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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Ellison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ngannou.#CUT2#
It looks like Jacques Ellison has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#CL2#
Ngannou clinches with his opponent.
Ngannou stalls. #BC#
Ellison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngannou throws a right and a left that Ellison avoids nicely.
Ellison misses with a takedown attempt
and Ngannou counters with a one-two to the body.
Ellison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ngannou defends it nicely.
Ngannou appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Francis Ngannou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
A solid body kick from Ellison.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ngannou, as that shot connected.
Ngannou swinging wildly here.
#T2#
Ngannou scores with a nice head shot.
Ellison gets off balance looking for a body kick#CL2#
and Ngannou moves into the clinch.
Ngannou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellison trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Ellison breaks the clinch.
Ellison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellison could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T3#
Ngannou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Ngannou drives through and clinches with Ellison against the cage.
Ellison has a couple of punches blocked by Ngannou.
#BC2#
Ngannou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ngannou throws a nice looking combination but Ellison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ngannou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Ellison. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Ellison needs to keep his hands up - Ngannou had a free shot at his head there.#ROC2#
Ellison is rocked!
Ellison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
Ngannou looks to land a body kick but Ellison moved away.
Ngannou batters Ellison with a massive right followed by a huge left! Ellison is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Ngannou lands a final crushing right hand to drop Ellison to the mat with a gruesome thud! Ngannou is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Francis Ngannou!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Parker tries to clinch up.
Parker really is a fat lump.
Parker misses with a combination
and Ngannou counters with a two punch combo. #TD#
Parker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ngannou!
Ngannou is looking to get back to his feet here but Parker is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ngannou's back.#SUB#
Ngannou preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Parker. #SUB#
Parker is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ngannou is trying to break free.
#T1##SUB#
Parker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ngannou has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Parker looking for the choke but no joy.
Parker avoiding Ngannou 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Ngannou's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parker is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Parker has the hooks in. Ngannou is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ngannou trying to control the hands but Parker breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ngannou manages to reverse the position and now he's in Parker's guard. Nice work there by Ngannou.
#SU2#
Ngannou stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Parker wants to clinch up but Ngannou keeps it at a distance.#T3##TD#
Parker feints and as Ngannou raises his hands in defense, Parker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ngannou is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Ngannou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ngannou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ngannou is controlling him.
Parker working a defensive guard here.
Ngannou trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom. #ES#
Parker kicks Ngannou off and gets to his feet. #T4#
Ngannou fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Ngannou gets a clinch.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Ngannou.
Parker slows down the pace here.
Ngannou tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eusebio Parker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Parker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ngannou bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parker's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Eusebio Parker has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Ngannou shoots in.
Ngannou throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ngannou.
Ngannou tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Parker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ngannou to the mat! Ngannou manages to get full guard.
Ngannou wants to get back to his feet but Parker passes into half guard.
#REVB##SU#
Parker decides to return to a standing position. #T1#
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
and Parker counters with a shoot takedown. Ngannou fights it but they end up in guard.
Ngannou is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Parker dives into side control.
#REVB#
Parker happy to just control the position for now.
Ngannou tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
Parker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ngannou tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Parker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ngannou has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ngannou is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Parker tries for a kimura but Ngannou is defending well.
Parker working away.#T3#
Ngannou is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Parker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ngannou rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Parker's guard! Nice work there by Ngannou!
Ngannou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Ngannou throwing strikes but missing.
Ngannou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SU2#
Ngannou stands up and waves to Parker to follow him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Ngannou moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eusebio Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eusebio Parker'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ngannou is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Ngannou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Ngannou tries to get set, Parker tries to push him back and clinch up but Ngannou manages to avoid the attempt.
Ngannou fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL2#
Ngannou pushes Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Parker has picked Ngannou up - he's going for a ride! Parker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ngannou tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Parker manages to move to mount!
#SUB#
Parker has control of Ngannou's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ngannou regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T1##SUB#
Parker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ngannou manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB#
Parker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ngannou is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ngannou is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ngannou tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Parker presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ngannou is trying desperately to improve position.
Parker thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
#T3#
Ngannou is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Parker has taken his back!
Ngannou trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Ngannou's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Parker missing with strikes from the back.
Ngannou tries to roll but Parker sticks to his back.
#T4##SUB#
Parker is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ngannou knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ngannou for a finish. #SUB#
Ngannou preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Parker.
Parker keeps control of the position as Ngannou tries to break free.
#ES2#
Ngannou manages to escape to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Ngannou shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eusebio Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parker, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eusebio Parker!
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