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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 30, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Hodge tries to keep at a distance but Sherman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hodge looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sherman is trying to break the clinch but Hodge has him pressed against the cage.
Sherman tries to pull guard but Hodge won't allow it.
Hodge drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sherman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hodge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sherman.
Hodge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sherman tries to avoid it but Hodge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sherman to the ground. Sherman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sherman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hodge pinned against the cage. Hodge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrick Sherman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Sherman can't break the clinch.
#TD#
Sherman pulls Hodge into guard.
Sherman trying to strike off his back.
Sherman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hodge's guard. #REVR#
Sherman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hodge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sherman chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Sherman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sherman working some strikes from top position.
Sherman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sherman connects with a couple of short punches.
Sherman postures up in Hodge's guard and throws a big left but Hodge blocks it.
Sherman 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.
Sherman is looking to work some ground and pound but Hodge has wrist control.
Sherman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T3##SU#
Sherman stands up and waves to Hodge to follow him.
Sherman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hodge is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD#
Sherman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hodge napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sherman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sherman grinds an elbow into Hodge's temple.
Hodge takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hodge takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hodge takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sherman controlling from side mount. #T4##SU#
Sherman decides to take the fight back to the feet. #CL#
Sherman has Hodge up against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sherman wants to get back to striking at distance but Hodge won't allow it.
Sherman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hodge walks away with a smile on his face. Sherman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrick Sherman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Sherman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodge swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Sherman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sherman showed some decent athleticism there.
Sherman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sherman lands a nice short elbow.
Rodrick Sherman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sherman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherman thows a huge punch but Hodge dodges it nicely.
Hodge is breathing heavily.
Sherman lands with a punch from half guard.
Sherman working Hodge over with strikes.
Hodge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sherman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Sherman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sherman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sherman drops an elbow to the side of Hodge's head.
Sherman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hodge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sherman.
Hodge has hold of Sherman's hands but Sherman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sherman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sherman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hodge can do to turn this around?
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. Sherman connects with a nice short shot to Hodge's temple.
Sherman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hodge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sherman. #T2#
Hodge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sherman is nestled in close to Hodge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sherman working Hodge over with strikes.
Sherman not doing much here.
Sherman thows a huge punch but Hodge dodges it nicely.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sherman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hodge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sherman somewhat.#T3#
Sherman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL#
Sherman gets a clinch. #TD#
Sherman pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Sherman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sherman is on top in guard.
#REVR##T4#
Sherman lands a couple of elbows.
Sherman is in close to Hodge's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sherman stands up over Hodge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sherman throwing strikes from guard but Hodge blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrick Sherman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sherman tries to clinch there but Hodge circles away.
Sherman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hodge stops a takedown attempt from Sherman.
Sherman wants to break free but Hodge has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sherman's efforts to push away.
Hodge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sherman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T1##BC#
Sherman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hodge enables Sherman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hodge manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hodge wants to get back to his feet but Sherman passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Sherman lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sherman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sherman is nestled in close to Hodge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sherman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Hodge has hold of Sherman's hands but Sherman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Sherman there.
Sherman controlling the pace.
Sherman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sherman 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.
Sherman winds up and cracks Hodge with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sherman is nestled in close to Hodge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Sherman is nestled in close to Hodge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hodge taking some punishment here, with Sherman in his half guard.
Sherman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sherman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hodge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sherman. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sherman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hodge let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrick Sherman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hodge but Hodge pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T4#
Sherman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hodge's waist but Hodge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherman off to one side. #CL#
Sherman clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Sherman jumps guard and drags Hodge to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sherman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD#
Sherman drags the fight down to the ground.
Sherman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Valentine Hodge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sherman throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrick Sherman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sherman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrick Sherman!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 23, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Gorski closes the distance and clinches.
Hodge looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!#TD2#
Gorski gets control of Hodge's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gorski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Gorski looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hodge is defending well. Gorski quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hodge has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gorski celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grzegorz Gorski!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 20, 2016 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#CL#
Morgan clinches up with Hodge and pushes him back against the cage.
Hodge looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Morgan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hodge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morgan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morgan throwing shots but Hodge is blocking nicely.
Hodge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan winds up and cracks Hodge with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hodge trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Morgan manages to pass to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan landing strikes from the mount.
Morgan dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hodge tries to hold on but Morgan postures up.#T1#
Hodge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan punching from mount but Hodge doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hodge is looking to get to half guard.
Morgan 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.
Morgan controlling his opponent.
Morgan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morgan landing punches. #T2#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morgan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morgan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hodge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morgan lands a heavy elbow. #SUB#
Morgan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB#
Morgan has control of Hodge's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hodge regains control of the situation pretty easily.
BOOM! Morgan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T3#
Morgan landing strikes from the mount and Hodge is in trouble!
Morgan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morgan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morgan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morgan landing shots from mount.
Morgan controlling from mount. #T4#
Hodge in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morgan dominating with strikes here.
Morgan lands a heavy elbow.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Morgan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hodge on his heels. He'll look to pass Hodge's guard now, I'm sure.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses. #SU#
Morgan stands up and waves to Hodge to follow him.
Hodge keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodge circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Hodge counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Morgan! #ES#
Morgan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hodge is breathing heavily.#T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Morgan has Hodge pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morgan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hodge tumbling to the mat - Morgan dives into Hodge's guard.
Morgan is standing up over Hodge. Hodge looks to escape but Morgan dives into side control.
#T2##REVB#
Hodge defending against the ground and pound.
Morgan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hodge wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is dominant here and he's now got Hodge's back!
Morgan throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hodge could be in trouble here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan biding his time, controlling Hodge.
Morgan looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Morgan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #T3#
Hodge is trying to get back to his feet but Morgan has full control of the position and if anything, Hodge has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB#
Morgan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hodge knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hodge for a finish.
Morgan missing with punches from the back.
Morgan punishes Hodge with strikes from the back mount.
Can Hodge hold on?! Morgan is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Hodge covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
#T4#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Morgan controlling the positon.
Lyle Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Morgan is working for a rear naked choke. Hodge is not defending it well and Morgan has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Hodge refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Hodge's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyle Morgan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Deleon shoots in for a takedown but Hodge shows good takedown defense.
Deleon looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Hodge counters with a takedown into side control.
Hodge tries to advance to mount but Deleon instead regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Deleon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hodge stalling away here and it's allowed Deleon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Deleon working for a triangle but Hodge defends it easily.
Deleon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Deleon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hodge manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Hodge controls Deleon momentarily but Deleon frees himself.
Deleon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Deleon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#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.
Hodge wants to stand and escape but Deleon is having none of it. #SUB#
Deleon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Deleon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Deleon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hodge is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hodge has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Deleon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hodge's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Deleon trying to strike off his back.
#SUB#
Deleon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hodge defends it easily.
Deleon working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Hodge got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deleon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hodge has managed to get both his arms back between Deleon's legs - danger averted.#T4##SUB#
Deleon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hodge is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Deleon pushes a forearm under Hodge's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hodge is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lamont Deleon!
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