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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 20, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Zappa has managed to clinch.
Zappa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lara blocks it with crossed arms.
Zappa blocks an elbow strike from Lara.
Zappa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zappa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Zappa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Zappa closes the distance and clinches.
Lara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zappa's elbow.
Lara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zappa smiles and moves away.
Zappa misses with a body shot.
Zappa throws a right and a left that Lara avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Zappa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL2#
Zappa moves into the clinch.
Lara lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lara is struggling to control the position.
Lara misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zappa.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zappa as Lara tries to tie him up.
Lara trying to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Lara jumps guard and drags Zappa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zappa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zappa trying to control but Lara is working from the bottom.
Zappa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lara wants to improve his position but instead Zappa has moved into half guard.
#T2#
Lara trying to control from the bottom.
Zappa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zappa is keen to just control but Lara is a slippery customer.
Zappa is controlling the pace.
Lara gets full guard.
Zappa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Zappa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lara is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zappa, into his guard. #REVR#
Lara is looking to work some ground and pound but Zappa has wrist control.#T3##SU#
Lara gets to his feet - Zappa follows without any prompting.
Zappa throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Lara counters with a takedown into side control. #ES2#
Zappa throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#CL2#
Zappa instigates a clinch.
Lara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zappa is defending well for now.
Lara looking to throw knees to the head but Zappa is blocking nicely.
Lara jumps guard but Zappa stands there with Lara around his waist. Lara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Lara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zappa falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Lara counters by moving into the clinch. #T4#
Zappa blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zappa. #TD2#
Zappa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zappa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Zappa wants to stand up but Lara is controlling him.
Lara postures up.
#SU#
Zappa is working an open guard so Lara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zappa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lara tries to counter with a takedown but Zappa is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Zappa forces Lara back against the cage and clinches.
Lara looking to stall.
#BC2#
Zappa breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Zappa moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Zappa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Zappa clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Zappa successfully pulls guard.
#SUB2#
Zappa has an active guard here but Lara has managed to pass into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lara connects with a nice short shot to Zappa's temple. #SUB#
Lara is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Lara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zappa defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa keeping hold of Lara's head, controlling as best he can. #T1#
Zappa wants to improve his position but Lara is controlling well.
#SUB#
Lara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zappa defends it well. #SUB#
Lara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Lara seems to be working for a kimura but Zappa defends the submission attempt.
Erik Lara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zappa is trying is best to control the position here. #SUB#
Lara is working for a submission of some sort.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Lara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zappa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zappa is looking to control Lara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zappa avoid being mounted?
Zappa controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB#
Zappa is defending against the submission attempts here by Lara.
Zappa tries to kick Lara off but Lara keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T3#
Zappa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zappa trying to hold on to Lara's head to control him but Lara postures up.
Zappa controlling the position for now.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zappa lands a jab-cross combination.
Zappa cracks Lara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zappa is looking to land body kicks.
Zappa lunges at Lara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lara's hand. #T4#
A low kick from Zappa is predictable there #TD#
and Lara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zappa won't be happy with that.
Zappa tries to escape but Lara is in control.
Zappa tries to buck Lara off but Lara is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zappa can't do much from the bottom here.
Zappa wants to get back to his feet.
Zappa struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Lara goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Zappa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lara's guard! Nice work there by Zappa!
Zappa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zappa tries to free his leg and advance position but Lara is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Zappa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Zappa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank Zappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zappa but Zappa pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Zappa darts in and clinches Lara up against the cage.
Zappa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Zappa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erik Lara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zappa throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Lara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zappa's guard.#SUB2#
Zappa working for a triangle but Lara defends it easily.
Zappa trying to keep a closed guard but Lara is proving a slippery customer.
Zappa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Zappa trying to control the position here. #SU#
Lara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zappa swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Lara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Lara is trying to work for a kimura but Zappa is defending well.
Zappa tries to get to full guard but Lara has control of the leg. #T2#
Zappa is trying to maintain the position but Lara is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Lara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zappa is just riding it out for now. Lara eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Lara is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Zappa is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erik Lara!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 14, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
Lara tries to pull guard but Freeman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land. #TD2#
Freeman pulls Lara into guard.
Lara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lara won't allow Freeman to sweep him here.
Lara 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.#SU#
Lara stands and steps away. Freeman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Freeman has Lara up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Freeman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lara lands a couple of elbows.
Freeman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SU#
Freeman is working an open guard so Lara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Freeman clinches.
Freeman trying to stall but Lara improves his position.
