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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 21, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Baird shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Evans trying to keep a closed guard but Baird is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird controls from within his opponent's guard.
Baird cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
Evans wants to stand up but Baird is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Baird stands up from Evans's guard - Baird perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Baird closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Evans quickly recovers to half guard.#T1#
Baird is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baird looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Evans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evans.
Baird postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Evans is trying to keep Baird in close.
Baird is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Baird content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baird scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baird could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SU#
Baird decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Evans, up you get! #TD2#
Evans manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Baird on his heels. He'll look to pass Baird's guard now, I'm sure.#ES#
Baird scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans shoots and misses
and Baird counters with a right hand to the body. #T3##CL2#
Evans clinches.
Evans has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baird avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baird pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kent Baird has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Evans.
Evans looks winded!#TD#
Baird drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SU#
Baird stands up from Evans's guard - Baird perhaps looking for a knockout.
Baird shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T4#
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baird circles away.#TD#
Baird fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Evans to the ground. Baird is now in Evans's guard.
Evans is wriggling around but Baird manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB#
Well, if Baird 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Baird decides to stand up. #CL#
Baird gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Baird dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Evans rushes Baird and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans is looking to slow Baird down with leg kicks.
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
Evans misses with a takedown #CL#
and Baird counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baird.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
Evans can't break the clinch.
#T1#
Baird with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#TD#
Baird has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Evans is trying to keep an underhook but Baird manages to get the takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Evans looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Baird is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Evans is just riding it out for now. Baird eventually gives up the hold.
Baird with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2#
Baird landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baird controlling the action here.
Baird landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SU#
Baird stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #CL#
Baird moves into the clinch.#T3#
Baird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Baird drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD2#
Evans lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#ES#
Baird pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.
Baird misses with a head kick.
Evans drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baird defends it well.#TD#
Baird closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Evans quickly recovers to half guard.
Baird 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU#
Baird decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T4##TD#
Baird manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Evans on his heels. He'll look to pass Evans's guard now, I'm sure.
Evans is breathing heavily.#SU#
Baird gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Baird misses with a double jab.
Evans drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baird defends it well.
Baird leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kent Baird has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Evans.#TD#
Evans gets caught napping as Baird dives in and scores a takedown. Evans manages to retain guard.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Baird manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Baird dominated that second round.
That's time! Baird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Evans shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baird's guard.#ES#
Baird is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Evans presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Evans misses with some punches.
Baird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Evans holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Evans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baird has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Evans landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
#T1#
Baird stops a takedown attempt from Evans.
Evans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baird pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
#TD#
Baird gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SU#
Baird stands up from half guard.
Evans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CL2#
Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Baird.
#T2##BC#
Baird breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kent Baird has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Evans.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - Baird sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T3#
Evans tries for a takedown but Baird sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL#
Baird has taken the fight to the clinch.
Evans keeps control of Baird as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baird has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baird is trying to pull guard but Evans turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Evans tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baird just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evans tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baird just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Baird.
Evans blocks an elbow strike.#BC#
Baird pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.#T4##TD#
Baird closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Evans's guard.
Jordan Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baird controls from within his opponent's guard.
Baird has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kent Baird.
Well Baird has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Baird!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 11, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Larsen gets a clinch. #TD2#
Evans has picked Larsen up - he's going for a ride! Evans dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Evans trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Larsen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Larsen really is a fat lump.
Larsen sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Evans has an active guard here but Larsen has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans is looking to get back to is feet but Larsen passes into side control.
#T1#
Larsen grinds an elbow into Evans's temple.
Evans struggling a bit here.
Larsen working the body and head with strikes.
Larsen controlling the position from side mount.
Evans is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SU#
Larsen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #TD#
Larsen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Evans is trying to defend but Larsen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Evans pushes Larsen off but Larsen dives into side control.
#T2#
Evans takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Larsen working the ground and pound.
Larsen lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans is looking for a sweep.
Larsen cracks Evans with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Larsen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T3#
Evans takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Larsen is putting a hurting on Evans here, landing some big shots from side control.
Larsen scoring with punches and elbows.
Larsen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Evans some visible discomfort.
Larsen controlling the position.
Larsen working the head with strikes.
Evans looks to move to half guard but instead Larsen has passed into mount! Damn!#T4#
Evans is looking to improve his position but Larsen isn't that keen on the idea.
Evans looks winded!
Larsen looking to finish Evans with some ground and pound. This is bad for Evans!
Larsen dominating with strikes here.
Larsen controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Larsen 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#
Larsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD#
Larsen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Evans being controlled here, momentarily.
Larsen postures up and lands a big shot to Evans's brow.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Evans looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Larsen has picked Evans up and slammed him! Evans can't keep hold of the triangle and Larsen manages to pass to side control!#T1#
Larsen gets to mount! Evans was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
A nice elbow there by Larsen.
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Larsen with the ground and pound from mount.
Justin Larsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larsen landing strikes from the mount and Evans is in trouble!
Larsen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Evans?
Larsen 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.
Larsen looking to finish Evans with some ground and pound. This is bad for Evans!#T2#
Larsen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Larsen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Larsen with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Larsen.
Larsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Larsen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Larsen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Larsen content just to control the position here. #T3#
Evans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Larsen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Larsen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on?#ROC#
Evans is rocked!
Larsen landing shots from mount.
Evans is still in real trouble! Can Larsen finish him?
Evans takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Larsen's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Larsen!
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