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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Gamble fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maridan's coach down at MMA My Way was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maridan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maridan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Maridan tries to keep at a distance but Gamble has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Gamble gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Maridan regains guard.
Gamble scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gamble really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gamble with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gamble connects with a couple of short punches.
Gamble postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamble postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gamble is looking to work some ground and pound but Maridan has wrist control.
Gamble slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SU#
Gamble gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T1#
Maridan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maridan slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamble, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gamble tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maridan defends well and Gamble ends up having to push Maridan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leopoldo Gamble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maridan misses with a combination
#TD#
and Gamble counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Maridan!
Gamble working the ground and pound.
Maridan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gamble lands a decent elbow from side control.
Maridan tries to escape but Gamble is in control. #T2#
Gamble in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gamble scoring with punches from side control.
Gamble creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gamble scoring with punches and elbows.
Maridan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maridan is trying to control Gamble's posture but Gamble avoids it.
Maridan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gamble cracks Maridan with a big elbow.
Maridan taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T3#
Gamble working the ground and pound.
Gamble is chipping away with strikes.
Maridan taking a bit of punishment here - Gamble scoring with strikes.
Gamble in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gamble seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Maridan for as long as he can get away with.
Gamble works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T4#
Gamble is looking to take a break and control but Maridan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gamble will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gamble cracks Maridan with a big elbow.
Gamble landing strikes.
Gamble lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gamble working the ground and pound from side control.
Gamble lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gamble scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopoldo Gamble dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Gamble forces Maridan back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Gamble manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #ES#
Gamble manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Gamble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gamble is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Gamble jumps guard.
#SUB#
Gamble has his foot on Maridan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maridan works his way back into a safe position though.
Gamble has Maridan pulled in close to control his posture.
Maridan won't allow Gamble to sweep him here.
Gamble is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Maridan is breathing heavily.
Gamble bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maridan's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Gamble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maridan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gamble stands up over Maridan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gamble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maridan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gamble controlling from the top position.
Gamble is looking to work some ground and pound but Maridan has wrist control.
Gamble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maridan can do to turn this around?
Gamble lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gamble keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maridan's head.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gamble slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gamble distracts Maridan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gamble works over Maridan with some ground and pound from guard.
Gamble connects with a couple of short punches.#SU#
Gamble decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maridan, up you get! #TD#
Gamble closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maridan to the mat! Maridan manages to get full guard.
Gamble postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maridan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gamble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Gamble lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gamble connects with a couple of short punches.#SU#
Maridan is working an open guard so Gamble takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gamble or perhaps it was just good defense by Maridan, which made it look bad. #TD#
Gamble looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gamble throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gamble is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gamble prevents Maridan from standing back up.
#T4#
Ground and pound from Gamble.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gamble lands a nice short elbow.
Gamble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maridan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gamble seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gamble 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gamble is controlling the pace.
Maridan has hold of Gamble's hands but Gamble slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopoldo Gamble dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Maridan misses the jab.
Maridan leaves Gamble with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maridan stuffs the takedown.
Maridan jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Gamble gets a clinch.
Maridan takes a knee to the side of the body. #TD#
Gamble gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gamble is taking a breather. Maridan 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.
Leopoldo Gamble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maridan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gamble manages to move to mount!
Maridan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maridan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Maridan is squirming around, avoiding Gamble's attempts to control the action.
Gamble landing strikes from the mount and Maridan is in trouble!
Gamble postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maridan looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gamble cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gamble unloading with bombs!#ROC#
Maridan is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gamble cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maridan is still in real trouble! Can Gamble finish him?
Gamble lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gamble lands a nice shot to the head.
Maridan taking shots to the head. #T2#
Gamble landing shots from mount. #SUB#
Gamble is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Maridan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gamble has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maridan's face.
Gamble is landing with some decent strikes but Maridan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gamble postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Maridan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Maridan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopoldo Gamble!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 20, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Maridan gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Pena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maridan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Albert Maridan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maridan missing with a left hand there. Pena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maridan moves out of range of the body kick.
Maridan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL2#
Maridan closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena has Maridan pressed against the cage.
Pena holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC#
Pena breaks the clinch.
#T1##CL2#
Maridan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pena scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pena is pushing Maridan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pena lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pena is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #TD2#
Maridan has Pena pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maridan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pena tumbling to the mat - Maridan dives into Pena's guard.
