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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Angry Birds War 4 -Hard Knocks
Date: Apr 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Biante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL#
Maivia has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Biante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maivia thuds a left hand into Biante's body.
Biante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#
It looks like Rocky Maivia has been cut.
Maivia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biante throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biante. Maivia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maivia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Biante's coach down at CT + BJJ & Wrestling & Boxing & MT SPARRING GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Biante's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maivia slips a jab and a cross from Biante.
Biante fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Biante. #TD#
Biante gets caught napping as Maivia dives in and scores a takedown. Biante manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maivia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maivia could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maivia is working Biante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maivia wants to pass the guard but Biante is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maivia's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1#
Maivia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biante wants to get back to his feet but Maivia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maivia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing that Maivia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Biante striking off his back but it's not causing Maivia any problems.
Biante has his hands on Maivia's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Maivia with that takedown attempt.
Biante throws a nice looking combination but Maivia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Maivia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD#
Maivia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maivia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Biante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Biante pushes Maivia off looking to stand but Maivia dives back in and keeps control.
Biante looks winded!
Biante trying to control from the bottom.
#T3#
Biante is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Maivia is staying active.
Maivia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maivia is looking to advance position but Biante won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maivia controlling the pace. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maivia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maivia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maivia.
A head kick misses from Maivia.
Biante misses with a few strikes there.
Maivia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Biante walks into a stiff left hand from Maivia.
Maivia misses with a looping right.#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Biante. Those never looked like landing.
Maivia is looking to counter the offense by Biante and move into the clinch.
Biante thows a leg kick but Maivia checks it
and Maivia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biante lands a jab.
Biante misses with a straight left.
Maivia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Biante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maivia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maivia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maivia.
Maivia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Biante.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maivia tries to close the distance and clinch but Biante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Maivia. Beautiful body shot.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maivia.
Maivia scores with a couple of short elbows.
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 Rocky Maivia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocky Maivia'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#
Maivia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Biante. Biante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Biante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maivia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biante goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#TD#
Maivia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Biante wants to sweep here but Maivia controlling him for the moment.
Maivia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maivia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Biante for as long as he can get away with.
Maivia chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Maivia controlling from the top position.
Maivia is working Biante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maivia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Biante scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T2##SU2#
Biante stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maivia with a nice cross.
Biante misses with a head kick.
Biante is breathing heavily.
Biante swats away the attempt to clinch by Maivia.
Maivia misses with a head kick.
Biante lands a nice shot that snaps Maivia's head back.
Maivia tries to clinch up.
Biante misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Maivia counters with a shoot takedown. Biante fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Biante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biante can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maivia controls the pace.
Biante trying to keep a closed guard but Maivia is proving a slippery customer.
Maivia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biante swivels though and keeps the full guard. #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.
Maivia lands a couple of digs.
Rocky Maivia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maivia is stalling in the full guard.
Maivia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maivia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maivia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maivia is pushing down on Biante's leg trying to pass to half guard. Biante is fighting to maintain full guard but Maivia has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Maivia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Maivia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Maivia tries to clinch up.
Biante moves in looking to clinch but Maivia pushes him off.
Biante is looking to clinch but Maivia is avoiding it.
Bruce Biante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biante tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce Biante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biante throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Maivia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Biante tries to kick Maivia off in order to stand up. Maivia Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Biante's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maivia lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maivia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Biante is trying to improve his position.
Biante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Maivia is working Biante over with some ground and pound from side control.
Biante can't do much from the bottom here.
Maivia working the body and head with strikes.
Maivia is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB#
Maivia is trying to get an arm triangle but Biante is defending well. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maivia landing a few strikes.
Biante taking punishment in the form of punches.
Maivia happy to just control the position for now.
Biante is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maivia content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T3#
Biante is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maivia is controlling him well.
Biante trying to remain calm as Maivia controls from the top position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Biante swats away the attempt to clinch by Maivia.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#CL2#
Biante clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Biante.
Maivia goes for a takedown attempt but Biante pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#TD#
Maivia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Biante was covering up waiting for the punch and Maivia finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2#
Biante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maivia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maivia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bruce Biante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Maivia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maivia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Maivia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maivia, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Maivia!
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Event:
Strike Fire
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Buck clinches.
Buck trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Buck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Buck closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A bit of stalling here from Buck.
Buck receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Buck prevents Bundy from breaking the clinch.
Buck stalling in the clinch.
Buck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buck slows down the pace here.
#BC2#
Buck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
A nice combination there by Bundy.
Buck falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Bundy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bundy.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Buck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bundy tries to break free but Buck pushes him back against the ropes.
