ishii throws a head kick, and that one doesn't! Cortez took it to the side of the head and goes down. It didn't look all that powerful though, and the fact that Cortez is able to clear her head pretty swiftly and pull guard on the on-rushing Ishii backs that up. Ishii tries to pass guard, but Cortez doesn't allow it. Cortez throws a couple of punches, but they're parried away. She breaks her guard to bring a leg across and try to kick Ishii in the face, but it's a mistake as Ishii pushes the leg aside and gets side control. Ishii pushes them closer to the cage, near her own corner so that they can give her instructions. Following what they say, Ishii throws some heavy blows to the unprotected stomach of Cortez, then tries to isolate the closest arm. Cortez frantically tries to stop that happening, but does indeed give it up. She does manage to roll to the side, giving herself some good leverage and preventing Ishii from extending the arm. Ishii continues trying to apply an armbar, but Cortez is not allowing it. Eventually Ishii turns and tries to get a crucifix position instead. Cortez fights that off too. The round ends with Ishii still doggedly trying to get an armbar submission, and Cortez tenaciously stopping it. The round is over. Blurcat gives that one to Ishii by 10-9. Round 3 Tentative start to the round by both fighters, neither looks willing to commit themselves and make the first mistake. Cortez stalks Ishii, working her back toward the cage. There's an exchange of strikes...and Cortez is down! Ishii goes to finish it, but gets sucked into the guard position. Replays show that Ishii stunned Cortez with a nice straight right to the cheek during the earlier flurry, and that's what dropped her. Ishii tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but Cortez is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep her back. Ishii tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Ishii connects, but there was no real power behind it. Ishii fakes Cortez out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. Cortez manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Ishii switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but Cortez blocks it, squirms her leg free, and secures the guard again. Ishii looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. Cortez is liable to lose the round on points, but she has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Ishii tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and Cortez is safe. The round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ishii. The official scores are: 30-27 from all three judges for Mai Ishii. [B][I]Yong Lee (1-3) vs. Matilda Swain (5-1) [Champion] [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR] [/I][/B] Round 1 Swain throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Lee throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Swain steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Lee hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Swain. They struggle all the way back, with Swain ending up backed up against the cage. Lee hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Swain stomps downward onto her foot. Swain manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Lee gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Swain ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Swain tries a high kick to start, but Lee saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Lee who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Swain on the nose. Swain hits a straight right, enough to stop Lee from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. The 1st round ends. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Lee. Round 2 Dull first sixty seconds to the round, as neither fighter looks willing to commit much to attack. They're both looking for angles to come in from, but they're constantly countering each other. A crisp jab from Lee that almost found its way through the guard is the sole highlight as we reach the minute mark. Both fighters circle. Swain ducks out of the way of a punch, then back steps quickly, just in time to avoid the uppercut that was coming. Better from Lee, although no damage has actually been done yet. Lee with a jab. Swain gets pinned against the cage, and the referee eventually has to separate them. Big kick from Lee! That was out of nowhere, and hit Swain on the jaw. I don't think anyone saw that coming, least of all Swain, and she has been laid out cold with one massively powerful kick. Official time of the knock out is 2:28 of the second. Yong Lee wins the WCL Lightweight title. [B][I]Diva Sanchez (2-3) vs. Beth Swain (4-2) [Champion] [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 There's a few minor exchanges of punches to start the round, and Swain gets the better of them. Neither fighter is throwing any bombs, but Swain is showing the better technique, and has hit a few nice body shots. They come together again, and Swain shows quick hands to get in three nice shots. Sanchez definitely felt them. Neither fighter seems interested in taking this to the ground, they're just circling, throwing a few punches, then regrouping. Sanchez is struggling to inflict much damage. She may need to switch tactics, as so far Swain is looking very comfortable. Sanchez comes in with left, but Swain saw it coming and slipped in a great right hand counter punch. Sanchez is getting frustrated. The remainder of the round is no different, as the occasional exchanges of strikes are clearly go the way of Swain's superior technique. The round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Swain. Round 2 The fighters come together right in the center. Sanchez throws out a jab, but Swain bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Swain works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Sanchez covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Swain is making Sanchez look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which she is delivering strikes. Sanchez hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Both fighters circle. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Swain got slightly the better of it, she definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Sanchez slightly. Sanchez initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Sanchez looks out of ideas, she is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Swain is clearly winning them. Sanchez needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Swain tries a speculative high kick, but Sanchez saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Sanchez tries to work an angle, but Swain is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep her from stepping in. Comfortable round for Swain, she will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given her dominance of the striking in this round. The second round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Swain. Round 3 Swain comes out fast, and looks like she is aiming for a quick takedown, but Sanchez stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Sanchez connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Swain is mainly defending against punches, it looks like she is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Sanchez seems to have noticed, as she is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Sanchez, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Swain felt that, and backs off. Swain tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Sanchez gets her to back off with some jabs. Sanchez has really been able to stamp her gameplan on this round, Swain has been blocked at every turn. The third round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Sanchez. Round 4 Slow start to this round, Sanchez is being tentative and Swain looks like she is waiting for an angle to appear. The first exchange of strikes doesn't really go anywhere. A second set falls in Sanchez's favour, as she gets a nice jab in, hitting right above the nose, and a solid shot to the body. Swain goes in for a takedown but only manages to secure one leg. Sanchez hammers down two shots to the back, but can't really do a lot else. Swain tries to push her over onto her back, but Sanchez manages to pull free and back off. Swain throws a high left handed jab then goes in for another takedown. Good sprawl from Sanchez, and she backs off. Swain doesn't get a chance to go for a third, because Sanchez takes the fight to her with a barrage of lefts and rights, forcing her back against the cage. Sanchez clinches up, only after hitting a hard shot to the stomach though. The clinch seems to go on forever, with Swain unable to get a good enough position to try a takedown, and Sanchez tied up too much to really throw any decent strikes. Eventually the time runs out and they head back to their corners. End of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Sanchez. Round 5 There is some tentative circling to begin with, before they meet in the center for the first action of the round. It's a tight affair, both fighters heavily using the jab, but Swain looks to get the better of it, landing with one crisp strike to the face in particular. Sanchez backs off, a little shaken. Replays show that it landed right on the nose. Swain press the action, forcing Sanchez back against the cage and upping the tempo with rapid-fire lefts and rights, bobbing and weaving at the same time to keep from getting caught with a counter punch. Sanchez clinches up. Swain is displaying a much more accomplished and confident striking game than Sanchez, the technique and speed with which the punches are being delivered is leaving Sanchez looking ragged in comparison. The pattern continues