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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
WCF WNF 15:Vaughn v Horatius 2
Date: Aug 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Carter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
Muller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Muller wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carter in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter thows a huge punch but Muller dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Muller defending well though. #T1#
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Muller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Muller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Muller trying to control from the bottom.
Carter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muller 's head.
Muller wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
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.
Carter wants to clinch#TD2#
so Muller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muller is one step ahead there.
Carter has Muller pulled in close to control his posture.
Carter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Muller trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom. #T3#
Muller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Muller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #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.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Muller .
Muller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muller tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
Wesley Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Muller .
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#It looks like Franz Muller has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Muller in his tracks for a moment.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Muller in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franz Muller 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Muller has his takedown stuffed
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've been informed that Muller has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#That has opened up Franz Muller 's cut even more.#CL#
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Muller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Carter decides to pull guard.
Muller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muller manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Carter looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Carter trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Muller has wrist control.#SU#
Carter stands and steps away. Muller gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL#
Carter has managed to clinch.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
#T2##TD#
Carter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Carter keeping full guard, as Muller tries to pass.
Carter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muller manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Carter postures up.
Carter wants to get up but he can't break Muller 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Muller trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter 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.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Muller is retaining full guard. #T3#
Carter passes Muller 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carter throws a strike but Muller avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Muller trying to control the position.
Muller wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
Muller trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Muller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown. Muller tries to sprawl out of it but Carter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muller wants to counter the offense by Carter and move into the clinch position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muller , pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franz Muller 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown but Muller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Carter backs off Muller throws a huge counter combo but Carter manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carter is defended easily by Muller .#TD2#
Muller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Muller showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Muller prevents Carter from improving his position.
Muller is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter gets back to full guard.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Carter pulls Muller in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Muller trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carter somewhat.
Muller tries to counter with a clinch but Carter shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Carter gets caught napping as Muller dives in and scores a takedown. Carter manages to retain guard.#T3#
Carter wants to sweep here but Muller controlling him for the moment.
Muller wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Muller trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter is controlling Muller 's posture.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muller wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Franz Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wesley Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Carter drives through and clinches with Muller against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franz Muller .
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Carter! |
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Event:
Byzantium 1
Date: Aug 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznov doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Raizo counter with a right hand.
Raizo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#TD2#
Reznov feints and as Raizo raises his hands in defense, Reznov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reznov working some strikes from top position.
Raizo wants to stand up but Reznov is controlling him.
Reznov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reznov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reznov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#CUT2#It looks like Tanaka Raizo has been cut.
Reznov scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC2#Raizo is rocked!
Reznov arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Raizo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Viktor Reznov!
After winning the bout, Viktor Reznov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
WKBC Semi-Final
Date: Jul 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One scores with a jab.
KT One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Collins can pounce on him.
One swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Collins wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
One lands a jab to the head.
Collins tries to clinch up.
One stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Collins.
Collins throws a body kick that misses.
One connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Collins walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Collins is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). KT One! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustemov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#TD2#
Rustemov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rustemov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Muller manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Rustemov tries to kick Muller off but Muller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Muller prevents Rustemov from improving his position.
Rustemov pushes Muller off but Muller dives into side control.
Rustemov seems a little lost for a moment, as Muller dominates the positioning.
Rustemov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Muller has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T1#
Muller advances to full mount.
Rustemov is trying desperately to improve position.
Muller content just to control the position here.
Rustemov wants to hold on but Muller pushes him away.
Muller controlling the pace for now.
Rustemov wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.#T2#
Rustemov trying to get back to his feet but Muller is in full control for now.
Muller slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Muller is hanging on to Rustemov's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Rustemov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rustemov turns into Muller and is now in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rustemov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rustemov postures up in Muller 's guard and throws a big left but Muller blocks it.
Rustemov postures up in Muller 's guard and throws a big left but Muller blocks it.
Rustemov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rustemov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rustemov throws an elbow that misses. Muller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rustemov's guard. Nice move by Muller !#REVB##T4#
Rustemov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rustemov wants to get back to his feet but Muller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rustemov 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.
Rustemov working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rustemov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Muller manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Muller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Muller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muller fails to land the takedown.
Rustemov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Muller sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Rustemov.#TD#
Rustemov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#T1#
Rustemov is looking to work some ground and pound but Muller has wrist control.
Franz Muller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rustemov is looking to work some ground and pound but Muller has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Muller holds on and takes a little breather.
Rustemov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muller trying to keep a closed guard but Rustemov is proving a slippery customer.
Rustemov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rustemov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rustemov postures up in Muller 's guard and throws a big left but Muller blocks it.
Rustemov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rustemov landing some decent shots from guard. #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.
Rustemov looking to sit in guard and control but Muller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Rustemov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Rustemov looks to land a strike but Muller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rustemov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Muller trying to keep a closed guard but Rustemov is proving a slippery customer.
Rustemov working some strikes from top position.
Muller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muller pulls Rustemov in close to prevent any damage.
Muller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T3#
Rustemov postures up in Muller 's guard and throws a big left but Muller blocks it.
Rustemov throws an elbow that misses. Muller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rustemov's guard. Nice move by Muller !#REVB#
Muller won't allow Rustemov to get back to his feet.
