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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Stroev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burgess's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgess looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stroev passes into half guard.
Stroev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Stroev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Burgess manages to get to full guard.
Stroev preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burgess wants to get back to his feet but Stroev is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Burgess striking off his back but it's not causing Stroev any problems.
Stroev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burgess manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stroev manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Stroev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stroev controlling from the top position.
Stroev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burgess swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2##SUB#
Burgess looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stroev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Burgess manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burgess is trying to maintain a safe position but Stroev gets an underhook and turns Burgess into the cage.
Burgess misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgess tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burgess being controlled against the cage.
Burgess wants to stall.
#T3#
Stroev stalling against the cage.
Burgess is trying to push Stroev away but Stroev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burgess is trying to maintain a safe position but Stroev gets an underhook and turns Burgess into the cage.
Burgess tries to break the clinch but Stroev is controlling the position.
Burgess managing to block the knees to the body from Stroev.
Burgess really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burgess fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stroev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Burgess connects with a knee to the head.
Burgess is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stroev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T4#
Burgess wants to stall.
#TD2#
Stroev decides to pull guard.
Burgess is fighting to break Stroev's control of his arms but Stroev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burgess wants to stand and escape but instead Stroev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Stroev 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burgess trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stroev sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Stroev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Stroev tries to land a body kick
and Burgess counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Stroev misses.
Burgess tries to counter by clinching up but Stroev breaks away and moves out of range.
Burgess swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroev.#TD2#
Stroev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Burgess kicks off Stroev and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess shoots in but Stroev avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD2#
Stroev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burgess did well to prevent Stroev getting side control.#T1#
Stroev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Stroev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burgess misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Burgess is defending against the submission attempts here by Stroev.
Burgess gets back to full guard.
Stroev lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Stroev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stroev wanted to stand there but Burgess had control of the position.
Burgess throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stroev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burgess's head.#ROC2#
Burgess is rocked!
Stroev chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Burgess is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stroev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stroev gets to his feet and stands over Burgess, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Burgess felt that one! Stroev unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Burgess from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Stroev!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Burgess looks for a takedown but Draven sprawls well.
Draven counters with a body kick.#CL2#
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burgess, pushing him back against the cage.
Draven wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgess won't allow it.
Burgess really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burgess prevents Draven from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Burgess has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Draven uses from the top position.
Draven advances to half guard.
Draven seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burgess is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Draven is trying to work for a kimura but Burgess is defending well.
Burgess punching from the bottom.
#T1#
Burgess tries to kick Draven off but Draven keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Draven is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2#
Draven seems to be looking for submissions.
Burgess is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Burgess is defending against the submission attempts here by Draven.
Draven prevents Burgess from improving his position.
Burgess punching from the bottom.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Draven throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burgess flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Burgess works his way to full guard. Good work.#SU2#
Draven gets to his feet. Burgess looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Draven misses with a head kick.
Xander Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgess tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draven swivels and escapes.
Draven misses with a few strikes there.
Burgess is looking to counter the offense by Draven and move into the clinch.
Burgess shoots for a double leg takedown but Draven sprawls well. He's pushed Burgess's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Burgess tries to sprawl but Draven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Burgess is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Draven is working for a kimura but Burgess is defending it quite comfortably.
Draven trying to control from half guard but Burgess is working away. #T3#
Draven passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB2#
Draven with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Draven thowing shots but they're missing.
Burgess holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Draven tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Burgess is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.#T4#
Draven punching from mount but Burgess doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Draven throwing strikes here but Burgess is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Burgess really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Draven punching from mount but Burgess doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Draven there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Burgess is wriggling around trying to escape.
#SUB2#
Draven is working for a guillotine from mount but Burgess frees his head quite easily.
Burgess throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgess wants to get back to his feet.
Burgess is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Draven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Draven misses with a two punch combination.
Burgess wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Draven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burgess's head.#ROC2#
Burgess is rocked!
Draven connects with a nice cross there... Burgess is looking wobbly and Draven recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Burgess to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Draven jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Xander Draven!
