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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Francis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Francis slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Francis defends well and Garcia ends up having to push Francis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nathanial Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Garcia.
An inside leg kick from Francis misses.
Nice takedown defense from Francis. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia with a poor takedown #CL#
and Francis counters by clinching up.
Garcia is looking for a takedown.#TD#
Francis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Garcia uses from the top position. #SUB#
Francis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Garcia escapes and throws Francis's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T1#
Garcia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Francis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Francis is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia with the ground and pound but Francis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Francis controlling the position.
Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Francis wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling him. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Francis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Francis wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Francis holds on and takes a little breather.
Francis wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Francis keeps the fight on the outside.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Francis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia with a poor takedown #CL#
and Francis counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T3#
Francis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Francis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Francis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Francis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Francis to keep the fight standing.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Francis effectively controlling the action here.
Come on Francis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Garcia wants to stall.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Francis won't allow it.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Francis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathanial Francis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Garcia wants to clinch.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Garcia throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
Francis feinted with a counter takedown.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Francis, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Francis against the cage but Francis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Francis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Francis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garcia shoots and misses #CL#
and Francis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Francis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Garcia to work.
Francis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
Nathanial Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Garcia.
Francis avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Francis throws a counter high kick but Garcia was just alert enough to avoid it.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Francis.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia seems a little lost for a moment, as Francis dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
A control attempt from Garcia but he's now mounted!
Francis won't let Garcia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. #T2#
Francis with the ground and pound from mount.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Francis isn't that keen on the idea.
Francis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcia tries to control the position but Francis now has his back.
What can Garcia do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T3#
Garcia trying to control the hands but Francis won't let him.
Francis is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #SUB#
Garcia is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Francis biding his time, controlling Garcia.
Francis has the hooks in. Garcia is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Garcia is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathanial Francis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Garcia throws a body kick that misses. #CL2#
Garcia forces Francis back against the cage and clinches.
Francis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garcia is looking to control Francis's arms but Francis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Garcia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T1#
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Francis is controlling him.
Garcia just leaning against Francis, taking a breather. #TD2#
Garcia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Francis uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Francis uses it to pass to side control.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia is pushing Francis's head away, looking to escape. Francis manages to hold on to the position though.
Francis slows the pace down.
Francis cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garcia is trying to work for a sweep but Francis has mounted him!#SUB#
Francis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#T2#
Francis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Francis avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Francis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nathanial Francis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3##SUB#
Garcia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Francis.
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Garcia has given up his back here.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garcia is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Francis.
#SUB#
Francis working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Garcia is doing well to defend. Francis seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Garcia is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nathanial Francis!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Francis shoots in looking for a takedown. Caralho tries to sprawl out of it but Francis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caralho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caralho connects with a right that clearly hurt Francis. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Caralho proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Francis collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Porra Caralho!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Teller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Teller lands with an overhand left.
Teller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Francis counters by moving into the clinch. #TD#
Francis pulls guard effortlessly.
Teller wanted to stand there but Francis had control of the position.
Francis pulls Teller in close to his closed guard and prevents Teller from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Francis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SU2#
Teller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Francis, up you get!
Teller throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
Teller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francis takes one to the chin there.
Francis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teller sprawls well. Teller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Francis gets slowly back to his feet.
Francis sets himself, and Teller steps forward looking for the clinch! Francis avoids it this time.
Jax Teller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Teller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Francis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Teller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Francis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Francis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francis blocks a head kick by Teller.
Teller throws a series of punches but Francis moves out of range.
It looked like Francis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Teller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Teller. Those never looked like landing.
Francis moves out of range of the strikes.
Teller looks winded!
Teller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Teller throws an overhand right that lands on Francis's shoulder, as Francis tries to avoid the shot.
Francis avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD#
Francis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Francis landing some decent shots from guard. #T4##SUB#
Francis drops back looking for a leg! Teller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teller manages to kick Francis off! Francis jumps back into Teller's guard.
Francis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Teller dominated that round.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Teller fails to land with a series of punches.
Teller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Teller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Francis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Francis. #TD#
Francis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Francis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Francis is pulling down on Teller's head. It's preventing any offense from Teller, at least for the moment.
Teller wants to stand but Francis is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis controlling Teller's posture. #T1#
Francis continues to stall.#ES#
Francis kicks Teller off and gets to his feet.