Bundy is looking to break free of the clinch but Buck has double underhooks.
Buck lands a damaging elbow.
Bundy prevents a body shot from Buck.
Bundy wants to stall.
Bundy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
Buck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Buck avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bundy.
Buck lands a knee to the body.
Bundy is breathing heavily.
Bundy is pushing Buck up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Buck taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Buck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buck.
Buck has Bundy pressed against the ropes, preventing Bundy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Buck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Buck dominated that 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.
#R2##KD2#
Buck scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Bundy to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#ROC2#
Bundy is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!#CUT2#
It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.#CL2#
Buck has Bundy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oh Bundy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buck has control of Bundy and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Bundy crashing to the mat! Bundy looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Buck looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Aaron Buck!
Aaron Buck bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Acosta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD2#
Gronk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Acosta tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Acosta wants to improve his position but Gronk is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Gronk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gronk is trying to control. Acosta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Acosta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gronk is working away from the top position though.
Gronk is trying to control. Acosta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Acosta trying to control but Gronk postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta is concentrating on defense, preventing Gronk from advancing position.
Acosta tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gronk is trying to control. Acosta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Acosta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Acosta landing rabbit punches to the side of Gronk's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Acosta flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Acosta punching from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Acosta. Gronk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acosta throws a nice looking combination but Gronk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gronk doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Acosta counters by moving into the clinch. #TD#
Acosta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Acosta 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.
Acosta throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Gronk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Acosta throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#ES#
Acosta has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gronk is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T2#
Gronk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acosta blocks it with crossed arms.
Acosta is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gronk lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Alfonzo Acosta has been cut.
Acosta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Acosta tries to pull guard but Gronk holds him up against the cage and eventually Acosta drops back down to his feet.
Acosta tries to pull guard but Gronk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonzo Acosta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Gronk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Acosta throws a sloppy head kick
letting Gronk counter with a right hand.
Acosta is breathing heavily.
Gronk lands a nice looking body shot.
#CL2#
Gronk pushes Acosta up against the cage in a clinch.
Gronk lands a knee to the body.
Gronk lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off.
Gronk gets underhooks to prevent Acosta's takedown attempt.
#T3#
Gronk scores with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Acosta is rocked!#TD2#
Gronk jumps guard.
Oh Acosta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gronk looking for a sweep. Not yet Gronk, not yet.
Gronk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Acosta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB2#
Gronk looking for a guillotine here but Acosta defends easily.
#SUB2#
Gronk has his foot on Acosta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Acosta works his way back into a safe position though.
Gronk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Gronk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gronk lands some shots froms side control.
Acosta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gronk passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Acosta!
Acosta is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Acosta working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Acosta seems to have got his legs back now.
Acosta gets back to half guard.
Acosta misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Acosta wants to control but Gronk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Acosta keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gronk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Acosta is looking to control Gronk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Acosta avoid being mounted?
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!
Acosta controlling the position well.
Acosta is trying to maintain the position but Gronk is very close to passing his half guard.
Acosta is looking to escape.
Gronk trying to control from half guard but Acosta is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Gronk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonzo Acosta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Acosta as Gronk shoots in.
Gronk falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Acosta counters by clinching up.
Acosta is looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gronk.
Gronk lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off.
Gronk lands a nice knee to the body.
Gronk looking for a takedown. #BC2#
Gronk manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Gronk instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Gronk pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acosta being controlled here momentarily. #ES2#
Gronk is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Acosta presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1#
Acosta takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
Alfonzo Acosta's cut is getting worse.#TD2#
Gronk has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Acosta clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gronk is looking to control Acosta but Acosta is wriggling around and keeping busy. #SUB2#
Gronk is looking for the choke from the back position but Acosta is controlling his hands well.
Gronk is hanging on to Acosta's back as he tries to escape.
Gronk gets his hands free as Acosta looks to control.
Gronk controlling from the back.
Gronk tries to get the hooks in deep but Acosta pushed the leg off.
Acosta trying to control the hands but Gronk won't let him. #T2#
Gronk scores with punches and elbows.
Acosta covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Gronk has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Acosta's body.
Gronk gets his hands free as Acosta looks to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gronk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Acosta wants to get back to his feet. #T3#
Gronk avoiding Acosta 's attempts to control his hands.
Acosta trying to get back to his feet but Gronk is in full control for now.
Acosta trying to control the action but Gronk just sinks the hooks in.
Acosta staying busy and making it hard for Gronk to control.
Acosta just trying to survive but Gronk is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Acosta looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gronk.
Acosta trying to control but not successfully. #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.
Gronk trying to control momentarily.
Gronk is hanging on to Acosta's back as he tries to escape.
