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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Cherry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ziad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cherry counters with a stiff right hand.
Ziad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cherry throws a big counter combination but Ziad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cherry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ziad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cherry was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziad.
Ziad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clement Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ziad.
Ziad looks winded!
Ziad lands with a nice combination. Cherry backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cherry lands a head kick!
Ziad shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziad dives in and grabs Cherry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cherry pushes down on Ziad's head and hops out.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Cherry. Those never looked like landing.
Ziad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cherry.
Ziad slips a jab and a cross from Cherry.
Cherry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziad circles away quickly and effectively.
Ziad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cherry connects with a leg kick. Ziad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cherry swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Ziad. Those never looked like landing.
Cherry scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2##TD#
Cherry looking to score a takedown here. Ziad is defending well but Cherry drives through and ends up in Ziad's guard.
Cherry throws a big right hand that misses.
Cherry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ziad's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cherry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cherry connects with a couple of short punches.
Ziad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cherry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ziad wants to sweep here but Cherry controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Cherry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ziad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Cozad Amsterdam inform us that Ziad has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cherry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cherry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cherry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cherry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ziad is trying to control the position but Cherry postures up.
Cherry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cherry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ziad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ziad has momentary wrist control but Cherry slips an elbow through the middle.
Cherry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cherry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cherry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ziad's waist but Ziad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cherry off to one side.
Ziad slaps away a takedown attempt from Cherry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cherry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clement Cherry dominated that round.
That's time! Cherry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD#
Cherry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ziad quickly recovers to half guard.
Ziad looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SU#
Cherry postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ziad to stand up.
Cherry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ziad defends it nicely.
Ziad is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry darts in looking for a takedown but Ziad gets double underhooks and turns Cherry into the cage.
Cherry shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clement Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cherry dives in and grabs Ziad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ziad pushes down on Cherry's head and hops out.#T1#
Cherry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ziad counters with a series of strikes. Cherry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ziad tries to clinch there but Cherry circles away.
Ziad shoots and misses
and Cherry counters with a one-two to the body. #TD#
Cherry looking to score a takedown here. Ziad is defending well but Cherry drives through and ends up in Ziad's guard.
Cherry stops Ziad from standing up.
Cherry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cherry connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Ziad working a defensive guard but Cherry manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ziad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cherry lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Cherry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ziad is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Cherry lands an elbow.
Cherry lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cherry cracks Ziad with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cherry landing strikes.
Ziad is trying to work for a sweep but Cherry has mounted him!
Ziad has given up his back. Will we see Cherry going for some submissions?
Cherry connects with a big shot to the side of Ziad's head.
#T4#
Ziad wants to control his opponent's hands but Cherry gets his hands free.
The referee is taking a good look at Ziad as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cherry!
Ziad wants to escape the position.
Ziad is taking damage to the body and head.
Ziad wants to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherry is working the ground and pound. Can Ziad escape?
Cherry is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ziad. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clement Cherry dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cherry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ziad lands a nice looking body shot.
Cherry connects with a jab.
Cherry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cherry wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Cherry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ziad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ziad wants to get back to his feet but Cherry is dominant here and he's now got Ziad's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry has Ziad flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ziad covers up after that shot from Cherry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cherry scores with punches to the body.
Ziad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Cherry lands strikes to the head.
Cherry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cherry landing with strikes.
Clement Cherry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ziad covers up after that shot from Cherry.
Ziad looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cherry lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ziad.
Cherry lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. #T2#
Cherry is landing with strikes from the back.
Ziad looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cherry lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Cherry scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ziad is looking for a way out.
Cherry is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ziad. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.#T3#
Cherry lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ziad hold on?!
#SUB#
Ziad is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cherry gets his way!
Cherry scores with strikes from the back.
Cherry cracks Ziad with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ziad from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
#T4#
Can Ziad hold on?! Cherry is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cherry scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ziad tries to escape but Cherry has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cherry gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Cherry scores with punches from the back.
