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SFC FightNight: 1
Date: May 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Balor lands with a good body shot.
Balor jabs at Buquesnoy's body.
Balor lands with a good body shot.
Buquesnoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balor finds it's way round the side to connect with Buquesnoy's head. #CL#
Buquesnoy forces Balor back against the cage and clinches.
Balor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buquesnoy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Balor after a bit of a struggle.
Buquesnoy prevents Balor from breaking the clinch.
Buquesnoy misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balor.
A hook to the body from Balor.
Balor takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Finn Balor has been cut.
Buquesnoy lands a damaging elbow.
Balor can't find room to land a body shot as Buquesnoy controls the action.
Balor wants to break free but Buquesnoy has control.
Buquesnoy keeps control of Balor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buquesnoy trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buquesnoy keeps control of Balor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balor can't break the clinch.
#T1#
Buquesnoy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Balor is looking to break free of the clinch but Buquesnoy has double underhooks.
Buquesnoy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Balor working aggressively here.
Buquesnoy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Balor is looking to break free of the clinch but Buquesnoy has double underhooks.
Balor tries to circle away but Buquesnoy has him pinned against the cage.
Buquesnoy misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Buquesnoy.
Balor is pressed up against the cage. Buquesnoy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Balor down to the mat. Balor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mot Buquesnoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balor connects with a body shot that sends Buquesnoy's belly button to the back.
Buquesnoy throws a sloppy body shot
and Balor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balor tests Buquesnoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balor works Buquesnoy's body with a nice hook.
Balor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buquesnoy rather than just go for the knockout.#T2#
Buquesnoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buquesnoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balor thuds a left hand into Buquesnoy's body.
Buquesnoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balor thuds a left hand into Buquesnoy's body.
Balor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Balor does no damage. #CL#
Buquesnoy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buquesnoy can't get the takedown.
Balor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buquesnoy landing knees to the head.
Buquesnoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balor has had enough of the clinch but Buquesnoy keeps him there for the moment.#T3#
A short body shot lands from Balor as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Balor.
Balor tries to throw a body punch but Buquesnoy avoids it by throwing Balor back against the cage.
Buquesnoy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Balor can't find room to land a body shot as Buquesnoy controls the action.
Buquesnoy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balor tries a body shot but Buquesnoy blocks it.
Balor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balor misses with a body punch.
Buquesnoy working Balor over with knees to the body.
Balor can't find room to land a body shot as Buquesnoy controls the action.
Buquesnoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buquesnoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buquesnoy's elbow.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buquesnoy crunches a lovely knee into Balor's ribcage.#T4#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Buquesnoy obliges.
The referee calls for Buquesnoy to work.
Buquesnoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buquesnoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Buquesnoy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Balor regains guard immediately. #ES2#
Balor has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Buquesnoy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Buquesnoy.
Balor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Buquesnoy.
Buquesnoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Buquesnoy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finn Balor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Balor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buquesnoy at a distance.
Mot Buquesnoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buquesnoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finn Balor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balor circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Buquesnoy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buquesnoy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balor is defending well for now.
Buquesnoy scores a nice knee to the body.
Balor wants to get back to striking at distance but Buquesnoy won't allow it.
Buquesnoy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Balor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Buquesnoy to work.
Buquesnoy tries to land knees in the clinch but Balor avoids the damage to the body.
Balor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buquesnoy's elbow. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balor.
Buquesnoy lands a nice knee to the body.
Buquesnoy lands a damaging elbow.
Balor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buquesnoy works on Balor's body with a couple of short punches.
Balor tries to work over Buquesnoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balor takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Buquesnoy obliges.
Balor misses with a body punch.
Balor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buquesnoy has him pressed against the cage.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balor is breathing heavily.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buquesnoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Buquesnoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balor's elbow.
Balor takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
That has opened up Finn Balor's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Balor - that landed with a thud.
#T2#
Balor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Buquesnoy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Buquesnoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buquesnoy misses with a body punch.
Buquesnoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buquesnoy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buquesnoy lands a good knee to the midsection. Balor won't want to take too many of those.
Buquesnoy looking to throw knees to the head but Balor is blocking nicely.
Buquesnoy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Buquesnoy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mot Buquesnoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buquesnoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Balor controls his hands.
Buquesnoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buquesnoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mot Buquesnoy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balor wants to break free but Buquesnoy has control.
Buquesnoy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Buquesnoy obliges.
Buquesnoy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
The cut above Finn Balor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Buquesnoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buquesnoy.
Buquesnoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Balor controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buquesnoy.
