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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 25, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Kidd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Golovkin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kidd controls the position.
Kidd working the ground and pound.#SUB#
Kidd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Golovkin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kidd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Kidd is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Golovkin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Golovkin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kidd connects with a decent elbow.
Kidd landing strikes. #SUB#
Kidd is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Golovkin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Golovkin looks winded!#SUB#
Kidd tries for a kimura but Golovkin is defending well. #T1#
Kidd connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Golovkin some visible discomfort.
#SUB#
Kidd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Golovkin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Kidd tries for a kimura but Golovkin is defending well.
Kidd controlling the position from side mount. #SUB#
Kidd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Golovkin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2#
Kidd scores with punches from side control. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kidd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Golovkin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Kidd is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Golovkin has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Golovkin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SUB#
Kidd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kidd works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kidd lands a decent elbow from side control.
Golovkin tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Kidd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kidd lands an elbow. #T4##SUB#
Kidd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kidd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Golovkin bucks up and tries to throw Kidd off but instead Kidd has got his back!#SUB#
Kidd is looking for the choke from the back position but Golovkin is controlling his hands well.
Golovkin tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Kidd looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Kidd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A right-left combo lands from Golovkin.
A low kick from Golovkin misses #TD#
and Kidd counters with a single leg into guard. Golovkin didn't expect that.
Benedict Kidd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kidd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kidd scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kidd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kidd working some strikes from top position.
Kidd chips away with some ground and pound.
Kidd distracts Golovkin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Kidd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kidd distracts Golovkin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Kidd stands up over Golovkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Golovkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Golovkin manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Golovkin's guard. #SUB#
Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kidd working some strikes from top position.
Golovkin has momentary wrist control but Kidd slips an elbow through the middle.
Kidd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Golovkin's head.
Golovkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kidd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kidd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2##SUB#
Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kidd is in close to Golovkin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Kidd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kidd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Kidd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kidd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Golovkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Golovkin manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Golovkin's guard.
Kidd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Golovkin has momentary wrist control but Kidd slips an elbow through the middle.
Kidd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kidd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #ROC#
Golovkin is rocked!
Kidd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Golovkin is still in real trouble! Can Kidd finish him?
Kidd working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kidd cracks Golovkin with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Kidd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kidd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kidd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Golovkin's head.
Kidd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T4##SUB#
Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kidd 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.
Kidd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kidd loads up on a big left hand. Golovkin felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kidd looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Golovkin can't hide his disappointment, as Kidd celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedict Kidd!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Mooney throws a big shot that misses.
Mooney slips a jab and a cross from Golovkin.
Mooney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Golovkin catches Mooney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Golovkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Golovkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Mooney closes the distance and clinches.
Mooney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD#
Mooney lands a takedown into guard.
#SUB#
Mooney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Mooney 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. #SUB#
Mooney drops back looking for a leg! Golovkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Golovkin manages to kick Mooney off! Mooney jumps back into Golovkin's guard.
Mooney is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.#T1#
Golovkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mooney.
Golovkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mooney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Golovkin trying to strike off his back.
Golovkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Mooney from controlling successfully.
Golovkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Mooney from controlling successfully.
Mooney throwing strikes from guard but Golovkin blocks nicely. #SU#
Mooney gets to his feet - Golovkin follows without any prompting. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mooney looks to land a combination but Golovkin avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Mooney as Golovkin shoots in.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Mooney moves out of range.
Mooney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Mooney clinches with his opponent.
Golovkin gets underhooks to prevent Mooney's takedown attempt.
#TD#
Golovkin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mooney is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Golovkin to the mat. Golovkin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mooney is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Mooney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mooney is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Mooney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Golovkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Golovkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mooney.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golovkin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3##SUB#
Mooney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Golovkin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mooney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mooney throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Mooney drops back looking for a leg! Golovkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Golovkin manages to kick Mooney off! Mooney jumps back into Golovkin's guard.
Golovkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Golovkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mooney is one step ahead there.
Mooney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mooney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Mooney drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Golovkin dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Golovkin throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mooney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Mooney dominated that 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.
#R2#
Golovkin misses with the combination.
Mooney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
Golovkin clinches. #BC2#
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Golovkin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mooney is landing a low percentage of strikes.#CL#
Mooney closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Mooney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mooney avoids the head kick by Golovkin.
#CL2#
Golovkin has Mooney up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin can't find room to land a body shot as Mooney controls the action.
Golovkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mooney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Golovkin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#T1#
Golovkin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Golovkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Golovkin has closed the distance and engaged Mooney in a clinch.
Mooney wants to take the fight to the mat but Golovkin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Golovkin has had enough of the clinch but Mooney keeps him there for the moment.
Mooney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyril Mooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golovkin tries to work over Mooney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mooney's elbow.
