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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Korf staying out of range there.
Korf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurmagodingdong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Korf.
Korf jabs at Nurmagodingdong's body.
Korf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmagodingdong throws a lazy uppercut
and Korf makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nurmagodingdong really felt that one!
Korf digs a good body shot into Nurmagodingdong's ribs.
Nurmagodingdong misses with a left hand
and Korf counters with a nice leg kick.
Nurmagodingdong throws a lazy right hand but Korf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khalabib Nurmagodingdong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagodingdong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Korf. That's going to slow Nurmagodingdong down.
Korf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurmagodingdong at a distance.
Nurmagodingdong throws a right hand that misses
enabling Korf to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmagodingdong takes one to the chin there.
Nurmagodingdong cracks Korf with a good jab.
Korf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nurmagodingdong momentarily.
#ROC2#
Nurmagodingdong is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Khalabib Nurmagodingdong has been cut.
Korf pounces like a tiger and cracks Nurmagodingdong with a vicious hook! Nurmagodingdong is down but not out! Korf follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander Korf!
A victorious Alexander Korf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Tutov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Korf napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Korf parries the strikes from Tutov easily there. Tutov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Korf to escape.
Tutov working the body and head with strikes.
Korf is looking to regain half guard here but Tutov keeps moving and retains side control.
Tutov trying to control the action but Korf is working from the bottom.
Korf can't do much from the bottom here.
Tutov cracks Korf with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov is putting a hurting on Korf here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tutov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tutov trying to control the position but Korf is working away. #T1#
Who's going to make the next move?
Tutov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tutov 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.#SUB#
Tutov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Korf is looking to reverse the position.
Korf managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tutov.
The ground and pound from Tutov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Korf tries to bench press Tutov off him but Tutov keeps the position. #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.
Korf wants to control but Tutov postures up.
Korf is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tutov off and has taken his back!
Korf is hanging on to Tutov's back as he tries to escape.
Tutov has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Korf.#SUB2#
Korf working for a choke but Tutov reverses nicely into Korf 's guard.
Korf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tutov is one step ahead there.
Tutov being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Tutov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tutov stopping the sweep attempt from Korf.
Tutov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Korf looking for a sweep. Not yet Korf, not yet.
Korf has his hands on Tutov's head, controlling the position.
Tutov is stalling in the full guard.
Korf controlling the position.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tutov wants to control from the top but Korf keeps moving.
Tutov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tutov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tutov trying to control but Korf is working from the bottom.
Tutov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korf swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tutov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tutov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tutov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Korf counters with a nice leg kick.
Tutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Tutov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tutov looks to land a combination but Korf avoids it well.
Korf was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tutov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Korf throws a head kick but Tutov moves out of range.
Tutov misses with the combination.
Tutov misses with the combination.
Tutov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korf can do to turn this around?
Tutov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korf circles away quickly and effectively.
Korf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tutov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrey Tutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tutov's calf.
Tutov misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korf wants to land a leg kick but Tutov is out of range.
A combination from Korf does no damage.
Tutov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Korf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korf has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tutov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korf throws out the jab.
Korf takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Tutov defending well as Korf loads up on a big left hand.
Korf swings for the body but Tutov moves out of range.
Korf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tutov.
Alexander Korf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Korf scores with a nice right hand.
Tutov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Korf leaves Tutov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tutov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korf.
Tutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD#
Tutov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Korf manages to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Tutov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Korf sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
Korf is trying to stand.
Korf is positioning himself well to prevent Tutov advancing to mount.
Korf is refusing to be controlled, as Tutov sits in half guard.
Korf makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Korf.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Korf holds on and takes a little breather.
Korf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Korf will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#T3#
Korf trying to control the position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tutov advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korf is trying to improve his position.
Korf is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tutov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Korf is looking for a sweep.
Korf tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.#T4#
BOOM! Tutov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Korf wants to control but Tutov is having none of it.
Tutov wants to control the pace but Korf is squirming around nicely.
Tutov lands a big elbow.
Korf regains half guard.
Korf on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tutov prevents Korf from improving his position.#SUB2#
Korf looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Korf misses with a wild combination.
Andrey Tutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tutov.
Korf staying out of range there.
Tutov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tutov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Korf throws a front kick that sends Tutov stumbling back into the cage.
Korf throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Tutov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tutov tries to clinch but Korf is having none of it.
Korf throws out a counter right but Tutov avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tutov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov throws the left hand but Korf avoids the punch easily.
