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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
DFC Mayhem 16
Date: Oct 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Mahrous shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Mahrous with that takedown attempt.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Mahrous's belly button to the back.
Mahrous shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Mahrous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahrous off the cage and back into range.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahrous shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Mahrous looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Mahrous down. #TD#
Mahrous shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mahrous trying to control the position but Diaz is working away. #SUB#
Mahrous looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Mahrous thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mahrous taking a break here but Diaz is having none of it and regains half guard.
Diaz controlling the position for now.#T2#
Mahrous prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz keeping control of the position. #SUB#
Mahrous is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Mahrous is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Mahrous wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mahrous thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Mahrous sits in half guard.
Diaz keeping hold of Mahrous's head, controlling as best he can. #SUB#
Mahrous wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahrous is stalling here. Diaz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mahrous seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Diaz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #T4#
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mahrous keeps working.
Mahrous sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mahrous blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is thwarting Mahrous's attempts to control the position.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz is thwarting Mahrous's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Diaz tests Mahrous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz jabs Mahrous to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mahrous fails with the takedown.
Mahrous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahrous shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Mahrous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mahrous is defended easily by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahrous throws out the jab.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahrous has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Abdul Mahrous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Mahrous shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahrous throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Mahrous's body.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Mahrous fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mahrous rather than just go for the knockout.
Mahrous misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Mahrous was not able to check.
Mahrous closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Ragnar Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mahrous under the eye.
Mahrous shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahrous misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Mahrous 's knee.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahrous takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Diaz.#ROC2#
Mahrous is rocked!
Diaz circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mahrous to the canvas! Mahrous doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Diaz keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Diaz!
Ragnar Diaz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Abdul Mahrous stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll bounce back, I've came through plenty in life.'.
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Event:
TUF semis 2
Date: Sep 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Mahrous with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Lang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mahrous is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lang is defending well.
Lang lands a left hand.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Mahrous controls the action.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Lang gets through Mahrous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahrous wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahrous stalls.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Mahrous's ribcage. Mahrous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Lang.
Lang is working Mahrous over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
Mahrous blocks a body shot from Lang.
Mahrous can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lang.
Mahrous drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lang pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Mahrous. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Mahrous misses with a takedown
and Lang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lang drops Mahrous with a naaaaasty hook - Mahrous is in real trouble here! Lang dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lean Lang!
Abdul Mahrous spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll bounce back, I've came through plenty in life.'.
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Event:
TUF Round 7
Date: Sep 14, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Mahrous shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Tay looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahrous lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Mahrous is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tay doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahrous. #SUB2#
Tay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahrous with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tay moves into full guard.
#SUB2#
Tay is looking for a triangle but Mahrous pushes his legs off easily.
Mahrous controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1##SUB2#
Tay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mahrous defends well.
Mahrous postures up and lands a big shot to Tay's brow.
Mahrous cracks Tay with a solid left hand.
Mahrous trying to control the position from guard on top but Tay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Tay has his foot on Mahrous's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mahrous works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Tay is looking for a triangle but Mahrous pushes his legs off easily.
Mahrous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mahrous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mahrous controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tay keeping moving, preventing Mahrous from controlling successfully.
Mahrous is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2##SUB2#
Tay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahrous looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Tay working for submissions but it's allowed Mahrous to get to half guard.
Tay looks winded!
Mahrous trying to control the action but Tay is working from the bottom.
Mahrous controlling the action here.#SUB#
Mahrous is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Tay is defending against the submission attempts here by Mahrous.
#T3##SUB2#
Tay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Tay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mahrous pulls his head out easily.
Tay is staying active underneath Mahrous, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mahrous perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mahrous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mahrous is controlling the pace.
Tay is looking for a sweep. Mahrous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Tay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Mahrous is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tay doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahrous. #T4#
Tay is not content to let Mahrous control the position.#SUB2#
Tay actively working from the bottom here.
Mahrous trying to pass the guard but Tay defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahrous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Tay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mahrous pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Tay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Mahrous there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Mahrous dominated that round.
That's time! Mahrous's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD#
Tay tries to sprawl but Mahrous drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tay 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.
Mahrous looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tay wants to improve his position but Mahrous is controlling well.
Mahrous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tay keeps working.
Mahrous slips a nice elbow through Tay's hands, connecting with Tay's forehead.
Mahrous controlling the pace.
Tay tries to get to full guard but Mahrous has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Tay actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Tay actively working from the bottom here.
Tay is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Mahrous is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tay defends it well. #T1#
Mahrous uses his free foot to push down on Tay's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tay. #SUB#
Mahrous working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #SUB#
Mahrous is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tay is surviving well by controlling Mahrous's body position as best he can.
Tay working to try and regain half guard.
Mahrous trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mahrous punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mahrous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tay can do to turn this around?
Mahrous looking to control but Tay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T2#
Mahrous takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mahrous landing strikes from the mount.
Mahrous trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tay is desperately trying to improve his position but Mahrous has a good base and remains in mount.
Tay gets back to half guard.
Mahrous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mahrous tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mahrous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahrous seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mahrous looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T3#
Mahrous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB2#
Tay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Tay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mahrous pulls his head out easily.
Mahrous seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Tay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahrous is pressing down on Tay's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tay is holding on for now.
Mahrous seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mahrous has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#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.
Mahrous trying to control the action but Tay is working from the bottom.
Mahrous is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tay is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tay wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Tay actively working from the bottom here.
Mahrous scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mahrous 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.
Mahrous with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Abdul Mahrous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahrous passes to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahrous lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mahrous takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mahrous can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tay is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Mahrous dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Mahrous closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tay did well to prevent Mahrous getting side control.