Teller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Teller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Teller throws out a loose jab but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis throws a counter high kick but Teller was just alert enough to avoid it.
Teller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Teller is breathing heavily.#T2#
Teller thows a leg kick but Francis checks it #KD#
and Francis counters with a head kick that drops Teller to the mat! Teller scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#
Teller is rocked!
Francis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Teller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Teller is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller misses with a right hand #CL#
and Francis moves into the clinch.
Teller seems to have recovered his senses.
Francis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Teller.
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Teller misses with a two punch combination.
Teller just misses with a punch to the body.
Teller misses with a lunging right hand
#CL#
and Francis counters by moving into the clinch. #T3##TD#
Francis jumps guard and drags Teller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Francis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Francis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teller's guard. #REVR#
Francis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Francis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T4#
Francis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Francis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Francis scoring with some ground and pound.
Francis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathanial Francis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Francis gets a takedown into half guard.
Teller pushes Francis off but Francis dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis happy to just control the position for now.
Nathanial Francis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #T1#
Teller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Francis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Teller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Francis has control of Teller's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Teller regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Francis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2##SUB#
Francis looking to isolate an arm here. Teller doesn't see it coming and as Francis extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Francis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathanial Francis!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Francis fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard shoots in but no luck this time.
Francis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Howard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Francis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Francis moves out of range as Howard throws a body kick.
Francis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Howard avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard has a takedown stuffed.
Francis is looking to counter the offense by Howard and move into the clinch.
Howard throws out a leg kick but Francis moves out of range and Howard only half commits. #T1#
Francis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Howard fails with the takedown#CL#
and Francis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nathanial Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Howard.
Howard looks winded!#BC#
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Howard clinches with his opponent.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Francis has double underhooks. #BC#
Francis manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Howard.
Howard with a lazy takedown attempt #TD#
and Francis counters with a shoot takedown. Howard fights it but they end up in guard. #T2#
Francis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Francis landing with the ground and pound.
Francis showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T3#
Francis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Howard for as long as he can get away with.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Francis avoids the head kick by Howard.
Howard looks to clinch #TD#
and Francis counters with a single leg into guard. Howard didn't expect that.
Howard is trying to control the position but Francis postures up. #T4##SUB#
Francis 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.
Francis is stalling in the full guard.
Francis distracts Howard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Howard being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathanial Francis dominated that round.
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#
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Francis tries to counter by clinching up but Howard breaks away and moves out of range.
Howard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Francis back to the cage. Howard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Francis moves away from the strike by Howard.
Howard is looking to clinch but Francis is avoiding it.
Howard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Francis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Howard somewhat.
Francis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Francis's waist but Francis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howard off to one side. #TD#
Francis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Howard's half guard.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Francis stalling. #T1##SUB#
Francis is trying to work for a kimura but Howard is defending well.
Francis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Howard is looking to improve his position.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Francis content to control rather than advance. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
Howard misses with a double jab
and Francis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Francis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Howard defends well and Francis ends up having to push Howard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Howard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
#TD2#
Howard gets a takedown into half guard.
Francis wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis wants to improve his position but Howard is controlling well.
#T4#
Howard is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Francis is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Francis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Howard.
Francis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Nathanial Francis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Francis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howard with a poor takedown #CL#
and Francis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Howard is trying to break free.
Francis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Francis just leaning against Howard, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Francis smiles and moves away.
Nathanial Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Howard.
Francis shoots in for a double leg but Howard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steven Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howard tries to clinch there but Francis circles away.
#T1#
Howard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steven Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Francis has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Howard darts in trying to clinch
and Francis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #TD#
Howard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T2#
Howard wants to stand and escape but Francis is having none of it.
Howard wants to sweep but no luck.
Francis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Francis lands a couple of elbows.
Howard wants to get back to his feet but Francis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Francis stands up over Howard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Francis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Howard misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Francis counters with a single leg into guard. Howard didn't expect that. #SUB#
Francis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Francis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Howard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Francis passes into half guard.
Howard is trying to control but can't.
#T4#
Howard tries to roll over but Francis keeps him under control.#SUB#
Francis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Howard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Francis.
Howard is looking to escape.
Steven Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathanial Francis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathanial Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathanial Francis!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Lanvins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Francis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Francis can't do much from the bottom here.
