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Event:
TGC 62: Steve vs Murley
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Beast lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Beast finds it's target.#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan lands a lovely overhand right.
Beast checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Beast.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Sullivan misses with a hook
and Sullivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sullivan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beast.
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!
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Beast shoots in but Sullivan avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Sullivan gets caught napping as Beast dives in and scores a takedown. Sullivan manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beast accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beast is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beast cracks Sullivan with a solid left hand.
Beast working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beast accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beast controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beast lands a couple of elbows.
Sullivan wants to stand and escape but Beast is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beast accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Beast landing some decent shots from guard.
Beast has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beast makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast throwing strikes from guard but Sullivan blocks nicely.
Sullivan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beast is controlling him.
Beast with a nice head shot there.
Beast postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sullivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beast's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Beast scoring with some ground and pound.
Beast slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T3#
Beast scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sullivan to see if he's OK.#SUB2#
Beast is working to tighten his grip on Sullivan's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sullivan has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Beast is really squeezing tight and eventually Sullivan passes out! Beast breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dave Beast!
An out of breath Dave Beast thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
TGC Crucible 19
Date: May 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Sullivan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zidane.
Sullivan swings for the body but Zidane moves out of range.
Zidane moves away from the strike by Sullivan.
Sullivan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sullivan misses with a combination
#TD2#
so Zidane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Zidane passes into half guard.
#REVR#
Zidane slips a nice elbow through Sullivan's hands, connecting with Sullivan's forehead.
Zidane is looking to take a break and control but Sullivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zidane stalling.
Zidane working Sullivan over with strikes. #T1#
Zidane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zidane is controlling the pace.
Zidane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zidane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zidane takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zidane is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zidane stops Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
#T2#
Zidane is nestled in close to Sullivan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zidane content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zidane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zidane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sullivan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Zidane.
Nice strikes from Zidane there.
Zidane slips a nice elbow through Sullivan's hands, connecting with Sullivan's forehead.
Zidane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Zidane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zidane working the head and body with strikes.
Zidane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#
Sullivan is rocked!#SUB2#
Zidane is working for a kimura but Sullivan is defending it quite comfortably.
Oh Sullivan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zidane lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sullivan quite badly. Sullivan pulls Zidane in close trying to recover. Zidane postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sullivan on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sullivan doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zarko Zidane!
Zarko Zidane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
TGC Crucible 13
Date: Apr 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Sullivan throws a combination that misses
and Maybetter counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Michael Sullivan has been cut.
Maybetter cracks Sullivan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maybetter counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Maybetter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sullivan to the mat! Sullivan manages to get full guard.
Sullivan wants to stand up but Maybetter is controlling him. #SUB#
Maybetter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maybetter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Maybetter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sullivan is looking to stand back up but Maybetter counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sullivan. #T1##SUB#
Maybetter 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! Sullivan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Floyd Maybetter!
A determined Floyd Maybetter didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Event:
TGC Crucible 10
Date: Mar 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Sullivan lands the left hand.
Sullivan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Sullivan sprawls well.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sullivan sprawls well. Sullivan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Sullivan lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Sullivan moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Sullivan there.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sullivan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Sullivan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sullivan slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Sullivan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
A jab from Sullivan does it's job there.#CUT2#
It looks like Armando Gracie has been cut.#T1#
Sullivan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
Sullivan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Sullivan circles away easily
and Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sullivan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Sullivan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body punch from Sullivan.
Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
Sullivan drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sullivan is looking for the KO!
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Sullivan moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Gracie! Sullivan continues to tee off on Gracie, landing with a left and a right! Sullivan connects with a right hand that leaves Gracie sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Sullivan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Sullivan!
Michael Sullivan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Armando Gracie was interviewed post fight and said 'You win you lose - God BLESS AMERICA'.
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Event:
TGC Crucible 8
Date: Feb 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sullivan as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Griffin.
Sullivan cracks Griffin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan is looking for a counter combo.
Sullivan takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#
It looks like Matt Griffin has been cut.
Griffin's coach down at White's ELITE Fitness Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Griffin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Griffin.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Sullivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Griffin clinches up with Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sullivan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Sullivan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sullivan tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sullivan lands with a hook. Griffin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Sullivan lands.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL#
Sullivan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan is looking to counter punch.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan avoids it really well and circles away.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
#T2#
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sullivan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Griffin gets a clinch.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin with the counter takedown but Sullivan avoids it easily.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sullivan is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Sullivan circles away and we're back to standing.
