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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Sulivan has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Sulivan breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Sulivan pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sulivans head.
Bailey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bailey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sulivan's efforts to push away.
Sulivan prevents Bailey from breaking the clinch.
Sulivan is trying to break free.
Bailey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sulivan has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Sulivan throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey dives in and grabs Sulivan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sulivan pushes down on Bailey's head and hops out.#CL2#
Sulivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bailey, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Sulivan wants to take the fight to the mat but Bailey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sulivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sulivan blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Sulivan prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Sulivan leaning against his opponent.
Sulivan is trying to pull guard but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey has Sulivan pressed against the cage, preventing Sulivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sulivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sulivan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wilbur Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erwan Sulivan.
Bailey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD2#
Sulivan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bailey can't fight it off and eventually Sulivan manages to take the fight to the floor. Bailey looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sulivan looks winded!#T2#
Sulivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bailey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulivan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sulivan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey tries to strike from the bottom.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sulivan wants to stand and escape but instead Bailey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bailey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sulivan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bailey. #T3#
Sulivan 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#
Sulivan blocks the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bailey trying to control here.
Bailey misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bailey controlling the position well.
Sulivan misses with a head shot. Bailey uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bailey wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Sulivan postures up.
#SUB2#
Sulivan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Bailey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bailey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sulivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sulivan wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bailey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwan Sulivan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Bailey tries to keep at a distance but Sulivan has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Sulivan misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Bailey moves into the clinch.
Sulivan working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bailey.
Sulivan is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sulivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sulivan shoots in but Bailey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wilbur Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erwan Sulivan.
Sulivan is breathing heavily.#T1#
Sulivan throws a nice looking combination but Bailey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Sulivan looks to move away, Bailey throws a big counter combo but Sulivan just gets out of the way.#TD#
Bailey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sulivan is looking to improve his position.
Sulivan has hold of Bailey's hands but Bailey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bailey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bailey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sulivan trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bailey connects with a nice short shot to Sulivan's temple.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Sulivan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bailey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bailey is thwarting Sulivan's attempts to control the position.
Bailey is nestled in close to Sulivan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T2#
Bailey drops an elbow to the side of Sulivan's head.
Sulivan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sulivan is trying to maintain the position but Bailey is very close to passing his half guard.
Bailey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sulivan defending well though.
Sulivan tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Sulivan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bailey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sulivan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sulivan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bailey.
Sulivan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bailey.
Bailey is nestled in close to Sulivan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bailey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bailey scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3##SUB2#
Sulivan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Sulivan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sulivan's head.
Sulivan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bailey scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Sulivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bailey drops an elbow to the side of Sulivan's head.
Bailey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sulivan on the ground.
Bailey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bailey working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bailey in particular looking to stall.
Sulivan is looking for a sweep. Bailey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
Bailey working over Sulivan with some ground and pound. Sulivan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sulivan tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Sulivan trying to control but Bailey postures up.
Wilbur Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey throwing shots but Sulivan is blocking nicely. #SU#
Bailey escapes and gets back to his feet. #CL#
Bailey moves into range and clinches up with Sulivan.
Sulivan is trying to break the clinch but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey working Sulivan over with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sulivan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbur Bailey dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bailey closes the distance and clinches up with Sulivan, looking for a takedown. Bailey pushes Sulivan against the cage but Sulivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bailey shoots in looking for a takedown. Sulivan tries to sprawl out of it but Bailey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sulivan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sulivan takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Bailey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbur Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sulivan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Sulivan. No joy for Bailey on that attempt.
Sulivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sulivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sulivan as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Bailey avoids the head kick by Sulivan.
Bailey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#CL2#
Sulivan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sulivan can't break the clinch.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sulivan.
Bailey works on Sulivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Bailey is leaning against Sulivan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sulivan avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
Bailey landing knees to the body.
Wilbur Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sulivan tries to score a body lock takedown but Bailey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Sulivan wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Bailey.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Sulivan controls the action.
Sulivan working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Sulivan is trying to maintain a safe position but Bailey gets an underhook and turns Sulivan into the cage.
Bailey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bailey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sulivan.