Pena will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maridan looks winded!
Pena bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maridan's guard. #REVR#
Pena works over Maridan with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Pena drops back looking for a leg! Maridan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maridan manages to kick Pena off! Pena jumps back into Maridan's guard.
Pena stands up over Maridan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
Pena scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pena postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maridan is trying to control the position but Pena postures up.
Pena connects with a couple of short punches.
Pena scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pena with a nice head shot there.
Pena cracks Maridan with a solid left hand.
Pena working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Pena has gone for a leg lock! Maridan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pena's guard.#REVB#
Pena is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Maridan stops Pena from standing up.
Pena trying to control the position here.
Pena lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Pena with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pena lands a couple of digs.
We've been informed that Maridan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T4##SUB#
Pena 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.
Pena stands up over Maridan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Pena drops back looking for a leg! Maridan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maridan manages to kick Pena off! Pena jumps back into Maridan's guard.
Pena really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pena works over Maridan with some ground and pound from guard.
Pena works over Maridan with some ground and pound from guard.
Maridan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pena keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maridan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Pena dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Maridan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#TD#
Pena throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maridan was covering up waiting for the punch and Pena finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pena lands a couple of elbows.
Pena is working Maridan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pena slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pena working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maridan is trying to control Pena's posture but Pena avoids it.
Maridan is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Pena is trying to get an arm triangle but Maridan is defending well. #SU#
Pena decides to stand back up. Pena steps back and let's Maridan get back to his feet.#T1#
Maridan misses with a hook. Pena ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Pena shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB#
Pena thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pena makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pena is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Pena drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pena jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pena passes Maridan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maridan is looking to control Pena's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maridan avoid being mounted?#T2#
Pena lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Pena. #SUB#
Pena is working for a kimura but Maridan is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Pena is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maridan defends it well.
Pena lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pena landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3##SUB#
Pena is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Maridan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Pena is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Pena drops back looking for a leg! Maridan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maridan manages to kick Pena off! Pena jumps back into Maridan's guard.
Pena lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pena lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maridan looking for a sweep. Not yet Maridan, not yet.
Maridan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pena is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maridan can do to turn this around?#T4#
Pena lands a couple of digs.#SUB#
Pena 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.
Pena postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pena prevents Maridan from getting back to his feet.
Pena is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maridan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pena passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena lands strikes from half guard.
Pena slips a nice elbow through Maridan's hands, connecting with Maridan's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Pena 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#
Maridan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pena can pounce on him.
#TD#
Pena decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pena working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Pena is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Pena is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maridan is just riding it out for now. Pena eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Pena is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maridan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pena 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.#SUB#
Pena wants to work for an arm triangle but Maridan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pena working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Pena is trying to work for a kimura but Maridan is defending well.
Maridan is looking for a sweep. Pena is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pena works his foot free and advances to mount. #T2#
Pena working the ground and pound effectively.
#SUB#
Pena is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Maridan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Maridan shrugs it off.
Maridan wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.#SUB#
Pena has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Benedict Pena overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maridan trying to control the hands but Pena won't let him.
Pena connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Maridan to escape the position.
#T3##SUB#
Maridan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pena gets his way!
#SUB#
Pena has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Maridan is in real trouble here. Pena gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Maridan is tapping out! Pena wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Benedict Pena!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 18, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Sellers moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD2#
Maridan jumps guard.
Sellers lands a couple of elbows.
Sellers throwing strikes from guard but Maridan blocks nicely.
Maridan is looking to stand up but Sellers isn't so interested in that idea.
Sellers throws a big elbow that misses.
Sellers throws a big right hand that misses.
Maridan wants to sweep here but Sellers controlling him for the moment.
Sellers lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sellers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sellers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sellers distracts Maridan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sellers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB#
Sellers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maridan dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Sellers is looking to stand up but Maridan isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
Maridan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sellers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maridan has passed into side control.
Sellers is letting Maridan control him for a moment.
Sellers tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Maridan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maridan prefers to stall for the moment though.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sellers is looking for a sweep.
Sellers is not content to let Maridan control the position.
Sellers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Maridan stalls from top position.#T3##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maridan is trying to get an arm triangle but Sellers is defending well.