#BC2#
Freeman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freeman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1##CL2#
Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
Freeman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freeman is keeping busy.#BC2#
Freeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Freeman shoots in and gets a takedown into Lara's guard.#ES#
Lara scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL2#
Freeman moves into the clinch successfully.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Lara.
Lara misses with the head strike.
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!
Lara taking a breather.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Lara controls his hands.
#T2##BC2#
Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Freeman clinches.
Freeman keeps control of Lara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lara looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD2#
Freeman pulls guard.
Lara is working Freeman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Freeman's head.
Freeman looks winded!#SU#
Lara stands up from Freeman's guard - Lara perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL2#
Freeman clinches.
Lara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Freeman up against the cage.#T3#
Lara misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD#
Lara manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lara holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lara is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB#
Lara drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lara seems to have locked his on tight now - Freeman screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lara, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Erik Lara!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Caesar as Lara shoots in.
Lara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caesar.
Caesar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lara at a distance.
Caesar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caesar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Caesar. Beautiful body shot.
Caesar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Erik Lara has been cut.
Caesar connects with a body shot that sends Lara's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Caesar closes the distance and clinches.
Caesar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lara is breathing heavily.
Caesar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lara backwards. #ROC2#
Lara is rocked!
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!
Caesar lands a body shot.
Oh Lara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Caesar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caesar throws a pinpoint strike between Lara's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Lara crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Caesar scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Caesar!
A very excited looking Julius Caesar 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: Dec 01, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Payne looking to score a takedown here. Lara is defending well but Payne drives through and ends up in Lara's guard.
Payne wants to pass the guard but Lara is keeping the position.
Lara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Payne looking to pass the guard.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Lara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Payne preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Payne's guard. #REVR##SUB#
Lara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lara wanted to stand there but Payne had control of the position. #T1#
Payne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lara throwing strikes but missing.
Lara connects with a couple of short punches.#SU#
Lara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Payne, up you get! #CL2#
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
Lara trying to stall but Payne improves his position.
Lara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Payne blocks it with crossed arms. #TD2#
Payne jumps guard.
Lara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lara postures up in Payne's guard and throws a big left but Payne blocks it.
Payne is looking to stand up but Lara isn't so interested in that idea.
Payne tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Payne is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lara wants to stand but Payne is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lara throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#SUB#
Lara drops back looking for a leg! Payne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Payne manages to kick Lara off! Lara jumps back into Payne's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lara is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Payne lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Erik Lara has been cut.#T3#
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Lara is just out of range.#TD2#
Payne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#ROC2#
Lara is rocked!
Payne cracks Lara with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Payne immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Lara is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Payne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Payne!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Godfrey tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Godfrey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lara, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Lara.
Godfrey tries to break the clinch but Lara is controlling the position.
Lara misses with a knee strike.
Godfrey tries to break the clinch but Lara is controlling the position.
Lara has Godfrey pressed against the cage.
#TD#
Lara ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lara no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lara trying to control the position here. #T1#
Godfrey landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Lara is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Godfrey rolls with it to try and escape but Lara cranks on the arm and Godfrey is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erik Lara!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 24, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Hutchinson darts in and clinches Lara up against the cage.
Hutchinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lara tries to land knees in the clinch but Hutchinson avoids the damage to the body.
Lara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hutchinson up against the cage.
Lara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hutchinson lands an elbow just above Lara 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Lara.
Hutchinson is trying to break the clinch but Lara is controlling him.
Hutchinson is trying to push Lara away but Lara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lara lands with a short shot to the head.
Lara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hutchinson's efforts to push away.
Hutchinson is trying to break the clinch but Lara has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchinson can't break the clinch.
Lara looking to throw knees to the head but Hutchinson is blocking nicely.
Hutchinson tries to break the clinch but Lara is controlling the position.
Lara blocks an elbow strike from Hutchinson.
Nice elbow from Hutchinson.
Lara has Hutchinson pressed against the cage, preventing Hutchinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Hutchinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Hutchinson throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Lara moves into the clinch.#TD#
Lara successfully pulls guard.
#SUB#
Lara is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hutchinson rolls with it to try and escape but Lara cranks on the arm and Hutchinson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erik Lara!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Mcintyre misses with a wild combination.
Mcintyre throws a combination. Lara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#
It looks like Erik Lara has been cut.
Mcintyre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL2#
Mcintyre gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mcintyre .
With the fighters up against the cage, Lara throws an elbow but misses.
Lara jumps guard but Mcintyre stands there with Lara around his waist. Lara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcintyre .
Lara throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcintyre . #TD2#
Mcintyre wants the takedown. Lara is fighting it off but Mcintyre persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lara's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU2#
Mcintyre gets to his feet - Lara follows without any prompting. #T1#
Mcintyre tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcintyre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Mcintyre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lara looking to throw knees to the head but Mcintyre is blocking nicely.
