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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2017 |
#R1##CL2# Blake gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos. Dos Santos maintains the clinch. The referee is keeping an eye on Dos Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blake tries for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos misses with an elbow over the top. Blake jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cruz Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dos Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dos Santos is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Blake goes for a takedown attempt but Dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blake shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Dos Santos clobbers Blake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT2# It looks like Cruz Blake has been cut. Blake wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.#T1# Dos Santos connects with a single shot there.#ROC2# Blake is rocked! I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Dos Santos has cracked Blake with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Dos Santos lands another huge swinging hook and Blake tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Blake, before Dos Santos can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Dos Santos!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 06, 2017 |
#R1##TD2# Tavares decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Tavares stalling. Tavares tries to stand but can't do so whilst Blake controls his leg. Tavares scoring with strikes to the body and head. Tavares tries to pass to full mount but Blake defends it. #SUB2# Tavares is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blake has managed to free his arm - good work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tavares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blake defending well though. #T1# Tavares is trying to control. Blake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Blake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tavares is working away from the top position though. Tavares passes to full mount! Blake controls the position. Tavares takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Tavares wants to control the pace but Blake is squirming around nicely. #T2# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Tavares looking to ground and pound but Blake is blocking nicely. Tavares avoids the attempt from Blake to control. Tavares wants to control the pace but Blake is squirming around nicely. Blake looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight. Blake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tavares on the ground. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tavares cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#T3# Tavares thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tavares wants to stand but Blake is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Blake holds on to Tavares as tight as he can, avoiding damage. Tavares punishing his opponent with strikes. Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Blake wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tavares.
Tavares unloads with some shots from mount but Blake bucks and avoids them well.
Tavares throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
#T4# Tavares controlling the position easily from mount. Tavares misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tavares cracks Blake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#ROC2# Blake is rocked!#CUT2# It looks like Cruz Blake has been cut. Tavares cracks Blake with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moises Tavares!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2017 |
#R1# Rocha ducks down and throws a hook to the body. A big right from Rocha misses. #TD2# A momentary lapse in concentration from Blake enables Rocha to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blake manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Blake seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Rocha wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving. Rocha postures up in Blake's guard and throws a big left but Blake blocks it. Blake pulls Rocha in close to prevent any damage. Blake keeping moving, preventing Rocha from controlling successfully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Rocha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1# Rocha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Rocha being controlled here momentarily. Rocha trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom. Rocha postures up in Blake's guard and throws a big left but Blake blocks it. Blake is controlling Rocha's posture. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#SUB# Blake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rocha trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Rocha lands with a nice body punch. #CL2# Rocha moves into the clinch. Blake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rocha is defending well. Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
#TD# Blake has clasped his hands together around Rocha's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Rocha is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blake has just dragged him back down to the mat. Rocha tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#SUB# Blake looking for the choke from the back. #T3# Rocha is trying to stand back up. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Blake missing with strikes from the back. Blake gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. #SUB# Blake is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rocha knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rocha for a finish. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rocha wants to get back to his feet. The referee is taking a good look at Rocha as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Blake!
#T4##ES2# Rocha manages to escape to his feet. Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake darts in looking for a takedown but Rocha gets double underhooks and turns Blake into the cage. #CL2# Rocha rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2# Rocha decides to pull guard. Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Blake postures up in Rocha's guard and throws a big left but Rocha blocks it. Blake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2# Blake throws a sloppy strike and Rocha has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Blake is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Rocha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roberto Rocha!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 01, 2017 |
#R1##TD# Blake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Helio looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Blake winds up and cracks Helio with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Blake missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB# Blake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Helio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blake. Blake content to control rather than advance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blake working over Helio with some ground and pound. Helio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1# Blake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB# Blake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Blake controlling the action here.#SUB# Blake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Helio is just riding it out for now. Blake eventually gives up the hold. Blake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB# Blake is looking for a kimura but Helio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blake to get the leverage. Blake is thwarting Helio's attempts to control the position. Blake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Blake scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Blake is thwarting Helio's attempts to control the position. Blake is taking a breather. Helio 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. Blake working Helio over with strikes. #T3##SUB# Blake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Helio has managed to free his arm - good work. Blake perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Helio felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB# Blake is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB# Blake seems to be working for a kimura but Helio defends the submission attempt.#T4# 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. Blake trying to control the pace. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD# Blake scores with a takedown into Helio's guard. Blake works over Helio with some ground and pound from guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB# Blake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Blake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz Blake dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.#TD# Blake closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blake lands in his opponent's guard. Helio is wriggling around but Blake manages to pass to half guard.
Blake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#REVB# Blake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Helio is breathing heavily. Ground and pound from Blake. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Helio is staying active underneath Blake, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1# Blake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Blake content to control rather than advance. #SUB# Blake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helio can do to turn this around? Blake is controlling the pace.
#SUB# Helio is defending against the submission attempts here by Blake.
#T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Blake is figuring out what he wants to do next. Blake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB# Blake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Blake slips a nice elbow through Helio's hands, connecting with Helio's forehead.#T3# Blake slows the pace down in half guard. Blake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Helio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Helio taking some punishment here, with Blake in his half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blake winds up and cracks Helio with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB# Blake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Helio defends it well. #SUB# Blake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Blake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Helio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB# Blake 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.
Helio throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Blake manages to pass to side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz Blake dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Helio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL# Blake closes the distance and pushes Helio back into the cage.#TD# Blake decides to pull guard. Blake is pulling down on Helio's head. It's preventing any offense from Helio, at least for the moment. Blake'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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blake has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Helio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Helio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1# Blake controlling Helio's posture. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Helio moves out of range easily. #TD# Blake looking to score a takedown here. Helio is defending well but Blake drives through and ends up in Helio's guard.#T2# Blake sitting in guard here, content to control. Helio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Blake connects with a couple of short punches. Blake distracts Helio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Blake stands up over Helio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Blake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Helio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blake lands a couple of digs. Blake landing with the ground and pound. #T3# Blake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Blake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Cruz Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Blake postures up and lands a big shot to Helio's brow. Blake landing with the ground and pound. Blake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Blake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Blake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB# Blake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4# Blake scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Blake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Helio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blake is keeping busy. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Blake is looking for a takedown. Bruno Helio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Cruz Blake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD# Blake lands a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Cruz Blake showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blake, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27 Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruz Blake!
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