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Event:
QFC Tournament 820 Round 3
Date: Jan 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Short tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller cracks Short with an open hand slap.#CL2#
Short rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller takes a shot to the head.
Short misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Short trying to land knees to the body.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Short.
A short right from Short on the inside.
Short swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Short lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller tries to work over Short's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Short prevents a body shot from Miller.
Miller blocks a body shot from Short.
A short uppercut from Short.
Short doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Short.
Short misses with a short punch on the inside.
Short is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miller lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands a right hand.
Short blocking some punches.
Short scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head. #CUT2#
It looks like Tim Miller has been cut.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Miller gets through Short's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Short or not.
Short presses Miller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Short lands with a right to the head.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Short blocks an uppercut.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Short throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Short tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Short tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Short swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller wants to break free but Short has control.
Short scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Short prevents a body shot from Miller. #T2#
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Short blocks a body shot from Miller.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Short.
Short struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Short misses with a hook from the clinch.
Short lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Short tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Short back against the cage.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Short misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Short - that landed with a thud.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Short lands a left hand.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Short lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Short.
#T3#
Short lands with a left to the head.
Short digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Short lands a nice uppercut.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Short lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Short.
Short lands with a right to the head.
Short stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Short gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Short scores with a nice short uppercut.
Short lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Short lands with a left to the head.
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!
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Short uses good head movement to avoid it.
Short lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Short misses with some punches.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Short misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Short.
Short blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Short throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Short misses with a body punch.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Short misses with a body punch.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Short tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Short blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Short lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Short softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Short lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Short can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Short dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Miller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A jab lands there for Miller.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
Short throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Miller punishes Short's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Short misses with an uppercut.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Short's head back.
Short wants to clinch
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Miller catches Short right on the button with a cross.#CL2#
Short closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Short working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller blocking some punches.
Short struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Short's elbow.
Miller tries a body shot but Short blocks it.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Short controls the action.
#T1#
Short lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller presses Short against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Short misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller blocks a body shot from Short.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Short uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Short working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Short.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Short fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Short controls the action.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Short.
Short blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Short lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Short. #T2#
Short misses with a short punch on the inside.
Short pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Short using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Short is breathing heavily.#BC#
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller lands a nice hook to Short's body. Short takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Short swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Short.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Short's defenses. #CL2#
Short fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Short tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Short lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Short.
Miller lands a body shot.
Short misses with the head strike.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
KJ Short seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Short has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shorts head.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Short.
Short throws a head punch that misses.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Short swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Short misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Short throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
A head punch on the inside from Short fails to land.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Short blocks an uppercut.
Short blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Short blocks an uppercut.
Short blocks a body shot from Miller.
Short working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Short blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Miller tries a body shot but Short blocks it.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Short has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Short.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Short or not.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller tries to break free but Short pushes him back against the cage.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Short.
Short lands a right hand.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Short doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Short lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Miller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Short tries to clinch
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller catches Short with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller moves away from the strike by Short.
Miller lands a jab to Short's midsection.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Miller moves out of range as Short strikes.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Short gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
A head punch on the inside from Short fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with some punches.
Short works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Short scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Short blocking some punches.
Short misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Short scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Short uses good head movement to avoid it.
Short working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Short takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Short.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Short throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Short misses with a hook from the clinch.
Short fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Short - that landed with a thud.
#BC#
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Miller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Short doesn't seem phased though.
Short walks into a jab.#T2#
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Short on the side of the head.
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!
Miller lands the left hand.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Miller lands.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Short slips under a jab.
Short misses with a straight right.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Short gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Short uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Short.
Short takes a shot to the head.
Short misses with a knee to the head.
Short tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Short backwards. #T3#
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Short lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Short swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Short fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Short tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Short's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Short blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller lands a right hand.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Short.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Short.
Miller gets through Short's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Short lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller lands a body punch. #T4#
Nice body punch from Miller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Short's head backwards.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Short looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Short with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Short throws a poor cross that misses
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Short takes a shot to the body in his stride.
KJ Short has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Short's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miller 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Tim Miller!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Tim Miller!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Tim Miller!
Tim Miller wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 820 Round 2
Date: Jan 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Hess tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Hess misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Short scores with a decent looking hook.
Short connects with a right hand. Hess shakes it off.
KJ Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Short lands a jab to the head.
Short connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hess shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Short takes the fight into the clinch.
Short gets through Hess's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Short lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Short.#ROC2#
Hess is rocked!
Short creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hess with a big uppercut! Hess tries to clinch up but Short pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hess to the mat! Hess covers up and Short unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). KJ Short!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 820 Round 1
Date: Jan 04, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Short takes the fight into the clinch.
Short tries to work over Markuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
Markuss lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Short is trying to stand.
Markuss tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Short.
Markuss stops Short from getting back to his feet.
Markuss looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Markuss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Short keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Markuss connects with a nice short shot to Short's temple.
It looks like Markuss is going to stand back up.
Markuss controlling the action here. #T1#
Markuss stops Short from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
KJ Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markuss tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Short scores with a jab.#CL#
Short pushes Markuss up against the cage in a clinch.
Short lands a hook to the side of the head.
Short tries a knee to the head but Markuss blocks it.
#BC2#
Markuss breaks the clinch.
Markuss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Short wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Short dodges the punch combination from Markuss.
#T2#
A left lands for Short.
Nice sprawl there from Short as Markuss shoots in.
