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Event:
CCR 54
Date: Oct 28, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Edward has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edward avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Edward misses with a body punch.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Edward.
#BC2#
Edward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edward shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Edward's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edward misses the shot to the body.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Edward darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Edward is trying to break free.#BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Edward gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Edward is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cruz to keep the fight standing.
Edward working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz is leaning against Edward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edward taking a breather.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Edward.
#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
I was talking to Cruz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Edward looks winded!
Edward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz is working Edward over against the cage.#TD#
Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Cruz managing to control the position. #ES#
Cruz wriggles free and stands up. #CL#
Cruz pushes Edward up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Edward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edward backwards. #T2#
Cruz stalling.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Edward dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
#CL#
Cruz moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cruz lands a left hand.
#TD2#
Edward lands a takedown into guard.
#ES#
Cruz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Edward has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Edward blocks it.
#T3#
Cruz lands an elbow just above Edward 's eye.
Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Cruz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edward working aggressively here.
Edward throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Edward wants a takedown.
Ricardo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Edward.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Edward's ribcage.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Edward's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Cruz jumps guard and drags Edward to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Edward is having none of it.
Edward preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Edward stops Cruz from standing up.
Edward stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edward.
Edward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edward stops Cruz from standing up. #SUB#
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Edward pushes his legs off easily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Edward stops Cruz from standing up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Edward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Edward.
Edward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Cruz lands an elbow inside.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz 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#
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Edward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edward throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz tries to counter by clinching up but Edward breaks away and moves out of range.
Edward shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL2#
Edward drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Edward tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricardo Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Edward working aggressively here.
Edward trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Edward drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Edward back into the cage.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Edward is breathing heavily.#T1#
Edward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ricardo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Edward.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruz pushes Edward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edward jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Edward gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Edward clinches.
Edward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz gets through Edward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Edward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Edward's ribcage.
Good body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
#BC#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edward takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2##CL#
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Edward.
Cruz works on Edward's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Edward takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Cruz rushes Edward and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Edward is rocked!
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edward can do to turn this around?
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Edward is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz cracks Edward with a nice body shot.
Cruz lands a damaging elbow.
Cruz jerks Edward's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Edward drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Cruz goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Cruz because Edward was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ricardo Cruz!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Edward cracks a nice hook into Penn's ribs.
Edward digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Edward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edward shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edward fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edward's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Edward duly obliges.
Edward fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Edward.
Edward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edward paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
Penn is rocked!#T1#
Edward looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Edward backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Penn's temple! It sends Penn violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Edward celebrates and the doctors try to help Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). King Edward!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Sluce fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Sluce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Edward was covering up waiting for the punch and Sluce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sluce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edward is keeping the position for now. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Edward manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#BC#
Edward breaks from the clinch.
Edward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sluce wants to counter the offense by Edward and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Edward shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edward showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sluce tries to kick Edward off but Edward keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Edward wants to pass the guard but Sluce is defending well. #T1#
Edward content to control rather than advance.
Edward seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sluce for as long as he can get away with.
Sluce is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edward looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sluce is looking to improve his position.
#SU#
Edward decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #TD#
Edward shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edward showed some decent athleticism there.
Edward seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sluce is looking to escape.
Sluce looks winded!#SU#
Edward escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD#
Edward gets a takedown into half guard.
Edward tries to pass to full mount but Sluce defends it.
Edward controlling the action here. #T3##SU#
Edward decides to return to a standing position. #CL#
Edward clinches up against the cage.
Edward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Edward.
Sluce tries to land knees in the clinch but Edward avoids the damage to the body.
Edward creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sluce's defenses.
Sluce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Edward walks away with a smile on his face. Sluce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Edward clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Edward breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Edward both land. Nice combination. #ROC#
Sluce is rocked!
