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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Costa tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Mathieu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mathieu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mathieu landing with the ground and pound.
Mathieu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mathieu postures up.
Mathieu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mathieu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costa's head.
Costa really is a fat lump.
Costa is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathieu trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.
Mathieu looking to pass the guard.
Costa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Costa wants to sweep here but Mathieu controlling him for the moment.
Mathieu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mathieu throws a big elbow that misses.
Mathieu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mathieu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mathieu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mathieu working some strikes from top position.
Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet Costa, not yet.
Mathieu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Costa's head.
Mathieu postures up in Costa's guard and throws a big left but Costa blocks it.
Mathieu cracks Costa with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathieu works over Costa with some ground and pound from guard.
Mathieu distracts Costa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mathieu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mathieu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
Mathieu working some strikes from top position.
Costa working a defensive guard here.
Mathieu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mathieu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mathieu is working Costa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mathieu is working Costa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mathieu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathieu lands a couple of digs.
Mathieu is looking to pass into half guard but Costa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Costa is in guard.#REVR#
Mathieu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mathieu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mathieu keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully. #T3#
Mathieu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mathieu working a defensive guard but Costa manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mathieu is looking to get back to his feet here but Costa is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mathieu's back.
Costa throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Mathieu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mathieu trying to control the hands but Costa breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Mathieu wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Costa looking for the choke from the back.
Mathieu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mathieu prevents Costa from getting a body triangle.
Mathieu trying to get back to his feet but Costa is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Mathieu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Costa dives in and grabs Mathieu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mathieu pushes down on Costa's head and hops out.
Costa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mathieu avoids it really well and circles away.
Mathieu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Costa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mathieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been informed that Mathieu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa shoots in and drives through. Mathieu sprawls well.
Mathieu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Mathieu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Costa to the mat! Costa manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Costa working for a triangle but Mathieu defends it easily.
Mathieu is in close to Costa's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1##SUB#
Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mathieu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mathieu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mathieu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mathieu wants to pass the guard but Costa is keeping the position.
Mathieu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mathieu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mathieu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mathieu trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES#
Costa wriggles free and stands up. #TD2#
Mathieu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Costa quickly recovers to half guard.#T2#
Costa is not content to let Mathieu control the position.
Mathieu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mathieu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mathieu is looking to stall here but Costa recovers full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathieu working some strikes from top position.
Mathieu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Mathieu cracks Costa with a solid left hand.
Mathieu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mathieu scoring with some ground and pound.
Mathieu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mathieu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Mathieu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mathieu looking to pass the guard.
Mathieu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mathieu cracks Costa with a solid left hand.
Mathieu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costa's head.
Mathieu is working Costa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mathieu wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Mathieu stands up over Costa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mathieu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mathieu scoring with some ground and pound.
Mathieu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mathieu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mathieu is working Costa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mathieu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T4#
Mathieu landing some decent shots from guard.
Costa wants to sweep but no luck.
Mathieu connects with a couple of short punches.
Mathieu trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.
Mathieu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mathieu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mathieu chips away with some ground and pound.
Mathieu postures up.
Mathieu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Costa trying to keep a closed guard but Mathieu is proving a slippery customer.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Mathieu from controlling successfully.
Mathieu landing with the ground and pound.
Mathieu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Mathieu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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##TD2#
Mathieu drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES#
Costa has his feet on Mathieu's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mathieu as he avoids it easily.
Mathieu feints the counter takedown.
Mathieu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Mathieu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mathieu throws a leg kick but Costa checks it.
Costa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mathieu.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mathieu as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Mathieu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
and Mathieu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Costa's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathieu stands up over Costa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Costa keeping full guard, as Mathieu tries to pass. #T1#
Mathieu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mathieu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mathieu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mathieu scoring with some ground and pound.
Mathieu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mathieu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mathieu with a nice head shot there.
Mathieu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costa's head.
Mathieu postures up and lands a big shot to Costa's brow.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Mathieu from controlling successfully.
Mathieu won't allow Costa to sweep him here.
Mathieu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mathieu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC2#
Costa is rocked!
Mathieu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Costa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mathieu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Costa's head.#T2#
Mathieu postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Costa covers up, he's hurt! Mathieu keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Mathieu and the ref steps in to end the fight! Mathieu can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olivier Mathieu!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1#
McCray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mathieu's head.
McCray keeps Mathieu at a distance using the push kick.
McCray throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from McCray does no damage.
McCray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McCray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mathieu feints the counter takedown.
McCray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mathieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCray swinging wildly here.
Mathieu flicks out a counter leg kick but McCray steps away.
McCray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathieu.
Mathieu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCray with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Mathieu drives through with a takedown into McCray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mathieu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McCray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mathieu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathieu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCray's head.#T1#
Mathieu postures up and lands a big shot to McCray's brow.
Mathieu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCray's head.
Mathieu lands a couple of elbows.
Mathieu slips nicely into half guard.
Mathieu working McCray over with strikes.
Mathieu working over McCray with some ground and pound. McCray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mathieu working the head and body with strikes.
Mathieu is trying to control the action in half guard but McCray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McCray taking some punishment here, with Mathieu in his half guard.
McCray is not content to let Mathieu control the position.
McCray looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mathieu slips a nice elbow through McCray's hands, connecting with McCray's forehead.#ROC2#
McCray is rocked!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mathieu in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathieu winds up and cracks McCray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh McCray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
McCray is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mathieu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mathieu winds up and cracks McCray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mathieu is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, McCray is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mathieu fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save McCray from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mathieu! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olivier Mathieu!
Rodney McCray spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time-RODNEY SMASH!'.
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