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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Dworshak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Monroe as he jumps to the side. #TD#
Monroe tries to sprawl but Dworshak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dworshak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Dworshak is looking for a kimura here.
Dworshak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Dworshak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T1#
Dworshak not doing much here.
#SUB#
Dworshak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Dworshak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Monroe has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T2##SUB#
Dworshak 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.
#SUB#
Dworshak seems to be working for a kimura but Monroe defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Dworshak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Monroe defends it well. #T3#
Dworshak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Monroe defending well though.
Dworshak is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dworshak uses his free foot to push down on Monroe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Monroe.
Dworshak wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
We've been hearing that Dworshak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Monroe is trying to stand.
Monroe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB#
Dworshak working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Monroe looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dworshak! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Evan Dworshak!
Evan Dworshak 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:
ITFC 7
Date: Jun 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Monroe tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monroe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#TD#
Alves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Monroe's guard.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alves manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Alves frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alves controlling from the full mount.
Alves is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T1##SUB#
Alves is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Alves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edgar Alves!
A very excited looking Edgar Alves 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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Event:
ITFC 5
Date: Jun 06, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Joe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Monroe did well to prevent Joe getting side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joe working over Monroe with some ground and pound. Monroe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Joe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Joe controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Joe there.
Joe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Joe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC2#
Monroe is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joe in particular looking to stall.
Oh Monroe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
It looks like Joe might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Joe lands a big elbow - Monroe is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Joe!
Joe Joe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ITFC 4
Date: May 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Lichen throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Lichen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMonroe.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lichen throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Lichen misses with a straight right.
Monroe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Lichen gets a clinch.
Lichen lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichen scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Monroe is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Lichen fails to land.
Nice body punch from Lichen - that landed with a thud.
Lichen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Monroe! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Lichen is unloading with more strikes now! Monroe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lichen!
David Lichen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
ITFC 3
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Joe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monroe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Monroe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monroe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Monroe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monroe checks a leg kick.
Monroe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Joe just manages to avoid it.
Monroe lands with a kick to the temple. Joe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Monroe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Monroe.
Monroe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Monroe wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Monroe throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monroe!
A big left from Monroe misses.
Monroe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monroe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#T1#
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD2#
Joe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Monroe is trying to get back to full guard.
Joe controlling the action here.
Joe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Monroe defending well though.
Monroe taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Monroe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Joe is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2#
Joe prevents Monroe from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe is trying to stand up here but Joe is controlling him well.
Joe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Monroe is trying to control but can't.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Joe trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monroe checks the leg kick nicely there.
#T3#
Joe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mitch Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monroe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monroe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe moves out of range of the leg kick from Joe.
Monroe is looking to counter punch.
Monroe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Monroe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Monroe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Monroe.
Monroe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#TD2#
Joe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Monroe quickly recovers to half guard.
Joe looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe tries to kick Joe off but Joe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Joe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Joe thows a huge punch but Monroe dodges it nicely.
#T4#
Monroe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Joe works his way into full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Monroe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Joe controlling from the full mount.
Joe lands a nice shot to the head.
Monroe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Monroe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Monroe lands but Joe takes it in his stride.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe thuds a left hand into Joe's body.
Monroe misses with a low kick as Joe jumps back.
Joe blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Monroe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monroe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe blocks a low kick nicely.
Joe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monroe. That one must have hurt.
Joe Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monroe!
Monroe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Monroe throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
Monroe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Monroe - that will leave a mark!
Good exchange - Monroe coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Monroe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe is breathing heavily.#CL#
Monroe gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monroe.
Joe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Monroe walks away with a smile on his face. Joe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Joe throws a push kick but Monroe slaps the foot to one side.
Monroe throws a head kick that Joe semi-blocks.
Monroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?#T2#
Monroe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joe is out of range and Monroe settles back down.
A jab from Joe misses.
Monroe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
Monroe is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Monroe lands with a slapping head kick.
Monroe throws a low kick, looking for Joe's leg but Joe calmly moves out of range.
Monroe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joe throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Joe walks into a straight right hand from Monroe.#T3#
A head kick misses from Monroe.
Joe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Monroe moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Joe blocks the low kick.
Joe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Monroe scores with a head kick. Joe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#TD2#
Joe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Monroe to the mat! Monroe manages to get full guard.
Joe throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monroe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joe stays in close to Monroe's body and controls the position.
Monroe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joe is controlling him. #T4#
Monroe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monroe keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Monroe is looking to stand up but Joe isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Monroe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joe misses with a combination
and Monroe counters with a big head kick but Joe shrugs it off.
Monroe throws a low kick, looking for Joe's leg but Joe calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Monroe dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Monroe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monroe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Joe counters with a single leg into guard. Monroe didn't expect that.
Joe prevents Monroe from getting back to his feet.
Joe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe 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.#T1#
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
Joe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Monroe is trying to keep Joe in close.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe cracks Joe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monroe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joe's head.
A head kick misses from Monroe.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.#T2#
Monroe misses with a kick to the body.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Joe moved away.
Despite the aggression on Joe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Joe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC2#
Monroe is rocked!
Joe with a nice head shot there.
Oh Monroe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joe pushes down on Monroe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Monroe!
Monroe taking shots to the head.
Joe content just to control the position here.
Joe lands a big elbow - Monroe is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Monroe is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Joe!
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