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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 05, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Matthews clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Matthews breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Matthews shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Matthews was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Lee Nguyen Minh throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lee Nguyen Minh throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Lee Nguyen Minh looks to clinch #TD#
and Matthews counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lee Nguyen Minh!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee Nguyen Minh parries the strikes from Matthews easily there. Matthews is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lee Nguyen Minh to escape.
Matthews in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lee Nguyen Minh wants to control but Matthews postures up.
Matthews lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lee Nguyen Minh down.
Matthews landing a few strikes.
Matthews working the ground and pound.
Lee Nguyen Minh looks winded!
Matthews lands some shots froms side control.#T1##SUB#
Matthews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Matthews working the head with strikes.
Matthews landing strikes.
Matthews creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Matthews's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Matthews taking a breather here.
Matthews cracks Lee Nguyen Minh with a big right hand but Lee Nguyen Minh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T2#
Lee Nguyen Minh takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lee Nguyen Minh tries to buck Matthews off but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews lands an elbow.
Matthews cracks Lee Nguyen Minh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matthews cracks Lee Nguyen Minh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matthews landing strikes.
Lee Nguyen Minh taking a bit of punishment here - Matthews scoring with strikes.
Matthews working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Matthews tries for a kimura but Lee Nguyen Minh is defending well. #SUB#
Matthews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3#
Lee Nguyen Minh taking a bit of punishment here - Matthews scoring with strikes.
Lee Nguyen Minh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Matthews connects with a decent elbow.
Matthews cracks Lee Nguyen Minh with a big right hand but Lee Nguyen Minh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Matthews's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Matthews connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee Nguyen Minh some visible discomfort.
Matthews working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've been informed that Lee Nguyen Minh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lee Nguyen Minh is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Matthews landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Matthews landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB#
Matthews tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matthews has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Matthews is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lee Nguyen Minh will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lee Nguyen Minh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Matthews cracks Lee Nguyen Minh with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Matthews 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#
Matthews shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee Nguyen Minh eats them both and turns towards Matthews to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee Nguyen Minh swinging wildly here.
Lee Nguyen Minh darts in looking for a takedown but Matthews gets double underhooks and turns Lee Nguyen Minh into the cage.
Matthews throws a big counter combination but Lee Nguyen Minh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Allan Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee Nguyen Minh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matthews somewhat.
Lee Nguyen Minh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee Nguyen Minh tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Matthews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee Nguyen Minh circles away.
Lee Nguyen Minh is breathing heavily.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Lee Nguyen Minh pushes him off.#T1#
Lee Nguyen Minh fails with a takedown attempt. #CL#
Lee Nguyen Minh tries to keep at a distance but Matthews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matthews wants to break free but Lee Nguyen Minh has control.
Matthews tries to break the clinch but Lee Nguyen Minh is controlling the position. #BC#
Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Matthews darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee Nguyen Minh is trying to escape back to his feet but Matthews uses the scramble to pass into side control.
#T2##SUB#
Matthews working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Matthews lands a decent elbow from side control.
Matthews landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Matthews working the ground and pound from side control.
Lee Nguyen Minh is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Matthews is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews landing strikes, looking to finish! #T3#
Lee Nguyen Minh is squirming around, avoiding Matthews's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Matthews is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Matthews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Allan Matthews!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Lee Nguyen Minh fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee Nguyen Minh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee Nguyen Minh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cervantes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee Nguyen Minh moves to clinch but Cervantes breaks away #TD#
and Cervantes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervantes is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Lee Nguyen Minh manages to get to full guard.
Lee Nguyen Minh wants to sweep here but Cervantes controlling him for the moment.
Cervantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee Nguyen Minh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Lee Nguyen Minh wants to control but Cervantes passes easily into half guard.
Lee Nguyen Minh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cervantes wants to stand but Lee Nguyen Minh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #SU#
Cervantes decides to stand and escape the position.
Lee Nguyen Minh throws a combination. Cervantes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#
It looks like Derrick Cervantes has been cut.#TD#
Cervantes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee Nguyen Minh was covering up waiting for the punch and Cervantes finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES2#
Lee Nguyen Minh pushes Cervantes off and gets back to his feet.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cervantes enables Lee Nguyen Minh to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cervantes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Cervantes wriggles free and stands up.
Cervantes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee Nguyen Minh.
Cervantes is looking for a counter combo.
