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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Zhirkov throws a head kick that misses.
Zhirkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Wonders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wonders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Zhirkov's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Zhirkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhirkov tries for a takedown but Wonders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wonders shoots in and drives through. Zhirkov sprawls well.
Zhirkov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zhirkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Wonders manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zhirkov on his heels. He'll look to pass Zhirkov's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhirkov looks winded!
Wonders passes Zhirkov's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wonders lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Wonders is trying to work for a kimura but Zhirkov is defending well.
Wonders is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Wonders there.
Zhirkov has a hand on Wonders's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wonders takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wonders with shots to the head and body - Zhirkov looks very uncomfortable down there. #T2#
Wonders looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wonders lands a heavy elbow.
Wonders controlling from the full mount.
Wonders 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#
Wonders with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wonders looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#T3#
Wonders looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wonders lands a heavy elbow.
Wonders cracks Zhirkov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zhirkov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wonders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wonders controlling from mount. #T4#
Wonders looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wonders controlling from the full mount.
Wonders takes Zhirkov's back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhirkov tries to escape but Wonders has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Wonders dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Wonders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zhirkov moves in looking to clinch but Wonders pushes him off.
Zhirkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wonders's waist but Wonders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zhirkov off to one side.
Wonders shoots in looking for a takedown but Zhirkov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wonders's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zhirkov is looking to slow Wonders down with leg kicks.
Zhirkov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wonders.
Zhirkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zhirkov wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Wonders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonders throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhirkov dives in and grabs Wonders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wonders pushes down on Zhirkov's head and hops out.
Zhirkov misses with a hook. Wonders ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Wonders throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zhirkov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wonders is in Zhirkov's guard.
Zhirkov is breathing heavily.
Wonders controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Zhirkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tim Wonders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Wonders stands and steps away. Zhirkov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD#
Wonders closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wonders lands in his opponent's guard.
Zhirkov being controlled here, momentarily. #SU#
Wonders decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zhirkov, up you get! #T2#
Zhirkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD#
Wonders closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zhirkov did well to prevent Wonders getting side control.
Wonders trying to control the pace.
Wonders moves into full mount! Zhirkov won't be happy about that!
Wonders controlling his opponent. #T3#
Zhirkov tries to buck Wonders off but he can't manage it.
Wonders lands a nice shot to the head.
Wonders with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wonders cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wonders with a couple of short strikes.
Wonders has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zhirkov's face.
#T4#
Wonders raining down shots from the mount!
Wonders controlling the position easily from mount.
Zhirkov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wonders controlling the position easily from mount.
Wonders working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Wonders 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##CL#
Wonders clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Zhirkov pulls guard successfully.
Wonders works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wonders lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wonders sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Wonders is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonders working Zhirkov over with strikes.
Zhirkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Zhirkov taking some punishment here, with Wonders in his half guard. #SU#
Wonders decides to stand up.
Wonders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhirkov avoids it really well and circles away.
Zhirkov stuffs the takedown attempt from Wonders. Wonders gets slowly back to his feet.
Zhirkov lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhirkov. #T2#
Zhirkov throws a sloppy head kick and Wonders moves out of range easily. #TD#
Wonders shoots in and bounces Zhirkov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wonders is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wonders pushes down on Zhirkov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wonders works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wonders sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Wonders lands a big shot there that rocks Zhirkov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zhirkov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wonders with the ground and pound from mount.
Wonders tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB#
Wonders is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zhirkov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T4#
Wonders landing shots from mount.
Wonders with good strikes from the mount here!
Wonders tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zhirkov is trying to reverse the position but instead Wonders has taken his back - oops!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhirkov is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wonders throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Zhirkov!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Wonders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wonders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Wonders!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Zhirkov swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Warrior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Zhirkov clinches up against the cage.
Warrior trying to control the position but instead, Zhirkov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Warrior into the cage.
Warrior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Warrior tries to pull guard but Zhirkov holds him up against the cage and eventually Warrior drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Zhirkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CUT#
It looks like Khabib Zhirkov has been cut.#CL2#
Zhirkov takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Zhirkov pulls guard successfully.
#T1#
Zhirkov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Zhirkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warrior swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zhirkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Warrior wants to control the position but Zhirkov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Warrior is looking to improve his position.
Zhirkov prevents Warrior from standing back up.
Zhirkov wants to pass the guard but Warrior is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhirkov lands strikes from half guard.#T2##SU2#
Zhirkov stands up out of the half guard. #CL2#
Zhirkov closes the distance and pushes Warrior back into the cage.
Zhirkov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zhirkov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Warrior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warrior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Warrior is trying to pull guard but Zhirkov has him pressed against the cage.
Zhirkov stops a takedown attempt from Warrior.
#TD2#
Zhirkov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zhirkov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zhirkov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Warrior manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T3#
Zhirkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Warrior working a defensive guard but Zhirkov passes into half guard.
Warrior knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zhirkov on the ground.
Zhirkov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Warrior taking some punishment here, with Zhirkov in his half guard. #SUB#
Warrior actively working from the bottom here.
Zhirkov slips a nice elbow through Warrior's hands, connecting with Warrior's forehead.
Warrior trying to control from the bottom.
Warrior is breathing heavily.#T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warrior is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhirkov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zhirkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Zhirkov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Zhirkov lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhirkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Zhirkov working over Warrior with some ground and pound. Warrior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Zhirkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Zhirkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Warrior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhirkov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD2#
Zhirkov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zhirkov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SU2#
Zhirkov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Warrior to his feet.
Zhirkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warrior attempts a counter takedown but Zhirkov avoids it well and moves away.
Zhirkov throws a head kick but Warrior moves out of range.
A big right from Warrior misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warrior throws a lazy right hand but Zhirkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhirkov ducks under a wild hook from Warrior.
Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Warrior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Zhirkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Warrior pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zhirkov lands with a nice combination. Warrior backs away looking to recover.
Nice jab there from Warrior.
Warrior works Zhirkov's body with a nice hook.#TD2#
Zhirkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhirkov lands in his opponent's guard.
Warrior working a defensive guard but Zhirkov passes into half guard.
Zhirkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhirkov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2#
Warrior tries to get to full guard but Zhirkov has control of the leg.
Zhirkov is pressing down on Warrior's thigh, looking to free his foot. Warrior is holding on for now.
Zhirkov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Warrior strikes from the bottom but Zhirkov uses the opportunity to move to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warrior is trying to get back to half guard.#T3##SUB2#
Zhirkov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Warrior has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zhirkov but great work by Warrior.
Zhirkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zhirkov regains half guard.
Zhirkov moves into full guard.
Zhirkov is pulling down on Warrior's head to control his posture. #SUB2#
Zhirkov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warrior is aware though and is defending well.
Warrior wants to pass the guard but Zhirkov is keeping the position.#T4##SUB2#
Zhirkov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Warrior is defending well. Zhirkov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Warrior has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Zhirkov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khabib Zhirkov!
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