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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 18, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Zozzel rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Zozzel has clasped his hands together around King's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Zozzel tries to move into full mount but can't pass King's legs.
Zozzel controlling from side mount.
King gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
King is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King manages to get to full guard.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Zozzel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zozzel being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
Zozzel won't allow King to sweep him here.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King 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.
Zozzel tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
Zozzel looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Zozzel tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zozzel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SU#
King stands up from Zozzel's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD2#
Zozzel jumps into guard, dragging King to the mat.
Zozzel wants to control the position but King says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King working over Zozzel with some ground and pound. Zozzel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zozzel wants to control but King is keeping busy.
#T3#
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zozzel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ES2#
Zozzel manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. King keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC#
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Zozzel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zozzel lands in his opponent's guard.
King has his hands on Zozzel's head, controlling the position. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Zozzel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zozzel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King keeping moving, preventing Zozzel from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jazzy Zozzel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Zozzel throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
As Zozzel looks to move away, King throws a big counter combo but Zozzel just gets out of the way.#CL2#
Zozzel gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Zozzel pulls King into guard.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Zozzel's brow. #SU#
King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
King dives in for a single leg takedown but Zozzel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zozzel pinned against the cage. Zozzel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King 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.
Zozzel looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming. #TD2#
Zozzel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES#
King throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T1##TD2#
Zozzel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in King's guard.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
King has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zozzel postures up.
#T2#
Zozzel wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
King managing to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Donn King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King 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#
Zozzel regains full guard. Nicely done.
King landing some decent shots from guard. #T3#
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zozzel wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zozzel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
Zozzel working a defensive guard here.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zozzel wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zozzel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Zozzel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into King's guard.
Zozzel is breathing heavily.
King keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Donn King will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
King moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Zozzel gets control of King's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zozzel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zozzel trying to control the position.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zozzel wants to control the position but King says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Zozzel is trying to control but can't.
#T1#
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zozzel is trying to get back to full guard.
King 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.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zozzel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
King working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from King.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zozzel moves into full guard.
Zozzel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Zozzel has wrist control.
King cracks Zozzel with a solid left hand.
Zozzel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU#
King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T3##TD#
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King wants to get up but he can't break Zozzel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zozzel 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.
King distracts Zozzel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King wanted to stand there but Zozzel had control of the position.
Zozzel looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there. #T4#
King prevents Zozzel from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zozzel 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.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zozzel can do to turn this around?
A low kick from King misses
and Zozzel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #TD2#
Zozzel drives through with a takedown into King's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zozzel is one step ahead there.
King is controlling Zozzel's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donn King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donn King!
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