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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Diaz wants to clinch but Klinger slips to the side
enabling Klinger to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Klinger circles away.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Klinger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice takedown defense from Klinger. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Diaz shoots and misses #KD2#
and Klinger counters with a crisp one two that drops Diaz! Klinger thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Diaz to his feet! Diaz is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Klinger lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Klinger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz looks to throw a body kick
and Klinger counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Diaz falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Micheal Klinger!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Klinger.
#TD#
Thompson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Klinger to the mat! Klinger manages to get full guard.
Thompson is looking to pass into half guard but Klinger pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Klinger is in guard.#REVB#
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson is trying to keep Klinger in close.
#T1#
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Klinger's guard. #REVR#
Klinger keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Klinger wants to stand and escape but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson forces his way into half guard.
Thompson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Thompson stalling. #T2#
Klinger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klinger is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klinger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB#
Thompson is looking for a kimura here.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klinger keeps working. #T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Klinger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice side step and Klinger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klinger but Klinger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Despite the aggression on Klinger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klinger cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
Thompson moves to clinch but Klinger breaks away
and Klinger counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Klinger counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Klinger to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Klinger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Thompson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klinger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Klinger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Klinger is looking for the big counter here.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Klinger counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Klinger circles away easily
and Klinger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson shoots and misses
and Klinger counters with a one-two to the body. #T1#
Klinger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thompson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Klinger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD2#
and Klinger counters with a crisp one two that drops Thompson! Klinger thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thompson to his feet! Thompson is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson tries for a takedown but Klinger circles away easily
and Klinger counters with a right hand to the body.
Klinger tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Klinger tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Micheal Klinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klinger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Klinger counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Klinger counters with a straight right hand.
Klinger throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Thompson crashing down! Thompson tries to stagger back to his feet but Klinger just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Thompson asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micheal Klinger!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Butabi fails to land the takedown.
Klinger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Butabi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klinger jabs at Butabi's body.
Butabi misses with a straight right.
Klinger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big left from Butabi misses.
Steve Butabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Butabi misses
and Klinger counters with a nice uppercut.
Butabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klinger.
Klinger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Klinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butabi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Butabi misses with an uppercut. Klinger saw that one coming.
Klinger throws a counter combo.
Butabi works Klinger's body with a nice hook.
Butabi throws a looping overhand right but Klinger ducks down to avoid it.
Butabi swings widly with a right hand
and Klinger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Butabi missing with a left hand there. Klinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butabi misses with a straight left.
Klinger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butabi.
Butabi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butabi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klinger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klinger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T2#
Klinger ducks under a wild hook from Butabi.
Klinger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Klinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butabi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butabi. Klinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Butabi backs off Klinger throws a huge counter combo but Butabi manages to avoid it all.
Klinger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klinger throws a lazy right hand but Butabi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klinger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Butabi backs up against the cage.
Butabi throws a poor cross that misses
and Klinger counters with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Butabi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Klinger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Butabi is in Klinger's guard.
Butabi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Butabi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Butabi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Butabi slips nicely into half guard.
Butabi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Butabi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Klinger is trying to stand up here but Butabi is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klinger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Butabi.
Klinger is refusing to be controlled, as Butabi sits in half guard.
Klinger told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Butabi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klinger defends it well.
Butabi is looking to take a break and control but Klinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB#
Butabi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klinger defends it well.
Butabi trying to control from half guard but Klinger is working away. #SUB#
Butabi seems to be looking for submissions.
Klinger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Butabi.
Butabi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB#
Klinger is defending against the submission attempts here by Butabi.
#SUB#
Butabi seems to be working for a kimura but Klinger defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Butabi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Butabi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klinger manages to avoid it.
Klinger unleashes a big counter combination but Butabi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Micheal Klinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Klinger misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Butabi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butabi throws a big shot that misses.
Klinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butabi throws a hook but Klinger blocks it.
A nice side step and Klinger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Klinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butabi.
Butabi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Butabi misses its intended target.
Klinger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klinger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Klinger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Klinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butabi.
Klinger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Butabi misses with a straight right.
Butabi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Butabi throws a shot from downtown. Klinger moves away and avoids it.#TD#
Butabi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Klinger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Butabi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Butabi working the strikes but Klinger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Steve Butabi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Butabi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Klinger defend it? Butabi steps over the head and cranks it - Klinger is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Butabi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Butabi!
Steve Butabi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Emilioooooooooo'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Klinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butabi moves away.
Klinger misses with a straight left.
Butabi slips under a jab.
Butabi moves out of range of the strikes.
Butabi tries to counter with a clinch but Klinger shakes him off and moves away.
Butabi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klinger's hands.
Klinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butabi misses with a body shot.
A big left from Klinger misses. #CL2#
Klinger tries to keep at a distance but Butabi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Butabi.#BC2#
Butabi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Micheal Klinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butabi looks to score with a jab to the body but Klinger is just out of range.
Butabi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Klinger is able to avoid easily.
Butabi misses with a straight right.
Butabi misses with a hook. Klinger ducked under it nicely.
Butabi throws the left hand but Klinger avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Klinger slips a jab from Butabi.
Butabi slips under a jab from Klinger.
Butabi throws a big shot that misses.
Butabi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD2#
Butabi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES#
Klinger scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Klinger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Butabi throws a lazy right hand but Klinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klinger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klinger connects with a single shot there.#TD2#
Butabi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Butabi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Klinger is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Butabi!
Post fight, Steve Butabi took to the microphone: 'Emilioooooooooo'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Butabi swings for the body but Klinger moves out of range.
It looked like Klinger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Butabi.
Klinger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klinger wants to slow Butabi down by chopping away at his legs.
Butabi digs a good hook to Klinger's body.
Butabi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#TD2#
Klinger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
Klinger pushes Butabi off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klinger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Klinger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butabi is out of range.
Butabi tries to counter with a clinch but Klinger shakes him off and moves away.
Klinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klinger throws a right hand that Butabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Butabi also avoids with ease.
Butabi swings widly with a right hand
and Klinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Butabi has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Butabi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butabi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T1#
Butabi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klinger.
Klinger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Butabi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klinger.
Klinger swings for the body but Butabi moves out of range.
#TD2#
Butabi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Klinger was covering up waiting for the punch and Butabi finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Klinger manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#TD2#
Butabi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butabi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klinger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Klinger is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Klinger wants to get up but he can't break Butabi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Klinger wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Butabi's closed guard. He's half up but Butabi has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Butabi pivots and extends the arm, Klinger falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Butabi! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Butabi!
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