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Event:
-GFC 4-
Date: Feb 27, 2022 |
#R1#
No luck for Burrell with that takedown attempt.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Burrell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Beneke manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Beneke keeping moving, preventing Burrell from controlling successfully.
Burrell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Beneke keeping moving, preventing Burrell from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Beneke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burrell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burrell advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell trying to control the position but Beneke is working away.
Beneke defending against the ground and pound. #T1#
The ground and pound from Burrell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Burrell wants to control but Beneke is keeping him busy.
Beneke is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Burrell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Beneke can't do much from the bottom here.
Beneke wants to get back to his feet.
Beneke is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Beneke is looking for a sweep.
Beneke takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Beneke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burrell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beneke is letting Burrell control him for a moment. #SUB#
Burrell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Beneke pushes Burrell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Burrell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Burrell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Beneke tries to escape but Burrell is in control.
Beneke prevents Burrell from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Burrell.
An elbow from Burrell crashes against the mat.
Beneke pushes Burrell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Burrell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Burrell is looking to take a break and control but Beneke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beneke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burrell.
#T3#
Beneke is trying to control Burrell's posture but Burrell avoids it.
Burrell cracks Beneke with a big elbow.
Burrell is looking to take a break and control but Beneke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burrell 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.
Burrell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Beneke is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Burrell wants to control but Beneke is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Burrell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beneke tries to escape but Burrell is in control. #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.
Burrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beneke keeps working. #SUB#
Burrell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beneke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beneke lands a decent little punch to the body.
Beneke struggling a bit here.
Beneke bucks up and tries to throw Burrell off but instead Burrell has got his back!
Beneke trying to get back to his feet but Burrell is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burrell misses with a punch to the head. #SUB#
Burrell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Burrell missing with punches from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Washington Burrell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD2#
Beneke drives through with a takedown into Burrell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Beneke has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burrell is proving hard to escape from.
Burrell trying to control the position.
Beneke wants to stand but Burrell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Washington Burrell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beneke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Beneke looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Burrell uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Beneke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrell is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Beneke.#T1##TD2#
Beneke shoots in and bounces Burrell off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Beneke has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burrell is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Burrell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beneke wanted to stand there but Burrell had control of the position.
Beneke trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beneke wants to get up but he can't break Burrell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been informed that Beneke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Beneke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burrell goes for a double leg but Beneke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Beneke continues to drive forward.
Beneke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burrell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beneke has him pressed against the ropes.#TD#
Burrell ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burrell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Beneke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burrell's guard.#T3##SUB2#
Beneke postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Burrell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Beneke, into his guard. #REVR#
Burrell won't allow Beneke to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Beneke working for a triangle but Burrell defends it easily.
Beneke trying to strike off his back.
#SUB2#
Beneke is looking for a triangle but Burrell pushes his legs off easily.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burrell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beneke's guard. #SUB#
Burrell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beneke throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Beneke is trying to get back to full guard.
Beneke is trying to stand back up but Burrell is controlling him
Burrell throwing shots but Beneke is blocking nicely.
Burrell is keen to just control but Beneke is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beneke wants to improve his position but Burrell is controlling well.
#SUB#
Burrell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Beneke sees it coming and defends easily.
Burrell prevents Beneke from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Beneke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
Burrell goes for a double leg but Beneke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Beneke continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Beneke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burrell uses from the top position.
Beneke keeping moving, preventing Burrell from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Beneke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beneke wants to get back to his feet but Burrell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell stays in close to Beneke's body and controls the position.
Burrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Beneke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrell is working Beneke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beneke can do to turn this around?#T1#
Beneke wants to get back to his feet but Burrell passes into half guard.
Beneke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burrell trying to mount his opponent but Beneke defends it.
Beneke is staying active underneath Burrell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beneke holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Beneke is trying to stand up here but Burrell is controlling him well. #SUB#
Burrell is working for a submission of some sort.
Beneke wants to get back to his feet.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burrell tries to clinch there but Beneke circles away.
Burrell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beneke defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Beneke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Beneke.
Beneke lands with an overhand left.
Beneke lands with a hook. Burrell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beneke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burrell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beneke misses the jab.
Beneke throws a hook but Burrell avoids it easily.
Burrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beneke. #T3#
Beneke slaps away a takedown attempt from Burrell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Washington Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beneke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC2#Burrell is rocked!
Beneke walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Burrell drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Beneke swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Burrell's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Beneke!