Xander Draven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 12, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Burgess fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Magomedov sprawls well initially but Burgess persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Burgess is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Magomedov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burgess wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Burgess is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Magomedov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov tries to get to full guard but Burgess has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Magomedov actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Burgess trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Burgess is looking for a kimura but Magomedov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burgess to get the leverage. #T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Magomedov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Burgess wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomedov, not yet.
Magomedov tries to strike from the bottom.
Burgess really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Magomedov pulls Burgess in close to prevent any damage.
Burgess stopping the sweep attempt from Magomedov.
Burgess not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magomedov pulls Burgess in close to his closed guard and prevents Burgess from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Magomedov gets a double leg takedown into Burgess's guard.#T2#
Burgess wants to stand and escape but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov wants to get up but he can't break Burgess's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burgess wants to sweep here but Magomedov controlling him for the moment.
Burgess is breathing heavily.
Magomedov cracks Burgess with a solid left hand.
Burgess is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magomedov is controlling him.
Magomedov preventing the sweep.
Magomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Magomedov passes into half guard.
Magomedov performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3#
Magomedov prevents Burgess from standing back up.
Magomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #ES#
Burgess makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#CL2#
Magomedov moves into range and clinches up with Burgess.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4##TD#
Burgess decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Magomedov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Magomedov trying to control but Burgess postures up.
#SUB2#
Magomedov looking for a kimura from the bottom but Burgess passes into side control!
Magomedov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Magomedov regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burgess can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ibragim Magomedov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Burgess.
Burgess working away.
Magomedov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ground and pound from Burgess.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Magomedov looking for submissions off his back.
Magomedov keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1#
Magomedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burgess controls the pace.
Magomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magomedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burgess's guard. #REVB#
Magomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Magomedov stops Burgess from standing up.
Burgess trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magomedov with a nice head shot there.
Burgess wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Magomedov manages to pass to side control. #T2#
Magomedov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Magomedov controlling the pace for now.
Burgess looking to escape from mount but he's given up his 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.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burgess rolls, trying to escape but Magomedov keeps control of the position.
Burgess is trying to get back to his feet but Magomedov has full control of the position and if anything, Burgess has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T3#
Magomedov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Burgess's body.
Burgess tries to break free.
Magomedov cracks Burgess with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Burgess from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Burgess is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Magomedov working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The referee is taking a good look at Burgess as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Magomedov!
#ROC2#
Burgess is rocked!
Magomedov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Oh Burgess is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Magomedov tightening his grip on Burgess, looking for the choke. #SUB2#
Magomedov is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Burgess is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ibragim Magomedov!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 06, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Burgess closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anagnostopoulos to the mat! Anagnostopoulos manages to get full guard.
Burgess wants to control from the top but Anagnostopoulos keeps moving. #SUB2#
Burgess is posturing up here but Anagnostopoulos has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Burgess tries to roll out but it's too tight and Burgess has to tap! Slick submission there by Anagnostopoulos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manos Anagnostopoulos!
An out of breath Manos Anagnostopoulos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Burgess gets the takedown into side control.
Sousa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burgess's best efforts.
Sousa manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Burgess has gone for a leg lock! Sousa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burgess's guard.#REVB#
Sousa landing with the ground and pound.
Burgess is looking to stand back up but Sousa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Burgess.
Sousa slips a nice elbow through Burgess's hands, connecting with Burgess's forehead.#ROC2#
Burgess is rocked!
Sousa is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Burgess is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sousa fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Burgess from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sousa! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Sousa!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Nurmagomedov misses with a body kick.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick but Burgess moves out of range.
Burgess fails with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Burgess gets caught napping as Nurmagomedov dives in and scores a takedown. Burgess manages to retain guard.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC2#
Burgess is rocked!
Nurmagomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oh Burgess is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurmagomedov arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Burgess's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Cross looking to score a takedown here. Burgess is defending well but Cross drives through and ends up in Burgess's guard.
Burgess looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cross is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burgess's guard.
Burgess tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.
Cross lands a big elbow - Burgess is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Cross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napura Cross!
Our winner, Napura Cross, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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