Korf misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Korf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Korf fakes the leg kick and cracks Tutov in the body.
Korf jabs Tutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Korf throws a jab when Tutov was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korf. Tutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Korf's shoulder, as Korf tries to avoid the shot.
Tutov fails with the takedown.
Korf dips to his left and cracks Tutov with an uppercut!
Alexander Korf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tutov fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Korf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Korf.
Korf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Korf dips to his left and cracks Tutov with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Korf. Tutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korf connects with a jab.
Korf misses the shot to the body.
Korf just misses with a punch to the body.
Korf scores with a hook to the body. Tutov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Tutov blocks a head kick by Korf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Korf.
Korf tries a head kick but it misses.
Korf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tutov.
Tutov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Korf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tutov checks a leg kick.
Tutov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tutov looks to land a combination but Korf avoids it well.
Korf misses with a looping right.
Alexander Korf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Korf.
Tutov throws a right hand that Korf ducks under and follows up with a left that Korf also avoids with ease.
Tutov walks into a left hand.
Korf moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC2#
Tutov is rocked!
Tutov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Tutov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korf missing with a left hand there. Tutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tutov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Korf counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Korf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tutov manages to avoid it.
Korf feints and then cracks Tutov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tutov down.
Tutov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Korf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tutov moves out of range of the body kick.
Tutov throws a series of punches but Korf moves out of range.
Korf looks for the body kick but Tutov saw that one coming.
Tutov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Korf scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korf. That's going to slow Tutov down.
Korf throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tutov on the side of the head.
Andrey Tutov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Korf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tutov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korf tries to buck Tutov off but Tutov is having none of it.
Korf regains half guard.
Korf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tutov. #T4#
The fighters are battling for position here. Korf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tutov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tutov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Korf looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tutov seems to have got his legs back now.
Korf tries to strike from the bottom.
Korf wants to sweep but no luck.
Korf throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Korf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tutov 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Tutov!
Andrey Tutov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
DARE KT SERIES 6
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Korf tests Valdez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Korf misses with an uppercut
enabling Valdez to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Alexander Korf has been cut.
Korf works the jab nicely.
Valdez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Valdez instigates a clinch. #BC#
Korf breaks the clinch.
Valdez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Korf throws out a loose jab but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valdez at a distance.
Korf misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Valdez tries to clinch up.
Korf looks to throw the jab but Valdez is out of range.
Korf misses with a looping left.
Korf misses with a wild body shot.
Korf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Korf motions for Valdez to come forward. Korf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Korf. That one must have hurt.
A swing and a miss from Korf.#T1#
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Korf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valdez.
Korf feints a jab promting Valdez to slip. Korf then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valdez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Korf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Korf lands a front kick.
Korf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab from Valdez.
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!
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valdez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Korf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valdez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valdez blocks the body kick.
#T2#
Valdez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Korf counters with a nice kick to the body.
Korf throws a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Valdez closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Korf manages to break the clinch.
Valdez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Korf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valdez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Korf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valdez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Korf throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Korf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Valdez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Korf.
Korf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Korf connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Korf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Korf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valdez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valdez there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
Korf lands a nice looking body kick.
Korf swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez.
Korf lands a really nice looking cross but Valdez seems unphased.
Korf misses with a straight left.
Korf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Valdez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Korf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Valdez checks the leg kick.
Alexander Korf is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez wants to clinch.
Valdez slips under a jab.
Valdez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#CL2#
Valdez has closed the distance and engaged Korf in a clinch.
Korf scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Valdez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Korf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Korf lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Korf misses with a body kick.
It looks like Korf has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A solid body kick from Korf.
Valdez moves away from the strike by Korf.
Korf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Korf motions for Valdez to come forward. Korf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Korf.
Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valdez tries to clinch but Korf is having none of it.
Korf looks to land a left hand but Valdez moved out of range nicely.
Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valdez tries to clinch but Korf is having none of it.
Valdez checks a low kick from Korf.
Korf tests Valdez's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Valdez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Korf.
Korf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Korf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korf pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Valdez back to the ropes. Korf follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korf. That's going to slow Valdez down.
Korf throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range. #CL2#
Valdez clinches.
A short right from Korf on the inside.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korf lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valdez takes a step back to recover.
Korf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valdez throws out a counter right but Korf avoids it with no problem.
Korf looks to land a body kick but Valdez moved away.
