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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Leone misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Bush counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Leone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Bush in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Leone tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bush!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Bush!
A very excited looking Billy Bush made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Bush walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leone.
Bush half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Leone looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Leone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bush lunges at Leone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leone's hand.
Some wild striking there from Leone.
Leone misses with an uppercut
and Bush counters with a one-two to the body.
Bush avoids the body shot from Leone.
#TD#
Bush closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leone quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Bush there.
Bush lands with a punch from half guard.
Bush wants to pass the guard but Leone is defending well.
Bush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leone's head. #T1##SUB#
Bush seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bush lands a nice short elbow.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leone is looking to control Bush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leone avoid being mounted?
Leone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leone defending well though. #SUB#
Bush has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Leone defend it? Bush steps over the head and cranks it - Leone is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bush!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Bush!
A victorious Billy Bush thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
LFC 22
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Divnich misses with a straight right.
Divnich ducks under a wild hook from Leone.
Leone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Divnich moves forwards but Leone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT2#
It looks like Joel Leone has been cut.
Leone throws a hook to the side of Divnich's head but Divnich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leone misses with a hook.
Divnich connects with an inside leg kick.
Leone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Divnich was well out of range. Poor timing from Leone.
Divnich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leone.
Divnich throws a right and a left that Leone avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Divnich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leone misses with an uppercut.
Leone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leone tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Divnich manages to circle out of the way.
Divnich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Divnich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Divnich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Divnich misses with a looping right.
Divnich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leone connects with a body shot.#T1#
Divnich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leone throws a jab but it's blocked by Divnich.
Leone is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Divnich just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Leone has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maxim Divnich!
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Event:
LFC 17
Date: Jan 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Leone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zhirkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vasili Zhirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leone thuds a left hand into Zhirkov's body.
Zhirkov darts in looking for a takedown but Leone gets double underhooks and turns Zhirkov into the cage.
Leone misses the jab.
Zhirkov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zhirkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Leone, which made it look bad.
Zhirkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasili Zhirkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leone throws a shot to the body.
#TD#
Zhirkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leone to the mat! Leone manages to get full guard.
Zhirkov stays in close to Leone's body and controls the position.
Zhirkov trying to control but Leone is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Leone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zhirkov won't allow Leone to get back to his feet. #T1#
Zhirkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Leone can't keep his opponent in guard - Zhirkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zhirkov trying to control the pace.
Zhirkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zhirkov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB#
Zhirkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zhirkov controlling the action here.
Leone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhirkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leone defending well though.
Zhirkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leone keeps working. #T3##SUB#
Zhirkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zhirkov.
Zhirkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leone defending well though.
Zhirkov wants to free his trapped foot but Leone is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Zhirkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhirkov trying to control from half guard but Leone is working away. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Zhirkov is trying to work for a kimura but Leone is defending well.
#SUB#
Zhirkov seems to be working for a kimura but Leone defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Zhirkov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Zhirkov is working for a kimura but Leone is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zhirkov wants to pass the guard but Leone is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasili Zhirkov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Zhirkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhirkov lands in his opponent's guard.
Zhirkov passes Leone's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zhirkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zhirkov passes to full mount! #SUB#
Zhirkov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Leone has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leone is working to get back to half guard.
#T1#
Zhirkov wants to take Leone's back here but Leone is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Zhirkov controlling the position easily from mount.
Leone felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Zhirkov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Leone to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Leone shrugs it off.
Zhirkov moves to take his opponent's back.
Zhirkov scores with punches from the back.
Will Zhirkov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
#T2#
Zhirkov keeps control of the position as Leone tries to break free.
#SUB#
Zhirkov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Leone is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Zhirkov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Leone taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vasili Zhirkov!
Vasili Zhirkov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
LFC 13
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Leone misses with a wild combination.
Leone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGregors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leone lands with a straight right. McGregor didn't see that one coming.
Leone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leone scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT#
It looks like Joel Leone has been cut.
Leone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGregor back to the cage. Leone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC2#
McGregor is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Leone! McGregor is backing up but he can't get away as Leone lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops McGregor and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joel Leone!
The defeated Conor McGregor had this to say: 'A loss is a loss luckily I have a great coach is Jon Kavnagh and we will come back stronger. Believe that!'.
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Event:
LFC 8
Date: Nov 23, 2016 |
#R1#
A big left from Leone misses.
Zhirkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leone tries to bum rush Zhirkov with a series of wild strikes but Zhirkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leone cracks Zhirkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zhirkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhirkov.
And Zhirkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Leone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zhirkov moves out of range as Leone strikes.
Zhirkov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joel Leone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasili Zhirkov.
Zhirkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Leone as Zhirkov shoots in.
Leone misses with a looping left.#TD2#
Zhirkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhirkov lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhirkov trying to move into half guard but instead Leone has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Zhirkov wants to hit a switch here but Leone passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Zhirkov there! #T1#
Zhirkov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zhirkov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leone's back!#SUB2#
Zhirkov has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Leone is in real trouble here. Zhirkov gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Leone is tapping out! Zhirkov wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vasili Zhirkov!
Vasili Zhirkov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
LFC 4
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
McGregor misses with a hook. Leone ducked under it nicely.
Leone misses the shot to the body.
Leone misses with the combination.
McGregor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGregor scrambles back to his feet.
Leone throws a right hand that McGregor ducks under and follows up with a left that McGregor also avoids with ease.
Nice jab there from Leone.
Leone throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
Leone takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
Leone throws a shot from downtown. McGregor moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGregor, right into the meat.
A jab from McGregor misses.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Leone lands a glancing blow to the side of McGregor's head.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Leone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Leone throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
McGregor misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leone! But no joy.
McGregor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leone lands a two punch combo.
McGregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
McGregor is rocked!
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Leone closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops McGregor! Leone dives in looking to finish! McGregor is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Leone!
Conor McGregor spoke after the fight, saying 'A loss is a loss luckily I have a great coach is Jon Kavnagh and we will come back stronger. Believe that!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Leone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emerson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Emerson or perhaps it was just good defense by Leone, which made it look bad.
A left lands for Leone.
Emerson tries to clinch up but Leone circles away and keeps his distance.
Leone misses with a left hand #CL#
and Emerson counters by moving into the clinch.
Leone is trying to break free.
Emerson is looking to break free of the clinch but Leone has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerson is trying to pull guard but Leone has him pressed against the cage.
Emerson keeps control of Leone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leone stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Emerson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Leone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emerson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leone throws out the jab.
Leone connects with a crisp jab.
Emerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Leone circles away.
Leone throws a counter combo.
Leone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emerson doesn't seem bothered though.
Leone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leone misses with a two punch combination.
Emerson tries to clinch but Leone moves out of range.
Leone throws a right and a left that Emerson avoids nicely.
Leone cracks Emerson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Emerson moves in looking to clinch but Leone pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Leone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emerson doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leone lands with a hook. Emerson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T2#
Leone misses with a series of wild punches.
Leone lands with a nice body punch.
A left lands for Leone.#ROC2#
Emerson is rocked!
Leone moves in close and cracks Emerson with a massive right hand! Emerson, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Leone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joel Leone!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Leone swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Leone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joel Leone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leone tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hopkins's head backwards.
Leone lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hopkins can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Leone and Hopkins drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Leone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Leone!
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