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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Vass lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Vass lands the left hand.
Vass connects with a jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vass connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vass.
Vass cracks Gracie on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gracie falls backwards against the cage. Vass follows up with more strikes that drop Gracie to his knees. Vass keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gracie! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Vass!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 09, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Choo moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Choo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Choo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Choo.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Choo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Choo lands with a right to the head.
Choo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Choo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Choo lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Choo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Choo digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Choo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. #T1#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Choo.
Choo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Choo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Choo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Choo stalling.
Choo avoiding damage.
#BC2#
Choo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Choo takes the fight into the clinch.
Choo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Choo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Choo gets a clinch.
Choo lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Choo.
Still in the clinch, Choo scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choo digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Choo has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Choo smiles and moves away.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Choo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Choo clinches with his opponent.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Choo.
#BC2#
Choo breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Choo clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Choo gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Choo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Choo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Choo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Choo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Choo instigates a clinch.
A short right from Choo on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choo.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Choo.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Choo pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Choo moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Choo on the inside. #T4#
Choo lands with a left to the head.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Choo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Choo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Choo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Choo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Choo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Choo walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joao Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Choo moves into the clinch.
Choo lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Choo. #ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choo pushes Gracie against the cage. Choo is working some dirty boxing. Choo pushes off with a quick right hook! Gracie goes down! Gracie tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Choo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahhh Choo!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Balak.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Balak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head kick misses from Balak.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balak sprawls well. Balak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Balak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie. #TD2#
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Balak's guard.#SUB2#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balak keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Balak keeps moving.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T1#
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Balak's guard. #SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Balak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Balak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Balak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie wants to control but Balak is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Balak is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Balak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Balak looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
#T2#
Gracie is trying to control. Balak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Balak actively working from the bottom here.
Balak is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balak defends it well.
Balak is not content to let Gracie control the position.#SUB#
Balak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balak is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Balak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Balak defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Balak is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Gracie!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2016 |
#R1#
A combination from Rocco does no damage. #TD2#
Rocco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie wants to control but Rocco postures up.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.#SU2#
Rocco decides to stand back up. Rocco steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.#TD#
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Rocco is keeping the position.#SUB#
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Rocco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rocco manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Rocco's guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rocco swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1##SUB#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rocco trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Rocco thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Rocco.
Rocco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.#SUB#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T2#
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.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Rocco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rocco looks winded!#SUB#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rocco for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocco keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rocco throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range. #TD#
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rocco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4##SUB#
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rocco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is taking a breather. Rocco 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.#SUB#
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Rocco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Rocco breaks the clinch.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Rocco tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rocco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rocco is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Rocco circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Rocco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Rocco improves position.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rocco has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rocco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie sets himself, and Rocco steps forward looking for the clinch! Gracie avoids it this time.
Rocco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rocco as he avoids it easily. #TD#
Gracie 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.#ES2#
Rocco is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gracie presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Rocco is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Rocco drags the fight down to the ground.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Rocco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rocco manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Rocco's guard. #T2#
Rocco trying to control the position.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rocco keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. #T3#
Gracie is really struggling to control Rocco but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rocco's guard.
Gracie stalling.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Gracie.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie is keen to just control but Rocco is a slippery customer.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie. #TD#
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Rocco is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Rocco's guard.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rocco keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro Rocco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Rocco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rocco wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Rocco's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rocco. #SUB#
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rocco can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rocco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Rocco is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie. #SUB#
Gracie swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Gracie!
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