Markuss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Short.
Short clobbers Markuss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markuss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
KJ Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ervins Markuss.
Markuss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Short paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Markuss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Short clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Short throws a knee to the head but misses.
Markuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Short on the inside.
Short digs a right hand underneath Markuss's ribcage. Markuss let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Markuss is trying to pull guard but Short turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Markuss looks winded!
Short scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Short lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Short lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markuss backwards.
Short looking to throw knees to the head but Markuss is blocking nicely.
Short throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markusss head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Short.
Short lands a right hand that snaps the head of Markuss backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Short.
Knees in the clinch landing for Short.
Markuss is trying to pull guard but Short turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Markuss is looking to break free of the clinch but Short has double underhooks.
Short lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Short creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Markuss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Short digs a right hand into Markuss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Markuss's gas tank. #T4#
Short unloads a knee to the mid-section. Markuss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Short lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Markuss backwards.
Short lands a shoulder strike.
Short throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markusss head.
Short softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Short lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Short on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Short.
Short pushes Markuss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Short lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Short lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Short prevents the takedown attempt.
Short lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC#
Markuss is rocked!
Short lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Markuss is still on wobbly legs! Can Short finish him?
Short lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Short dominated that round.
That's time! Short's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Short darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Short clobbers Markuss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Markuss tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Short defends well and Markuss ends up having to push Short into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Short throws a big shot that misses.
Short scores with a jab.
Short lands a jab to Markuss's midsection.
Short misses with a wild body shot.
Markuss ducks under a wild hook from Short.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markuss manages to avoid it.
Short lands a slapping body shot.
Markuss seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Short wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Markuss dives in and grabs Short's left leg, looking for a takedown. Short pushes down on Markuss's head and hops out.
And Short counters with a quick kick to the body but Markuss blocks it.
Markuss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Short is out of range.
Ervins Markuss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markuss is breathing heavily.
Markuss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Markuss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
KJ Short is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Markuss.
Markuss shoots in looking for a takedown but Short manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Markuss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
KJ Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ervins Markuss.
Markuss takes one to the side of the head.
#CL#
Short clinches.
Short is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markuss can do to turn this around?
Markuss avoiding damage as Short throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Short creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Short scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Markuss works on Short's body with a couple of short punches.
Short cracks Markuss with a nice body shot.
Markuss takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Short.
Short gets through Markuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Short. #T2#
A short right from Short on the inside.
Markuss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Markuss manages to break the clinch.
Markuss misses with a body kick.
Markuss tries to work over Short's front leg with a kick but Short checks it.
Short just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Short closes the distance and pushes Markuss back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Short.
Markuss fails to pull guard.
Short tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markuss avoids it.
Markuss is trying to pull guard but Short has him pressed against the cage.
Short lands a shoulder strike.
Markuss tries to pull guard but Short won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Short.
#T3#
Short lands an uppercut.
Markuss is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Short as Markuss tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Short scores with a nice short uppercut.
Short lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Short.
Nice body punch from Short - that landed with a thud.
KJ Short has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Short presses Markuss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Short lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Short on the inside.
Markuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Markuss prevents a body shot from Short.
Short lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markuss backwards. #T4#
Markuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Short throws a head punch that misses.
Markuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Short won't allow it.
Short misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Markuss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Markuss looking for a takedown.
Short gets through Markuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Short.
Markuss has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Short after a bit of a struggle.
Short pushes Markuss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Short.
Markuss jumps guard but Short stands there with Markuss around his waist. Markuss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Short - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Short dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Short lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Markuss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Short throws a shot from downtown. Markuss moves away and avoids it.
Short throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markuss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Markuss ducks under a wild hook from Short.
The fight stays on the outside here - Markuss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Short thuds his right hand into Markuss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markuss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Short.
Markuss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Short circles away.
Markuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Short fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Markuss, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Short lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Short creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Short scores with a shoulder strike.
Short lands a left hand.
Short lands with a right to the head.
Markuss tries for a takedown but Short manages to get underhooks.
KJ Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ervins Markuss.
A right hook to the body lands for Short.
Markuss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Short lands a left hand.
Markuss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Short pulls his leg out and moves away.
Short jabs at Markuss's body.
Markuss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Short manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Short moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
KJ Short is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Short has taken the fight to the clinch.
Short gets through Markuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Short.
Markuss tries to pull guard but Short holds him up against the cage and eventually Markuss drops back down to his feet.
Short scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Short is working Markuss over against the cage.
Short lands with a short shot to the head.
Short lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Short lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Short.
Short lands a hook that snaps the head of Markuss backwards.
Short softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Short cracks Markuss with a nice body shot.
Short pushes Markuss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Short lands with a short shot to the head.
Short digs a right hand into Markuss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Markuss's gas tank.
Markuss misses with an elbow over the top.
Short lands a right hand that snaps the head of Markuss backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Short.
Short lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Short.
Short lands a shoulder strike.
Markuss tries to pull guard but Short won't allow it.
Short lands a left hand that snaps the head of Markuss backwards.
Short scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Short lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Markuss ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Markuss no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Short is looking to stand up but Markuss won't let him.
Markuss wants to stand and escape but Short is having none of it.
Markuss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Markuss will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Markuss is trying to keep Short in close.
Markuss might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Short haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ervins Markuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Markuss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Short defends well.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Short showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Short, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for KJ Short!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for KJ Short!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for KJ Short!
KJ Short wins by unanimous decision!
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