once they've been separated, with Swain looking the sharper of the two. She isn't overwhelming Sanchez by any means, but she is comfortably controlling the pace and tempo of the round, and preventing Sanchez from stamping any sort of mark on it. End of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Swain by 10-8. The official scores are: 48-46 (twice), 49-45 for Beth Swain. Beth Swain retains the WCL Heavyweight title. [B][I]Debbie Clayton (5-0) vs. Maria Bermundes (4-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Clayton puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Bermundes defended well. Straight right from Bermundes in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Clayton probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Bermundes gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Clayton. The first round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. Round 2 There's a few minor exchanges of punches to start the round, and Clayton gets the better of them. Neither fighter is throwing any bombs, but Clayton is showing the better technique, and has hit a few nice body shots. They come together again, and Clayton shows quick hands to get in three nice shots. Bermundes definitely felt them. Neither fighter seems interested in taking this to the ground, they're just circling, throwing a few punches, then regrouping. Bermundes is struggling to inflict much damage. She may need to switch tactics, as so far Clayton is looking very comfortable. Bermundes comes in with left, but Clayton saw it coming and slipped in a great right hand counter punch. Bermundes is getting frustrated. The remainder of the round is no different, as the occasional exchanges of strikes are clearly go the way of Clayton's superior technique. The round ends. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. Round 3 The fighters come together right in the center. Bermundes throws out a jab, but Clayton bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Clayton works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Bermundes covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Clayton is making Bermundes look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which she is delivering strikes. Bermundes hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Bermundes looks to be working an angle. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Clayton got slightly the better of it, she definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Bermundes slightly. Bermundes initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Bermundes looks out of ideas, she is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Clayton is clearly winning them. Bermundes needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Clayton tries a speculative high kick, but Bermundes saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Bermundes tries to work an angle, but Clayton is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep her from stepping in. Comfortable round for Clayton, she will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given her dominance of the striking in this round. The third round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. Debbie Clayton wins the match by split decision, getting 30-27 from two judges, the other giving 29-28 to Maria Bermundes. [B][I]Quick Recap[/I][/B] [LIST=1] [*]Katherine Williams beat Stella Massey (Decision) * [*]Amanda Daniels beat Verona Joseph (Decision) * [*]Anika Riley beat Layla Holmes (Decision) ** [*]Phoenix Strong beat Katrina Thiel (TKO, Round 1 - 1:34) *** [*]Heidi Hoffman beat Nicola Tyler (TKO, Round 1 - 2:53) ** [*]Helena Ruthledge beat Karen Curtis (Decision) *** [*]Steph Smith beat Loni Lee (TKO, Round 3 - 2:43) *** [*]Mai Ishii beat Adriana Cortez (Decision) ** [*]Yong Lee beat Matilda Swain to win WCL Lightweight Title (KO, Round 2 - 2:28) *** [*]Beth Swain beat Diva Sanchez to retain WCL Heavyweight Title (Decision) ** [*]Debbie Clayton beat Maria Bermundes (Split Decision) ** [/LIST] [B][I]Attendance:[/I][/B] 309 [B][I]Live Gate:[/I][/B] $18,410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]From WCL Headquarters: January 6, 1992[/B] Blurcat Magazine is pleased to announce that Debbie Clayton of the WCL has been named the 1991 Female Fighter of the Year. [U]Debbie Clayton Profile[/U] [IMG]http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/41380/2359804510100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] [B][I]Bio[/I][/B] [B]Nickname:[/B][INDENT]'Queen Bee'[/INDENT] [B]Age:[/B][INDENT]26[/INDENT] [B]Height:[/B][INDENT]5' 7"[/INDENT] [B]Fighting Weight:[/B][INDENT]140 lbs[/INDENT] [B]Hometown:[/B][INDENT]Chicago, IL[/INDENT] [B]Fighting Style:[/B][INDENT]Jiu-Jitsu[/INDENT] Founder and Owner of The Beach Fight dojo located in Chicago. Debbie along with her two sisters in law, Beth and Matilda Swain are the chief instructors of the school which teaches both jiujitsu and taekwondo. Before forming WCL, Debbie won various underground fighting tournaments beating women and men alike. [B][U]Scouting Report[/U][/B] [B]Main Strengths[/B] [LIST] [*]Exceptional at defending against submissions [*]Has incredible and deadly submission skills [*]Absolutely deadly with her feet [*]Can destroy opponents with strikes on the ground [*]Absolutely deadly with her hands [/LIST] [B]Main Weaknesses[/B] [LIST] [*]Lacks experience [/LIST] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Official WCL Rankings as for January 6, 1992[/B] [B][I]WCL Overall Rankings[/I][/B] [CODE][LIST=1] [*]Debbie Clayton (7-0) [*]Beth Swain (6-2) [I][COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Champion[/COLOR][/I] [*]Matilda Swain (6-2) [*]Helena Ruthledge (6-2) [*]Loni Lee (6-2) [I][COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Champion[/COLOR][/I] [*]Heidi Hoffman (5-3) [*]Maria Bermundes (4-3) [*]Yong Lee (2-4) [*]Diva Sanchez (3-4) [*]Anika Riley (3-5) [/LIST][/CODE] [B][I]WCL Heavyweight Rankings[/I][/B] [CODE][LIST=1] [*]Debbie Clayton (7-0) [*]Beth Swain (6-2) [I][COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Champion[/COLOR][/I] [*]Helena Ruthledge (6-2) [*]Maria Bermundes (4-3) [*]Diva Sanchez (3-4) [*]Katrina Thiel (3-4) [*]Phoenix Strong (3-5) [*]Amanda Daniels (2-5) [*]Mecedes Lopez (2-4) [/LIST][/CODE] [B][I]WCL Lightweight Rankings[/I][/B] [CODE][LIST=1] [*]Matilda Swain (6-2) [*]Loni Lee (6-2) [I][COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Champion[/COLOR][/I] [*]Heidi Hoffman (5-3) [*]Yong Lee (2-4) [*]Anika Riley (3-5) [*]Mai Ishii (3-5) [*]Adriana Cortez (4-4) [/LIST][/CODE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 [COLOR="Blue"][B]OOC:[/B] I apologize for posting the 1993 WCL rankings before posting both the card for match write ups for WCL 8. Thank you for your understanding.[/COLOR] [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]The official card for WCL 8: Strong vs. Swain II[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Amanda Daniels vs. Katrina Thiel [*]Steph Smith vs. Mai Ishii [*]Heidi Hoffman vs. Adriana Cortez [*]Anika Riley vs. Matilda Swain [*]Helena Ruthledge vs. Mecedes Lopez [*]Yong Lee vs. Loni Lee for WCL Lightweight Title [*]Debbie Clayton vs. Diva Sanchez [*]Phoenix Strong vs. Beth Swain for WCL Heavyweight Title [/LIST] Feel free to post comments and predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/41082/2753961580100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] VHS cover for WCL 8[/CENTER] [B]WCL 8: Strong vs. Swain II December 2, 1991 San Diego, CA[/B] [B][I]Amanda Daniels (2-5) vs. Katrina Thiel (2-4)[/I][/B] Round 1 Good start from Daniels, taking Thiel down almost immediately! Thiel scrambles though, and gets back to her feet without taking any damage at all. Daniels will be disappointed with that. Thiel comes in and throws two big right hands, but neither connects, and they put her off balance, allowing Daniels to score with a nice right hook to the side of the head, crunching into the top of the ear. Thiel felt that one for sure. She stalks Daniels, trying to back her up against the cage. It doesn't work though, Daniels keeps out of the way. Thiel tries a kick, but Daniels catches the foot and uses it for a trip. Daniels gets Thiel down for the second time, and this time is right on top of her in guard position. Daniels throws some punches, then tries to pass. Thiel doesn't allow it, and tries to grab an armbar in response. Daniels easily stops that, and throws some more punches. That becomes the pattern, as the fight falls into a predictable pattern; punches from Daniels followed by a pass attempt, with Thiel blocking the pass and throwing the occasional punch in response. The round ends like that, just as the referee was about to stand them back up. End of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Daniels by 10-9. Round 2 The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Daniels is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although she probably wishes that she hadn't, as Thiel picks her off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Daniels throws a wild punch as a counter, but Thiel ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Daniels gets a clubbing blow to the side of the head in, but takes a hard shot to the stomach in return. The early pattern seems to be that Daniels is looking for big punches, Thiel is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Daniels manages to back Thiel up against the cage. Daniels takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Thiel ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Daniels can unload. Daniels may need to think about changing tactics, Thiel is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Daniels fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Thiel on the thigh. Thiel presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Daniels gets a nice left hook in, glancing off the gloves, and then clinches up. Time ticks away and the round ends just a few seconds after the referee separates them. