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Event:
O.R.G 1
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Cardona bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nathan is not content to let Cardona control the position. #SUB#
Cardona goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nathan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cardona's guard! Nice work there by Nathan! #SUB#
Cardona throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nathan escapes and throws Cardona's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nathan working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cardona's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cardona takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cardona is looking for a sweep.
Nathan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nathan wants to stand but Cardona is controlling his arm.
Cardona tries to bench press Nathan off him but Nathan keeps the position.
Cardona on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cardona tries to get out of the position.
Nathan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #T1#
Cardona tries to improve position but can't.
Nathan advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardona is squirming around, avoiding Nathan's attempts to control the action.
Cardona can't escape the position.
#SUB2#
Nathan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cardona to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cardona shrugs it off.
Cardona taking shots to the head.
Cardona tries to hold on but Nathan postures up.
Nathan is landing with some decent strikes but Cardona is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cardona tries to improve his position but instead Nathan has taken his back! #SUB2#
Nathan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cardona trying to control the position but Nathan manages to sink in the hooks. #T2#
Cardona is really stuck here.
Cardona manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nathan's guard. Nice work there by Cardona.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nathan working a defensive guard here.
Cardona trying to control but Nathan is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Cardona is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nathan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nathan has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Nathan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cardona to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nathan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cardona pulls down on the head and he's put Nathan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Cardona!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Nathan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flagg is fending him off so far but Nathan persists. Nope, Flagg circles away and we're back to standing.
Nathan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nathan throws a front kick aimed at Flagg's knee but Flagg avoids it well.
Flagg swats away the attempt to clinch by Nathan.#TD2#
Nathan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Flagg sprawls well initially but Nathan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Flagg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nathan on the ground.#SU2#
Nathan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nathan shoots in looking for a takedown but Flagg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nathan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg is looking to land body kicks.
Flagg throws a nice head kick!
Flagg lands with a thumping leg kick.
#TD2#
Nathan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Flagg wants to get back to his feet but Nathan is dominant here and he's now got Flagg's back!#T1##SUB2#
Flagg won't enjoy being in this position. Nathan looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Flagg is tapping - it's over boys! Nathan picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Robert Nathan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Jiannotti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nathan misses with a two punch combination.
#TD2#
Nathan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jiannotti is breathing heavily.
Nathan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nathan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jiannotti is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan keeps trying to improve his position.
Nathan content to stall in guard here.
Jiannotti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Nathan lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Jiannotti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nathan passes into side control.
The referee asks Nathan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nathan prefers to stall for the moment though.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jiannotti takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nathan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jiannotti to see if he's OK.
Jiannotti trying to remain calm as Nathan controls from the top position.
Nathan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nathan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nathan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jiannotti will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nathan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T3##SUB2#
Nathan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nathan controlling the position.
Let's hope that Nathan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nathan wants to stand but Jiannotti is controlling his arm.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nathan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nathan in side control, throwing shots but Jiannotti defends.
Nathan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nathan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jiannotti will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nathan working the ground and pound from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nathan tries to stand but Jiannotti is controlling his head.
Jiannotti trying to remain calm as Nathan controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Nathan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nathan takes a swing at Jiannotti's ribcage but misses.
Jiannotti throws a body punch but Nathan moves out of range.
Nathan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nathan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nathan misses with a head kick.
Nathan throws a sloppy head kick and Jiannotti moves out of range easily.
Jiannotti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Jiannotti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nathan to the mat! Nathan manages to get full guard.
Nathan is adopting a defensive guard.
Jiannotti with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan wants to stand but Jiannotti is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nathan controlling Jiannotti's posture. #T1#
Nathan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nathan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD2#
Nathan gets a takedown into half guard.
Jiannotti pushes Nathan off but Nathan dives into side control.
Nathan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nathan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nathan wants to stand but Jiannotti is controlling his arm.
Nathan trying to control the position but Jiannotti is working away. #T3#
Jiannotti being controlled for a moment.
Jiannotti is looking for a sweep.
Nathan wants to control but Jiannotti is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Nathan is trying to get an arm triangle but Jiannotti is defending well. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nathan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jiannotti down.
Jiannotti is not content to let Nathan control the position.
Nathan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nathan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #SUB2#
Nathan has an Americana. Jiannotti didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Nathan is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Nathan hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Robert Nathan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Nosula slaps away a takedown attempt from Nathan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nosula is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nosula looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nathan dives in and grabs Nosula's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nosula pushes down on Nathan's head and hops out.
Nathan is looking to clinch but Nosula is avoiding it.
Nathan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nathan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Nathan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Nathan has closed the distance and engaged Nosula in a clinch.
Nosula tries for a takedown but Nathan manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nosula wants a takedown.
Nosula wants a takedown.
Nosula avoiding damage as Nathan throws knees to the body.
#TD#
Nathan successfully pulls guard.
Nathan is looking to stand up but Nosula isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
Nathan is trying to control the position but Nosula postures up.
Nathan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Nathan is looking for a triangle but Nosula pushes his legs off easily.
Nathan is trying to keep Nosula in close.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nathan wants to sweep here but Nosula controlling him for the moment.
Nathan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nathan is wriggling around but Nosula manages to pass to half guard.
Nosula is taking a breather. Nathan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nathan is looking to control Nosula's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nathan avoid being mounted?
Nosula trying to mount his opponent but Nathan defends it. #T3##SUB2#
Nosula is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nathan defends it well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nathan taking some punishment here, with Nosula in his half guard. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nathan is defending against the submission attempts here by Nosula.
Nathan is refusing to be controlled, as Nosula sits in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Robert Nathan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nathan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nosula but Nosula pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#TD#
Nathan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nosula tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#SUB#
Nathan looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
What can Nosula do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Nathan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Nathan moves into range and clinches up with Nosula.
Nosula stalling the fight.
Nosula is working for takedown but Nathan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nosula blocks a body shot from Nathan. #TD#
Nathan jumps into guard, dragging Nosula to the mat.
Nathan tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Nathan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nosula is aware though and is defending well.
Nosula must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nathan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nosula tries to free his leg and advance position but Nathan is retaining full guard.
Nathan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nosula is breathing heavily.
Nathan controls Nosula momentarily but Nosula frees himself.
Robert Nathan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nathan is adopting a defensive guard.#T1#
Nathan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nosula is one step ahead there.
Nosula throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Nosula is posturing up here but Nathan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Nosula tries to roll out but it's too tight and Nosula has to tap! Slick submission there by Nathan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Nathan!
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