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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 05, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Alexander gets tackled into the cage by Shaw. Shaw maintains the clinch.
Alexander is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shaw is defending well.#TD2#
Shaw has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alexander regains guard immediately.
Alexander throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shaw trying to control but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Shaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alexander pulls Shaw in close to his closed guard and prevents Shaw from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Alexander is keeping the position.
Alexander lands a good elbow from the bottom.#T1#
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Alexander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Alexander.
Alexander tries to strike from the bottom.
Shaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexander. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander is retaining full guard.
Alexander lands some strikes from the bottom.
Shaw preventing the sweep.
Alexander is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alexander has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Alexander moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD2#
Shaw gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alexander regains guard.
Alexander is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alexander's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Alexander.
Alexander tries to strike from the bottom.
Alexander seems keen to control Shaw's posture.
Alexander really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shaw tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alexander goes for a double leg but Shaw avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shaw continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Shaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES#
Alexander throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Alexander avoids the body shot from Shaw.
Shaw looks winded!#TD#
Alexander scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2#
Shaw looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Alexander is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Deair Shaw will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Alexander manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shaw on his heels. He'll look to pass Shaw's guard now, I'm sure.
Alexander is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shaw wants to improve his position but instead Alexander has moved into half guard.
#SUB#
Alexander wants to work for an arm triangle but Shaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Frederic Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alexander lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander throws a strike but Shaw avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Alexander content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Shaw wants to get back to his feet but Alexander passes into half guard.
#SU#
Alexander decides to stand and escape the position.
Alexander shoots for a takedown but Shaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shaw tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaw tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range. #TD2#
Shaw fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alexander sprawls well initially but Shaw persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES#
Alexander manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Shaw keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Alexander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Shaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexander.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shaw slowing the pace effectively.
Alexander is working for takedown but Shaw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander is trying to pull guard but Shaw turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD#
Alexander successfully pulls guard.
Alexander looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexander, not yet.
Shaw pushes down on Alexander's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alexander moves into full guard.
#T3#
Alexander has his hands on Shaw's head, controlling the position.
Alexander throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Alexander throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Alexander seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T4#
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.
Shaw has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alexander is proving hard to escape from. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alexander shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaw pinned against the cage. Shaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alexander shoots in but no luck this time.
Shaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaw misses with a head kick.
#TD#
Shaw gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alexander to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shaw being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederic Alexander dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alexander is looking to clinch. #CL#
Alexander instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Shaw manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Shaw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alexander is trying to defend but Shaw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Alexander is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw is looking to pass Alexander's guard but actually Alexander recovers to full guard.
Alexander controlling the position.
Shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Alexander bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaw's guard. #REVR#
Shaw trying to keep a closed guard but Alexander is proving a slippery customer.
Alexander stays in close to Shaw's body and controls the position. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alexander postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexander throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexander is working Shaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexander controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexander is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3##TD#
Alexander feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shaw is wriggling around but Alexander manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB#
Alexander is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alexander looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alexander stalling.
Shaw has hold of Alexander's hands but Alexander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Alexander perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shaw is looking to escape.
Alexander takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alexander is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexander perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alexander working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederic Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexander has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederic Alexander!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Hogan pulls guard.
Shaw trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hogan's guard.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shaw preventing the sweep.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Hogan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaw doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaw manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Hogan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shaw passes into side control.
Shaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hogan sneaks back into half guard.
Shaw is trying to control. Hogan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shaw stops Hogan from getting back to his feet.
Hogan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shaw trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Shaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Shaw trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hogan's guard.
Hogan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Shaw has momentary wrist control but Hogan slips an elbow through the middle.
Hogan postures up.
Hogan connects with a couple of short punches.
Hogan preventing the sweep.
Hogan with a nice head shot there.
Shaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hogan lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Hogan is working Shaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hogan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hogan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan is in close to Shaw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hogan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw looks winded!
Shaw has his hands on Hogan's head, controlling the position.
Hogan distracts Shaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hogan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shaw's head.
Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hogan scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Hogan is working Shaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hogan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shaw wants to improve his position but instead Hogan has moved into half guard.
#SUB#
Hogan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shaw defends it well.
Shaw is trying to maintain the position but Hogan is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Hogan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Hogan is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lon Hogan dominated that round.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Hogan takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Hogan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD2#
Shaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hogan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Hogan is working for a submission of some sort.
Shaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hogan scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1##SUB#
Hogan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shaw sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Hogan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Hogan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hogan throwing shots but Shaw is blocking nicely. #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.
Hogan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hogan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shaw wants to get back to full guard.
Shaw trying to control from the bottom.
Shaw is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Hogan is working for a kimura but Shaw is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Hogan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shaw could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hogan has cracked it and Shaw is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hogan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lon Hogan!
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