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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 30, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Gardinier looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fitzpatrick pulls Gardinier in close to prevent any damage.
Fitzpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Fitzpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fitzpatrick really is a fat lump.
Fitzpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fitzpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gardinier can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fitzpatrick is in close to Gardinier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gardinier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardinier is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fitzpatrick preventing the sweep.
Fitzpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Fitzpatrick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gardinier wants to sweep here but Fitzpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Gardinier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gardinier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gardinier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gardinier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gardinier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzpatrick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fitzpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gardinier's head.#SU#
Fitzpatrick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gardinier, up you get!
Gardinier looks winded!
Gardinier tries to clinch up but Fitzpatrick circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Gardinier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T2#
Fitzpatrick trying to hold on to Gardinier's head to control him but Gardinier postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gardinier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gardinier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gardinier slips a nice elbow through Fitzpatrick's hands, connecting with Fitzpatrick's forehead.
Fitzpatrick is not content to let Gardinier control the position.#SUB#
Fitzpatrick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gardinier pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Fitzpatrick actively working from the bottom here.
Gardinier with the ground and pound but Fitzpatrick uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T3#
Fitzpatrick throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fitzpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Fitzpatrick, not yet.
Gardinier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gardinier wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving. #SUB#
Fitzpatrick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gardinier lands a couple of elbows.#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.
Gardinier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
Gardinier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gardinier is looking to work some ground and pound but Fitzpatrick has wrist control.#SUB#
Gardinier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gardinier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gardinier looking to sit in guard and control but Fitzpatrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gardinier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitzpatrick is one step ahead there.
Gardinier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Gardinier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gardinier throws a strike but Fitzpatrick avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fitzpatrick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Fitzpatrick looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gardinier has picked Fitzpatrick up and slammed him! Fitzpatrick can't keep hold of the triangle and Gardinier manages to pass to side control!
Fitzpatrick wants to control but Gardinier postures up.
Gardinier landing a few strikes.
Gardinier slows the pace down.
Fitzpatrick struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardinier lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fitzpatrick manages to get back to half guard.
Fitzpatrick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gardinier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gardinier's back!#T1##SUB#
Fitzpatrick looking for the RNC. #SUB#
Gardinier is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gardinier is breathing heavily.
Fitzpatrick is trying to stick to Gardinier's back but Gardinier is turning into Fitzpatrick. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fitzpatrick's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gardinier.
Gardinier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gardinier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gardinier working some strikes from top position.
Gardinier is in close to Fitzpatrick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fitzpatrick has momentary wrist control but Gardinier slips an elbow through the middle.
Gardinier scoring with some ground and pound.
Gardinier throwing strikes from guard but Fitzpatrick blocks nicely.
Gardinier stands up out of Fitzpatrick's guard for a moment - Fitzpatrick manages to land a nice upkick.#T2#
Gardinier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gardinier throwing strikes but missing. #SUB#
Fitzpatrick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Fitzpatrick working for a triangle but Gardinier defends it easily.
Gardinier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fitzpatrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gardinier landing with the ground and pound.
Gardinier with a nice head shot there.#T3##SUB#
Fitzpatrick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gardinier is aware though and is defending well.
Gardinier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Fitzpatrick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gardinier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Fitzpatrick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gardinier landing some decent shots from guard.
Gardinier scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Fitzpatrick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gardinier defends it easily.
Gardinier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Gardinier working some strikes from top position.
Gardinier cracks Fitzpatrick with a solid left hand.#ROC2#
Fitzpatrick is rocked!
Gardinier working some strikes from top position.
Oh Fitzpatrick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gardinier postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Fitzpatrick covers up, he's hurt! Gardinier keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gardinier and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gardinier can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kev Gardinier!
A victorious Kev Gardinier thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 27, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Pedro drives through and clinches with Gardinier against the cage.
Gardinier looking for a takedown.
Pedro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gardinier up against the cage.#TD2#
Pedro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pedro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gardinier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gardinier throwing strikes but missing.
Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gardinier landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Pedro wants to pass the guard but Gardinier is defending well. #T1#
Gardinier trying to control here.
Gardinier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pedro on the ground.#SUB2#
Pedro wants to work for an arm triangle but Gardinier is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gardinier is looking to improve his position.