A relieved looking Mark Beneke 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:
-GFC 3-
Date: Feb 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Burrell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyler sprawls well. Tyler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burrell gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Tyler missing with a left hand there. Burrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyler swinging wildly here.
Tyler throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
And Burrell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tyler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tyler is looking to slow Burrell down with leg kicks.
Burrell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burrell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T1#
Tyler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrell blocks the body kick.
Burrell shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Washington Burrell.
Burrell misses with a takedown attempt - Tyler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burrell checks a leg kick.#KD#
A head kick lands from Tyler that sends Burrell to the canvas. Burrell tries to scramble back to his feet but Tyler brings him back down into side control. #CUT#It looks like Washington Burrell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell struggling a bit here.
Burrell is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Burrell striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
#T2#
Tyler wants to stand but Burrell has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Burrell has Tyler pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB2#
Burrell working for a triangle but Tyler defends it easily.
Tyler trying to control but Burrell is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Burrell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Tyler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Burrell is looking for a triangle but Tyler pushes his legs off easily.
Burrell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Burrell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burrell throwing strikes but missing.
Burrell advances to half guard.
Burrell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tyler!
Tyler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burrell on the ground.
Burrell looking to finish with strikes here!
Burrell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tyler because Burrell loaded up on that one.
Burrell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Burrell controlling from mount. #SUB2#
Burrell has control of Tyler's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tyler regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Tyler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Washington Burrell's cut.
That's time! Tyler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Tyler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyler wants it to stay on the feet.
Burrell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyler sprawls well. Tyler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burrell gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Tyler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burrell can do to turn this around?
Tyler is trying to break the clinch but Burrell has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler misses with an elbow strike.
Tyler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyler after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Washington Burrell.
Burrell is struggling to control the position.
Tyler is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T1#
Burrell blocks an elbow strike from Tyler.
Tyler stops a takedown attempt from Burrell.
Tyler avoiding damage as Burrell throws knees to the body.
Burrell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Burrell breaks from the clinch.
Tyler connects with a single shot there.
Tyler throws a leg kick but Burrell checks it.
Burrell shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burrell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tyler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burrell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyler's waist but Tyler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burrell off to one side.
Burrell is breathing heavily.
Tyler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyler wants it to stay on the feet.#T2#
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
Burrell tries for a takedown but Tyler circles away easily
and Tyler counters with a flying knee that drops Burrell! Tyler dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Tyler! |
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Event:
-GFC 2-
Date: Feb 06, 2022 |
#R1#
No luck for Burrell with that takedown attempt.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burrell looks to clinch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick lands for Burrell.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson tries to break free but Burrell pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burrell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Washington Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Burrell jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Burrell around his waist. Burrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Burrell keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Burrell has double underhooks.
Burrell has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burrell is looking for a takedown.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Burrell's takedown attempt.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Burrell has double underhooks.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Burrell's takedown attempt.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Burrell has double underhooks.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Burrell keeps him there for the moment.
Burrell stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Burrell has double underhooks.
Johnson wants to break free but Burrell has control.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#BC#
Burrell breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson clobbers Burrell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL#
Burrell drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Burrell has him pressed against the cage.
Burrell can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Burrell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Burrell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Burrell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T3#
Burrell stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burrell controls the position from side control.
Johnson is trying to control Burrell's posture but Burrell avoids it. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Burrell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
A control attempt from Johnson but he's now mounted!
Burrell misses with some ground and pound and Johnson recovers position to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson trying to control but Burrell postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burrell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL2#
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Burrell back into the cage.
Burrell jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Burrell around his waist. Burrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson tries to circle away but Burrell has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burrell has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Burrell manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burrell pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Burrell has the dominant position.
Burrell jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Burrell around his waist. Burrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burrell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Washington Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Burrell is trying to stall.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson tries to circle away but Burrell has him pinned against the cage.
Burrell tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burrell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Burrell prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burrell jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burrell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson tries to break free but Burrell pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burrell has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to circle away but Burrell has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!#CUT2#It looks like Washington Burrell has been cut.#CL2#
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burrell jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Burrell around his waist. Burrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson tries to break free but Burrell pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burrell jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burrell tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson tries to break free but Burrell pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Burrell won't allow it.
Johnson letting Burrell take a breather here.
Burrell jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burrell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Johnson clinches. #T4#
Burrell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Burrell misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#Burrell is rocked!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Burrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a stiff jab that staggers Burrell - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Johnson!