Lee Nguyen Minh looks to clinch #TD#
and Cervantes counters with a single leg into guard. Lee Nguyen Minh didn't expect that. #T3##SU#
Cervantes stands up from Lee Nguyen Minh's guard - Cervantes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cervantes wants to slow Lee Nguyen Minh down by chopping away at his legs. #TD2#
Lee Nguyen Minh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cervantes is looking for a sweep.
Cervantes looks to move to half guard but instead Lee Nguyen Minh has passed into mount! Damn!
Lee Nguyen Minh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cervantes is working to get back to half guard.
Lee Nguyen Minh landing strikes from the mount and Cervantes is in trouble! #T4#
Cervantes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cervantes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Cervantes actively working from the bottom here.
Cervantes is trying to control but Lee Nguyen Minh manages to pass to mount!
Cervantes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cervantes is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Lee Nguyen Minh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee Nguyen Minh in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derrick Cervantes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derrick Cervantes's cut.
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#
Lee Nguyen Minh shoots in looking for a takedown. Cervantes tries to sprawl out of it but Lee Nguyen Minh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cervantes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cervantes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cervantes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee Nguyen Minh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Lee Nguyen Minh gets the takedown into side control.
Lee Nguyen Minh wants to control but Cervantes is keeping him busy. #T1#
Cervantes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee Nguyen Minh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cervantes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cervantes sneaks back into half guard.#SU2#
Lee Nguyen Minh decides to stand and escape the position.
Lee Nguyen Minh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cervantes circles away.
Derrick Cervantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee Nguyen Minh.
No luck for Lee Nguyen Minh with that takedown attempt.
Lee Nguyen Minh is breathing heavily.#T2#
Cervantes shoots in for a takedown but Lee Nguyen Minh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Cervantes tries to sprawl but Lee Nguyen Minh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cervantes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Cervantes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee Nguyen Minh's guard. #REVR#
Lee Nguyen Minh is trying to control the position but Cervantes postures up. #SUB2#
Lee Nguyen Minh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SU#
Cervantes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T3#
Cervantes fails with the takedown.
Lee Nguyen Minh tries for a takedown but Cervantes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD#
Cervantes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee Nguyen Minh to the ground. Cervantes is now in Lee Nguyen Minh's guard.
Lee Nguyen Minh is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cervantes dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REVB#
Lee Nguyen Minh tries to bench press Cervantes off him but Cervantes keeps the position.
Cervantes trying to control the action but Lee Nguyen Minh is working from the bottom. #SU#
Cervantes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T4#
Cervantes tries to clinch up.
Lee Nguyen Minh misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Cervantes counters with a shoot takedown. Lee Nguyen Minh fights it but they end up in guard.
Cervantes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cervantes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cervantes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cervantes wanted to stand there but Lee Nguyen Minh had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Cervantes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Cervantes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lee Nguyen Minh throws a shot from downtown. Cervantes moves away and avoids it.
Cervantes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#TD#
Cervantes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lee Nguyen Minh is trying to defend but Cervantes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lee Nguyen Minh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cervantes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cervantes's back!
Cervantes tries to roll but Lee Nguyen Minh sticks to his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervantes is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Cervantes trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cervantes is really stuck here.
Lee Nguyen Minh biding his time, looking for the opening.
Lee Nguyen Minh controlling well, preventing Cervantes from escaping the position.
Derrick Cervantes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee Nguyen Minh lands a shot to the head.
Lee Nguyen Minh just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cervantes tries to break free.
#T2#
Cervantes is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lee Nguyen Minh's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cervantes is trying to remain composed but Lee Nguyen Minh is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Lee Nguyen Minh is trying to stick to Cervantes's back but Cervantes is turning into Lee Nguyen Minh. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lee Nguyen Minh's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cervantes.
Lee Nguyen Minh wants to sweep here but Cervantes controlling him for the moment.
Cervantes lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Lee Nguyen Minh is trying to control the position but Cervantes postures up.
Cervantes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cervantes is fighting to break Lee Nguyen Minh's control of his arms but Lee Nguyen Minh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Lee Nguyen Minh looking for a guillotine here but Cervantes defends easily.
#SU#
Cervantes stands up and waves to Lee Nguyen Minh to follow him. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee Nguyen Minh throws a right hand that Cervantes ducks under and follows up with a left that Cervantes also avoids with ease.
Lee Nguyen Minh loads up on a big right hand but Cervantes slips the punch.
Lee Nguyen Minh misses with a two punch combination.
Cervantes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee Nguyen Minh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cervantes defends it nicely.
As Lee Nguyen Minh looks to move away, Cervantes throws a big counter combo but Lee Nguyen Minh just gets out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cervantes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee Nguyen Minh wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee Nguyen Minh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cervantes 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Derrick Cervantes!
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