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Event:
BFF 36: Bull vs. Pascual
Date: Sep 01, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Geishammer rushes Renee and presses him up against the ropes.#TD#
Geishammer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Renee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#SUB#
Geishammer working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Renee is doing well to defend. Geishammer seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Renee is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marvin Geishammer!
A victorious Marvin Geishammer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
BFF 30: LHW Tag Round 3-2
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
A jab lands there for Hellstrom.#CUT2#
It looks like Hayden Renee has been cut.
Renee misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Hellstrom.
Renee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#
It looks like Jucci Hellstrom has been cut.
Hellstrom scores with a leg kick.
Hellstrom blocks a head kick by Renee .
Hellstrom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hellstrom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Renee 's hands.
Renee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Renee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hellstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renee .
A little jabbing left from Hellstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Renee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Renee , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Hellstrom.
Renee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Renee misses with a double jab
and Hellstrom counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hellstrom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT2#
Hayden Renee 's cut is getting worse.#T1#
Renee throws a combination that misses
and Hellstrom counters with a left to the body.
Renee is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Hellstrom. Beautiful body shot.
Renee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hellstrom cracks Renee with a good jab.#KD2#
Hellstrom lands a big right hand that sends Renee crashing to the mat! Hellstrom stays standing though and waves Renee back to his feet!#ROC2#
Renee is rocked!#CUT2#
Hayden Renee 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellstrom ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Renee out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jucci Hellstrom!
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Event:
BFF 25: Obermueller vs. Kemp
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Renee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Omega counters with an outside leg kick.
Renee throws a series of punches but Omega avoids them all with ease.
Omega looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Renee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Omega counters with a low kick, right behind Renee 's knee.
Omega scores with a head kick.
#CUT2#
It looks like Hayden Renee has been cut.
Omega throws out a powerful jab.
Hayden Renee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omega connects with an inside leg kick.#KD2#
Omega sends Renee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Omega is motioning to the referee to let Renee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Renee is rocked!#CUT2#
Hayden Renee 's cut is getting worse.
Renee is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Renee .
Oh Renee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Renee fails with the takedown
and Omega counters with a slapping leg kick.
Renee seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Omega.
Renee throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Omega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Omega connects with a leg kick. Renee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Omega lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Renee falls backwards - clearly groggy! Omega dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alpha Omega!
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Event:
BFF 20: Tenkaichi Final Round
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1#
No joy there for Renee , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Renee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kemp lands with a hook. Renee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#
It looks like Hayden Renee has been cut.
Renee throws a head kick but Kemp moves out of range.
Renee cracks Kemp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Renee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kemp.
Kemp dips to his left and cracks Renee with an uppercut!
Renee misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Renee .
We've been told by Kemp's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Renee takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kemp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Renee looks winded!
Renee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Kemp darts in and clinches Renee up against the ropes.
Kemp lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Hayden Renee 's cut even more.
Kemp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kemp is leaning against Renee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kemp scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Kemp scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Kemp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kemp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #KD#
Kemp drops Renee onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Renee is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Renee is rocked!
Kemp lands a big right hand that drops Renee ! The killer instinct kicks in and Kemp finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kemp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Kemp!
Ross Kemp bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2018 |
#R1##KD2#
Renee lands a left and a right that send Dan crashing to the mat, dazed. Renee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Danny Dan has been cut.
A left lands for Renee .
Renee darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Dan's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Renee before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hayden Renee !
Danny Dan spoke after the fight, saying 'The fight game is hard. Harder than I am. I really want to thank my mother. Yours too. Thanks.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 02, 2018 |
#R1##KD2#
Renee drops Herman with a beautiful combination! Herman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Renee is looking for the KO!#CUT2#
It looks like Vicente Herman has been cut.
Hayden Renee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renee misses with a double jab.
Herman feinted with a counter takedown.
Renee misses with a wild combination.
Renee knocks out Herman with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Renee before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Renee picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hayden Renee !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Renee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Renee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Daugherty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Daugherty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daugherty could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Renee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daugherty.
