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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Eze forces Patel back against the cage and clinches.
Patel lands with a light punch inside.
Patel is trying to push Eze away but Eze has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#TD2#
Eze gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES#
Patel has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Eze is on him like a limpet, forcing Patel back against the cage.
Patel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eze walks away with a smile on his face. Patel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Eze as Patel shoots in.
Chinedu Eze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Eze darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eze looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patel is looking to get back to full guard here but Eze has managed to pass to side control instead.#SU2#
Eze decides to stand back up. Eze steps back and let's Patel get back to his feet.#TD2#
Eze feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patel working a defensive guard but Eze manages to pass into side control anyway.
Patel is trying to improve his position.#T1#
A control attempt from Patel but he's now mounted!
Patel is trying to escape the mount.
Eze throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Eze throws some wild stikes that Patel manages to avoid easily.
Eze unloads with some shots from mount but Patel bucks and avoids them well.
Patel tries to reverse the position but Eze maintains control.
Eze tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Patel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Eze.
#T2#
Eze controlling the position easily from mount.
Eze throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Patel because Eze loaded up on that one.
Patel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eze postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Patel looks a forlorn figure.
Eze controlling from the full mount.
Patel gets back to half guard.
Patel wants to get back to full guard.
Patel moves into full guard.
#T3##SU2#
Eze stands up and waves to Patel to follow him.
Patel dives in and grabs Eze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eze pushes down on Patel's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Palmer Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eze leaves Patel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And Eze tries to counter it with a takedown but Patel pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Eze gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Patel explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A slapping body kick lands there for Eze.#TD#
Patel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES2#
Eze kicks off Patel and gets to his feet. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eze feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Eze shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patel's guard.
Eze stopping the sweep attempt from Patel.
Eze slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Patel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eze trying to control but Patel is working from the bottom.
Patel wants to improve his position but instead Eze has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinedu Eze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Eze throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Patel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Eze is in Patel's guard.#ES#
Patel pushes Eze off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Patel tries to close the distance and clinch but Eze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patel fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Eze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES#
Patel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eze stuffs the takedown attempt from Patel. Patel gets slowly back to his feet.
Eze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patel is looking to counter with head kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patel.
Eze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Palmer Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eze pinned against the cage. Eze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL2#
Eze drives through and clinches with Patel against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patel.
Eze scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2##TD2#
Eze successfully pulls guard.
#ES2#
Eze uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD2#
Patel tries to sprawl but Eze drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Patel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patel shoots in and drives through. Eze sprawls well.
Patel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eze can pounce on him.
Patel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD2#
Eze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Patel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Patel.#T3##SUB#
Patel working for submissions but it's allowed Eze to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eze's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Patel missing with punches from the bottom.
It looks like Eze is going to stand back up.
Patel wants to get back to full guard.
Patel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eze.
Patel tries to roll over but Eze keeps him under control.
Eze not landing any meaningful shots this time. #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.
Eze is thwarting Patel's attempts to control the position.
Eze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Patel wants to get back to full guard.
Eze is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patel is not content to let Eze control the position.
Patel is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Eze jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinedu Eze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Eze moves into the clinch successfully.
Patel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eze blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Eze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Patel with that takedown attempt.
Eze is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sloppy strikes from Eze. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Eze closes the distance and pushes Patel back into the cage.
Patel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patel 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.#BC2#
Eze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eze. Eze obviously looking to wear him down.
Eze lands a glancing blow to the side of Patel's head.
Eze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Patel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eze's waist but Eze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patel off to one side. #TD2#
Eze fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Patel to the ground. Eze is now in Patel's guard.
Patel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eze is one step ahead there.
Eze wants to control from the top but Patel keeps moving.
Patel looking for a sweep. Not yet Patel, not yet.
Eze wants to pass the guard but Patel is keeping the position.
Eze with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Patel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eze's guard. #REVR#
Eze trying to control the position.
Eze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eze controls Patel momentarily but Patel frees himself.
Eze keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully. #T3#
Eze wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Patel manages to pass to side control.
Eze trying to control but Patel postures up.
Eze is looking for a sweep. Patel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eze is looking to control Patel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eze avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Eze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eze is trying to control. Patel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patel tries to roll over but Eze keeps him under control.
Eze trying to control from half guard but Patel is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patel tries to roll over but Eze keeps him under control.
Palmer Patel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chinedu Eze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Patel is not content to let Eze control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chinedu Eze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eze has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chinedu Eze!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Eze throws a right hand that Dalton ducks under and follows up with a left that Dalton also avoids with ease.
Eze fails to land with a series of punches.