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Thiel. Round 3 The fighters come together right in the center. Daniels throws out a jab, but Thiel bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Thiel works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Daniels covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Thiel is making Daniels look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which she is delivering strikes. Daniels hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. They both seem to be looking for an opening, and it's creating a stalemate at the moment. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Thiel got slightly the better of it, she definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Daniels slightly. Daniels initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Daniels looks out of ideas, she is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Thiel is clearly winning them. Daniels needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Thiel tries a speculative high kick, but Daniels saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Daniels tries to work an angle, but Thiel is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep her from stepping in. Comfortable round for Thiel, she will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given her dominance of the striking in this round. That's the end of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Thiel by 10-9. The official scores are: 29-28 (twice), 30-27 for Katrina Thiel. [B][I]Steph Smith (2-1) vs. Mai Ishii (3-4)[/I][/B] Round 1 Smith starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Ishii backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Smith presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Ishii responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Smith gets in a low kick as she backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. Ishii seems to be growing in confidence over the past thirty seconds. She has just come up with four good separate straight rights, although I don't think any of them did too much damage. She moves in for another, but takes a wicked kick from Smith. Ishii looks wobbly, and her hands drop. Smith sees it, and comes in with a solid right hand that drops Ishii to the mat. Smith follows up with more punches, and the referee has to get in there and stop it, Ishii was not defending herself properly. I think it's the kick that did the most damage, it seemed to scramble her brains. Official time of the TKO is 2:55 of the first. [B][I]Heidi Hoffman (4-3) vs. Adriana Cortez (4-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 The fighters come together right in the center. Cortez throws out a jab, but Hoffman bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Hoffman works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Cortez covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Hoffman is making Cortez look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which she is delivering strikes. Cortez hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Hoffman throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Cortez easily avoided them. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Hoffman got slightly the better of it, she definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Cortez slightly. Cortez initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Cortez looks out of ideas, she is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Hoffman is clearly winning them. Cortez needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Hoffman tries a speculative high kick, but Cortez saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Cortez tries to work an angle, but Hoffman is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep her from stepping in. Comfortable round for Hoffman, she will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given her dominance of the striking in this round. The first round is over. Blurcat gives that one to Hoffman by 10-9. Round 2 The fighters touch gloves, then circle. Cortez throws a low kick, but it was without any conviction, it seemed designed more to keep Hoffman from coming inside. Cortez works an angle, then comes in with a one-two combination, Hoffman responds with a crisp uppercut that wasn't far off from connecting. Cortez backs off slightly, maybe a bit relieved not to have taken that one on the chin. Neither fighter appears to be looking for any sort of takedown or grapple, this is all about the striking. Hoffman circles and throws a series of high jabs, but Cortez blocked them with ease, using the gloves. Cortez fakes a high kick, then storms in with a wild looking right hand and a series of body shots. Hoffman covers up and rides out the storm, clinching to stop any further blows. It was a nice attack from Cortez though, best action of the round. They stay clinched for a while, exchanging occasional punches to the ribs, then are separated by the referee. It looks like this round is going to the judges though, as there's only a few seconds remaining. Cortez throws a leg kick that connects, albeit without too much force, and the round is done. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores 10-9 Cortez. Round 3 The two fighters circle. Cortez flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Hoffman easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! She is up quickly, before Cortez could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Hoffman moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Cortez is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Cortez forces Hoffman back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. She looks to be keeping Hoffman in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Cortez does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Hoffman saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Cortez turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops her to one knee. Cortez is up quickly, causing Hoffman, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Cortez was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Cortez throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Hoffman to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Hoffman. All three judges give a score of 29-28 in favour of Heidi Hoffman. [B][I]Anika Riley (3-4) vs. Matilda Swain (5-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Riley hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Swain to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Riley hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Swain tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Riley having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Swain. Swain hits a solid left, then a right. Riley felt both of them, and backs off a little. Swain charges right in to follow up though, and unleashes a powerful right hook, and Riley took it flush on the chin! Swain doesn't even bother following up on that, because Riley was out cold from the instant that that hit. Incredible punch. Official time of the knock out is 3:22 of the first round. [B][I]Helena Ruthledge (5-2) vs. Mecedes Lopez (2-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 The fighters touch gloves, then circle. Ruthledge throws a low kick, but it was without any conviction, it seemed designed more to keep Lopez from coming inside. Ruthledge works an angle, then comes in with a one-two combination, Lopez responds with a crisp uppercut that wasn't far off from connecting. Ruthledge backs off slightly, maybe a bit relieved not to have taken that one on the chin. Neither fighter appears to be looking for any sort of takedown or grapple, this is all about the striking. Lopez circles and throws a series of high jabs, but Ruthledge blocked them with ease, using the gloves. Ruthledge fakes a high kick, then storms in with a wild looking right hand and a series of body shots. Lopez covers up and rides out the storm, clinching to stop any further blows. It was a nice attack from Ruthledge though, best action of the round. They stay clinched for a while, exchanging occasional punches to the ribs, then are separated by the referee. It looks like this round is going to the judges though, as there's only a few seconds remaining. Ruthledge throws a leg kick that connects, albeit without too much force, and the round is done. That's the end of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ruthledge. Round 2 The round begins, and it is Ruthledge who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Lopez defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Ruthledge works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Lopez ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Ruthledge down much though, as she swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of Lopez. Interesting first minute of action, Ruthledge is looking particularly sharp. Lopez tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Ruthledge back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Lopez tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Ruthledge scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Lopez glances at the referee, not sure why. They square up to each other in the center. Ruthledge throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Lopez on the side of the head. Lopez got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Ruthledge