Edward gets in close and tags Sluce with a short punch that almost sends Sluce to the mat! Oh Sluce is in big trouble! He turns his back on Edward, trying to create some distance but Edward rushes him, striking wildly and Sluce goes down! The referee tackles Edward into the cage to end the fight! Edward is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Edward!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2016 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Padilla will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Edward's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Padilla looks to throw a body kick
and Edward counters with a left and a right that stings Padilla.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
Padilla misses with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Padilla instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Edward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Padilla throws a push kick but Edward slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Padilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edward lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edward moves out of range of the body kick.
Edward throws a counter combo.
Edward circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edward is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
No joy there for Padilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edward throws a counter combo.
Fernando Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla tries to clinch but Edward moves out of range.
Padilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edward is looking for the big counter here.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Edward sees coming a mile off.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Edward avoids it.
As Padilla backs off Edward throws a huge counter combo but Padilla manages to avoid it all.#T3#
Padilla tries to clinch but Edward moves out of range.
Edward unleashes a big counter combination but Padilla bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Padilla misses
and Edward counters with a left and a right that stings Padilla.
Edward moves out of range as Padilla throws a body kick.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Edward moves out of range easily.
Edward lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T4#
Padilla throws a body kick that misses.
Edward throws a counter combo.
Edward stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Edward wants it to stay on the feet.
As Padilla backs off Edward throws a huge counter combo but Padilla manages to avoid it all.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Edward is looking for the big counter here.
Edward moves out of range as Padilla throws a body kick.
Edward is looking for the big counter here.
Padilla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Padilla throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Fernando Padilla will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Edward moves out of range as Padilla throws a body kick.
Edward throws a counter combo.
Edward blocks the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Edward's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
Edward throws a counter combo.
Edward moves out of range of the body kick from Padilla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Edward saw that one coming.
Edward lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Padilla. Edward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Padilla or perhaps it was just good defense by Edward, which made it look bad.
Padilla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edward can do to turn this around?
Padilla throws a hook but Edward avoids it easily.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Edward keeps the fight on the outside.
Edward throws a counter combo.
Padilla throws a low kick but Edward avoids it.#CL#
Padilla moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Edward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edward is looking for the big counter here.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Edward moves out of range easily.
Edward unleashes a big counter combination but Padilla bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Padilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Edward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Padilla backs off Edward throws a huge counter combo but Padilla manages to avoid it all.#T3#
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edward avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Despite the aggression on Edward's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fernando Padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edward is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Edward blocks the body kick.
Edward is looking for the big counter here.
Padilla misses with a body kick. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Edward avoids it.
Edward throws a counter combo.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Despite the aggression on Edward's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Padilla looks to clinch
and Edward counters with a three punch combo that has Padilla backing up. Padilla nods at Edward to acknowledge the strikes.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Edward saw that one coming.
Edward is looking for the big counter here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Padilla goes for a double leg but Edward avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Edward continues to drive forward.
Edward is looking for the big counter here.
Padilla tries to clinch but Edward is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Padilla dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Padilla throws a body kick that misses.
Edward is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Padilla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Edward avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edward moves out of range of the body kick.
Edward unleashes a big counter combination but Padilla bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Padilla gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Edward counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
A head kick misses from Padilla.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edward crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Padilla - the referee stops the clock and Edward gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Padilla. Edward manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Padilla tries to clinch there but Edward circles away.
Edward is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight stays on the outside here - Padilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edward avoids a kick to the body.
Edward lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edward avoids the head kick by Padilla.
As Padilla backs off Edward throws a huge counter combo but Padilla manages to avoid it all.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Edward's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Edward blocks a head kick by Padilla.
As Padilla backs off Edward throws a huge counter combo but Padilla manages to avoid it all.#T3#
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Edward avoids it.
Edward is looking for the big counter here.
Padilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edward counters with a one-two to the body. #ROC2#
Padilla is rocked!
Padilla closes the distance looking to clinch
and Edward counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Padilla to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Edward!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). King Edward!
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