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Event:
ROTR Semi-Finals - 155 & 170
Date: Jan 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Zheng shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zheng.
Zheng shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fett as he jumps to the side.
Settakian Fett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quincy Zheng.
Fett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zheng is defended easily by Fett.
Zheng looks winded!
Fett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Zheng chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fett can pounce on him.
Zheng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fett jabs Zheng right on the nose. Zheng blinks but takes it well.
Fett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fett drops Zheng with a straight right hand, right on the button! Fett follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Settakian Fett!
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Event:
SP ICON 2.0: ROTR - 170 rd 1
Date: Dec 28, 2016 |
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Zheng.
Johnson wants to clinch but Zheng slips to the side#TD#
and Zheng decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Zheng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zheng tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Our spies down at at White's ELITE Fitness Gym inform us that Johnson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zheng passes into half guard.
Johnson trying to hold on to Zheng's head to control him but Zheng postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Zheng seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Zheng sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1#
Johnson is looking to control Zheng's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Zheng is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is not content to let Zheng control the position.
Johnson wants to control but Zheng is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Zheng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Zheng is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson is looking to control Zheng's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zheng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.#T3#
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Zheng counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zheng.
Zheng is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zheng tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Zheng wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zheng has wrist control.#T4#
Johnson trying to control but Zheng is working from the bottom.
Zheng has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson trying to control but Zheng is working from the bottom.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zheng is keeping the position for now.
Johnson trying to control but Zheng is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zheng is keeping the position for now.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zheng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quincy Zheng 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#
Johnson throws a series of punches but Zheng avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Zheng off the cage and back into range.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Zheng checks it #TD#
and Zheng counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zheng looking to pass the guard.
Zheng controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson controls Zheng momentarily but Zheng frees himself.
Johnson pulls Zheng in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zheng postures up.
#T1#
Zheng is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zheng has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zheng preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zheng moves away from the strike by Johnson. #TD#
Zheng closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Zheng is controlling well.
Zheng wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Zheng lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2#
Zheng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Zheng postures up. #T3#
Zheng slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zheng trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson controls Zheng momentarily but Zheng frees himself. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zheng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice sprawl there from Zheng as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson stuns Zheng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there #TD#
and Zheng counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zheng trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4##SUB2#
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Zheng defends easily.
Zheng wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Zheng preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zheng slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zheng works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quincy Zheng dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Johnson with a hook.
Zheng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quincy Zheng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Zheng counters with a takedown into side control.
Zheng wants to control for a moment but Johnson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Zheng is controlling well.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zheng throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Zheng passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson wants to hold on but Zheng pushes him away.#T1##SUB#
Zheng working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Zheng lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quincy Zheng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson tries to hold on but Zheng postures up.
Zheng content just to control the position here.
Zheng with the ground and pound from mount. #T2#
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Zheng lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zheng avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Zheng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Zheng with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Zheng tries to control but Johnson wriggling away. #T3#
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Zheng.
Zheng keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Zheng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
George Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Zheng is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zheng has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson trying to control but Zheng is working from the bottom.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zheng keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson wants to control but Zheng is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zheng doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Quincy Zheng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is pressing down on Zheng's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zheng is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quincy Zheng showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zheng, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quincy Zheng!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Zheng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Extremist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Extremist throws a series of punches but Zheng moves out of range. #TD#
Zheng shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Extremist is trying to defend but Zheng finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zheng tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Zheng is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Extremist is trying to stand up here but Zheng is controlling him well. #SUB#
Zheng is working for a submission of some sort.
#T1#
Extremist looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zheng works his way into side control.
Zheng advances to mount.
Zheng with shots to the head and body - Extremist looks very uncomfortable down there.
Extremist is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
#T2#
Zheng trying to control but Extremist is having none of it.
Extremist is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
#SUB#
Zheng wants to finish this one by submission but Extremist is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zheng. #SUB#
Zheng has hold of Extremist's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Extremist manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Extremist is trying to stand.#T3#
Extremist takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#SU#
Zheng is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Sloppy strikes from Extremist. Those never looked like landing.
Zheng shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Zheng gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Zheng is trying to work for a kimura but Extremist is defending well.
Zheng stops Extremist from getting back to his feet.
#T4##SUB#
Zheng is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Extremist is just riding it out for now. Zheng eventually gives up the hold.
Zheng working over Extremist with some ground and pound. Extremist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Zheng is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Extremist doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zheng.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Extremist won't allow Zheng to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quincy Zheng dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Good exchange - Extremist coming out on top.
Sloppy strikes from Extremist. Those never looked like landing.
Extremist stuffs the takedown attempt from Zheng. Zheng gets slowly back to his feet.
Extremist lands a nice hook to Zheng's body. Zheng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zheng throws a head kick that misses
and Extremist counters with a left and a right that stings Zheng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Extremist slaps away a takedown attempt from Zheng, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zheng avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Extremist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL#
Zheng forces Extremist back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Zheng jumps guard.
Zheng is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Extremist has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zheng is proving hard to escape from.
Extremist must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zheng is trying to control the position but Extremist postures up. #T2#
Extremist wants to stand but Zheng is controlling his posture from full guard.
Extremist is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SU2#
Extremist gets to his feet. Zheng looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jab by Extremist.
Zheng tries to close the distance and clinch but Extremist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Zheng looks to clinch
and Extremist counters with a left and a right that stings Zheng.
Zheng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zheng shoots and misses
and Extremist counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quincy Zheng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zheng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Extremist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Extremist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zheng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Extremist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zheng changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Extremist tries to avoid it but Zheng manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Extremist to the ground. Extremist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zheng is defended easily by Extremist.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4##TD#
Zheng throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Extremist tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zheng is in Extremist's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Extremist wants to stand up but Zheng is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Extremist is working an open guard so Zheng takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Extremist lands a really nice looking cross but Zheng seems unphased.
Zheng's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Extremist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zheng scrambles back to his feet.
Extremist scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddhist Extremist 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! This is the final round!
#R3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Extremist.
Extremist works the jab nicely.
Nice cross by Extremist.
Nice shot by Extremist.
Extremist throws a one two combo.
Quincy Zheng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Extremist cracks Zheng with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buddhist Extremist seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Zheng is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Extremist's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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. Zheng connects with a nice short shot to Extremist's temple. #SUB#
Zheng is working for a kimura but Extremist is defending it quite comfortably.
#T1#
Extremist wants to get back to his feet.
Zheng lands strikes from half guard.
Zheng drops an elbow to the side of Extremist's head.
Zheng prevents Extremist from standing back up.
Quincy Zheng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Zheng is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Extremist defends it well. #SUB#
Zheng is trying to work for a kimura but Extremist is defending well.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zheng is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Zheng is looking for a kimura but Extremist is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zheng to get the leverage.
Extremist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zheng. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Extremist is looking to escape.#SU#
Zheng stands up out of the half guard. #T3#
Extremist closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zheng doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Extremist. Beautiful body shot.
Extremist connects with a jab.
Extremist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zheng.
Extremist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Extremist throws a series of punches but Zheng avoids them all with ease.
Zheng drops down looking for a counter takedown but Extremist sprawls and moves away.
Zheng has his takedown stuffed
and Zheng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Zheng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Extremist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Extremist cracks Zheng with an open hand slap.
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!
Zheng tries to score a power double leg takedown but Extremist sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zheng somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Extremist lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddhist Extremist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Extremist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddhist Extremist!
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