Mahrous slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Tay actively working from the bottom here.
Mahrous trying to mount his opponent but Tay defends it.
Mahrous drops an elbow to the side of Tay's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mahrous 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.
#SUB2#
Tay actively working from the bottom here.#T1#
Mahrous passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tay!
Tay is looking to improve his position but Mahrous isn't that keen on the idea.
Mahrous controlling from the full mount.
Tay tries to reverse the position but Mahrous maintains control.
Tay regains half guard.
Tay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Mahrous seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tay is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Abdul Mahrous!
A less than humble Abdul Mahrous misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Benjamin Tay had this to say: 'Damn, I really underestimated that kid. It won't happen again.'.
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Event:
TUF round 4
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahrous tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahrous manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD2#
Mahrous scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mahrous tries to move to mount but Diaz blocks the move with his legs.
Mahrous lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mahrous goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Diaz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mahrous's guard! Nice work there by Diaz!
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahrous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Mahrous is pulling down on Diaz's head to control his posture.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahrous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Mahrous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Mahrous keeps moving.
Mahrous wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahrous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahrous is controlling Diaz's posture.
Mahrous wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Mahrous is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz is fighting to break Mahrous's control of his arms but Mahrous is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahrous, which made it look bad.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahrous swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Mahrous fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diaz to the ground. Mahrous is now in Diaz's guard.
Mahrous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mahrous content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mahrous works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Mahrous postures up.
#T3#
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahrous controls the pace.
Mahrous stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mahrous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Mahrous postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diaz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mahrous, into his guard. #REVR#
Mahrous bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard. #REVB#
Mahrous scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Mahrous stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Mahrous slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Mahrous is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mahrous can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Mahrous dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Mahrous shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mahrous showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahrous distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been informed that Mahrous has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mahrous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Mahrous scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Mahrous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mahrous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mahrous distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mahrous keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Mahrous is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abdul Mahrous has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mahrous manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Mahrous wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Mahrous has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Mahrous throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mahrous wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahrous has wrist control.
Mahrous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahrous seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Mahrous is keeping the position.#T4#
Diaz is looking to pass into half guard but Mahrous pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mahrous is in guard.#REVB#
Mahrous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mahrous scoring with some ground and pound.
Mahrous landing some decent shots from guard.
Mahrous looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mahrous landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Mahrous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mahrous defends it nicely.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mahrous sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Mahrous closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Mahrous looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Mahrous tries to pass. #T1#
Diaz looking to control but Mahrous passes into half guard.
#SUB2#
Mahrous is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Mahrous seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Mahrous content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Abdul Mahrous is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahrous uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mahrous sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mahrous's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2#
Diaz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mahrous. #T3#
Mahrous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Mahrous sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mahrous connects with a bit shot that sees Diaz covering up! More strikes from Mahrous and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mahrous is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Mahrous!
Abdul Mahrous was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Jackson leaves Mahrous with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Mahrous pushes him off.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahrous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahrous is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abdul Mahrous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Mahrous circles away.
#CL#
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahrous, pushing him back against the cage.
Mahrous avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahrous is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Mahrous blocks with his arms.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mahrous up against the cage.#TD#
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T1#
Mahrous engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Mahrous 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.
Mahrous showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Jackson wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Mahrous has taken Jackson's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Jackson has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abdul Mahrous!
A very excited looking Abdul Mahrous rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Mahrous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washburn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahrous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mahrous shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washburn pinned against the cage. Washburn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mahrous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Washburn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mahrous avoids the head kick by Washburn .
Washburn leaves Mahrous with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Mahrous tries to get set, Washburn tries to push him back and clinch up but Mahrous manages to avoid the attempt.
Alex Washburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Mahrous.
Washburn misses the shot to the body.
Mahrous looks for a takedown but Washburn sprawls well.
Washburn throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washburn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mahrous dives in for a single leg takedown but Washburn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mahrous. #T1#
Mahrous shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Washburn as he avoids it easily.
Washburn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mahrous fails with the takedown.
Alex Washburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Mahrous gets the takedown into side control.
Washburn wants to get back to his feet but Mahrous is dominant here and he's now got Washburn 's back!#SUB2#
Mahrous has his arm under Washburn 's chin here. Game over son! Mahrous squeezes tightly and Washburn is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abdul Mahrous!
After the fight, Abdul Mahrous was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Mahrous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahrous tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Carlos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Mahrous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mahrous. #SUB2#
Mahrous thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahrous on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahrous keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.#SUB2#
Mahrous drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Mahrous seems to have locked his on tight now - Diaz screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mahrous, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Abdul Mahrous!
Abdul Mahrous was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Tevez looks to land a combination but Mahrous avoids it well.
Tevez misses with a two punch combination.
Mahrous steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tevez.
Tevez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahrous is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tevez throws a nice looking combination but Mahrous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tevez works over Mahrous's head and body with a nice combination.
Tevez falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Mahrous counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Mahrous breaks the clinch.
Tevez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Tevez.
Tevez tries to bum rush Mahrous with a series of wild strikes but Mahrous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mahrous looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mahrous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tevez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tevez misses with the combination.
Tevez is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tevez enables Mahrous to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tevez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#T1#
Tevez being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Mahrous drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Mahrous as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Tevez screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Mahrous! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Abdul Mahrous!
In defeat, Jose Tevez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I come from a country where life not matter what happens if you get hit you get the f*** back up!
I may have lost today but I will not stop, my people are born fighters and I plan on paving the way for all Colombians!'.
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