Cherry is working the ground and pound. Can Ziad escape?
And that's the end of the fight!
Clement Cherry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cherry 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clement Cherry!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ziad wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan flicks out a counter leg kick but Ziad steps away.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Ziad.
Ziad throws a head kick that misses.
Ziad digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Ziad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
A quick step to the side and Ziad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Ziad shoots in.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ziad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan 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.
Ziad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ziad misses with the combination.
Ziad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Ziad tries to clinch up.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ziad.#CL#
Ziad has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Ziad stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position. #BC2#
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Ziad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan swings for the body but Ziad moves out of range.
Khan takes a swing at Ziad's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Ziad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Ziad is looking for a counter combo.
Khan misses with a hook. Ziad ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ziad or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ziad. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Khan takes a swing at Ziad's ribcage but misses.
Ziad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Ziad fails with the takedown.
Khan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ziad with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Ziad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ziad throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Genghis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziad tries to clinch up.
Ziad is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ziad was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziad shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Ziad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Ziad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan misses with a body shot.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan swings for the body but Ziad moves out of range.
#T3#
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ziad.
Ziad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Ziad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ziad wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan misses with a body kick. #CL2#
Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan misses with a body shot.
#T4#
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziad manages to avoid it.
It looked like Ziad was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziad defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Ziad moved out of range nicely.
Ziad throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Ziad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ziad slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook.
As Khan tries to get set, Ziad tries to push him back and clinch up but Khan manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ziad counters with a stiff right hand.
Ziad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Ziad is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Ziad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan leaves Ziad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Ziad moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Ziad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ziad feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ziad takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ziad shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Ziad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a right and a left that Ziad avoids nicely.
Ziad fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ziad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziad circles away quickly and effectively.
Genghis Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan throws a hook but Ziad blocks it.
Khan swings for the body but Ziad moves out of range.
Ziad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ziad moves out of range of the strikes.
Ziad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab. #T2#
Khan blocks a head kick by Ziad.
Ziad moves out of range of the strikes.
John Ziad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ziad tries to clinch up.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ziad wants to slow Khan down by chopping away at his legs.
Khan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ziad tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ziad slips a jab from Khan.
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Khan has Ziad up against the cage in a clinch.
#T3#
Ziad looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Ziad jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ziad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ziad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC2#
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Khan misses. #T4#
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ziad is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziad is just out of range.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Ziad is looking for a counter combo.
Ziad throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziad manages to avoid it.
Khan looks to land a combination but Ziad avoids it well.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ziad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a head kick but Ziad moves out of range.
Ziad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khan just manages to avoid it.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziad manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Ziad tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziad moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan swings for the body but Ziad moves out of range.
Ziad is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
Ziad shoots in looking for a takedown but Khan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ziad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ziad is looking to clinch.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ziad rather than just go for the knockout.
Ziad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ziad.
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziad is looking to clinch.
Khan throws a counter combo.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Ziad shoots in.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Ziad's shoulder, as Ziad tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ziad takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Ziad is looking for a counter combo.
Ziad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ziad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ziad.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
As Khan tries to get set, Ziad tries to push him back and clinch up but Khan manages to avoid the attempt.
Ziad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ziad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Ziad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ziad attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
Ziad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ziad dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ziad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ziad duly obliges.
Khan throws a body punch but Ziad moves out of range.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Ziad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziad doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
Ziad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
#T3#
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Ziad moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Ziad avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Genghis Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Ziad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan throws a right hand that Ziad ducks under and follows up with a left that Ziad also avoids with ease.
Khan looks to land a combination but Ziad avoids it well.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziad moves away.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ziad throws a big counter combination but Khan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big left from Khan misses. #T4#
Ziad tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Ziad throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan throws a series of punches but Ziad moves out of range.
Ziad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ziad moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan digs a good hook to Ziad's body.
Khan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ziad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Ziad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genghis Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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