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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Shafir scores with a head kick.
#TD#
Flowers shoots in and gets a takedown into Shafir's guard.#SUB2#
Shafir isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Flowers stacks Shafir on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Flowers!
Shafir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flowers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A lull in the action here.
Shafir gets back to half guard.
Flowers 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.
Flowers not doing much here.
#T1#
Shafir tries to roll over but Flowers keeps him under control.
Shafir trying to hold on to Flowers's head to control him but Flowers postures up.
Still in half guard, Flowers seems content to control.
Shafir trying to control but Flowers postures up.
Flowers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shafir.
Shafir scores with a head kick. Flowers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#TD#
Flowers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Flowers advances to mount.
Flowers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shafir really wants to buck Flowers off and get back to his feet. #T3#
Shafir tries to lock up and control but Flowers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flowers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shafir is looking to improve his position but Flowers isn't that keen on the idea.
Flowers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Flowers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shafir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
Flowers content just to control the position here.
Shafir is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shafir is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Flowers landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shafir is looking to improve his position but Flowers isn't that keen on the idea.
Shafir takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petey Flowers dominated that round.
That's time! Flowers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Shafir throws a series of punches but Flowers moves out of range.
Flowers throws a right hand that Shafir ducks under and follows up with a left that Shafir also avoids with ease.
Shafir is looking for the big counter here.
Flowers shoots and misses
and Shafir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flowers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shafir can do to turn this around?
Shafir misses with a double jab.
Shafir throws a nice looking combination but Flowers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Avital Shafir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shafir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shafir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shafir misses with a few strikes there.
Shafir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shafir enables Flowers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shafir manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Flowers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flowers working some strikes from top position.#SU#
Flowers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shafir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Avital Shafir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shafir throws a right hand that Flowers ducks under and follows up with a left that Flowers also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shafir, right into the meat.
#T1##TD#
Flowers drives through with a takedown into Shafir's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shafir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flowers controls the pace.#SUB2#
Shafir looking for subs off his back but Flowers has passed one foot through into half guard.
Flowers stops Shafir from getting back to his feet.
#T2#
Shafir is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Shafir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Shafir actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flowers lands a nice short elbow.
Shafir wants to sweep but Flowers has passed to side control!
You can see the frustration on Shafir's face as Flowers controls the position. #T3#
Shafir tries to buck Flowers off but Flowers is having none of it.
Flowers lands an elbow.
Flowers scores with a couple of short elbows.
Flowers controlling the position from side mount.
Flowers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Flowers is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Shafir is looking to reverse the position.
A control attempt from Shafir but he's now mounted!
Flowers unloading with bombs!
Shafir tries to lock up and control but Flowers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flowers controlling from the full mount.
Flowers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shafir for as long as he can get away with.
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 Petey Flowers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Flowers slips a jab and a cross from Shafir.
Shafir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shafir!
Shafir throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flowers.#TD#
Flowers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shafir looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES2#
Shafir explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shafir misses with a combination
#CL#
and Flowers moves into the clinch.#TD#
Flowers pulls Shafir into guard.
Flowers 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.
Shafir trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
Flowers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T1#
Shafir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flowers lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Shafir throwing strikes from guard but Flowers blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shafir is looking to pass into half guard but Flowers pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Flowers is in guard.#REVR#
Flowers trying to control the position from guard on top but Shafir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avital Shafir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flowers stops Shafir from standing up. #SUB2#
Shafir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flowers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shafir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB2#
Shafir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shafir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB2#
Shafir has an active guard here but Flowers has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB#
Flowers seems to be looking for submissions.
#T3#
Shafir desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Flowers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Flowers content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Shafir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Flowers trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Shafir looking for submissions off his back.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shafir throws a right and a left that Flowers avoids nicely.
Shafir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Flowers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB2#
Shafir throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Flowers escapes and throws Shafir's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Avital Shafir.
I think Flowers 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Shafir works over Yakuza's head and body with a nice combination.
Yakuza looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shafir throws a right and a left that Yakuza avoids nicely.
Yakuza is looking for a counter combo.
Shafir works over Yakuza's head and body with a nice combination.
Yakuza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakuza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shafir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yakuza's head.
Yakuza misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Shafir.
Shafir scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shafir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yakuza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shafir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shafir scores with a head kick. Yakuza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shafir scores with a head kick. Yakuza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#ROC2#
Yakuza is rocked!