Bailey attempts a counter takedown but Sulivan avoids it well and moves away.
Bailey dives in for a single leg takedown but Sulivan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL2#
Sulivan instigates a clinch.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Sulivan controls the action.
#T4#
Bailey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
A short body shot lands from Bailey as the two fighters clinch.
Bailey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sulivan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Bailey moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilbur Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bailey 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbur Bailey!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 12, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Sulivan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cherry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sulivan taking a breather here. #SUB2#
Sulivan swings around for an armbar but Cherry sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sulivan's guard.
Cherry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sulivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cherry is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Cherry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sulivan wants to stand up but Cherry is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sulivan looking to control.
#SUB2#
Sulivan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cherry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Sulivan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cherry defends well.
Cherry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cherry lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Sulivan keeps moving.
Cherry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cherry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sulivan for as long as he can get away with.
Sulivan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cherry.
Cherry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sulivan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sulivan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Cherry has gone for a leg lock! Sulivan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cherry's guard.#REVB#
Sulivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cherry swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Cherry throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cherry trying to keep a closed guard but Sulivan is proving a slippery customer.
Sulivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cherry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cherry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sulivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cherry is retaining full guard.
Cherry looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sulivan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cherry manages to get to full guard.
#SU2#
Sulivan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cherry, up you get! #T4#
Cherry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cherry throws a quick counter head kick but Sulivan was just out of range.#TD#
Cherry 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.
Sulivan wants to get back to his feet but Cherry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sulivan is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Sulivan looks winded!
Cherry looking for a sweep. Not yet Cherry, not yet.
Sulivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cherry is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherry trying to keep a closed guard but Sulivan is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erwan Sulivan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cherry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Sulivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherry moves away.
A jab from Sulivan misses.
Cherry thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sulivan tries to clinch up.
Sulivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sulivan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Erwan Sulivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sulivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cherry.
Sulivan throws a right and a left that Cherry avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sulivan, as that shot connected.
Erwan Sulivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sulivan tries to clinch there but Cherry circles away.
Sulivan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCherry.
Sulivan tries for a takedown but Cherry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sulivan is breathing heavily.#T1##TD2#
Sulivan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cherry to the mat! Cherry manages to get full guard.
Erwan Sulivan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cherry looking for a sweep. Not yet Cherry, not yet.
Cherry trying to control the position.
Cherry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Sulivan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cherry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cherry working Sulivan over with strikes.
Cherry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry prevents Sulivan from improving his position.
Cherry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2##SUB#
Cherry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cherry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sulivan is looking for a sweep. Cherry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cherry controlling the action here.
Cherry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cherry trying to control from half guard but Sulivan is working away. #T3#
Cherry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cherry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cherry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sulivan trying to control here.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cherry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cherry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sulivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Cherry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sulivan swivels and escapes.
Sulivan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cherry counters with a nice uppercut.
Sulivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cherry leaves Sulivan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Cherry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Sulivan closes the distance and clinches up with Cherry, looking for a takedown. Sulivan pushes Cherry against the cage but Cherry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sulivan misses with a takedown
and Cherry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sulivan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victor Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erwan Sulivan.
Sulivan shoots for a double leg takedown but Cherry sprawls well. He's pushed Sulivan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cherry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sulivan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Cherry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cherry connects with a couple of short punches.
Sulivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Cherry is in close to Sulivan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cherry lands a couple of digs.
Cherry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sulivan can do to turn this around?
Cherry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cherry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cherry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cherry chips away with some ground and pound.
Cherry stands up over Sulivan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cherry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cherry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Sulivan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cherry passes into half guard.
#T2#
Cherry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Cherry there.
Cherry slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Cherry.
Cherry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sulivan is looking for a sweep. Cherry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Cherry is controlling the pace.
Sulivan wants to get back to his feet.
Cherry winds up and cracks Sulivan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cherry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB#
Cherry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sulivan has hold of Cherry's hands but Cherry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#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.
Cherry lands strikes from half guard.
Sulivan trying to hold on to Cherry's head to control him but Cherry postures up.
Cherry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Cherry seems content to control.
Cherry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sulivan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cherry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sulivan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cherry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Cherry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cherry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Cherry!
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