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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 07, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Petersen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Petersen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB2#
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petersen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petersen is not content to let King control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petersen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Petersen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petersen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Petersen punching from the bottom.
Petersen 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petersen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Petersen is looking to escape.#T1#
King blocks the strikes from Petersen.
#SU2#
King stands up and beckons Petersen to join him on the feet.
King shoots in but Petersen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petersen tries to counter with a takedown but King is quick to defend against it.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.#CUT2#
It looks like Ellsworth Petersen has been cut.
King throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Petersen counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES2#
King pushes Petersen off and gets back to his feet.
Billy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from King as Petersen shoots in.
Petersen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKing.
Petersen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
King gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Petersen to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T2#
King working a defensive guard here.
Petersen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Petersen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petersen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King controls Petersen momentarily but Petersen frees himself.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petersen's guard. #REVB##T3#
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Petersen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but King puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB2#
King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Petersen wants to control but King is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petersen wants to get back to his feet.
Petersen wants to control the action here but instead King manages to pass to full mount!
Petersen gets back to half guard.#ES#
Petersen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
King misses with a low kick.
King looks winded!
Petersen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King throws a counter combo.#T4#
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Petersen.
King is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
King throws a head kick but Petersen moves out of range.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petersen pinned against the cage. Petersen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petersen avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ellsworth Petersen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Petersen stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petersen defends it nicely.
Petersen shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ellsworth Petersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Petersen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. King is trying to defend but Petersen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES2#
King has one foot on Petersen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Petersen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ellsworth Petersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King shoots in for a takedown but Petersen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petersen fails with a takedown attempt.
Petersen closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Petersen pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T2##TD2#
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Petersen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King lands strikes from half guard.
King controlling the pace.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petersen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King is breathing heavily.
King stops Petersen from getting back to his feet.
Petersen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
King lands with a punch from half guard. #T3##ES#
Petersen has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Petersen fails with a takedown attempt.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
King wants to clinch.
Petersen is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.#T4##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by King.
Petersen struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee asks King politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. King prefers to stall for the moment though.
Petersen wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Petersen tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ellsworth Petersen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Petersen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King shoots in for a double leg but Petersen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King shoots in and drives through. Petersen sprawls well.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petersen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Petersen sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ellsworth Petersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy King.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King goes for a double leg but Petersen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Petersen continues to drive forward.
King wants to clinch up but Petersen keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Petersen stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King throws a head kick that misses. #TD#
Petersen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Petersen getting side control.
King is looking to get back to is feet but Petersen passes into side control.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Petersen connects with a decent elbow. #SUB#
Petersen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
King tries to bench press Petersen off him but Petersen keeps the position.
Petersen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #SU#
Petersen decides to stand back up. Petersen steps back and let's King get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Petersen or perhaps it was just good defense by King, which made it look bad. #T3#
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Petersen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Billy King seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Petersen instigates a clinch.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petersen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Petersen.
Petersen has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petersen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Petersen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King jumps guard but Petersen stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petersen misses with a knee to the head.
Petersen tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petersen tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petersen tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ellsworth Petersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petersen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellsworth Petersen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy King!
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