Acosta wants to control his opponent's hands but Gronk gets his hands free.
Acosta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Acosta throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gronk. What's that going to do exactly?
Gronk wants to control the pace but Acosta is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
Gronk working for a guillotine from mount but Acosta is in no mood to give up.
Gronk wants to control the pace but Acosta is squirming around nicely.
Gronk lands a big shot there that rocks Acosta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Gronk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alfonzo Acosta'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Gronk moves into the clinch successfully.
Gronk misses with a knee to the head.
Acosta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gronk to keep the fight standing.
Gronk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Gronk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gronk shoots in looking for a takedown but Acosta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gronk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gronk misses with a hook
letting Acosta counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Acosta tries to keep at a distance but Gronk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gronk has Acosta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Acosta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gronk missing with knees to the body.
Gronk jumps guard but Acosta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alfonzo Acosta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Gronk.
Gronk lands a good knee to the midsection. Acosta won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gronk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Acosta smiles and moves away.
Gronk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##CL2#
Gronk takes the fight into the clinch.
Acosta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gronk smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Gronk moves into range and clinches up with Acosta.#BC2#
Gronk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gronk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alfonzo Acosta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Gronk has managed to clinch.
Gronk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T2##TD#
Acosta wants the takedown. Gronk is fighting it off but Acosta persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gronk's guard against the cage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Acosta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Acosta works over Gronk with some ground and pound from guard.
The Gronk has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU#
Acosta decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acosta shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gronk eats them both and turns towards Acosta to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Gronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronk fails with a takedown attempt.
Gronk staying out of range there.
Gronk wants to counter the offense by Acosta and move into the clinch position.
Acosta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gronk.
Acosta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Gronk staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Gronk.
Gronk tries for a takedown but Acosta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Gronk.
Alfonzo Acosta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acosta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gronk doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Acosta counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD#
Acosta is trying to trip Gronk. He has hold of a leg but Gronk is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Acosta persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Acosta distracts Gronk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gronk lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
#T4#
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!
Gronk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Acosta.
Acosta is looking to work some ground and pound but Gronk has wrist control.
Acosta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Acosta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gronk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SU#
Acosta stands up from Gronk's guard - Acosta perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gronk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alfonzo Acosta.
I think Gronk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Gronk!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Jab, jab by Gronk - just one landing. #CUT2#
It looks like Galen Adams has been cut.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams jumps guard but Gronk stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gronk pulls his leg out and moves away.
#TD#
Adams feints and as Gronk raises his hands in defense, Adams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adams won't allow Gronk to sweep him here.
Gronk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams works over Gronk with some ground and pound from guard.
Gronk has momentary wrist control but Adams slips an elbow through the middle.
Adams preventing the sweep.
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams with a nice head shot there.#T1#
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adams lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Gronk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Gronk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams distracts Gronk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
Adams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Adams distracts Gronk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adams could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Adams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adams content to stall in guard here.
Adams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gronk looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Gronk working for a triangle but Adams defends it easily.
Gronk looks winded!
Adams showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T3#
Gronk is trying to control the position but Adams postures up.
Adams is working Gronk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adams landing some decent shots from guard.
Gronk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adams landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Adams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams cracks Gronk with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Adams drops back looking for a leg! Gronk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gronk manages to kick Adams off! Adams jumps back into Gronk's guard.
Adams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Adams landing some decent shots from guard.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
Gronk wants to stand and escape but Adams is having none of it.
Gronk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Adams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gronk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galen Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Galen Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gronk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gronk connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Gronk on that attempt. #TD#
Adams shoots in and bounces Gronk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Gronk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Adams off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gronk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Gronk on that attempt. #CL2#
Gronk clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gronk trying to stall but Adams improves his position.
Gronk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gronk jumps guard but Adams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Galen Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Gronk.#T1#
Gronk tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Gronk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Gronk is breathing heavily.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gronk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Gronk on the inside.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Gronk.
Gronk tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC2#
Gronk breaks from the clinch.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD2#
Gronk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES#
Adams kicks Gronk off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gronk fails with the takedown.#T2##CL#
Adams rushes Gronk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gronk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adams avoiding damage as Gronk throws knees to the body.
Adams tries to break free but Gronk pushes him back against the cage.
Gronk throws an elbow that misses.
Gronk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC2#
Gronk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galen Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Gronk clinches up against the cage.
Gronk lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Gronk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Gronk.
#T3#
Adams tries to pull guard but Gronk holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
Gronk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Gronk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gronk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gronk lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Gronk.
#BC2#
Gronk breaks from the clinch.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Gronk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Gronk sits in half guard.