Sullivan dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Sullivan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sullivan scores with a nice strike.#T3#
Sullivan sizes up Griffin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griffin darts in looking for a takedown but Sullivan gets double underhooks and turns Griffin into the cage.
Sullivan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sullivan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Sullivan.
#CL2#
Griffin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin being controlled against the cage.
Griffin has Sullivan pressed against the cage, preventing Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Griffin pushes Sullivan up against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Sullivan lands a body shot.
Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Sullivan manages to get underhooks.
#BC#
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Griffin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
#BC2#
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sullivan.
Griffin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan is looking for a counter combo.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Griffin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sullivan defends it well.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Matt Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Sullivan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sullivan wants it to stay on the feet.
Sullivan connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sullivan effectively controlling the action here.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Michael Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Griffin.
Griffin moves forwards but Sullivan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Michael Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin motions for Sullivan to come forward. Griffin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sullivan sprawls well. Sullivan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Sullivan.
Sullivan stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Sullivan clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin is working for takedown but Sullivan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffin stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Sullivan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sullivan.
Griffin goes for a double leg but Sullivan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sullivan continues to drive forward.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griffin walks into a stiff left hand from Sullivan.#T3#
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin with the counter takedown but Sullivan avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
Sullivan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan with a nice cross.
Sullivan digs a good body shot into Griffin's ribs.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Griffin takes one on the button.#T4#
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sullivan pinned against the cage. Sullivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Sullivan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Griffin.
Sullivan lands with an overhand left.
Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sullivan but Sullivan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sullivan lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Sullivan.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Griffin.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Good work by Sullivan as he checks the leg kick.
Sullivan throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sullivan tries to avoid it but Griffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sullivan to the ground. Sullivan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sullivan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left and a right from Sullivan both land. Nice combination.
Griffin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sullivan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
#T1#
Griffin staying out of range there.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Griffin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sullivan up against the cage.
Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Sullivan sprawls well.
Griffin defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes Sullivan against the cage but Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Griffin.#TD2#
Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sullivan to the mat! Sullivan manages to get full guard.
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!#SUB2#
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sullivan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullivan tries to get out of the position.
Sullivan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin. #SUB2#
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T3#
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Griffin throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T4##SUB2#
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Griffin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sullivan wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matt Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sullivan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Sullivan!
After winning the bout, Michael Sullivan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Sullivan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Sullivan avoids it well and moves away.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Sullivan has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Sullivan won't allow it.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Sullivan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Sullivan lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Sullivan is trying to break free.#BC2#
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#ROC2#
Roberts is rocked!
Roberts gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sullivan gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Sullivan!
An out of breath Michael Sullivan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheppard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Victor Sheppard has been cut.
Sheppard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sullivan throws a hook to the side of Sheppard's head but Sheppard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Sheppard's shoulder, as Sheppard tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheppard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Sheppard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Sheppard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Good shot there by Sullivan.
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Sheppard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sheppard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SU#
Sheppard decides to stand back up. Sheppard steps back and let's Sullivan get back to his feet.#CL2#
Sullivan moves into the clinch.#TD#
Sheppard drags the fight down to the ground.
#ES#
Sheppard manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheppard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sullivan defends it nicely.
Sheppard is looking to score with low kicks.#T2#
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sullivan.
Sullivan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC2#
Sheppard is rocked!
Sullivan catches Sheppard with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Sheppard forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Sullivan!
A relieved looking Michael Sullivan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice body punch from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan circles away.
Wilson throws the kick towards the body but Sullivan avoids it.
Sullivan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sullivan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sullivan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#KD#
Sullivan cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sullivan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wilson to stand back up!#ROC#
Wilson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Ryan Wilson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
and Sullivan counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Sullivan feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Wilson crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Sullivan!
A very excited looking Michael Sullivan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 16, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Morin clinches up against the cage.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#
It looks like Benito Morin has been cut.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Morin avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Morin misses the target.
Morin takes one on the button.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morin.
Morin looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sullivan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Morin. Sullivan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Sullivan!
Our winner, Michael Sullivan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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