Korf throws the kick towards the body but Valdez avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Korf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Korf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Korf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Korf ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.#CL2#
Valdez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Valdez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC2#
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korf scores with a leg kick.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Korf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Korf misses with a body punch
and Korf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Korf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valdez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Korf.
Korf connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korf throws a wild body kick that Valdez sees coming a mile off.
Korf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T1#
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Korf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Korf misses its target.
Korf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valdez misses with a body shot.
Korf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valdez.
Valdez is looking to clinch.
Korf throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korf throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valdez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Korf misses with a series of wild punches.
Korf sizes up Valdez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Korf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valdez doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Valdez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Korf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Korf lands a glancing blow to the side of Valdez's head.#ROC#
Valdez is rocked!
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Korf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valdez's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Korf - that will leave a mark!
Korf cracks Valdez with a good jab.
Valdez is still on wobbly legs! Can Korf finish him?
Valdez tries to move into range but Korf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valdez walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Korf!
A victorious Alexander Korf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Alfonso Valdez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later. '.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Korf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Korf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
Korf throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
Parker unleashes a big counter combination but Korf bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Korf missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Korf is looking to counter with a body kick.
Parker tries for a takedown but Korf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Korf stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander Korf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Parker.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Korf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Korf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker shoots in but Korf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Korf counter with a right hand.
Parker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Korf tries to avoid it but Parker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Korf to the ground. Korf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T1#
Parker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#ROC#
Parker is rocked!
Korf lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Parker head around and knocks him out cold! Korf hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Korf!
A relieved looking Alexander Korf 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:
FC: Strikers Paradise
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Korf checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Burns clinches up with Korf and pushes him back against the ropes.
Korf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Alexander Korf has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Korf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korf has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Korf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns keeps control of Korf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Korf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Korf dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Korf tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Korf shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korf takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
Alexander Korf's cut is getting worse.
Korf avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Korf lands a body punch in the clinch. #T1#
Korf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Korf holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Burns stalling the fight.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Korf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Korf taking a breather.
Korf pushes Burns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Korf blocks the elbow strike.
Burns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as Korf tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korf.
Burns is trying to stall.
Korf misses with a punch to the body.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Korf blocks with his arms.
#T2#
Korf dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Korf.
Burns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Korf seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Burns can turn it around.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC#
Korf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns walks forward, straight into a front kick from Korf.#CL2#
Burns instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korf swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korf avoids it.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Korf's efforts to push away.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korf is defending well for now.
Korf swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burns is keeping busy.
Burns lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
Alexander Korf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Xavier Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Korf misses with a looping right.
Korf misses with a body kick.
Burns was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Decent striking displayed by Korf there.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Korf takes an elbow to the temple.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Korf avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Korf's brow.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korf is defending well for now.
Korf stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burns - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korf is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.
Korf is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Korf has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Korf - that landed with a thud.
Korf scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Korf scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Korf avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Korf breaks the clinch.
Korf misses with a low kick.
Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Korf is out of range.
Burns throws a leg kick but Korf sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Korf catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Korf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Korf.
Burns landing knees to the head.
Korf throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Korf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Burns clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
Korf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Korf blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Korf paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
Burns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Korf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burns has time to react.
Korf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Korf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns connects with a high kick.
Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Korf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Korf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korf throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korf. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Korf sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Korf.
Burns blocks a leg kick.#CL2#
Burns clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Korf misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Korf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Korf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns.
Korf loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Korf.
Korf swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Burns tries to clinch there but Korf circles away.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Korf's head.
Korf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Korf throws a big shot that misses.
Alexander Korf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns looks for the body kick but Korf saw that one coming.
Korf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Korf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns.
Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Korf. Beautiful body shot.
Burns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Korf. That one must have hurt.#T1#
Burns slips a jab from Korf.#CL2#
Burns rushes Korf and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Korf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Korf fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korf.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Korf scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Korf trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korf into the ropes.
Korf tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burns stalling in the clinch but Korf improves position.
Korf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korf avoids it.
Korf blocks the elbow strike.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korf tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korf blocks it with crossed arms.
Korf blocks an elbow strike.
Korf avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.#BC#
Korf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korf scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Korf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Korf sees coming a mile off.
Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Korf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korf tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns tries to counter with a clinch but Korf shakes him off and moves away.
Burns tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Korf showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korf 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 Josh West scores the fight for Titan Xavier Burns!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Titan Xavier Burns!
Titan Xavier Burns wins by majority decision!
Titan Xavier Burns took some time post fight to say the following; 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.
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