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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Jasrai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Namajunas defends well and Jasrai ends up having to push Namajunas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Namajunas slaps away a takedown attempt from Jasrai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jasrai moves out of range as Namajunas strikes.
Namajunas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Namajunas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Namajunas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jasrai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Namajunas somewhat.
Jasrai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Namajunas defends well and Jasrai ends up having to push Namajunas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonor Jasrai. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Namajunas has Jasrai up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Namajunas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Namajunas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Namajunas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Jasrai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namajunas wants to control but Jasrai is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Jasrai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Namajunas defends it well.
Jasrai is pressing down on Namajunas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Namajunas is holding on for now. #T1#
Jasrai wants to take a breather but Namajunas is having none of it.
Namajunas is in trouble now - Jasrai has advanced to mount! #SUB#
Jasrai moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Namajunas has worked his arm free - good work by Namajunas!
#SUB#
Jasrai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Namajunas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jasrai advances nicely into full mount.
Namajunas is looking to improve his position but Jasrai isn't that keen on the idea.
Namajunas is still trying to improve position.#T2##SUB#
Jasrai wants to finish this one by submission but Namajunas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jasrai.
Namajunas wants to control but Jasrai is having none of it.
Jasrai looking to control but Namajunas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Jasrai jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Namajunas is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Namajunas and Jasrai has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#SUB#
Jasrai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Jasrai is trying to get an arm triangle but Namajunas is defending well. #T3#
Namajunas is trying to get back to half guard.
Namajunas can't do much from the bottom here.
Jasrai passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Namajunas!
Jasrai seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Namajunas is holding on tight.
Jasrai is working hard here to advance position.
Jasrai wants to control but instead Namajunas manages to regain half guard.
Jasrai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Namajunas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Jasrai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Namajunas defends it well. #T4#
Namajunas wants to control but Jasrai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jasrai trying to pass the guard but Namajunas defending well. #SUB#
Jasrai 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.
#SUB#
Namajunas is defending against the submission attempts here by Jasrai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sonor Jasrai will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Namajunas has closed the distance and engaged Jasrai in a clinch.
#TD2#
Namajunas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Namajunas manages to end up in side control.
Jasrai gets back to half guard.
Namajunas looks to land a strike but Jasrai avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Namajunas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Namajunas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Namajunas lands a couple of digs.
Namajunas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Jasrai is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Namajunas rolls with it to try and escape but Jasrai cranks on the arm and Namajunas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sonor Jasrai!
After the fight, Sonor Jasrai was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Jasrai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jasrai appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Jasrai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Namajunas looking for a sweep. Not yet Namajunas, not yet.
Namajunas keeping moving, preventing Jasrai from controlling successfully.
Jasrai trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Namajunas manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Namajunas stopping the sweep attempt from Jasrai.
Namajunas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Namajunas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Namajunas cracks Jasrai with a solid left hand.
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.
Jasrai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Namajunas's guard. #REVR#
Jasrai looking to pass the guard.
Jasrai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Namajunas throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#T1#
Jasrai looking to pass the guard.
Namajunas keeping moving, preventing Jasrai from controlling successfully.
Jasrai is really struggling to control Namajunas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jasrai is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Namajunas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jasrai stands and throws Namajunas's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jasrai has knee on belly and moves into mount. #SUB#
Jasrai is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Namajunas is surviving well by controlling Jasrai's body position as best he can.
Namajunas is squirming around, avoiding Jasrai's attempts to control the action.
Namajunas is working to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Jasrai swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sonor Jasrai!
In his post fight interview, Sonor Jasrai started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 17, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Jasrai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Namajunas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Namajunas won't allow Jasrai to sweep him here.
Namajunas chips away with some ground and pound.
Namajunas with a nice head shot there.
Jasrai 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.#SUB#
Jasrai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Namajunas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jasrai looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Jasrai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Namajunas is aware though and is defending well.
Namajunas working some strikes from top position.
Namajunas postures up in Jasrai's guard and throws a big left but Jasrai blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namajunas postures up in Jasrai's guard and throws a big left but Jasrai blocks it.
Jasrai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Namajunas postures up and lands a big shot to Jasrai's brow.
Namajunas 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jasrai is on top in guard.
#REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Namajunas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jasrai looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Jasrai is fighting to break Namajunas's control of his arms but Namajunas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jasrai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Namajunas is keeping the position for now.
Namajunas is trying to keep Jasrai in close.
Jasrai trying to control the position from guard on top but Namajunas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jasrai looking to pass the guard.
Namajunas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jasrai's guard. #REVB##T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Namajunas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Namajunas landing with the ground and pound.
Namajunas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jasrai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jasrai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Namajunas is one step ahead there.
Namajunas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Namajunas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jasrai wants to sweep but no luck.
Jasrai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Namajunas's guard. #REVR#
Jasrai trying to control but Namajunas is working from the bottom.
Jasrai pushing down on Namajunas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jasrai controlling the action here. #T3##SUB#
Jasrai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Namajunas defends it well. #SUB#
Jasrai is trying for a kimura here. Namajunas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jasrai wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sonor Jasrai!
A very excited looking Sonor Jasrai rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Mamoa throws a series of punches but Namajunas avoids them all with ease.
Namajunas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mamoa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Namajunas walks into a left hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Anatolijus Namajunas has been cut.
Namajunas fails with the takedown.
Namajunas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mamoa defends well and Namajunas ends up having to push Mamoa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatolijus Namajunas. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Namajunas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Namajunas working the head with strikes.
Mamoa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Namajunas 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.
Mamoa misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mamoa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Namajunas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamoa wants to get back to his feet.
Mamoa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mamoa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mamoa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1#
Mamoa is looking to escape.
Namajunas lands with a punch from half guard.
Mamoa is trying to stand up here but Namajunas is controlling him well.
Namajunas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mamoa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Namajunas drops an elbow to the side of Mamoa's head.
Mamoa has hold of Namajunas's hands but Namajunas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Namajunas.
Mamoa missing with punches from the bottom.
Namajunas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mamoa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ES2#
Mamoa kicks Namajunas off and gets back to his feet.
Mamoa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mamoa lands with a nice combination. Namajunas backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mamoa!
#TD#
Namajunas drives through with a takedown into Mamoa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Namajunas is breathing heavily.#ES2#
Mamoa pushes Namajunas off and gets back to his feet.
Mamoa feints a jab promting Namajunas to slip. Mamoa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Namajunas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#
Anatolijus Namajunas's cut is getting worse.#T2#
Mamoa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nigel Mamoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamoa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Namajunas.
Mamoa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mamoa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Namajunas.
Namajunas shoots in for a takedown but Mamoa shows good takedown defense.
Donk. Mamoa catches Namajunas right on the button with a cross.
Mamoa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mamoa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Namajunas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nigel Mamoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamoa swinging wildly here.
Mamoa misses with a few strikes there.
#T3#
Mamoa misses with a few strikes there.
#TD#
Namajunas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mamoa sprawls well initially but Namajunas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mamoa missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Namajunas stops Mamoa from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Namajunas connects with a nice short shot to Mamoa's temple.
Mamoa wants to improve his position but Namajunas is controlling well.
Mamoa is in trouble now - Namajunas has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Namajunas.
Namajunas with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamoa is trying to stand up.
Namajunas scoring with strikes but Mamoa is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Namajunas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamoa trying desperately to get to his feet.
#T4#
Mamoa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Namajunas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mamoa looks a forlorn figure.
Namajunas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Namajunas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mamoa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mamoa working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Namajunas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Namajunas with a couple of short strikes.
Mamoa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Namajunas landing strikes from the mount and Mamoa is in trouble!
Mamoa trying desperately to get to his feet.
Namajunas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Namajunas with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anatolijus Namajunas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anatolijus Namajunas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Namajunas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mamoa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Namajunas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Namajunas lands a few punches from side control.
Namajunas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mamoa some visible discomfort.
Mamoa is trying to get back to half guard.
Mamoa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Namajunas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Namajunas scoring with punches from side control. #ROC#
Mamoa is rocked!
Namajunas working the ground and pound.
Mamoa is still in real trouble! Can Namajunas finish him?
Mamoa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Namajunas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A big shot lands for Namajunas! That's hurt Mamoa! Will he recover? Namajunas fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anatolijus Namajunas!
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