Daugherty throws a big right hand that misses.
Renee looks winded!
Daugherty wants to stand but Renee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daugherty scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daugherty slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Renee has a closed guard, preventing Daugherty from standing up. #T1#
Renee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daugherty is controlling him.
Daugherty distracts Renee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daugherty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daugherty content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daugherty wants to pass the guard but Renee is keeping the position.
Daugherty throws a big right hand that misses.
Daugherty cracks Renee with a solid left hand.#T2#
Daugherty lands a couple of digs.
Daugherty wants to stand but Renee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daugherty connects with a couple of short punches.#SU#
Daugherty gets to his feet. Renee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hayden Renee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Daugherty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Renee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Renee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Daugherty is staying tight to Renee 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Renee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daugherty is chipping away with strikes.
#T3#
Daugherty in side control lands a decent elbow.
Daugherty lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daugherty works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Daugherty scoring with punches from side control.
Daugherty content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Daugherty working the head with strikes.
Daugherty taking a breather here.
Renee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Daugherty is controlling him well.#T4#
Renee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Daugherty connects with a decent elbow.
Daugherty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Renee taking a bit of punishment here - Daugherty scoring with strikes. #SU#
Daugherty decides to stand back up. Daugherty steps back and let's Renee get back to his feet.#CL#
Daugherty clinches with his opponent.
Daugherty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Renee just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Daugherty pulls guard successfully.
Daugherty wants to sweep here but Renee controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Daugherty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Renee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daugherty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Renee lands a nice shot that snaps Daugherty's head back.
Renee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Renee .
Renee throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Daugherty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daugherty.
Daugherty wants a takedown.
Daugherty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Renee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daugherty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Daugherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daugherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Renee is breathing heavily.#T1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daugherty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Daugherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Daugherty manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Renee on his heels. He'll look to pass Renee 's guard now, I'm sure.
Daugherty lands a couple of elbows.
Daugherty lands a couple of elbows.
Daugherty 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.
Daugherty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daugherty trying to control but Renee is working from the bottom. #T2#
Daugherty controlling from the top position.
Daugherty makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SU#
Daugherty gets to his feet - Renee follows without any prompting. #TD#
Daugherty gets a takedown into half guard.
Renee is trying to stand.
#T3#
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. Daugherty connects with a nice short shot to Renee 's temple.
Daugherty lands strikes from half guard.
Daugherty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daugherty drops an elbow to the side of Renee 's head.
Ground and pound from Daugherty.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daugherty lands a nice short elbow.
Daugherty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Daugherty lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
Daugherty slips a nice elbow through Renee 's hands, connecting with Renee 's forehead.
Renee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daugherty scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Daugherty there.
Daugherty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daugherty working Renee over with strikes.
Daugherty winds up and cracks Renee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daugherty lands a nice short elbow.
Daugherty working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Daugherty dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD#
Daugherty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daugherty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daugherty drops an elbow to the side of Renee 's head.
Daugherty is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daugherty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daugherty drops an elbow to the side of Renee 's head.
Lorenzo Daugherty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daugherty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daugherty is nestled in close to Renee , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daugherty trying to control from half guard but Renee is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daugherty lands a nice short elbow.
Renee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Daugherty content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Daugherty drops an elbow to the side of Renee 's head. #SU#
Daugherty decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD#
Daugherty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Daugherty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renee can do to turn this around?
Daugherty working Renee over with strikes. #T2#
Renee taking some punishment here, with Daugherty in his half guard.
Daugherty slips a nice elbow through Renee 's hands, connecting with Renee 's forehead.
Daugherty working over Renee with some ground and pound. Renee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Renee taking some punishment here, with Daugherty in his half guard.
Renee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Daugherty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daugherty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daugherty lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Daugherty slips a nice elbow through Renee 's hands, connecting with Renee 's forehead.
Renee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daugherty. #T3#
Daugherty lands with a punch from half guard.
Daugherty lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SU#
Daugherty postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Renee to stand up. #CL#
Daugherty clinches. #BC#
Daugherty breaks from the clinch.
