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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Malik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hughss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Malik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hughs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malik scores with a hook to the body.
Malik is working Hughs over against the cage.
Hughs misses with some punches.
Malik lands with a left to the head.
Hughs stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hughs is trying to force a seperation but Malik has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs has Malik pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Malik manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hughs is looking to break free of the clinch but Malik has double underhooks. #T1#
Malik prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for Malik.
A hook to the body from Malik.
Malik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hughs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hughs jumps guard but Malik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hughs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malik smiles and moves away.
Hughs tries to land a body kick
and Malik counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Mark Hughs has been cut.
Zayn Malik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Hughs fails with a takedown attempt. #CL2#
Malik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Malik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hughs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hughs looking for a takedown.
Malik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but Malik blocks with his arms.
Hughs is looking to break free of the clinch but Malik has double underhooks.
Hughs is trying to break free.#T3#
Hughs fails to pull guard.
Malik lands with a light punch inside.
Hughs is looking to break free of the clinch but Malik has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Malik.
A shot in the inside from Malik.
Malik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Malik is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Malik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malik lands with a light punch inside.
Malik lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Hughs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Hughs takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughs wants to break free but Malik has control.
Malik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malik scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC2#
Hughs is rocked!
Hughs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Malik to keep the fight standing.
Oh Hughs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malik blocks a body shot from Hughs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zayn Malik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hughs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Malik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hughs seems to have got his legs back now.
Hughs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughs is trying to pull guard but Malik has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Hughs has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Malik uses from the top position. #SUB#
Hughs looking for a guillotine here but Malik defends easily.
Hughs keeping moving, preventing Malik from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs has his hands on Malik's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Hughs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1#
Hughs keeping moving, preventing Malik from controlling successfully.
Hughs is trying to keep Malik in close.
Malik wants to control from the top but Hughs keeps moving.
Malik looking to pass the guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Malik wants to control from the top but Hughs keeps moving.
Malik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughs managing to control the position.
Malik trying to control but Hughs is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Malik fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughs with a poor takedown
and Malik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Malik moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3#
Malik prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hughs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughs has had enough of the clinch but Malik keeps him there for the moment.
Hughs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hughs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Malik pulls his leg out and moves away.
Malik scores with a one two! Hughs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Malik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hughs circles away.
Malik works Hughs's body with a nice hook.
Malik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T4#
Hughs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Malik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malik cracks Hughs with an open hand slap.#TD#
Hughs shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malik tries to get to full guard but Hughs has control of the leg.
Malik is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hughs stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zayn Malik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Hughs's cut.
That's time! Hughs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Hughs walks into a jab.#CL2#
Malik clinches up with Hughs and pushes him back against the cage.
Malik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Malik controls his hands.
Malik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Malik - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malik pushes Hughs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malik.#T1#
Hughs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Malik scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Malik.
Hughs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Malik to keep the fight standing.
Hughs wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hughs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughs is trying to force a seperation but Malik has the dominant position.
Hughs tries to pull guard but Malik holds him up against the cage and eventually Hughs drops back down to his feet.
#T2#
Malik is pressed up against the cage. Hughs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malik down to the mat. Malik avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malik shoots in for a double leg but Hughs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hughs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hughs wants to clinch
and Hughs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hughs tries for a takedown but Malik circles away easily#CL2#
and Malik moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hughs tries to score a body lock takedown but Malik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hughs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malik smiles and moves away.
#T3##CL2#
Malik clinches up with Hughs and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hughs is trying to pull guard but Malik turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Malik lands with a right to the head.
Malik lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Malik as the two fighters clinch.
Hughs is trying to break the clinch but Malik has him pressed against the cage.
Malik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T4#
Hughs trying to stall but Malik improves his position.
Hughs is trying to pull guard but Malik has him pressed against the cage.
Malik lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Malik.
Hughs jumps guard but Malik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hughs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malik walks away with a smile on his face. Hughs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malik connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hughs! He's out on his feet! Malik rushes in and drops Hughs with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zayn Malik!
A less than humble Zayn Malik misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Hughs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Hughs clinches.
Hughs is working Tober over against the cage.
Tober can't get the takedown.
Hughs misses with a body punch.
#TD2#
Tober is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hughs is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tober to the mat. Tober regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Hughs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hughs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tober definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hughs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tober. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs tries to stand but Tober is controlling from the bottom.
Hughs connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Hughs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hughs is looking to stand up but Tober won't let him.
Hughs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tober's head.#SUB#
Tober is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tober is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hughs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hughs showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Let's hope that Hughs has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hughs tries to stand but Tober is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tober blocks the body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tober. #TD2#
Hughs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tober's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Tober working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hughs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hughs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hughs cracks Tober with a solid left hand.
Hughs is looking to stand up but Tober won't let him.
Hughs content to stall in guard here. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hughs throws the left hand but Tober avoids the punch easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Hughs moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Hughs breaks the clinch.
Hughs misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Hughs throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Hughs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hughs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hughs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hughs is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T1#
Hughs scoring with punches from side control.
Tober is trying to improve his position.
Hughs takes a little break here. Tober wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hughs is looking to take a break and control but Tober is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tober is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hughs connects with a decent elbow. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughs is chipping away with strikes.
Tober can't do much from the bottom here.
Hughs tries to move to mount but Tober blocks the move with his legs.
Hughs is staying tight to Tober's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T3#
Hughs's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Hughs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hughs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tober is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
Tober is letting Hughs control him for a moment.
Hughs is looking to take a break and control but Tober is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughs lands a nice forearm strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tober's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Hughs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tober tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hughs is in Tober's guard.#SUB#
Tober has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughs wanted to stand there but Tober had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs wants to pass the guard but Tober is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughs cracks Tober with a solid left hand.
Hughs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Hughs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tober's head.#SUB#
Hughs wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Tober's closed guard. He's half up but Tober has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Tober pivots and extends the arm, Hughs falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Tober! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Tober!
Frank Tober took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Hughs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Hughs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunder tests Hughs's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#
It looks like Mark Hughs has been cut.
Thunder tries to bum rush Hughs with a series of wild strikes but Hughs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD2#
Hughs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thunder did well to prevent Hughs getting side control.#ES#
Thunder has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hughs is on him like a limpet, forcing Thunder back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Thunder misses with the head strike.
Thunder is trying to push Hughs away but Hughs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thunder avoids it.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hughs controlling the action here for a moment.
#TD2#
Hughs pulls Thunder into guard.
Thunder stops Hughs from standing up.
Hughs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thunder is one step ahead there. #T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughs is on top in guard.
#REVB##SU2#
Hughs gets to his feet - Thunder follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Hughs feints and as Thunder raises his hands in defense, Hughs changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hughs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughs passes Thunder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hughs slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Hughs is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Thunder is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Hughs!
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