Gardinier is trying to stand.
Gardinier is looking to improve his position.
Pedro working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gardinier's thigh. Gardinier counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pedro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pedro passes Gardinier's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pedro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gardinier wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Gardinier is trying to stand.
Gardinier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gardinier is looking to escape.#ES#
Gardinier kicks Pedro off and gets back to his feet.
Pedro shoots in for a double leg but Gardinier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pedro lands a high kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Kev Gardinier has been cut.
Gardinier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pedro defends it nicely.#CL2#
Pedro moves into range and clinches up with Gardinier.
Pedro looking to throw knees to the head but Gardinier is blocking nicely.
#T4#
Gardinier drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pedro pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Gardinier. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Pedro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gardinier to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES2#
Pedro pushes Gardinier off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Pedro as Gardinier shoots in.
Pedro with the counter takedown but Gardinier avoids it easily.
Gardinier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pedro but Pedro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pedro unleashes a big counter combination but Gardinier bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro scores with a kick to the body.
Gardinier is breathing heavily.
Pedro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pedro wants it to stay on the feet.
Pedro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Pedro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kev Gardinier's cut.
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#
Pedro shoots in for a double leg but Gardinier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kev Gardinier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Pedro gets caught flat footed, as Gardinier shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Pedro is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gardinier presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pedro wants a takedown.
#TD#
Pedro is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gardinier is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pedro to the mat. Pedro regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pedro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gardinier's guard. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro controlling from the top position.
Pedro is continuing to stall.
Pedro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gardinier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pedro postures up in Gardinier's guard and throws a big left but Gardinier blocks it. #T1#
Gardinier wants to improve his position but instead Pedro has moved into half guard.
Pedro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Let's hope that Pedro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pedro wants to pass the guard but Gardinier is defending well.
Gardinier is not content to let Pedro 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.
Pedro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gardinier defending well though.
Pedro stalling.
Pedro tries to pass to full mount but Gardinier defends it. #SU2#
Pedro stands up from half guard. #CL2#
Pedro clinches up against the cage.#T3#
Pedro presses Gardinier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gardinier goes for a takedown attempt but Pedro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gardinier darts in looking for a takedown but Pedro gets double underhooks and turns Gardinier into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pedro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gardinier.
Pedro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gardinier defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Gardinier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gardinier fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Pedro has managed to clinch.
Pedro wants to take the fight to the mat but Gardinier manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC2#
Pedro breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Gardinier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gardinier showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gardinier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gardinier's back!#T4##SUB2#
Gardinier showing good submission defense here.
Gardinier is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #SUB2#
Pedro working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Pedro is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gardinier defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pedro controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kev Gardinier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD#
Gardinier closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pedro did well to prevent Gardinier getting side control.
Pedro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pedro controlling Gardinier's posture.
Pedro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Pedro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gardinier is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardinier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gardinier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Gardinier from controlling successfully.
Gardinier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Pedro has his foot on Gardinier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gardinier works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Gardinier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gardinier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gardinier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gardinier with a nice head shot there.
Gardinier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gardinier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pedro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pedro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gardinier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gardinier cracks Pedro with a solid left hand.
Gardinier stands up over Pedro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gardinier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Pedro pulls Gardinier in close to his closed guard and prevents Gardinier from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gardinier landing some decent shots from guard.
Gardinier is in close to Pedro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gardinier stopping the sweep attempt from Pedro.
Gardinier with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gardinier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gardinier is working Pedro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gardinier throwing strikes from guard but Pedro blocks nicely.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Gardinier from controlling successfully. #T3#
Gardinier throws a big right hand that misses.
Gardinier stands up over Pedro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gardinier throws a big right hand that misses.
Gardinier is working Pedro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pedro tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gardinier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pedro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gardinier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gardinier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pedro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gardinier has passed into side control.
Pedro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gardinier in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T4#
Pedro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gardinier connects with a decent elbow.
Gardinier working the ground and pound.
Pedro struggling a bit here.
Pedro is not content to let Gardinier control the position.
Gardinier lands an elbow.
Pedro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro tries to improve position but can't.
Gardinier tries to advance to mount but Pedro denies him.
Kev Gardinier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Pedro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gardinier tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kev Gardinier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pedro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Pedro!
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