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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Lionhart clinches up against the cage.
Lionhart can't get the takedown.
Lionhart is pressed up against the cage. Gill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lionhart down to the mat. Lionhart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL2#
Lionhart rushes Gill and presses him up against the cage.
Lionhart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gill blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Lionhart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Lionhart has Gill up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lionhart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gill's efforts to push away.
Gill wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lesley Gill. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Lionhart has Gill pressed against the cage, preventing Gill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD2#
Lionhart manages to pull guard.
Gill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lionhart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lionhart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gill won't allow Lionhart to get back to his feet.
Lionhart working a defensive guard but Gill manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lionhart tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lionhart is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2##SU#
Gill decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD2#
Lionhart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Gill manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Lionhart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gill to the mat! Gill manages to get full guard.
Lionhart has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gill is proving hard to escape from. #T3#
Lionhart engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Lionhart 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.#ES#
Gill manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Gill has Lionhart pressed against the cage, preventing Lionhart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lionhart is trying to break free.#T4##TD#
Gill wants the takedown. Lionhart is fighting it off but Gill persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lionhart's guard against the cage.#ES2#
Lionhart uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD2#
Lionhart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gill did well to prevent Lionhart getting side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lionhart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lionhart.
Lionhart is keen to just control but Gill is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Gill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lionhart is thwarting Gill's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Lionhart will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Lionhart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES#
Gill throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#TD2#
Lionhart shoots in and bounces Gill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gill wants to sweep here but Lionhart controlling him for the moment.
Lionhart trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Gill controls Lionhart momentarily but Lionhart frees himself.
Lionhart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gill controlling Lionhart's posture.
Lionhart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lionhart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SU2#
Lionhart stands up from Gill's guard - Lionhart perhaps looking for a knockout. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
Lionhart dives in and scores a takedown into Gill's guard.
Lesley Gill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lionhart trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lionhart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lionhart tries to stand but Gill is controlling from the bottom. #T3#
Lionhart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lionhart trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom.
Lionhart looking to pass the guard.
Gill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gill has momentary wrist control but Lionhart slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lionhart sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gill is defended easily by Lionhart.#CL2#
Lionhart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lionhart stalling against the cage.
Gill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Lionhart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Lionhart shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gill napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gill bucks up and tries to throw Lionhart off but instead Lionhart has got his back!
Lionhart misses with an elbow to the head.
Lionhart has Gill flattened out and is raining down punches. #SUB2#
Lionhart patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB2#
Gill is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lionhart gets his way!
#SUB2#
Gill is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lionhart gets his way!
#T1#
Gill tries to escape the position.
Lionhart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lionhart thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gill wants to escape the position.
Lionhart controlling from the back.
Lionhart struggling to land strikes to the head as Gill covers up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lionhart is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#SUB2#
Lionhart has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lionhart is striking well from the back but Gill escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Lionhart is trying to control. Gill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Lionhart is stalling here. Gill is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lionhart seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gill has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lionhart tries to buck Gill off but Gill is having none of it.#SUB#
Lionhart is wriggling around trying to escape but Gill has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Lionhart taps out and Gill picks up the big win! Great work there by Gill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lesley Gill!
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