Rustemov wants to control the position but Muller says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rustemov is looking to escape.
Rustemov is trying to escape back to his feet but Muller uses the scramble to pass into side control.
#SUB2#
Muller has hold of Rustemov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rustemov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Muller cranks the arm and Rustemov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rustemov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Franz Muller !
Franz Muller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raizo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kessler will feel that in the morning.
Kessler shoots and misses
and Raizo counters with a three punch combo that has Kessler backing up. Kessler nods at Raizo to acknowledge the strikes.#TD2#
Kessler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Raizo to the ground. Kessler is now in Raizo's guard.
Raizo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kessler's guard. #REVR#
Raizo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Raizo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kessler keeps working.
Raizo controlling from side mount.
Raizo working away.
Raizo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kessler keeps working. #T1#
Kessler is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Raizo tries for a kimura but Kessler is defending well.
Kessler is trying to improve his position.
Raizo wants to control but Kessler is keeping him busy. #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.
You can see the frustration on Kessler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kessler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kessler is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kessler trying to remain calm as Raizo controls from the top position.
Raizo trying to control the action but Kessler is working from the bottom.
Kessler is trying to control Raizo's posture but Raizo avoids it. #SU#
Raizo stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T3##TD2#
Raizo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kessler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kessler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kessler looking to sit in guard and control but Raizo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Raizo wants to control from the top but Kessler keeps moving. #SUB2#
Kessler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raizo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raizo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kessler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Kessler wants to stand but Raizo is controlling the position. #SUB#
Raizo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Raizo wants to stand but Kessler is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Kessler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Raizo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kessler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kessler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raizo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kessler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kessler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raizo defends it nicely.#CL#
Raizo closes the distance and pushes Kessler back into the cage.
Kessler lands with a short shot to the head.
Kessler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raizo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tanaka Raizo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kessler.
Raizo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Kessler gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Raizo regains guard.
Kessler looking to sit in guard and control but Raizo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Kessler keeping moving, preventing Raizo from controlling successfully.
Kessler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raizo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Raizo is really struggling to control Kessler but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Raizo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Raizo controlling from the top position.
Kessler working a defensive guard here.
Raizo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kessler's guard.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Raizo trying to control but Kessler is working from the bottom.
Kessler is looking to sweep but instead, Raizo has passed into half guard.
Kessler wants to improve his position but Raizo is controlling well.
Kessler misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kessler is not content to let Raizo control the position.
Kessler punching from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
Kessler is trying to control but can't.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raizo throws a head kick that half lands.
Raizo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kessler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raizo defends it nicely.
Raizo attempts a counter takedown but Kessler avoids it well and moves away.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown but Raizo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jack Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raizo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kessler eats them both and turns towards Raizo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kessler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raizo's waist but Raizo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kessler off to one side.
Raizo stuffs the takedown attempt from Kessler. Kessler gets slowly back to his feet.
Raizo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raizo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Kessler misses with a takedown attempt
and Raizo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kessler's knee momentarily.
Kessler is breathing heavily.
Raizo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kessler. That did some damage!#TD2#
Kessler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Raizo to the ground. Kessler is now in Raizo's guard.#ES#
Raizo wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Kessler with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Raizo closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Kessler has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Raizo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Raizo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kessler can do to turn this around?
Kessler has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Raizo.
Raizo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Raizo wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Raizo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Kessler misses with a takedown attempt
and Raizo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanaka Raizo is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Kessler turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kessler manages to end up in side control.
Tanaka Raizo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raizo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raizo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Raizo wants to control but Kessler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kessler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raizo is concentrating on defense, preventing Kessler from advancing position.
Raizo moves into full guard.
Kessler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Raizo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kessler chips away with some ground and pound.
Kessler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#Raizo is rocked!
Kessler gets to his feet and stands over Raizo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Raizo felt that one! Kessler unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Raizo from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Kessler! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yildirim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anuar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yildirim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anuar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anuar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Yildirim was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mehmet Yildirim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Yildirim.
Anuar looks to land a combination but Yildirim avoids it well.
Yildirim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anuar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#KD2#
Anuar lands a big head kick that sends Yildirim tumbling to the mat! Anuar takes a step backwards and waves Yildirim back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Mehmet Yildirim has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yildirim misses with the combination.
As Yildirim backs off Anuar throws a huge counter combo but Yildirim manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Anuar rushes Yildirim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yildirim misses with some punches.
Yildirim missing with knees to the body.
Yildirim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anuar avoids it.#BC2#
Anuar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anuar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CL2#
Anuar forces Yildirim back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
A frustrated look appears on Yildirim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anuar pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anuar. #BC2#
Anuar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Anuar moves into range and clinches up with Yildirim.#BC2#
Anuar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anuar misses with a series of wild punches.
Yildirim tries to clinch up.
Yildirim blocks the body kick.
Anuar keeps the fight on the outside.
Anuar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Yildirim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yildirim looks to clinch #KD2#
and Anuar counters with a crisp one two that drops Yildirim! Anuar thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yildirim to his feet! Yildirim is in big trouble!#ROC2#Yildirim is rocked!
Yildirim gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Milo Anuar!
Our winner, Milo Anuar, 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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