Our winner, Max Johnson, 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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Event:
GFC 155 TOURNAMENT FINAL ROUND
Date: Jan 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Burrell darts in looking for a takedown but Marcos gets double underhooks and turns Burrell into the ropes.
Burrell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marcos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burrell misses with a wild combination.
Marcos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcos swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Marcos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Marcos seems to be looking for submissions.
Marcos wants to free his trapped foot but Burrell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Marcos is trying to work for a kimura but Burrell is defending well.
#T1#
Marcos working over Burrell with some ground and pound. Burrell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marcos is thwarting Burrell's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marcos passes to full mount!
Burrell gets back to half guard.
Marcos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Burrell works his way to full guard. Good work.#T2##SU2#
Burrell is working an open guard so Marcos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Marcos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Marcos looks to move away, Burrell throws a big counter combo but Marcos just gets out of the way.#TD2#
Marcos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marcos lands in his opponent's guard.
Marcos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burrell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marcos wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Marcos is in close to Burrell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marcos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Marcos preventing the sweep. #SU2#
Marcos stands up and waves to Burrell to follow him. #TD2#
Marcos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marcos showed some decent athleticism there.
Marcos is keen to just control but Burrell is a slippery customer.
Burrell trying to control here.
Marcos wants to control but Burrell is keeping him busy. #T4#
Marcos wants to pass to mount but Burrell is defending the position.
Marcos trying to control from half guard but Burrell is working away.
Burrell trying to control here.
Burrell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU2#
Marcos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Burrell, up you get!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Marcos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD2#
Marcos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burrell's guard.#SU2#
Marcos stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2#
Marcos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burrell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burrell sneaks out the side door and pushes Marcos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Marcos clinches. #BC2#
Marcos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Burrell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marcos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Burrell wants to stand and escape but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marcos looking to sit in guard and control but Burrell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T1#
Burrell wants to control from the top but Marcos keeps moving.
Marcos looking to control.
Burrell stands up out of Marcos's guard for a moment - Marcos manages to land a nice upkick.
Burrell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burrell's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Marcos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burrell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #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.
Burrell is fighting to break Marcos's control of his arms but Marcos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marcos wants to sweep but no luck.
Marcos is pulling down on Burrell's head. It's preventing any offense from Burrell, at least for the moment.
Burrell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Marcos is looking for a triangle but Burrell pushes his legs off easily.
#T3#
Burrell wants to stand but Marcos has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burrell shoots in for a double leg but Marcos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burrell throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
#CL2#
Marcos rushes Burrell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Marcos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burrell throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcos lands a body shot.
Burrell throws a head kick that Marcos semi-blocks.
#CL2#
Burrell gets tackled into the ropes by Marcos. Marcos maintains the clinch.
Marcos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC#
Burrell manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
Burrell has his takedown stuffed
and Marcos counters with a lovely shot to the body.#TD2#
Marcos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burrell sprawls well initially but Marcos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Marcos seems content to control.
Marcos tries to stand and escape but Burrell is controlling the position.
Ground and pound from Marcos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Marcos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##TD2#
Marcos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burrell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marcos is working away from the top position though.
Marcos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burrell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marcos lands with a punch from half guard.
Gabriel Marcos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcos drops an elbow to the side of Burrell's head. #ROC2#Burrell is rocked!#SUB2#
Marcos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Burrell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oh Burrell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcos lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Burrell quite badly. Burrell pulls Marcos in close trying to recover. Marcos postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Burrell on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Burrell doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Marcos! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Burrell fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Gavinsky rushes Burrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gavinsky looking to throw knees to the head but Burrell is blocking nicely.
#TD2#
Gavinsky manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Burrell trying to control but Gavinsky is working from the bottom.
Gavinsky wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Gavinsky is working an open guard so Burrell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Burrell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gavinsky is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1#
Burrell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gavinsky defends well and Burrell ends up having to push Gavinsky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Washington Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Gavinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burrell has his takedown stuffed
and Gavinsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL2#
Gavinsky forces Burrell back against the cage and clinches.
Gavinsky jumps guard but Burrell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Burrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Burrell pushes Gavinsky up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Gavinsky is fighting off a takedown attempt but Burrell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gavinsky to the mat. Gavinsky regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gavinsky wants to sweep here but Burrell controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Gavinsky is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Burrell won't allow Gavinsky to sweep him here.
Gavinsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burrell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gavinsky is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Burrell stands up from Gavinsky's guard - Burrell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Burrell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gavinsky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Gavinsky keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Gavinsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Gavinsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burrell slips a jab and a cross from Gavinsky.
Gavinsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#CL#
Burrell darts in and clinches Gavinsky up against the cage.
Gavinsky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Burrell has had enough of the clinch but Gavinsky keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Burrell breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Gavinsky has Burrell up against the cage in a clinch.
#T4##TD2#
Gavinsky jumps guard and drags Burrell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #ES2#
Gavinsky kicks Burrell off and gets to his feet.
Gavinsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burrell but Burrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL#
Burrell forces Gavinsky back against the cage and clinches.
Gavinsky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burrell walks away with a smile on his face. Gavinsky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavinsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Burrell. Burrell gets slowly back to his feet.
Burrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burrell sets himself, and Gavinsky steps forward looking for the clinch! Burrell avoids it this time.
Gavinsky dives in for a single leg takedown but Burrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zoltan Gavinsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Gavinsky as Burrell shoots in.
Gavinsky is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burrell with a body shot.
Gavinsky shoots in but Burrell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gavinsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burrell leaves Gavinsky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavinsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burrell.
Burrell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gavinsky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Washington Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1#
Gavinsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burrell is fending him off so far but Gavinsky persists. Nope, Burrell circles away and we're back to standing.
Burrell slips a jab from Gavinsky.
Burrell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burrell wants it to stay on the feet.
Burrell throws a series of strikes that have Gavinsky backpedaling.
Gavinsky dives in for a single leg takedown but Burrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gavinsky is breathing heavily.
Burrell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gavinsky as he jumps to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gavinsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Burrell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gavinsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Gavinsky as Burrell shoots in.#CL2#
Gavinsky moves into range and clinches up with Burrell.#TD2#
Gavinsky successfully pulls guard.
#T2#
Gavinsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burrell advances position into side control!
Burrell controlling from side mount. #SU#
Burrell decides to stand back up.
Gavinsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burrell tries to avoid it but Gavinsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burrell to the ground. Burrell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burrell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavinsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burrell's waist but Burrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gavinsky off to one side. #CL#
Burrell drives through and clinches with Gavinsky against the cage.
#T3#
Burrell is struggling to control the position.
Burrell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Burrell has Gavinsky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gavinsky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Burrell successfully pulls guard.
Burrell controls Gavinsky momentarily but Gavinsky frees himself.
Gavinsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gavinsky wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Gavinsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#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.#SUB#
Burrell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gavinsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gavinsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gavinsky slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Burrell.
Gavinsky trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU2#
Gavinsky escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Washington Burrell will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Gavinsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burrell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gavinsky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burrell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gavinsky's waist but Gavinsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burrell off to one side.
Burrell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gavinsky defends well and Burrell ends up having to push Gavinsky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Washington Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrell tries to land knees in the clinch but Gavinsky avoids the damage to the body.
Gavinsky content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burrell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Gavinsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Gavinsky clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Gavinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gavinsky misses with a takedown
and Burrell counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burrell stuffs the takedown.#T1##CL2#
Burrell gets tackled into the cage by Gavinsky. Gavinsky maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Gavinsky breaks from the clinch.
Gavinsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Burrell sprawls well. He's pushed Gavinsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gavinsky raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Burrell has his takedown stuffed
and Gavinsky counters with a three punch combo that has Burrell backing up. Burrell nods at Gavinsky to acknowledge the strikes.#CL2#
Gavinsky closes the distance and clinches.
Gavinsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gavinsky misses with a body punch.
Burrell tries for a takedown but Gavinsky manages to get underhooks.
Gavinsky looking for a takedown.
Burrell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gavinsky.
#T2#
Gavinsky blocking some punches.
Burrell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gavinsky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavinsky leaning against his opponent.
Gavinsky stops a takedown attempt from Burrell.
Burrell is trying to pull guard but Gavinsky turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gavinsky tries to pull guard but Burrell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Gavinsky pulls guard effortlessly. #ES2#
Gavinsky has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Burrell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gavinsky.
Burrell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gavinsky.
A combination from Burrell does no damage.
Burrell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gavinsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Burrell stuffs the takedown.
Burrell tries to clinch up.
Gavinsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Gavinsky instigates a clinch. #T4#
Burrell has had enough of the clinch but Gavinsky keeps him there for the moment.
Gavinsky jumps guard but Burrell stands there with Gavinsky around his waist. Gavinsky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gavinsky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC#
Burrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gavinsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gavinsky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gavinsky dives in for a single leg takedown but Burrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoltan Gavinsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gavinsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoltan Gavinsky! |
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