has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. Lopez tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Ruthledge defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The round ends. Blurcat gives that one to Ruthledge by 10-9. Round 3 The two fighters meet in the center with an exchange of jabs, but neither gets anything but gloves or air. They go right into a clinch, with only a few seconds of the match gone. Ruthledge gets a knee to the ribs in, but it wasn't particularly hard. They break. Lopez throws a ragged jab, missing by a mile as Ruthledge simply ducks under and unloads a vicious hook from below. It catches Lopez square on the jaw, and she goes down! Ruthledge mounts and starts firing off punches, rapid-fire. The referee waits to see if Lopez can recover, decides that she can't, and pulls Ruthledge off. The match is over. Ruthledge wins via TKO at 1:35 of the third round. [B][I]Yong Lee (2-3) [Champion] vs. Loni Lee (5-2) [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Loni Lee hits a solid left, then a right. Yong Lee felt both of them, and backs off a little. Loni Lee charges right in to follow up though, and unleashes a powerful right hook, and Yong Lee took it flush on the chin! Loni Lee doesn't even bother following up on that, because Yong Lee was out cold from the instant that that hit. Incredible punch. The official time is 0:59. Loni Lee is the new WCL Lightweight champion. [B][I]Debbie Clayton (6-0) vs. Diva Sanchez (3-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Clayton works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when she advances. They clinch, and end up with Sanchez backed up against the cage. Clayton gets a couple of right hands to the body, but her attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Sanchez, who uses her legs well to defend. Clayton pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Sanchez gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Clayton follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Clayton hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Sanchez tags her with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Sanchez leans in to a looping left, but it puts her off balance and it's only at the last second that she gets her chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. Round 2 Sanchez throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Clayton throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Sanchez steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Clayton hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Sanchez. They struggle all the way back, with Sanchez ending up backed up against the cage. Clayton hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Sanchez stomps downward onto her foot. Sanchez manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Clayton gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Sanchez ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Sanchez tries a high kick to start, but Clayton saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Clayton who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Sanchez on the nose. Sanchez hits a straight right, enough to stop Clayton from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. End of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Clayton. Round 3 Tentative start to the round, the fighters are circling. Clayton throws out a couple of range-finding jabs, but they aren't anything that will trouble Sanchez. Kick to the thigh from Sanchez, but it lacked power. For a second it looked like Clayton was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Sanchez makes Clayton back up against the cage by throwing some looping punches. She comes in closer and hits a right hook to the body, getting a jab to the cheek in return. Sanchez throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Clayton lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Sanchez by surprise, putting her down! Clayton follows up and starts raining down right hands. Sanchez covers up as best she can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Clayton off, the match is over. The official time is 1:31. [B][I]Phoenix Strong (3-4) vs. Beth Swain (5-2) [Champion] [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 Swain comes out fast, and looks like she is aiming for a quick takedown, but Strong stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Strong connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Swain is mainly defending against punches, it looks like she is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Strong seems to have noticed, as she is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Strong, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Swain felt that, and backs off. Swain tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Strong gets her to back off with some jabs. Strong has really been able to stamp her gameplan on this round, Swain has been blocked at every turn. The round ends. Blurcat gives that one to Strong by 10-9. Round 2 Strong comes out fast and quickly backs Swain up, all the way up against the cage. Strong throws a series of rights and lefts; none of the strikes to the head got through, but two nice body shots did. She doesn't follow up though, instead keeping a few steps back, clearly not wanting to get tied up in a clinch. Swain throws a low kick, then advances with some jabs, forcing Strong to back off a little. They meet in the center and exchange strikes, with Strong looking the crisper striker of the two, although without doing any real damage. Swain shoots in for the takedown, but Strong sprawls and eventually pushes free. Right hand from Strong, then two jabs which both find their mark. Swain bats away a third, then comes in hard and fast for a second takedown attempt. Strong sprawls again, but gets pushed all the way up against the cage. Swain has a leg, but is low down to the ground and doesn't have the leverage to complete the takedown. She works to a better standing position, but has to lose the leg and grab a clinch instead. They both fire off some small punches from there. Swain tries for a trip, but Strong avoids it and works free from the clinch. She returns to the center, clearly wanting a striking battle rather than a grappling match. Swain follows, hands held high, and throws a couple of jabs. Strong connects with one instead though, and then with a looping right hand that catches Swain above the eye. She felt that, but doesn't go down. Best strike of the round so far. Swain throws a low kick. Strong comes in to strike again, but this time cannot sprawl quickly enough and gets taken down. Strong pulls guard. Unfortunately for Swain, now that she has finally gotten the takedown, there's less than thirty seconds left. She tries to pass guard to get to side control, but Strong comfortably defends it until the round is over. The second round is over. Blurcat gives that one to Strong by 10-9. Round 3 Strong's straight right hand punch finds its mark early, tagging Swain below the right eye, leaving a mark. Swain throws a couple of strikes in return, but can't find a way past the gloves. Strong keeps Swain off balance by switching between looping punches, low kicks, and plenty of jabs. Swain can't work an angle under the barrage, and backs off. Strong tries to press the advantage, but Swain is quick to clinch up. Swain goes for a trip but Strong kicks it away. Swain drops down and tries for a single leg, but Strong bends down and blocks it. There's an awkward moment as neither can do a great deal. Swain eventually releases the leg and gets back into the clinch. Strong hits a knee, and they part. Swain throws a nice kick. Strong gets in close enough to hit a kick to the body, then darts back out of range. She repeats the trick, this time replacing the kick with a hard right hand. It appears that she is using 'hit and run' tactics, and Swain isn't coping with it yet. Strong goes for it again, and this time almost gets taken down as Swain times it well and shoots in. Strong sprawls to block the first attempt, then scrabbles free on the second push, getting out from the side. Swain was very close then. Strong keeps Swain back, throwing kicks. The action unfortunately peters out, with Swain unable to get in close enough to go for a takedown, Strong unwilling to risk the takedown by coming in and throwing strikes. The time eventually runs out on the round. The round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Strong. Round 4 A fizzing right hand from Strong opens the round; it didn't find its intended target of Swain's chin, but it did land hard on the left shoulder instead. Swain fights back with a jab, but takes a hard shot to the body after leaning in too far. Strong pins her to the cage with a quick burst, and unloads with lefts and rights. Swain looks for a moment like she may be about to get overwhelmed, especially after a right hand appears to hit flush on the chin, but she recovers well and works her way back to the center. Strong is looking the more confident of the two by far. She smells blood, and comes in looking for a big right hand, only to walk right into a takedown. Swain had to time that perfectly, and did. Strong doesn't pull guard, instead scrambling, ending up onto her knees, with Swain taking her back! Swain tries to go for a choke, but Strong bucks and twists, scrambling back to her feet and backing off. A big right hand and a high kick prevent Swain from following too closely. After that frenetic minute of action, things die down, with the fighters circling. Strong scores with two leg kicks, Swain hits a tasty right hand to the body, but otherwise nothing much happens for the