Buquesnoy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balor's efforts to push away.
Buquesnoy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Buquesnoy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buquesnoy is trying to drag Balor to the mat but Balor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T4#
Balor digs a right hand into Buquesnoy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buquesnoy's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buquesnoy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Balor tries to break the clinch but Buquesnoy is controlling the position.
Buquesnoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buquesnoy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buquesnoy landing knees to the body.
Buquesnoy is struggling to control the position.
Buquesnoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balor can do to turn this around?
Buquesnoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Buquesnoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balor tries to work over Buquesnoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balor blocks an uppercut.
Buquesnoy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Buquesnoy looking to throw knees to the head but Balor is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mot Buquesnoy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Balor thuds a left hand into Buquesnoy's body.
Buquesnoy loads up on a big right hand but Balor slips the punch.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balor connects with a body shot.
Balor lands a jab-cross combination.
Balor cracks Buquesnoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balor connects with a body shot that sends Buquesnoy's belly button to the back.
Balor lands a right hook to the body.
#CL#
Buquesnoy instigates a clinch.
Balor scores with a shoulder strike.
Buquesnoy tries to work over Balor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Buquesnoy controls his hands.
Balor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balor tries to work over Buquesnoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balor is trying to break the clinch but Buquesnoy is controlling him.#T1#
A knee to the head by Buquesnoy.
Buquesnoy lands an elbow that stopped Balor in his tracks for a moment.
Buquesnoy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Balor up against the cage.
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balor prevents the takedown attempt.
Balor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buquesnoy is working for takedown but Balor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Balor is working Buquesnoy over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Buquesnoy.
Balor misses with a body punch.
Balor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buquesnoy tries for a takedown but Balor manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mot Buquesnoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Buquesnoy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buquesnoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Buquesnoy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Buquesnoy prevents a body shot from Balor.
A frustrated look appears on Balor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balor stops a takedown attempt from Buquesnoy.
A frustrated look appears on Balor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buquesnoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buquesnoy misses with a knee to the head.
Buquesnoy keeps control of Balor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balor has had enough of the clinch but Buquesnoy keeps him there for the moment.
Balor prevents the takedown attempt.
Buquesnoy has a couple of punches blocked by Balor.
#BC2#
Balor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Buquesnoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balor clobbers Buquesnoy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Buquesnoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Balor. Beautiful body shot.
Balor cracks Buquesnoy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Balor lands with an overhand left.
Buquesnoy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Buquesnoy rushes Balor and presses him up against the cage.
Balor misses with a body punch.
Buquesnoy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buquesnoy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balor's face.
Balor prevents the takedown attempt.
Buquesnoy is leaning against Balor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Balor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Buquesnoy.
Buquesnoy scores a nice knee to the body.
Balor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buquesnoy.
Balor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buquesnoy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buquesnoy crunches a lovely knee into Balor's ribcage.
Buquesnoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Buquesnoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buquesnoy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finn Balor.
I think Balor 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Finn Balor!
Finn Balor spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
SFC 3: Xuwatanabe x Nakamura
Date: Apr 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Balor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fergossun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Balor takes a swing at Fergossun's ribcage but misses.
Fergossun is looking to clinch.
Balor's corner calls for a 1-2. Balor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Fergossun closes the distance and clinches.
Fergossun keeps control of Balor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fergossun lands an elbow just above Balor 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Finn Balor has been cut.#BC#
Fergossun breaks the clinch.
Fergossun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fergossun in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fergossun was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.#CL#
Fergossun clinches up with Balor and pushes him back against the cage.
Fergossun tries to work over Balor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fergossun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fergossun controlling the action here for a moment.
#T1#
Balor avoiding damage as Fergossun throws knees to the body.
Balor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balor is pushing Fergossun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fergossun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balor's elbow.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fergossun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balor's brow.
Balor just leaning against Fergossun, taking a breather.
Fergossun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balor misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Balor is trying to stall.
Fergossun lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Fergossun.
Fergossun keeps control of Balor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balor avoiding damage as Fergossun throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fergossun.
Fergossun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fergossun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fergossun trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Fergossun. #T3#
Fergossun cracks Balor with a nice body shot.
Fergossun struggles to land a body shot inside as Balor controls his hands.
#BC#
Fergossun manages to break the clinch.
Balor lands with an overhand left.
Balor throws a shot from downtown. Fergossun moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Fergossun drives through and clinches with Balor against the cage.
Balor is trying to break the clinch but Fergossun has him pressed against the cage.
Balor takes a shot to the head.