Gronk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
Gronk trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away. #SUB2#
Gronk seems to be looking for submissions.
Gronk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Adams is trying to stand back up but Gronk is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Gronk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Galen Adams's cut.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##TD#
Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into Gronk's guard.
Gronk trying to control the position.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Gronk blocks nicely.
Adams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Gronk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adams defends it easily.
Adams works over Gronk with some ground and pound from guard.
Adams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adams connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Gronk has momentary wrist control but Adams slips an elbow through the middle.
Adams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Adams landing with the ground and pound.
Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Gronk's brow.
Gronk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gronk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
Adams stands up over Gronk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Galen Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams landing with the ground and pound.
Adams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gronk has momentary wrist control but Adams slips an elbow through the middle.
Adams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
Adams stands up over Gronk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Gronk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Adams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gronk's head.
Adams distracts Gronk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adams landing some decent shots from guard.
Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adams working some strikes from top position.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#ROC#
Gronk is rocked!#SU#
Gronk is working an open guard so Adams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gronk is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Adams misses with a head kick.
Gronk seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Gronk in a clinch.
#TD#
Adams has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gronk uses from the top position.
Adams managing to control the position.
Gronk tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard. #T3#
Adams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Gronk's brow.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
Adams won't allow Gronk to sweep him here.
Gronk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Adams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4#
Adams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Adams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adams preventing the sweep.
Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Gronk's brow.
Adams scoring with some ground and pound.
Adams landing some decent shots from guard.
Adams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gronk has momentary wrist control but Adams slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
Adams connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galen Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galen Adams!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Barrett clinches with his opponent.
Maivia is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Maivia jumps guard and drags Barrett to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maivia wants to sweep here but Barrett controlling him for the moment.
Barrett throwing strikes but missing.
Maivia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett is in close to Maivia's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Barrett throwing strikes but missing.
Barrett is fighting to break Maivia's control of his arms but Maivia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maivia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Maivia pushes down on Barrett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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. Maivia connects with a nice short shot to Barrett's temple.
Maivia controlling the action here.#T2#
Maivia working over Barrett with some ground and pound. Barrett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maivia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maivia throwing shots but Barrett is blocking nicely.
Maivia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barrett 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.
Maivia stops Barrett from getting back to his feet.
Barrett flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Maivia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barrett defending well though. #T3#
Maivia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maivia wants to free his trapped foot but Barrett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maivia is controlling the pace.
Maivia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maivia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
Barrett trying to control from the bottom.
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. Maivia connects with a nice short shot to Barrett's temple.
Barrett wants to get back to his feet.
Maivia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barrett won't allow Maivia to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maivia drops an elbow to the side of Barrett's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Maivia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Barrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elvin Barrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maivia tries to clinch but Barrett moves out of range. #TD2#
Barrett gets caught flat footed, as Maivia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maivia throws a strike but Barrett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Maivia 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.
Barrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrett could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett postures up in Maivia's guard and throws a big left but Maivia blocks it.
Barrett throwing strikes from guard but Maivia blocks nicely.
Barrett with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Maivia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maivia wants to stand and escape but Barrett is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maivia is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Maivia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maivia won't allow Barrett to get back to his feet.
Maivia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maivia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maivia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maivia is in close to Barrett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barrett keeping moving, preventing Maivia from controlling successfully.
Maivia pushes down on Barrett's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T3#
Maivia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maivia is continuing to stall.
Barrett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maivia trying to control the pace.
Maivia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Maivia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maivia slows the pace down in half guard.
Rocky Maivia has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maivia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Maivia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maivia content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Maivia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Maivia gets the takedown into side control.
Maivia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maivia taking a breather here.
Barrett is pushing Maivia's head away, looking to escape. Maivia manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maivia works to advance to full mount. Barrett defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Barrett tries to lock up and control but Maivia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maivia controlling from the full mount. #T1#
Maivia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barrett taking shots to the head.
Barrett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maivia is stalling here but it's allowed Barrett to get half guard.
Maivia controlling the action here.
Barrett is refusing to be controlled, as Maivia sits in half guard.
Maivia winds up and cracks Barrett with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2##SUB#
Barrett looking for submissions off his back.
Maivia throwing shots but Barrett is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Barrett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maivia lands a nice short elbow.
Maivia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T3#
Let's hope that Maivia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
More stalling from Maivia.
Barrett has hold of Maivia's hands but Maivia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maivia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
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.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maivia misses with a hook.
Maivia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maivia tries a head kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Maivia clinches up with Barrett and pushes him back against the cage.
Elvin Barrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Maivia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barrett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maivia after a bit of a struggle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Maivia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maivia 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Maivia!
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