next couple of exchanges. Indeed, the clock runs down and the round ends without further noteworthy events. The round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Strong. Round 5 Strong starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Swain backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Strong presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Swain responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Strong gets in a low kick as she backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. Strong hits a jab. Swain responds with a huge kick that takes out Strong's legs, sending her crashing awkwardly to the ground. Swain gives on top of her and fires off a barrage of punches. Strong tries to cover up, but she is getting obliterated by the sheer number of punches coming down. The referee pulls Swain off, it's over! The official time is 2:20. Beth Swain successfully retains the WCL Heavyweight title. [B][I]Quick Recap[/I][/B] [LIST=1] [*]Katrina Thiel beat Amanda Daniels (Decision) ** [*]Steph Smith beat Mai Ishii (TKO, Round 1 - 2:55) * [*]Heidi Hoffman beat Adriana Cortez (Decision) ** [*]Matilda Swain beat Anika Riley (KO, Round 1 - 3:22) *** [*]Helena Ruthledge beat Mecedes Lopez (TKO, Round 3 - 1:35) *** [*]Loni Lee beat Yong Lee to win WCL Lightweight Title (KO, Round 1 - 0:59) *** [*]Debbie Clayton beat Diva Sanchez (TKO, Round 3 - 1:31) *** [*]Beth Swain beat Phoenix Strong to retain WCL Heavyweight Title (TKO, Round 5 - 2:20) ** [/LIST] [B][I]Attendance:[/I][/B] 90 [B][I]Live Gate:[/I][/B] $5,320 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 [COLOR="Blue"][B]OOC:[/B] Sorry for the long time between posts, but I been real busy at work.[/COLOR] [IMG]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/38114/2772037900100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] [B]The official card for WCL 9: Smith vs. Hoffman[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Karen Curtis vs. Tanya Duke [*]Verona Joseph vs. Diva Sanchez [*]Adriana Cortez vs. Anita Brooks [*]Katherine Williams vs. Layla Holmes [*]Yong Lee vs. Brandi Alexander [*]Katrina Thiel vs. Maria Bermundes [*]Mai Ishii vs. Matilda Swain [*]Anika Riley vs. Loni Lee for WCL Lightweight Title [*]Nicola Tyler vs. Debbie Clayton [*]Amanda Daniels vs. Beth Swain for WCL Heavyweight Title [*]Helena Ruthledge vs. Phoenix Strong [*]Steph Smith vs. Heidi Hoffman [/LIST] Feel free to post comments and predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Louis Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/2554/2012711680100162739S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG] VHS cover for WCL 9[/CENTER] [B]WCL 9: Smith vs. Hoffman March 2, 1992 Las Vegas, NV[/B] [B][I]Karen Curtis (0-3) vs. Tanya Duke (0-1)[/I][/B] Round 1 There's a few minor exchanges of punches to start the round, and Curtis gets the better of them. Neither fighter is throwing any bombs, but Curtis is showing the better technique, and has hit a few nice body shots. They come together again, and Curtis shows quick hands to get in three nice shots. Duke definitely felt them. Neither fighter seems interested in taking this to the ground, they're just circling, throwing a few punches, then regrouping. Duke is struggling to inflict much damage. She may need to switch tactics, as so far Curtis is looking very comfortable. Duke comes in with left, but Curtis saw it coming and slipped in a great right hand counter punch. Duke is getting frustrated. The remainder of the round is no different, as the occasional exchanges of strikes are clearly go the way of Curtis's superior technique. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Curtis. Round 2 Duke throws the first punch of the round, a high searching jab that didn't carry a great deal of threat with it. Curtis throws a one-two combination in return, neither connecting, then steps in and delivers a hard kick to the outside of the thigh. Duke steps back, throwing a right hand as she does to buy herself space. They circle, then move in again to exchange strikes, neither fighter getting a clear advantage. They come together again and the same result. It has become something of a stalemate at the moment. They come together to exchange strikes for the third time, and this time they wind up in a clinch. Curtis hits a knee to the ribs. A couple of shots to the back from Duke. They struggle all the way back, with Duke ending up backed up against the cage. Curtis hits another knee, but there wasn't much power behind it. Duke stomps downward onto her foot. Duke manages to reverse their positions, but that only lasts about thirty seconds before it gets reversed once more. Curtis gets an arm free and tries to throw a big shot to the cheek, Duke ducks under it and gets the arm back under control. The referee finally breaks them up, and we're back to where we started. Duke tries a high kick to start, but Curtis saw it coming and easily avoids it. They come back together in the center, and it's Curtis who gets the first sustained attack of the round, hitting two hard body shots and a jab that caught Duke on the nose. Duke hits a straight right, enough to stop Curtis from following up any further. The time expires with them standing. Not a great round for either of them or the crowd, it was very scrappy. The second round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Curtis. Round 3 Tentative circling to begin with. They meet in the center, but quickly fall into a clinch. Curtis gets a nice shot in to the ribs. Duke gets a pair of punches to the side of the head, but they lacked power. The referee breaks them up eventually. Curtis presses forward, flicking out straight rights. Duke leans in to throw a looping left hand. Curtis avoids it, and it allows her to throw a powerful counter punch that catches Duke right above the ear. Great punch. Curtis moves in and throws a devastating right hand. Duke just about manages to parry it, but it still caught her on the shoulder. Duke throws a right hand counter, but Curtis swats it aside and lands a big left to the chest. Duke clinches up again. So far, Curtis's power is allowing her to control this round, Duke is simply being out-gunned thus far. They end up next to the cage. Duke gets in a couple of nasty right hands to the chest. That's the first time this round that she looks to have actually hurt Curtis. Curtis pushes Duke up against the cage and unloads with three big right hands. One got through and caught Duke above the left eye, the other two hit home across the chest. Duke clinches up again to avoid getting obliterated, and the round ends before they are broken up. End of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Curtis. The three judges all give the match as 30-27 to Karen Curtis. [B][I]Verona Joseph (0-3) vs. Diva Sanchez (3-4)[/I][/B] Round 1 Sanchez starts with a high kick, but Joseph was well out of range. Both fighters circle. Sanchez steps in and exchanges strikes with Joseph, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Joseph parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Sanchez on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Sanchez finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Joseph did well to defend it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using her gloves to parry away anything that was too close. She uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Sanchez blocked them. Sanchez scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Joseph square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Joseph backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Sanchez's attempts to follow up and thwarted as she gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Sanchez probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. The first round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Sanchez. Round 2 The round begins, and it is Sanchez who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Joseph defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Sanchez works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Joseph ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Sanchez down much though, as she swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of Joseph. Interesting first minute of action, Sanchez is looking particularly sharp. Joseph tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Sanchez back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Joseph tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Sanchez scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Sanchez glances at the referee, not sure why. They square up to each other in the center. Sanchez throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Joseph on the side of the head. Joseph got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Sanchez has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. Joseph tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Sanchez defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The round ends. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Sanchez. Round 3 The fighters come together right in the center. Joseph throws out a jab, but Sanchez bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Sanchez works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Joseph covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Sanchez is making Joseph look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which she is delivering strikes. Joseph hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Sanchez looks to be working an angle. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Sanchez got slightly the better of it, she definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Joseph slightly. Joseph initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Joseph looks out of ideas, she is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Sanchez is clearly winning them. Joseph needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Sanchez tries a speculative high kick, but Joseph saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Joseph tries to work an angle, but Sanchez is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep her from stepping in. Comfortable round for Sanchez, she will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given her dominance of the striking in this round. The round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Sanchez. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Diva Sanchez. [B][I]Adriana Cortez (4-4) vs. Anita Brooks (0-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 The two competitors start slowly, circling and looking for an opening. Brooks fakes shooting in for a takedown, but Cortez didn't buy it for a second. In comes Brooks from an angle to the right, but Cortez had it covered all the way, and not only easily steps out of the way of the attempted right hand, but manages to score with a solid right hand to the side of the head. Brooks felt that, and is forced to cover up quickly as Cortez steps in quickly and unloads with a flurry of powerful blows, looking to capitalise on the earlier strike. Brooks is forced back against the cage, but to her credit, she did a good job defending those strikes and didn't seem to take any significant damage. Cortez doesn't get in too close, realising that it would likely mean getting caught in a clinch, so she stands slightly back instead and throws some low kicks and looping punches. Brooks responds by throwing out some straight jabs, but neither fighter is really doing any damage to their opponent. Cortez clearly grows tired of the wait, and moves in to hit a body blow. It connects, but Brooks is quick to tie her up in a clinch. That lasts quite a while, until the referee gets in there and breaks them up, telling them to fight. Brooks narrowly misses a right cross. Cortez scores with a stiff jab, and bobs and weaves to avoid all three of the rapid-fire punches that come back from Brooks. Nicely done. Brooks, realising that she is losing this round, comes forward with a sense of urgency, throwing right hands to put Cortez on the back foot. Cortez handles it well though, refusing to let Brooks get an angle, and using some nice counter punches to the body to further cement the fact that this round is going to her on points. Time expires with Brooks throwing increasingly desperate punches. The round ends. Blurcat gives that one to Cortez by 10-9. Round 2 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Brooks, providing the first moment of real action. Cortez hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Brooks side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Cortez is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. End of round 2. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Cortez. Round 3 An exchange of jabs doesn't go anywhere. Cortez fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a straight left before backing out fast to avoid a left-right combination from Brooks. They clinch, and Brooks winds up backed against the cage. A couple of minor blows get exchanged, but it's turned into a bit of a stalemate. Cortez tries to push Brooks back, but can't. The referee waits a while, then separates them and gets them to resume. Brooks throws a big head kick, but Cortez ducks and back pedals to safety. If that had hit, this was all over, because Brooks wasn't holding anything back on that missile of a kick. Cortez regains her composure and advances, throwing a pair of looping rights. Brooks throws a kick to the legs, then a range-finding left hand. Cortez steps to the side to get a better angle, then steps in...and this time the scorching head kick that comes her way catches her unaware and lands flush to the side of the jaw! Cortez goes completely limp as she crash-lands to the ground, that was a brutal knock out kick. Brooks wins via 3rd round knock out with the official time being 3:21. [B][I]Katherine Williams (2-3) vs. Layla Holmes (1-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Not much happening at first. Williams is the first to make a move, coming in with a right hand that narrowly misses. Holmes gets in a jab that landed on the left cheek of Williams, and leaves a mark. Quite a slow paced round so far. Williams takes another jab and moves in to retaliate, but it was a set-up and she gets creamed with a high right kick to the side of the head! Williams stumbles but doesn't go down, and has to cover up as Holmes comes in with a series of punches to try and finish the job. Williams somehow manages to hold on long enough to get her senses back, and buys some time by clinching. Hard knee from Williams from the clinch, and Holmes felt that, she looks a little tired from unloading that barrage. They break, and Williams gets in a nice right hand. Williams with a body shot. End of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Holmes by 10-9. Round 2 Holmes starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Williams avoids it without too much trouble. Holmes isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Williams getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Holmes finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Williams opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Holmes is backed up against the cage, covering up. Williams clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Holmes hits a knee strike to the hip. Williams slips one leg behind Holmes and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Holmes landed hard, with Williams on top. They're in half guard. It's to Holmes's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Williams from attacking the left hand side of the body. Holmes is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Williams tries to step over to mount, but Holmes keeps her legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Williams fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. She reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as she is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Holmes doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift her weight so that she can get back up. Williams isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Holmes ties her up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Williams can get free. End of round 2. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Williams. Round 3 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Holmes, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Holmes puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Williams covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of her own before moving out of range again. Holmes narrowly misses a right cross. Low kick from Williams, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Holmes will take the round on points. The round is over. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Holmes. All three judges give a score of 29-28 to Layla Holmes. [B][I]Yong Lee (2-4) vs. Brandi Alexander (0-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Lee hits a low kick, then moves in for a jab. Alexander saw it coming and unloads with an enormous punch to the jaw. Lee goes down immediately, she has been knocked clean out by the power of Alexander. Official time of the knock out is 0:21 of the first round. [B][I]Katrina Thiel (3-4) vs. Maria Bermundes (4-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 Thiel starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Bermundes avoids it without too much trouble. Thiel isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Bermundes getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Thiel finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Bermundes opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Thiel is backed up against the cage, covering up. Bermundes clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Thiel hits a knee strike to the hip. Bermundes slips one leg behind Thiel and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Thiel landed hard, with Bermundes on top. They're in half guard. It's to Thiel's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Bermundes from attacking the left hand side of the body. Thiel is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Bermundes tries to step over to mount, but Thiel keeps her legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Bermundes fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. She reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as she is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Thiel doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift her weight so that she can get back up. Bermundes isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Thiel ties her up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Bermundes can get free. The round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Bermundes. Round 2 Bermundes starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Thiel checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Bermundes doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Bermundes cleverly head-fakes, allowing her the time and angle that she needed to catch Thiel with a beauty of a right hook. Thiel stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Bermundes presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Thiel clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Thiel scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Bermundes in the gut. Bermundes uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Bermundes gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Thiel reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Bermundes has her left arm straightened out, fortunately Thiel has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Bermundes from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Bermundes tries to step over and fully apply it, but Thiel breaks free and gets her to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Bermundes steps back and motions for her to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Thiel hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Bermundes will probably get that round on points, she hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. The second round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Bermundes. Round 3 Two jabs from the left hand of Thiel set up a hard waist-high kick, but Bermundes steps back to avoid it. Nice attempt though. Thiel moves in closer, bobbing and weaving, and looks to score with a looping right hand, but Bermundes uses the gloves to parry it away, then counter-strikes with a crisp jab and a kick to the knee. Good opening to the round, both fighters are looking lively. Thiel finds herself backed up against the cage briefly, and has to scramble to safety to avoid a flurry of strikes. Bermundes is working for position, and is currently looking the more composed of the two. Thiel tries to back Bermundes up against the cage wall, but it comes to nothing. Thiel leads with a right hand, then comes in for a quick takedown. Bermundes saw it coming and smartly turns out of the grapple, pushing Thiel to the ground, and ending up taking her back in a great defensive move. Thiel tries to fight out of it, but Bermundes keeps position well. Hard shot to the ribs by Bermundes. Can she capitalise on this great position though? She tries to apply a choke hold, but Thiel defends it. However, in doing so, she leaves her left arm exposed, and Bermundes is able to float over and trap it inbetween her legs. Bermundes falls forward and pulls, forcing Thiel to tap out rather than have her arm hyper-extended. Bermundes wins via 3rd round armbar submission with the official time being 2:24. [B][I]Mai Ishii (3-5) vs. Matilda Swain (6-2)[/I][/B] Round 1 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Swain puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Ishii defended well. Straight right from Ishii in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Swain probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Ishii gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Swain. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Swain. Round 2 Not much happening at first. Ishii is the first to make a move, coming in with a right hand that narrowly misses. Swain gets in a jab that landed on the left cheek of Ishii, and leaves a mark. Quite a slow paced round so far. Ishii takes another jab and moves in to retaliate, but it was a set-up and she gets creamed with a high right kick to the side of the head! Ishii stumbles but doesn't go down, and has to cover up as Swain comes in with a series of punches to try and finish the job. Ishii somehow manages to hold on long enough to get her senses back, and buys some time by clinching. Hard knee from Ishii from the clinch, and Swain felt that, she looks a little tired from unloading that barrage. They break, and Ishii gets in a nice right hand. Other than a few half-hearted jabs, there's been a definite lull over the past minute. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Swain. Round 3 Slow start to the round, nearly a minute has gone by without anything but a few jabs finding gloves. Ishii comes in, looking for a grapple it seems, but takes a powerful kick just above the left hip. Swain really put some venom into that strike. Ishii backs off, clearly stung. Swain is the one advancing now, using a left hand jab to lead. She steps forward and fires off a big kick, aimed at the head. Ishii ducks and moves out of range, but that was clearly intended to be a match-ender, Swain was going for the knock out. It's pretty clear that she thinks that kicks are going to do the job in this round, and it has to be said that Ishii is looking to have a hard time countering them. On top of that, the threat of the kicks is keeping Ishii from getting in too close. Swain stalks Ishii, throwing the occasional high right hand, perhaps range-finding. Ishii is circling, seeking an opening of some kind. She moves in from the left and is quick enough to get into the clinch without taking any shots. Swain hits a knee, but takes one right back. The kicks aren't a danger from this position, that's for sure. Swain squirms free, but foolishly lost her concentration for a second and took a hard right hand above the eye in the process. Silly mistake. Ishii comes in, looking more confident now, and gets in a couple of right hands and a lovely hook to the body. Swain tags her with a jab though, and then hits another fearsome kick to the same spot above the left hip. And another! Ishii backs off, and a huge red mark has appeared in that spot. Swain advances and throws another head kick, but it is mostly blocked by the hands of Ishii. The round is drawing to a close, and those kicks have certainly proved massively effective for Swain. End of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Swain by 10-9. Matilda Swain wins the match, getting a score of 30-27 from all three judges. [B][I]Anika Riley (3-5) vs. Loni Lee (6-2) [Champion] [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Riley forces Lee back up against the cage, and she has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Riley is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Lee clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Lee gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Riley seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Lee who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Riley had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. They clinch, with Lee clearly being the one who initiated it. They struggle, and Riley finds herself against the cage. Lee presses the advantage, and trips Riley down to the mat, landing in guard. Lee throws a couple of shots, but Riley defends it well. Lee gets through the guard and has side control. That was well executed, but Riley could have done better, she gave up her side too easily. It goes from bad to worse for Riley, a wild punch is easily blocked by Lee, who uses it to take her back. Riley is in real trouble now. Lee fires of a series of punches, and Riley has no answer. Lee stretches Riley out, and secures the rear naked choke. She doesn't get it fully at first, but then does. Riley taps. Lee wins via 1st round rear naked choke submission with the official time being 4:26. Loni Lee successfully retains the WCL Lightweight title. [B][I]Nicola Tyler (2-3) vs. Debbie Clayton (7-0)[/I][/B] Round 1 Clayton starts with a high kick, but Tyler was well out of range. Clayton gets pinned against the cage, and the referee eventually has to separate them. Clayton steps in and exchanges strikes with Tyler, neither fighter gets a particular advantage from it. Tyler parries away a nice right hand and gets in a crisp counter punch that catches Clayton on the shoulder. The round has been a little flat so far, neither of them is really forcing the issue. They enter into a clinch, which doesn't help matters, and that seems to last for an eternity before the referee separates them and tells them to get on with it. Clayton finally shows some fire, putting together a combination of two jabs, a cross, and an uppercut. Tyler did well to defend it, bobbing and weaving out of the way and using her gloves to parry away anything that was too close. She uses a low kick to the thigh as a response, then steps in and unloads with two fine punches, although Clayton blocked them. Clayton scores the best punch of the round so far, coming in fast, ducking under a dangerous right hand, and catching Tyler square in the face with a lunging overhand right. Tyler backs off and covers up, clearly having felt that one, and unfortunately Clayton's attempts to follow up and thwarted as she gets tied up in a clinch near the cage. The time expires, with Clayton probably having stolen that round thanks to that one big punch. End of round 1. Blurcat scores 10-9 Clayton. Round 2 Clayton starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Tyler on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Clayton to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Tyler, but certainly enough to to make her grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Clayton, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Tyler is looking a little lost so far, Clayton is controlling this round by virtue of her crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. For a second it looked like Tyler was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Clayton leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Tyler was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Tyler comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Tyler is that although Clayton clearly won the round, she didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. End of the round. Blurcat gives that one to Clayton by 10-9. Round 3 Clayton and Tyler circle to start. Tyler throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Clayton sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Tyler comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Clayton to slip a nice jab in, catching Tyler just underneath the right eye. Clayton comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Tyler misses with a right cross, then backs off. Clayton stalks her, forcing Tyler back up against the cage. Clayton doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Tyler throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Clayton pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Tyler covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Clayton in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Clayton throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with her arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Tyler comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Clayton parries them with her gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Clayton's favour. End of the round. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Clayton. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Debbie Clayton. [B][I]Amanda Daniels (2-5) vs. Beth Swain (6-2) [Champion] [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR][/I][/B] Round 1 An exchange of jabs doesn't go anywhere. Swain fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a straight left before backing out fast to avoid a left-right combination from Daniels. They clinch, and Daniels winds up backed against the cage. A couple of minor blows get exchanged, but it's turned into a bit of a stalemate. Swain tries to push Daniels back, but can't. The referee waits a while, then separates them and gets them to resume. They clinch. Daniels gets in a nice knee, but a second attempt sees her swept to the ground. Daniels landed hard with Swain right on top of her, it looks like she got winded. Swain hits three big punches to the face, and Daniels is rocked. Swain gets an arm, locks in a kimura, and Daniels has no alternative but to tap out. The official time is 4:57. Beth Swain successfully retains the WCL Heavyweight title. [B][I]Helena Ruthledge (6-2) vs. Phoenix Strong (3-5)[/I][/B] Round 1 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Strong, providing the first moment of real action. Ruthledge hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Strong side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Ruthledge is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. The round is over. Blurcat sees it 10-9 to Ruthledge. Round 2 Ruthledge doesn't exactly disguise her intentions for this round, going right to the center and motioning for Strong to come and trade blows. Strong wisely keeps back for the time being, content to throw long-range jabs. Ruthledge isn't quite as content though, as she begins to stalk Strong. They meet near the cage. Strong hits a nice jab, then goes to clinch. Ruthledge stops that with a powerful right hand to the body, then a fizzing left hook that glances off the side of the head. An attempt at a knock out right hand finds nothing but gloves. It is clear that Ruthledge believes that she has the power to get a knock out here, her game plan appears to be to look for the one punch finish. Strong is trying to keep moving, to not let Ruthledge get set to throw a bomb. Ruthledge is controlling this round by virtue of the knock out threat, as Strong is being forced to fight somewhat defensively. Ruthledge throws another big punch, narrowly missing, but does score with a follow up jab, landing just above the right eye. Strong returns fire with a pair of jabs, both finding gloves. Time begins to tick away. It hasn't been the most exciting round, but Ruthledge has controlled it and managed to land the better shots. The second round is over. Blurcat scores 10-9 Ruthledge. Round 3 They meet in the center. Strong hits a nice jab, a second misses. Ruthledge steps in close and hits a brutal body shot, causing Strong to back up quickly. That was a really powerful shot. Ruthledge stalks Strong, flicking occasional jabs. It looks like Ruthledge wants to stand and trade punches with Strong. Ruthledge gets within striking distance and throws a bomb of a right hand, narrowly missing. Strong fires off a raking left hook in response, but that is off target too. They meet and exchange punches. Strong goes for the body, but gets tagged with a left hand to the side of the head. Strong is rattled by it, but doesn't step off, instead throwing a couple of crisp jabs. Ruthledge throws another big punch, this time thundering it into Strong's shoulder. They clinch. So far it looks like Strong simply can't live with the power that Ruthledge has in her hands, you get the sense that if this continues, Strong is going to wind up knocked out sooner or later. The clinch is broken, but within thirty seconds they are right back in it, this time leaning against the cage. By the time that is broken, the round only has a few seconds left. The round is over. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Ruthledge. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Helena Ruthledge. [B][I]Steph Smith (3-1) vs. Heidi Hoffman (5-3)[/I][/B] Round 1 Slow start to this round, Hoffman is being tentative and Smith looks like she is waiting for an angle to appear. The first exchange of strikes doesn't really go anywhere. A second set falls in Hoffman's favour, as she gets a nice jab in, hitting right above the nose, and a solid shot to the body. Smith goes in for a takedown but only manages to secure one leg. Hoffman hammers down two shots to the back, but can't really do a lot else. Smith tries to push her over onto her back, but Hoffman manages to pull free and back off. Smith throws a high left handed jab then goes in for another takedown. Good sprawl from Hoffman, and she backs off. Smith doesn't get a chance to go for a third, because Hoffman takes the fight to her with a barrage of lefts and rights, forcing her back against the cage. Hoffman clinches up, only after hitting a hard shot to the stomach though. The clinch seems to go on forever, with Smith unable to get a good enough position to try a takedown, and Hoffman tied up too much to really throw any decent strikes. Eventually the time runs out and they head back to their corners. That's the end of the round. Blurcat scores it 10-9 for Hoffman. Round 2 The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Smith is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although she probably wishes that she hadn't, as Hoffman picks her off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Smith throws a wild punch as a counter, but Hoffman ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Smith gets a clubbing blow to the side of the head in, but takes a hard shot to the stomach in return. The early pattern seems to be that Smith is looking for big punches, Hoffman is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Smith manages to back Hoffman up against the cage. Smith takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Hoffman ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Smith can unload. Smith may need to think about changing tactics, Hoffman is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Smith fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Hoffman on the thigh. Hoffman presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Smith gets a nice left hook in, glancing off the gloves, and then clinches up. Time ticks away and the round ends just a few seconds after the referee separates them. That's the end of the round. Blurcat has it down as 10-9 Hoffman. Round 3 Hoffman meets Smith in the center. They exchange tentative long-range punches. Smith steps in to press the action, but gets caught with a right hand. Hoffman scores with a left too, then a crisp jab. Smith backs off, that exchange did not go in her favour by any means. Hoffman presses the advantage and gets in a couple more jabs, forcing Smith onto the back-foot, all the way until she is up against the cage. Hoffman stands just in range and starts throwing occasional straight rights, forcing Smith to try and react in time. Smith parries a few shots away, but also gets caught with a couple. She steps forward and tries to get a clinch, but Hoffman keeps away from it and continues to flick quick jabs out. Smith is really getting schooled so far, Hoffman's hand speed and technique have allowed her to completely control everything about this round, Smith hasn't been able to generate anything of note. Smith tries to change that by coming after Hoffman, but Hoffman meets her in the center and exchanges punches, again winning the encounter comfortably. The final minute of the round sees Smith try two more times, and in neither can she manage to break Hoffman's control. The 3rd round ends. Blurcat gives that one to Hoffman by 10-9. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Heidi Hoffman. [B][I]Quick Recap[/I][/B] [LIST=1] [*]Karen Curtis beat Tanya Duke (Decision) * [*]Diva Sanchez beat Verona Joseph (Decision) ** [*]Anita Brooks beat Adriana Cortez (KO, Round 3 - 3:21) *** [*]Layla Holmes beat Katherine Williams (Decision) * [*]Brandi Alexander beat Yong Lee (KO, Round 1 - 0:21) ** [*]Maria Bermundes beat Katrina Thiel (Submission via Armbar, Round 3 - 2:24) ** [*]Matilda Swain beat Mai Ishii (Decision) ** [*]Loni Lee beat Anika Riley to retain [COLOR="Green"]WCL Lightweight Title[/COLOR] (Submission via Rear Naked Choke, Round 1 - 4:26) *** [*]Debbie Clayton beat Nicola Tyler (Decision) ** [*]Beth Swain beat Amanda Daniels to retain [COLOR="Blue"]WCL Heavyweight Title[/COLOR] (Submission via Kimura, Round 1 - 4:57) ** [*]Helena Ruthledge beat Phoenix Strong (Decision) *** [*]Heidi Hoffman beat Steph Smith (Decision) ** [/LIST] [B][I]Attendance:[/I][/B] 338 [B][I]Live Gate:[/I][/B] $20,090 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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