Eze thumps Dalton with a low kick.
Eze shoots in for a double leg but Dalton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eze.
Eze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dalton defends well and Eze ends up having to push Dalton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dalton leaves Eze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hassan Dalton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chinedu Eze.
Eze throws a sloppy head kick and Dalton moves out of range easily.
Dalton is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Dalton clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Eze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T1##CL#
Dalton closes the distance and pushes Eze back into the cage.
Dalton is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Eze pulls guard.
Eze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Dalton tries to roll over but Eze keeps him under control.
Dalton is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Eze jumps into side control!
Dalton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Eze presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #T2#
Eze prevents Dalton from getting the reversal.#SUB2#
Eze swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dalton is now in Eze's guard. A big mistake from Eze there, giving up the dominant position!
Dalton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dalton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eze pulls Dalton in close to prevent any damage.
Eze working a defensive guard here.
Dalton prevents Eze from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Eze is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eze's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dalton postures up.
Eze seems keen to control Dalton's posture.
Eze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dalton's guard. #REVB##T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Dalton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Eze passes into side control.
#SUB2#
Eze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dalton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Eze tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinedu Eze dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Eze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dalton sprawls well. Dalton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eze gets slowly back to his feet.
Eze fails to land the takedown.
Dalton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dalton somewhat.
Dalton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eze changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton leaves Eze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hassan Dalton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chinedu Eze.
Eze connects with a leg kick. Dalton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T1#
Dalton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eze tries to avoid it but Dalton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eze to the ground. Eze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Dalton backs off Eze throws a huge counter combo but Dalton manages to avoid it all.
Dalton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dalton wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eze or perhaps it was just good defense by Dalton, which made it look bad.
Dalton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eze defends it nicely.
Chinedu Eze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dalton stuffs the takedown.
Dalton shoots in looking for a takedown. Eze tries to sprawl out of it but Dalton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T2#
Dalton closes the distance and clinches up with Eze, looking for a takedown. Dalton pushes Eze against the cage but Eze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eze closes the distance and clinches up with Dalton, looking for a takedown. Eze pushes Dalton against the cage but Dalton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dalton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Eze sprawls and moves away.
Eze is breathing heavily.
Eze tries for a takedown but Dalton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dalton goes for a double leg but Eze avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eze continues to drive forward.
Eze tries to counter with a clinch but Dalton shakes him off and moves away.
Eze has a takedown stuffed.
Dalton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Eze shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dalton's guard.#ES#
Dalton wriggles free and stands up. #T3#
Dalton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dalton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eze or perhaps it was just good defense by Dalton, which made it look bad.
Dalton shoots in looking for a takedown. Eze tries to sprawl out of it but Dalton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eze throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Eze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dalton shoots for a double leg takedown but Eze sprawls well. He's pushed Dalton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eze wants to counter the offense by Dalton and move into the clinch position.#TD2#
Eze scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dalton tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eze throws some wild stikes that Dalton manages to avoid easily.
#SUB2#
Eze is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dalton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dalton!
Dalton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Dalton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Dalton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eze did well to prevent Dalton getting side control.#ES2#
Eze has one foot on Dalton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dalton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eze.
Eze fails to land the takedown.
Dalton looks for a takedown but Eze sprawls well.
Eze dives in for a single leg takedown but Dalton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hassan Dalton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chinedu Eze.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eze changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dalton is looking to clinch but Eze is avoiding it.
#T1##CL2#
Eze gets a clinch.
Eze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dalton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Eze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dalton pinned against the cage. Dalton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eze looks for a takedown but Dalton sprawls well.
Eze misses with a hook. Dalton ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Dalton gets tackled into the cage by Eze. Eze maintains the clinch.
Dalton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eze's efforts to push away.#T2#
Eze is trying to drag Dalton to the mat but Dalton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Eze stops a takedown attempt from Dalton.
Dalton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dalton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Eze after a bit of a struggle.
Eze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton tries to score a body lock takedown but Eze shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dalton stalling in the clinch.
Eze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dalton walks away with a smile on his face. Eze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Eze clinches up against the cage.#T3#
A battle for position here, against the cage.#TD2#
Eze jumps guard and drags Dalton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dalton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eze trying to control the position.
Eze wants to stand but Dalton is controlling the position.
Eze trying to control the position here.
Dalton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SU#
Dalton gets to his feet - Eze follows without any prompting.
Dalton digs a good body shot into Eze's ribs.
Dalton connects with the punch.
Eze avoids the head kick by Dalton.
Chinedu Eze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eze shoots in but Dalton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dalton as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chinedu Eze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chinedu Eze!
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