Maridan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sellers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maridan wants to stand but Sellers is controlling his arm.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sellers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CL2#
Maridan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T4##TD2#
Maridan decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Sellers has gone for a leg lock! Maridan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sellers's guard.#REVB#
Maridan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sellers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maridan passes into half guard.
Sellers wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maridan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Maridan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Maridan clinches up against the cage.
Maridan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maridan looking to stall.
#TD2#
Maridan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sellers uses from the top position.
Sellers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sellers postures up in Maridan's guard and throws a big left but Maridan blocks it.
Maridan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sellers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sellers landing with the ground and pound.
Maridan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sellers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sellers lands a couple of elbows.
Sellers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maridan trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Sellers throws a big right hand that misses.
Sellers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maridan has his hands on Sellers's head, controlling the position.
Sellers throws a big right hand that misses.
Sellers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sellers throwing strikes but missing.
Sellers throws an elbow that misses. Maridan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sellers's guard. Nice move by Maridan!#REVB#
Sellers is wriggling around but Maridan manages to pass to half guard.
Maridan wants to stand up but Sellers is controlling the position.
#T2##ES#
Sellers manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Maridan misses with the combination.
Sellers shoots for a takedown but Maridan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Maridan gets a clinch. #TD2#
Maridan gets control of Sellers's arms and successfully pulls guard. Maridan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sellers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maridan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sellers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sellers distracts Maridan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Maridan wants to get back to his feet but Sellers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maridan is breathing heavily.
Sellers throws a big elbow that misses.
Sellers distracts Maridan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sellers postures up in Maridan's guard and throws a big left but Maridan blocks it. #SUB2#
Maridan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sellers defends it easily.
Maridan has Sellers pulled in close to control his posture.
Sellers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sellers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maridan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Sellers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maridan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maridan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
Maridan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Sellers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sellers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Margarito Sellers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Sellers shoots in looking for a takedown. Maridan tries to sprawl out of it but Sellers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maridan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Sellers gets tackled into the cage by Maridan. Maridan maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Maridan drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB2#
Maridan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sellers is aware though and is defending well.
Sellers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sellers postures up in Maridan's guard and throws a big left but Maridan blocks it.
Maridan wants to sweep but no luck.
Sellers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maridan controls Sellers momentarily but Sellers frees himself.
Sellers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Sellers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sellers is looking to work some ground and pound but Maridan has wrist control.
Sellers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sellers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sellers is looking to work some ground and pound but Maridan has wrist control.
Maridan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sellers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sellers chips away with some ground and pound.
Maridan working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sellers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sellers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maridan's head.
Sellers throwing strikes from guard but Maridan blocks nicely.
Sellers throws a big right hand that misses.
Sellers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2##SUB#
Sellers has gone for a leg lock! Maridan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sellers's guard.#REVB##ES#
Sellers pushes Maridan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #CL2#
Maridan darts in and clinches Sellers up against the cage.
Maridan is trying to force a seperation but Sellers has the dominant position.
Sellers blocks an uppercut.
Sellers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maridan to keep the fight standing.#BC#
Sellers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Maridan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sellerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sellers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maridan defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Margarito Sellers. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Maridan moves into the clinch.
Sellers jumps guard but Maridan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Maridan pulls Sellers into guard.
Sellers throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Sellers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
Sellers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sellers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sellers postures up in Maridan's guard and throws a big left but Maridan blocks it.
Sellers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maridan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sellers.
Maridan is pulling down on Sellers's head to control his posture.
Sellers chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Maridan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sellers is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maridan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sellers won't allow Maridan to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Albert Maridan.
I think Maridan 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Maridan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 16, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Maridan gets a clinch. #TD#
Bray successfully pulls guard.
Bray controlling the position.
Maridan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maridan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Maridan has closed the distance and engaged Bray in a clinch.
Bray blocking some punches.
#TD#
Bray gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Maridan holds on and takes a little breather.
Bray lands a couple of digs.
Bray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bray wants to control from the top but Maridan keeps moving. #T2#
Maridan looking to control.
Bray postures up and lands a big shot to Maridan's brow.
Bray cracks Maridan with a solid left hand.
Bray chips away with some ground and pound.
Bray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bray 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.
Bray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Maridan working for submissions but it's allowed Bray to get to half guard.
Bray working Maridan over with strikes.
Bray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Bray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Bray seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Maridan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Romeo Bray!
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