Francis keeping his opponent close.
Francis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Francis pushes Lanvins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lanvins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lanvins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Lanvins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Francis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lanvins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T1#
Francis is looking to regain half guard here but Lanvins keeps moving and retains side control.
Lanvins trying to control the position but Francis is working away.
Francis can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Lanvins tries for a kimura but Francis is defending well.
Lanvins taking a breather here.
Francis is not content to let Lanvins control the position.
Lanvins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T3#
Francis is trying to control Lanvins's posture but Lanvins avoids it.
Lanvins wants to stand but Francis is controlling his arm.
Francis is trying to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Francis blocks a head kick by Lanvins.
Francis fails to land the takedown.
Lanvins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francis. Lanvins does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD2#
Francis tries to sprawl but Lanvins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Francis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lanvins manages to mount him!
#T4#
Lanvins wants to control the pace but Francis is squirming around nicely.
Lanvins content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lanvins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lanvins throws some wild stikes that Francis manages to avoid easily.
Lanvins controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henric Lanvins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Francis throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Lanvins counters by clinching up.
Lanvins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Francis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC2#
Lanvins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Lanvins scores with a takedown into Francis's guard.
Lanvins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lanvins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lanvins pushes down on Francis's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Lanvins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henric Lanvins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lanvins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lanvins is looking to advance position but Francis won't allow it.
Francis trying to hold on to Lanvins's head to control him but Lanvins postures up.
Lanvins slows the pace down in half guard.
Francis is in trouble now - Lanvins has advanced to mount! #T2#
Poor strikes thrown by Lanvins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lanvins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lanvins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lanvins with good strikes from the mount here!#ROC2#
Francis is rocked!
Lanvins lands a big elbow.
Oh Francis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lanvins postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Francis badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lanvins around the waist but Lanvins pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lanvins is the winner by TKO! Lanvins jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henric Lanvins!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Francis stuffs the takedown attempt from Valdez. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt.
Valdez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Valdez tries to get set, Francis tries to push him back and clinch up but Valdez manages to avoid the attempt.
Nathanial Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Valdez.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez wants to clinch.
Francis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Valdez shoots for a takedown but Francis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T1#
Valdez tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it. #CL2#
Valdez instigates a clinch.
Francis blocks a body shot from Valdez. #BC#
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez shoots in but no luck this time.
Francis swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez.
Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Valdez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Francis.#TD#
Francis scores with a takedown into Valdez's guard.#T2#
Francis prevents Valdez from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Francis'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Francis throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Francis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Francis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valdez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Francis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valdez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Francis. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valdez wants to clinch.
Francis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice takedown defense from Francis. No joy for Valdez on that attempt.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Francis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Francis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Valdez.
Valdez looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathanial Francis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Francis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Valdez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Valdez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Francis working for the choke.
Valdez wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. #T1#
Francis controls the action.
Valdez is trying to get back to his feet but Francis has full control of the position and if anything, Valdez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Francis just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Valdez is trying to get back to his feet but Francis has full control of the position and if anything, Valdez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Francis controlling the position well here. Valdez rolled but Francis kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valdez is trying to stand back up. #T3##SUB#
Valdez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Francis biding his time, controlling Valdez.
Francis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Valdez fending off the submission attempt from Francis. #SUB#
Francis is persistently looking for the submission but Valdez is defending it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valdez trying to get back to his feet but Francis is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathanial Francis dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Valdez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Francis is fending him off so far but Valdez persists. Nope, Francis circles away and we're back to standing.
Francis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Francis circles away easily#CL#
and Francis counters by clinching up.
Francis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Francis drives through with a takedown into Valdez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Valdez is looking to stand back up but Francis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Valdez.
Valdez is trying to stand up here but Francis is controlling him well. #T1#
Francis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Francis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valdez for as long as he can get away with.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Valdez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Francis pinned against the cage. Francis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nathanial Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Valdez.#T3#
Valdez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Valdez throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis tries to counter by clinching up but Valdez breaks away and moves out of range.
Valdez shoots for a double leg takedown but Francis sprawls well. He's pushed Valdez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
and Francis counters with a takedown into side control. #T4#
Francis controlling from side mount.
Valdez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Francis connects with a decent elbow.
Jon Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathanial Francis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis prevents Valdez from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathanial Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathanial Francis!
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