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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 01, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Drake pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drake quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#CL2#
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.#TD#
Drake has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thomas is trying to keep an underhook but Drake manages to get the takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Drake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thomas is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
#T1#
Drake blocks the strikes from Thomas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas trying to hold on to Drake's head to control him but Drake postures up.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard but Drake has mounted him!
Drake content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Drake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thomas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Thomas is letting Drake control him for a moment. #T2#
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Drake drags him back down.
A lull in the action here as Drake stalls from top position.
Thomas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Drake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Drake tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well. #T3#
Drake remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Thomas is trying to buck Drake off.#SUB#
Drake has hold of Thomas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Thomas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Drake cranks the arm and Thomas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Thomas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hershel Drake!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 26, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Drake moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Balringer manages to pull guard.
Balringer has a closed guard, preventing Drake from standing up.
Balringer pulls Drake in close to prevent any damage.
Balringer wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.
Balringer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Drake puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Drake content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Balringer looks winded!
Balringer wants to get back to full guard.
Balringer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Balringer has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake wants to stand up but Balringer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Balringer tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg. #T1#
Balringer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Balringer is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Drake tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Balringer. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake landing knees to the head.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balringer prevents it.
#TD#
Drake lands a takedown into guard.
#T2##SUB2#
Balringer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Drake has passed into half guard!
Drake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drake wants to stand up but Balringer is controlling the position.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Drake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drake tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Balringer. #T3##SU#
Drake postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Balringer to stand up.
Drake cracks a nice hook into Balringer's ribs.#CL#
Drake forces Balringer back against the cage and clinches.
Drake tries for a takedown but Balringer manages to get underhooks.
Balringer jumps guard but Drake turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Balringer stops a takedown attempt from Drake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hershel Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balringer gets underhooks to prevent Drake's takedown attempt.
Drake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Balringer after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Drake has Balringer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Drake pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Balringer tumbling to the mat - Drake dives into Balringer's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balringer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #T4#
Balringer trying to control the position.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Balringer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drake passes into side control.
#SUB#
Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balringer has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balringer is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hershel Drake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Drake instigates a clinch.
Drake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Balringer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balringer doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Drake counters by clinching up.
Balringer looking for a takedown.
Drake is looking for a takedown.
Drake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hershel Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balringer stops a takedown attempt from Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Balringer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Balringer is breathing heavily.#TD#
Drake jumps guard.
#T1#
Balringer wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake pulls Balringer in close to prevent any damage.
Balringer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drake continues to stall.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Balringer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balringer wanted to stand there but Drake had control of the position.
Drake managing to control the position.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balringer's guard. #REVR##T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Balringer has momentary wrist control but Drake slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Balringer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Drake stacks Balringer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Drake!#SUB#
Drake is trying to get an arm triangle but Balringer is defending well.
Balringer being controlled for a moment. #T3#
Balringer is looking to reverse the position.
Balringer trying his best to control but Drake has mounted him.
Drake content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Drake is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Balringer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Drake controlling his opponent.
Hershel Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balringer tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB#
Drake working for a guillotine from mount but Balringer is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hershel Drake dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Drake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balringer avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Balringer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drake napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drake is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Balringer off and has taken his back!
Drake slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Drake looking for the RNC.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SUB#
Drake is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Balringer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Drake is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Balringer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Drake looking for the choke from the back.
Balringer wants to get back to his feet. #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.#SUB#
Drake is persistently looking for the submission but Balringer is defending it well.
Balringer trying to control the position but Drake manages to sink in the hooks.
Drake controlling well, preventing Balringer from escaping the position.
#SUB#
Drake is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Balringer has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Drake has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Balringer taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Drake doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hershel Drake!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Wysocki jabs at Drake's body.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD#
Drake is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wysocki's half guard.
Wysocki wants to stand back up but Drake manages to pass into side control.
#SUB#
Drake is trying to get an arm triangle but Wysocki is defending well.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drake gets to mount! Wysocki was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Drake breaks from Wysocki's wrist control and lands an elbow. #T1#
Wysocki tries to hold on but Drake pushes him away.
Wysocki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wysocki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Wysocki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Drake.
Wysocki is trying to stand up.
Wysocki can't escape the position.
#T2#
Wysocki keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Wysocki tries to improve his position but Drake has taken his back! Drake has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Wysocki tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Drake pushes Wysocki away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hershel Drake!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 05, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Destro 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.
Drake wants to stand and escape but Destro is having none of it.
Drake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Destro wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Drake wants to improve his position but instead Destro has moved into half guard.
Drake moves into full guard.
Destro trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Destro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Destro 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.
Destro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Destro trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
Drake looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Destro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Destro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
Destro wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Drake is trying to keep Destro in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drake is proving hard to escape from.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Destro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Destro wanted to stand there but Drake had control of the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Drake tries to clinch there but Destro circles away.
Destro misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Destro gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Destro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake wants to clinch up but Destro keeps it at a distance.
Destro misses with a low kick.
#CL#
Destro gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Drake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Destro after a bit of a struggle.
Destro is working for takedown but Drake is calmly controlling the position for now.#T3##TD#
Drake jumps into guard, dragging Destro to the mat.
Drake pulls Destro in close to his closed guard and prevents Destro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Destro working some strikes from top position.
Drake pulls Destro in close to prevent any damage.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake 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#
Destro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T4#
Destro wants to stand up but Drake is controlling him. #SUB#
Drake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Destro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Drake is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Destro.
Drake in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lilith Destro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Destro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Drake tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Destro is in Drake's guard.
Drake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drake throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lilith Destro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drake is trying to keep Destro in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake 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#
Destro wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Destro is trying to control but Drake manages to pass to mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Destro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drake controlling the position easily from mount.
Drake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Destro is looking to get to half guard.
Destro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T2#
Destro wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
I really don't envy Destro right now.
Destro is trying to stand back up.
Destro trying to control the hands but Drake won't let him.
Destro is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
#T3##SUB#
Drake has managed to slip his arm under Destro's chin. This could be all over... yep, Destro is tapping out! Submission win for Drake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hershel Drake!
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