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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Guerrero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#
It looks like Yoel Romero has been cut.
Guerrero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero wants to counter the offense by Guerrero and move into the clinch position.
Guerrero throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Guerrero.
Guerrero lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerrero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guerrero lands with a right hand.
Guerrero misses with the combination.
Romero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero counters with a nice kick to the body.
Romero is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guerrero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romero counters with a left to the body. #CL2#
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guerrero, pushing him back against the cage.#T1##BC2#
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerrero is just out of range.
Guerrero misses with a combination
and Romero counters with a thumping low kick. #CL2#
Romero takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero fails to pull guard.
Romero fails to pull guard.
Romero tries to pull guard but Guerrero won't allow it.
Joe Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoel Romero.#TD2#
Romero gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Romero looks winded!
Romero is nestled in close to Guerrero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T2#
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Romero is looking for a kimura but Guerrero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Romero to get the leverage.
Romero prevents Guerrero from standing back up.
Guerrero scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Romero manages to mount him!
Guerrero wants to get back to his feet.
Romero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guerrero is looking to escape. #T3##SU2#
Romero get's back to his feet.
Guerrero throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Romero scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guerrero keeps working.
Romero has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Guerrero squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
#T4#
Guerrero 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.
Romero looking to control and managing it successfully.
Romero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#SUB2#
Romero looking for a guillotine from mount but Guerrero is having none of it.
Romero throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Romero has control of Guerrero's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Guerrero regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoel Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoel Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Guerrero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romero avoids the body shot from Guerrero.
Guerrero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guerrero throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Romero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guerrero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guerrero stalks Romero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romero's face. Romero staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero slips a straight right by Guerrero.
Romero tries to counter by closing the distance.
Romero darts in looking for a takedown but Guerrero gets double underhooks and turns Romero into the cage.
Guerrero swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Guerrero leaves Romero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1#
Romero swings for the body but Guerrero moves out of range.
Guerrero throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Guerrero connects with a body shot.
Guerrero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC#
Romero is rocked!
Guerrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Guerrero finish him?
Guerrero pounces like a tiger and cracks Romero with a vicious hook! Romero is down but not out! Guerrero follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Guerrero!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 14, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Romero fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kidd to the ground. Romero is now in Kidd's guard.
Kidd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Romero trying to control but Kidd is working from the bottom.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Kidd is looking for a triangle but Romero pushes his legs off easily.
Kidd 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.
Romero lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero trying to control but Kidd is working from the bottom.
Kidd looking for a sweep. Not yet Kidd, not yet.
Romero is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Kidd has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Romero has passed into side control.
Kidd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romero trying to control the position but Kidd is working away.
Romero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kidd down.
Kidd is trying to improve his position.
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kidd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kidd is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Romero's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T2#
Romero wants to stand up but Kidd has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Romero is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kidd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Romero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Romero seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Romero dips to his left and cracks Kidd with an uppercut!
Kidd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romero swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Romero as Kidd shoots in.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T4##CL2#
Romero has Kidd up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Kidd's head back.
Romero avoids the body shot from Kidd.
Romero throws a series of strikes that have Kidd backpedaling.
#ROC2#
Kidd is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Calvin Kidd has been cut.
Romero seems to be stalking Kidd here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Kidd drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yoel Romero!
Yoel Romero bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 12, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Gracias gets caught flat footed, as Romero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracias looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero sitting in guard here, content to control. #SU#
Romero gets to his feet - Gracias follows without any prompting. #CL#
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD#
Romero gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Romero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracias is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romero scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1#
Gracias taking some punishment here, with Romero in his half guard.
Romero throwing shots but Gracias is blocking nicely.
Romero is taking a breather. Gracias says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero. #SU#
Romero stands up and beckons Gracias to join him on the feet.
Yoel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Romero darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Romero moves into full mount! Gracias won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Romero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracias?
#SUB#
Romero working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Romero controlling from mount.
Romero is landing with some decent strikes but Gracias is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T3#
Romero controlling from mount.
Romero's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#SUB#
Gracias defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Romero.
Romero controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero scoring with strikes but Gracias is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Romero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Romero shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracias manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yoel Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Romero gets to his feet. Gracias looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD#
Romero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracias's guard.
Romero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracias is breathing heavily.#T1#
Further stalling from Romero.#SU#
Romero gets to his feet. Gracias looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#TD#
Romero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracias was covering up waiting for the punch and Romero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SU#
Romero stands up from Gracias's guard - Romero perhaps looking for a knockout.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracias can do to turn this around?#CL#
Romero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T3#
Romero tries for a takedown but Gracias manages to get underhooks.
Romero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gracias to keep the fight standing.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracias trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracias into the cage.
Romero tries for a takedown but Gracias manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero working Gracias over with knees to the body.
Gracias takes a knee right on the jaw!
#BC#
Romero manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Romero drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#T4#
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romero controls from within his opponent's guard.
Romero tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard.
Romero engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Romero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU#
Romero decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracias, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Romero dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Romero.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracias with the counter takedown but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Gracias saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracias let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Romero has managed to clinch.
Gracias is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Romero is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Romero drives through and clinches with Gracias against the cage.
#TD#
Romero jumps guard and drags Gracias to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracias preventing the sweep. #T1#
Romero managing to control the position. #SUB#
Romero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracias gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Romero pulls Gracias in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Romero is trying to control the position but Gracias postures up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yoel Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracias, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3##CL#
Gracias gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracias's elbow.
Romero has Gracias pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gracias manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Romero manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Romero instigates a clinch.
Gracias tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
Fernando Gracias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC#
Romero breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Romero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracias's guard.
Romero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4#
Gracias keeping full guard, as Romero tries to pass.
Romero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Romero stops Gracias from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracias won't allow Romero to pass to mount.
Yoel Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, if Romero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoel Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoel Romero!
A very excited looking Yoel Romero rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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