Balor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fergossun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fergossun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fergossun lands a body punch in the clinch. #T4#
Fergossun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balor being controlled against the cage.
Fergossun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fergossun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fergossun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balor blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fergossun lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuny Fergossun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Fergossun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Fergossun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Fergossun.
Fergossun throws an elbow that misses.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fergossun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fergossun struggles to land a body shot inside as Balor controls his hands.
Fergossun can't find room to land a body shot as Balor controls the action.
A short right from Balor on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fergossun scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergossun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Balor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Balor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Fergossun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fergossun tries to land knees in the clinch but Balor avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Fergossun as the two fighters clinch.
Fergossun is stalling here.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balor tries to work over Fergossun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fergossun has Balor pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fergossun as the two fighters clinch.
Fergossun digs a right hand into Balor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balor's gas tank. #T2#
Fergossun lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Fergossun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fergossun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
#CL#
Fergossun closes the distance and clinches.
Balor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fergossun stalling.
Balor managing to block the knees to the body from Fergossun.
Tuny Fergossun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fergossun missing with knees to the body.
Fergossun works on Balor's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Fergossun.
Balor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Fergossun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fergossun has him pressed against the cage.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balor managing to block the knees to the body from Fergossun.
Balor avoids the elbow strike from Fergossun, against the cage.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fergossun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fergossun trying to land knees to the body.
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Fergossun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balor is defending well for now.#T4#
Balor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fergossun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fergossun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balor's elbow.
Balor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fergossun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Finn Balor's cut even more.
Fergossun throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Fergossun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Fergossun darts in and clinches Balor up against the cage.
Fergossun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Fergossun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fergossun is landing a low percentage of strikes.#CL#
Fergossun closes the distance and clinches.
Fergossun misses with an elbow over the top.
Fergossun works on Balor's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuny Fergossun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Fergossun avoids the body shot from Balor.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fergossun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balor connects with a body shot.#CL#
Fergossun pushes Balor up against the cage in a clinch.
Fergossun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fergossun misses with a punch to the body.
Balor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fergossun has him pressed against the cage.
Fergossun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Fergossun.
Fergossun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balor blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergossun swings wildly with an uppercut but Balor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fergossun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Fergossun.
I was talking to Fergossun's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
Fergossun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fergossun lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
The cut above Finn Balor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fergossun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Fergossun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fergossun tries to clinch but Balor is having none of it.
Balor with a hook.
Fergossun avoids the body shot from Balor.
Balor misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Fergossun forces Balor back against the cage and clinches.
Fergossun is working Balor over against the cage.
Fergossun misses with a knee to the head.
Fergossun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Finn Balor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fergossun throws an elbow that misses.
Balor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balor blocks an elbow strike from Fergossun.
A frustrated look appears on Balor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balor effectively controlling the action here.
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!
Fergossun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fergossun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balor's face.
#CUT#
Finn Balor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Balor is trying to force a seperation but Fergossun has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fergossun obliges.
Fergossun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fergossun cracks Balor with a nice body shot.
Balor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Fergossun lands with a short shot to the head.
Fergossun lands a hook that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Fergossun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#
Balor is rocked!
Fergossun stalling the fight.
Balor is still on wobbly legs! Can Fergossun finish him?#BC#
Fergossun manages to break the clinch.
Balor scores with a body shot.
Balor seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Fergossun lands a beautiful left hook that drops Balor. Balor tries to recover but Fergossun is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Balor lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tuny Fergossun!
A determined Tuny Fergossun didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2017 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Balor misses with a two punch combination.
Bryan tries for a takedown but Balor circles away easily
and Balor counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balor, as that shot connected.
#CUT2#
It looks like Nicolas Bryan has been cut.#TD#
Bryan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor wants to improve his position but Bryan is controlling well.
#SUB#
Bryan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bryan.
Balor wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Balor manages to get to full guard.
Bryan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Balor looking for a sweep. Not yet Balor, not yet.
Balor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bryan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Balor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Balor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SU#
Bryan stands up from Balor's guard - Bryan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sloppy strikes from Balor. Those never looked like landing.
Balor lands a jab-cross combination. #T2#
Balor lands with an uppercut that bounces Bryan off the cage and back into range.
Bryan wants to clinch but Balor slips to the side
and Balor counters with a nice body shot.
Bryan takes one on the button.#ROC2#
Bryan is rocked!
Bryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balor counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balor cracks Bryan with an open hand slap.
Oh Bryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balor lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Bryan out cold! Bryan is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Finn Balor!
Finn Balor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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