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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Eskenaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eskenaldo misses with a head kick.
Eskenaldo ducks right into an uppercut from Harrington. #CUT2#
It looks like Christiano Eskenaldo has been cut.
Christiano Eskenaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eskenaldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harrington stuns Eskenaldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harrington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington cracks a nice hook into Eskenaldo's ribs.
Eskenaldo is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrington, as that shot connected.
Eskenaldo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harrington finds it's way round the side to connect with Eskenaldo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eskenaldo moves forwards but Harrington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eskenaldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harrington connects with a single shot there.#ROC2#
Eskenaldo is rocked!
Eskenaldo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Eskenaldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harrington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1##CL2#
Harrington clinches.
Harrington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eskenaldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Eskenaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Harrington.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
Eskenaldo taking a breather.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eskenaldo is defending well for now.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Eskenaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Harrington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eskenaldo blocks a body shot from Harrington.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eskenaldo.
A right hand to the body from Harrington.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eskenaldo is defending well for now.
Eskenaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eskenaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Harrington.
Eskenaldo has had enough of the clinch but Harrington keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Harrington.
Eskenaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eskenaldo.
#T2#
Eskenaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eskenaldo avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Harrington.
Harrington gets through Eskenaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington blocking some punches.
Harrington lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrington.
Eskenaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eskenaldo backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Harrington.
Eskenaldo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Eskenaldo takes a shot to the head.
Eskenaldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrington avoids the damage to the body.
Harrington scores with a hook to the body.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Harrington.
Harrington digs a right hand underneath Eskenaldo's ribcage. Eskenaldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harrington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Eskenaldo avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Harrington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eskenaldo tries to pull guard but Harrington forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christiano Eskenaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eskenaldo backwards.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Harrington.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Harrington has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Harrington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Harrington - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrington.
Harrington lands a nice uppercut.
Harrington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harrington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Eskenaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eskenaldo tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Harrington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eskenaldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T4#
Harrington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harrington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eskenaldos head.
A body shot lands from Harrington.
Eskenaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Harrington.
A hook to the body from Harrington.
Still in the clinch, Harrington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harrington is working Eskenaldo over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Harrington.
A short left from Harrington.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eskenaldo avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Harrington.
Harrington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrington lands with a light punch inside.
Eskenaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Eskenaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Harrington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eskenaldo backwards.
Harrington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Harrington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christiano Eskenaldo's cut.
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#
Harrington lands with an uppercut that bounces Eskenaldo off the cage and back into range.
Harrington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eskenaldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington lands a body shot.
Harry Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eskenaldo with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Harrington counter with a right hand.
Harrington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrington with a nice cross.
Eskenaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Eskenaldo goes for a double leg but Harrington avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrington continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christiano Eskenaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington connects with a looping right hand.
Harrington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eskenaldo doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eskenaldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Harrington does it's job there.
Eskenaldo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Harrington gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Eskenaldo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Harrington!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Eskenaldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Baker pulls guard.
Eskenaldo wanted to stand there but Baker had control of the position.
Baker wants to stand up but Eskenaldo is controlling him.
Eskenaldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Baker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eskenaldo is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Baker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eskenaldo defends it easily.
Eskenaldo wants to get up but he can't break Baker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Eskenaldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Baker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Eskenaldo quickly recovers to half guard.
Eskenaldo pushes Baker off but Baker dives into side control.
#T1#
Eskenaldo is trying to buck Baker off.#SUB#
Baker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eskenaldo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Baker throws an elbow but Eskenaldo slips to the side and avoids it well.#T2#
Eskenaldo is pushing Baker's head away, looking to escape. Baker manages to hold on to the position though.
An elbow from Baker crashes against the mat.
Eskenaldo is not content to let Baker control the position.
Eskenaldo is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Baker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Baker wants to control but Eskenaldo is keeping him busy.
Eskenaldo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Baker has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T3##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baker tries to clinch there but Eskenaldo circles away.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baker avoids the body shot from Eskenaldo.
#CL2#
Eskenaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eskenaldo has Baker pushed against the cage.#TD2#
Eskenaldo pulls guard.
Eskenaldo keeping moving, preventing Baker from controlling successfully. #T4#
Eskenaldo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Baker manages to pass to side control.
Baker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eskenaldo is trying to stand back up but Baker is controlling him
Baker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baker 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.
Eskenaldo is trying to stand back up but Baker is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Baker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Eskenaldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Eskenaldo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker wants to control but Eskenaldo is keeping busy.
Eskenaldo wants to stand but Baker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Baker 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.
Baker is trying to maintain the position but Eskenaldo is very close to passing his half guard.
Eskenaldo wants to stand up but Baker has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Baker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eskenaldo pulls his head out easily.
Eskenaldo tries to stand and escape but Baker is controlling the position.
Baker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eskenaldo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eskenaldo's back!#T1#
Eskenaldo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Eskenaldo covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Eskenaldo wants to get back to his feet.
Eskenaldo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Baker has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Eskenaldo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB#
Baker looking for the RNC. #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.#SUB#
Baker is looking for the choke from the back position but Eskenaldo is controlling his hands well. #SUB#
Baker has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eskenaldo is trying to stand back up.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eskenaldo can do to turn this around?#T3##SUB#
Eskenaldo 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 Baker gets his way!
Eskenaldo is trying to stand back up. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Baker working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Eskenaldo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baker is punishing Eskenaldo with strikes - can he finish him?!
Eskenaldo is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Baker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Eskenaldo darts in and clinches Baker up against the cage.
Eskenaldo keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eskenaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Eskenaldo tightens his grip and picks Baker up, before dumping him to the ground. Baker manages to land in guard.
Baker trying to control the position.
Eskenaldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baker is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker controls Eskenaldo momentarily but Eskenaldo frees himself.
Baker has a closed guard, preventing Eskenaldo from standing up.
Baker trying to control the position.
#T1#
Eskenaldo is looking to stand up but Baker won't let him.
Baker trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Eskenaldo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Eskenaldo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Joaquin Baker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baker is trying to control but can't.
#T2#
Eskenaldo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Baker punching from the bottom.
Baker manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Baker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eskenaldo defends it easily.
Eskenaldo wants to stand but Baker is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Eskenaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eskenaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Baker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Eskenaldo after a bit of a struggle.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD2#
Eskenaldo drags the fight down to the ground.
Eskenaldo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Eskenaldo is looking to stand back up but Baker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Eskenaldo.
Eskenaldo pushes Baker off looking to stand but Baker dives back in and keeps control.
#T4#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eskenaldo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ground and pound from Baker.
Baker throwing shots but Eskenaldo is blocking nicely.
Eskenaldo is trying to stand back up but Baker is controlling him
Eskenaldo is trying to escape back to his feet but Baker uses the scramble to pass into side control.
#SUB#
Baker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Christiano Eskenaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes there by Baker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christiano Eskenaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquin Baker!
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