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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Machado throws a body punch but Raymond moves out of range. #CL2#
Machado rushes Raymond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Machado. #CUT2#
It looks like John Raymond has been cut.#TD2#
Raymond is fighting off a takedown attempt but Machado is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Raymond to the mat. Raymond regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Raymond will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Machado engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raymond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raymond is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Machado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raymond throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Machado pushes Raymond off looking to stand but Raymond dives back in and keeps control.
Machado has his hands clasped together around Raymond's back. He's all about the action.
Machado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raymond stops Machado from getting back to his feet.
Machado is trying is best to control the position here.
Machado has a hand on Raymond's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Raymond takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Raymond sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Machado wants to control but Raymond is having none of it.
Machado is looking to improve his position but Raymond isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Raymond unloads with some shots from mount but Machado bucks and avoids them well.
Machado really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Machado tries to improve his position but instead Raymond has taken his back!
Raymond really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raymond is hanging on to Machado's back as he tries to escape.
Raymond is not going to allow Machado to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Raymond looking for the choke from the back.
Raymond is hanging on to Machado's back as he tries to escape.
Machado trying to get back to his feet but Raymond is in full control for now.
Raymond somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Machado wants to escape the position.
#T3##SUB#
Raymond looking for the choke from the back.
Machado tries to escape but Raymond has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Raymond wants to control but Machado is keeping busy.
Machado avoids the strikes from Raymond. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raymond has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Raymond controlling well, preventing Machado from escaping the position.
Machado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raymond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Raymond looking for the RNC.
We've been informed that Machado has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Raymond is breathing heavily.
Machado tries to break free.
Machado staying busy and making it hard for Raymond to control. #SUB#
Raymond is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Machado defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Machado tries to roll but Raymond sticks to his back.
#T4#
Machado is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Machado tries to break free.
Raymond throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Raymond controlling well, preventing Machado from escaping the position.
Raymond thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Machado looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Raymond's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Raymond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Raymond'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.
#R2#
Machado looks to land a right hand but Raymond moved out of range.
Raymond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
Raymond is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Machado.
Raymond tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machado swivels and escapes.#CL2#
Machado clinches up against the cage.
Machado pushes Raymond back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Machado is leaning against Raymond and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machado lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machado.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machado. #TD2#
Machado gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Raymond regains guard.
Machado distracts Raymond with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado distracts Raymond with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Machado's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Machado stands up over Raymond, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Machado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1##SUB#
Raymond working for a triangle but Machado defends it easily.
Machado postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
John Raymond overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Machado connects with a couple of short punches.
Machado scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Machado is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Machado cracks Raymond with a solid left hand.
Machado scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Machado stays in close to Raymond's body and controls the position.
Machado is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Machado with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC2#
Raymond is rocked!
Machado postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Raymond covers up, he's hurt! Machado keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Machado and the ref steps in to end the fight! Machado can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Machado!
Our winner, Ricardo Machado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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