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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Duke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kline looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Duke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kline keeps working.
Duke tries to advance to mount but Kline denies him.
Kline is trying to control Duke's posture but Duke avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#SU2#
Duke decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke tries to clinch but Kline is having none of it. #TD2#
Duke shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kline's guard.
Duke is looking to stand up but Kline won't let him. #T1#
Duke throwing strikes but missing.
Kline controlling Duke's posture.
Duke wants to control from the top but Kline keeps moving.
Kline bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duke's guard. #REVR#
Kline cracks Duke with a solid left hand.
Duke looking to control.
#T2#
Duke trying to strike off his back.
Duke working a defensive guard but Kline manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke can't do much from the bottom here.
Kline prevents Duke from escaping the position.
Duke tries to bench press Kline off him but Kline keeps the position.
Duke on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kline working the head and body with strikes.
Duke throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
#T3#
Kline working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Duke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Duke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kline grinds an elbow into Duke's temple.
Kline lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duke down.
Check out the look on Kline's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kline lands an elbow.
Duke tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kline presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Duke tries to hold on but Kline pushes him away. #T4#
Duke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kline trying to control but Duke is having none of it.
Kline has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Duke's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kline dominated that 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.
#R2#
Duke looks to clinch #TD#
and Kline decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duke's guard.
Kline trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kline postures up.
Kline prevents Duke from getting back to his feet. #SUB2#
Duke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kline gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kline lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kline is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kline is working Duke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Duke is trying to hold Kline in close to prevent damage but Kline has managed to pass into half guard.
Kline is thwarting Duke's attempts to control the position.
Kline scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kline wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duke keeps working.
Duke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kline scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kline is trying to control. Duke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #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.
Duke is trying to control but Kline passes into side control!
Kline works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Duke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Duke tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kline looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Duke tries to lock up and control but Kline gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Duke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T3#
A nice elbow there by Kline.
Kline has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duke tries to hold on but Kline postures up.
Kline with shots to the head and body - Duke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kline with a couple of short strikes.
Duke tries to lock up and control but Kline gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
Kline lands with some strikes.
Cletus Kline overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duke trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kline controlling from mount.
Duke is desperately trying to improve his position but Kline has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kline looking to control but Duke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kline 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Duke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kline is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Duke pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD2#
Duke has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kline regains guard immediately. #ES#
Kline manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Duke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Kline closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kline working the ground and pound from side control.
Duke tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kline presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #T1#
Duke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kline connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kline lands with some strikes.
Kline lands a big elbow.
Kline trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kline blocks Duke's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. #T2#
Duke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kline looking to control but Duke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Duke is desperately trying to improve his position but Kline has a good base and remains in mount.
Duke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kline tries to control but Duke wriggling away.
Kline is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duke can do to turn this around?
Kline with the ground and pound from mount. #T3#
Kline lands a heavy elbow.
Duke tries to hold on but Kline pushes him away.
BOOM! Kline connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Duke is looking to get to half guard.#T4#
Kline lands with some strikes.
Duke is desperately trying to improve his position but Kline has a good base and remains in mount.
Kline controlling from the full mount.
Duke wants to hold on but Kline pushes him away.
Duke can't escape the position.
Duke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kline cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus Kline showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kline, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Kline!
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