Golovkin working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Mooney wants a takedown but no success here.
Mooney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golovkin walks away with a smile on his face. Mooney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A right-left combo lands from Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to bum rush Mooney with a series of wild strikes but Mooney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Golovkin drives through and clinches with Mooney against the cage.
Mooney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Golovkin is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin shoots in for a takedown but Mooney shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Golovkin does no damage.
Cyril Mooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Golovkin rushes Mooney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Mooney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mooney controls Golovkin momentarily but Golovkin frees himself. #T3#
Mooney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Golovkin manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##SUB#
Mooney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Golovkin wants to get back to his feet but Mooney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mooney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mooney throws an elbow that misses. Golovkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mooney's guard. Nice move by Golovkin!#REVB#
Golovkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Golovkin looking to sit in guard and control but Mooney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Mooney chips away with some ground and pound.
Mooney stops Golovkin from standing up.
Mooney cracks Golovkin with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Mooney postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Golovkin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mooney, into his guard. #REVB#
Golovkin tries to stand but Mooney is controlling from the bottom.
Mooney is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Golovkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Golovkin shoots for a takedown but Mooney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Golovkin swinging wildly here.
#TD#
Mooney fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Golovkin to the ground. Mooney is now in Golovkin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mooney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mooney 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.#SU#
Mooney stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Golovkin misses with a double jab.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Golovkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mooney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin fails with the takedown
and Mooney counters with a series of strikes. Golovkin will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
Mooney rushes Golovkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Mooney turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mooney manages to end up in side control.
Golovkin bucks up and tries to throw Mooney off but instead Mooney has got his back!
Mooney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Golovkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##SUB#
Golovkin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mooney. #SUB#
Golovkin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mooney's arms. #SUB#
Mooney patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Golovkin staying busy and making it hard for Mooney to control. #SUB#
Mooney 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, Golovkin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mooney throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. #T2#
Mooney lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Golovkin hold on?!
Mooney punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mooney missing with punches from the back.
Golovkin is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Golovkin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mooney's arms. #SUB#
Mooney is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#T3#
Even with his hooks in, Mooney manages to miss with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Mooney is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Golovkin is defending well though. Mooney let's go of the attempt for now.
Golovkin tries to roll but Mooney sticks to his back.
#SUB#
Mooney is persistently looking for the submission but Golovkin is defending it well.
#T4##SUB#
Mooney has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Golovkin is defending well but eventually Mooney manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Golovkin has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cyril Mooney!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Golovkin throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Bardakci counters with a shoot takedown. Golovkin fights it but they end up in guard.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.
Bardakci is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bardakci passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Bardakci has hold of Golovkin's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Golovkin tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bardakci cranks the arm and Golovkin screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Golovkin, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nazim Bardakci!
Nazim Bardakci decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Golovkin misses with a combination
#CL#
and Henry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henry.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin stalling in the clinch but Henry improves position.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Golovkin is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Henry blocks a body shot from Golovkin.
Golovkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Henry manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin misses with the body kick#CL#
and Henry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henry.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Golovkin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#T1#
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Golovkin avoids the damage to the body.
Golovkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Golovkin tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golovkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Henry is having none of it.
Golovkin scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT2#
It looks like Noble Henry has been cut.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD#
Henry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Golovkin is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
Henry wants to control but Golovkin is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry in side control, throwing shots but Golovkin defends.
Henry scoring with punches and elbows.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Golovkin keeps working.
Henry misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T3#
Henry grinds an elbow into Golovkin's temple.
An elbow from Henry crashes against the mat.
Henry tries to score with some ground and pound. Golovkin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Golovkin is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Golovkin defending against the ground and pound.
Golovkin sneaks back into half guard.
Golovkin is trying to stand up here but Henry is controlling him well.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Golovkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Golovkin defending well though.
Henry passes into side control, despite Golovkin's attempt to control the position.
Henry trying to control the position but Golovkin is working away.
Golovkin is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golovkin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Golovkin tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noble Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noble Henry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Golovkin lands a jab-cross combination.
Henry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golovkin misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD2#
Golovkin feints and as Henry raises his hands in defense, Golovkin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES#
Henry is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Golovkin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Golovkin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henry was covering up waiting for the punch and Golovkin finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Henry has his feet on Golovkin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Golovkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Golovkin. No joy for Henry on that attempt. #T1#
Henry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Golovkin feints and as Henry raises his hands in defense, Golovkin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Golovkin wants to stand but Henry has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SU2#
Golovkin gets to his feet. Henry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Danga de danga de dang - Golovkin scores with a four punch combination!#ROC2#
Henry is rocked!#CL2#
Golovkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Golovkin scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that has Henry reeling! Golovkin follows up with more punches and Henry is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gennady Golovkin!
Gennady Golovkin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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