Mcintyre blocks an elbow strike from Lara.
#TD2#
Mcintyre has clasped his hands together around Lara's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Mcintyre tries for a kimura but Lara is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Lara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Lara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mcintyre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mcintyre controls the position from side control.#SU2#
Mcintyre stands up.
Lara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#ROC2#
Lara is rocked!#T3##TD2#
Mcintyre shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Lara is on queer street and Mcintyre is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Lewis Mcintyre !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1#
McGregor misses with a combination
#TD#
and Lara counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES2#
McGregor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lara off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lara at a distance.
McGregor connects with an inside leg kick.
Lara looks for a takedown but McGregor sprawls well.
McGregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
McGregor rushes Lara and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor has Lara pushed against the cage.
Lara tries to pull guard but McGregor holds him up against the cage and eventually Lara drops back down to his feet.
Lara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.#T1#
McGregor wants to get back to striking at distance but Lara won't allow it.
Lara misses with a punch on the inside.
Lara tries to pull guard but McGregor won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Lara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lara stalling against the cage.
Lara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Lara keeps him there for the moment.
Lara pushes off an throws an elbow but McGregor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lara avoids it.
McGregor wants to break free but Lara has control.
#TD#
Lara drags the fight down to the ground.
McGregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
McGregor preventing the sweep.
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGregor landing some decent shots from guard.
Lara controls McGregor momentarily but McGregor frees himself.
McGregor throwing strikes but missing.
McGregor throwing strikes but missing.
McGregor landing with the ground and pound.
Lara wants to sweep but no luck.
Lara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SU#
Lara stands up and waves to McGregor to follow him. #T3##TD2#
McGregor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lara is breathing heavily.
Lara manages to work his way to half guard, despite McGregor's best efforts.
McGregor winds up and cracks Lara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGregor thows a huge punch but Lara dodges it nicely.
McGregor is stalling here. Lara is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McGregor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lara has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SUB#
Lara goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McGregor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lara but great work by McGregor.
Lara dodges the ground and pound from McGregor.
Lara is trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T4#
McGregor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lara avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McGregor.
McGregor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lara controls the position for a moment.
Lara takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lara is working to avoid the ground and pound but McGregor connects with a decent elbow. #ROC2#
Lara is rocked!
McGregor in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Lara looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! McGregor turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor McGregor!
A less than humble Conor McGregor misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 12, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Lara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tickels's guard.
Tickels wants to sweep but no luck. #SU#
Lara stands up from Tickels's guard - Lara perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lara lands with a nice combination. Tickels backs away looking to recover.#CL2#
Tickels darts in and clinches Lara up against the cage.
Tickels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lara backwards.
Tickels avoiding damage as Lara throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Lara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tickels cracks Lara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Tickels closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lara quickly recovers to half guard.#ES#
Lara kicks Tickels off and gets back to his feet.#CL2#
Tickels clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Lara is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tickels is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lara to the mat. Lara regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tickels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Lara controlling Tickels's posture.
Lara looking for a sweep. Not yet Lara, not yet.
Lara is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tickels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tickels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lara is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Tickels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lara defends it easily.
Lara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SU#
Lara gets to his feet. Tickels looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T2##TD#
Lara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tickels!
Tickels looks winded!
Tickels takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tickels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Lara looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tickels defends it well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Lara is trying to work for a kimura but Tickels is defending well.
#T3##SUB2#
Tickels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lara pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Tickels is defending against the submission attempts here by Lara.
Lara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tickels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lara's back!
Tickels is punishing Lara with strikes - can he finish him?!
Tickels is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Tickels is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Tickels is landing with strikes from the back. #T4#
Tickels misses with punches from the back.
Lara is covering up but some of the strikes from Tickels are getting through and doing damage.
Lara is trying to break free.
Lara is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Tickels.
Tickels lands punches and elbows. #ROC2#
Lara is rocked!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Tickels. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Oh Lara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tickels lands shots from the back. #SUB2#
Lara preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tickels.
Tickels thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Tickels is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tickels gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tickels gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tickels apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#CL2#
Tickels closes the distance and clinches.
Tickels working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tickels avoids it.#BC2#
Tickels manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Tickels closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tickels just leaning against Lara, taking a breather.
Tickels working aggressively here.
Tickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tickels avoiding damage as Lara throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Tickels dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tickels throws an overhand right that drops Lara like a sack of potatoes! Tickels dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Tickels!
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