Shafir cracks Yakuza with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Yakuza tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Shafir pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Yakuza is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avital Shafir!
The defeated Ichi Yakuza had this to say: 'This has not been honorable. Seppuku!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 09, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Greene moves into the clinch.
Greene is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Greene utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Greene lands a knee to the head.
Greene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shafir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shafir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greene smiles and moves away.
Shafir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shafir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shafir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greene counters with a left and a right that stings Shafir.
Shafir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Greene rushes Shafir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Greene landing knees to the body.
Greene landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shafir looks winded!
Greene with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Greene.
Greene unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shafir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greene.
Greene landing knees to the body.
Greene lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greene.
Greene with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greene with a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Shafir is rocked!
Greene lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shafir.
Shafir is still on wobbly legs! Can Greene finish him?
Greene connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shafir's face.
Greene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Greene lands a big knee! That's hurt Shafir! Oh, he's all over the place! Greene lands another knee that sends Shafir to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Greene!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Greene thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Larkin connects with a looping right hand.
Shafir throws a nice looking combination but Larkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larkin misses with a body shot.
Shafir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larkin throws out a loose jab but Shafir uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Larkin clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Larkin breaks the clinch.
Shafir moves out of range as Larkin strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shafir darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shafir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Larkin misses its intended target.
Larkin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shafir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin lands a glancing blow to the side of Shafir's head.
Shafir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#ROC#
Shafir is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Shafir blocks the low kick.
Shafir is still on wobbly legs! Can Larkin finish him?
A swing and a miss from Larkin.#CL#
Larkin closes the distance and pushes Shafir back into the cage.#BC#
Larkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larkin works the jab nicely.
Shafir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Larkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larkin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shafir misses with the combination.
Shafir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Larkin rushes Shafir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shafir checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Shafir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shafir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larkin misses with a leg kick.
Shafir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shafir seems to have recovered his senses.
Shafir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larkin scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Larkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Larkin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Shafir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Larkin defends well.
Shafir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2##SUB2#
Shafir working for a triangle but Larkin defends it easily.
Larkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Shafir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shafir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Larkin cracks Shafir with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Shafir is looking for a triangle but Larkin pushes his legs off easily.
#T3#
Larkin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shafir's guard.
Shafir is trying to control but can't.
Larkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shafir on the ground.
Larkin wants to pass the guard but Shafir is defending well. #SUB2#
Shafir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Larkin pulls his head out easily.
Larkin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Larkin is thwarting Shafir's attempts to control the position.
Larkin thows a huge punch but Shafir dodges it nicely.
Shafir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Larkin. #T4#
Larkin 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.
Shafir wants to control but Larkin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shafir wants to get back to his feet.
Larkin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shafir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shafir trying to control but Larkin postures up.
#ES2#
Shafir manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Larkin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Shafir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#BC#
Larkin breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tae Larkin dominated that round.
That's time! Larkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Shafir lands a high kick!
Larkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shafir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tae Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Shafir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shafir lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shafir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Shafir misses with a double jab
and Larkin counters with a crisp right that sends Shafir to the canvas! Larkin follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tae Larkin!
After the big win, Tae Larkin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Namunamu Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Yakuza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shafir is looking for the big counter here.
Yakuza looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shafir looks to land a combination. Yakuza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shafir lands a really nice looking cross but Yakuza seems unphased.
Yakuza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Foundry in the buildup to the fight.
Shafir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shafir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shafir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shafir, as that shot connected.
Shafir throws a leg kick which misses Yakuza's front leg but catches the back leg as Yakuza tries to avoid it.
Shafir throws a series of punches but Yakuza moves out of range.
Shafir is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shafir looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakuza is just out of range.
Yakuza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakuza throws a sloppy head kick and Shafir moves out of range easily.
Yakuza throws a head kick that misses.
Shafir has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yakuza is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shafir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shafir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shafir.
Yakuza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yakuza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shafir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yakuza.
Shafir misses with a two punch combination.
Shafir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some wild striking there from Shafir.
Yakuza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
Shafir closes the distance and lands a one-two.#ROC2#
Yakuza is rocked!
Shafir lands with a right that hurts Yakuza. Yakuza looks to clinch but Shafir throws a short knee that drops Yakuza. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Avital Shafir!
In defeat, Ichi Yakuza stepped up to the mic, saying 'This has not been honorable. Seppuku!'.
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