Renee misses with a two punch combination.
Daugherty shoots in but no luck this time.
Renee wants to counter the offense by Daugherty and move into the clinch position.
Renee throws a jab but it's blocked by Daugherty. #TD#
Daugherty drives through with a takedown into Renee 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Daugherty is standing up over Renee . Renee looks to escape but Daugherty dives into side control.
#T4##REVB#
Daugherty works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#SU#
Daugherty decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Daugherty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Daugherty 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.
Daugherty with a nice head shot there.
Hayden Renee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lorenzo Daugherty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daugherty sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Daugherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daugherty, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Daugherty!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 17, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Renee clinches.
Merrill working Renee over with knees to the body.#BC#
Merrill breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Renee rushes Merrill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Merrill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merrill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CUT2#
It looks like Darius Merrill has been cut.#CL#
Merrill gets a clinch. #BC#
Merrill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renee looks to throw a body kick
and Merrill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayden Renee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merrill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Renee .
Renee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merrill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renee looks winded!#T1#
Renee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Merrill counters by clinching up.
Merrill avoiding damage as Renee throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Merrill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Renee shoots in for a takedown but Merrill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darius Merrill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden Renee .#CL#
Merrill rushes Renee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Merrill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Merrill counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #CL#
Merrill has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Merrill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Renee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Merrill was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Merrill forces Renee back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Merrill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC#
Merrill breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Renee tries to keep at a distance but Merrill has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Merrill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Merrill closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Merrill manages to break the clinch.
#T3##CL#
Merrill clinches up with Renee and pushes him back against the cage.
Merrill presses Renee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Merrill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Renee tries to pull guard but Merrill forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Merrill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Merrill could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#TD#
Merrill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Renee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SU#
Merrill decides to stand back up. #CL#
Merrill closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Merrill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Merrill rushes Renee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Merrill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Merrill has Renee up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Merrill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Merrill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Renee , pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Merrill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Renee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Merrill clinches. #BC#
Merrill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Renee has Merrill up against the cage in a clinch.
Merrill stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Merrill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Merrill's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Renee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Merrill pinned against the cage. Merrill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Renee fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Renee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Merrill manages to break the clinch.
Renee is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renee fails to land the takedown.
Darius Merrill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden Renee .#CL#
Merrill gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1##BC#
Merrill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Merrill tries to avoid it but Renee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Merrill to the ground. Merrill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL#
Merrill clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Merrill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Merrill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Merrill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Merrill drives through and clinches with Renee against the cage.
#BC#
Merrill breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Renee misses with a looping left.#CL#
Merrill has Renee up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Merrill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Renee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL#
Merrill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Merrill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!#BC#
Merrill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3##CL#
Merrill forces Renee back against the cage and clinches.
Merrill missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Merrill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Renee throws a nice looking combination but Merrill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Merrill clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Merrill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Merrill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Renee is trying to defend but Merrill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SU#
Merrill decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #CL#
Merrill darts in and clinches Renee up against the cage.#T4##BC#
Merrill breaks from the clinch.
Renee throws a front kick aimed at Merrill's knee but Merrill avoids it well. #CL#
Merrill darts in and clinches Renee up against the cage.
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!#BC#
Merrill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merrill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renee paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Merrill closes the distance and clinches.
Merrill tries to throw a body punch but Renee avoids it by throwing Merrill back against the cage.
Renee avoiding damage as Merrill throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Merrill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Merrill stuffs the takedown.
Merrill attempts a counter takedown but Renee avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Merrill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darius Merrill's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Merrill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Renee swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Renee moves into range and clinches up with Merrill.#BC#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Merrill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darius Merrill is winning the standup battle so far.
Renee tries for a takedown but Merrill circles away easily#TD#
and Merrill counters with a single leg into guard. Renee didn't expect that.
Merrill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Merrill stands up from Renee 's guard - Merrill perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Merrill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Renee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##SU#
Merrill stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Renee to get to his feet. #CL#
Merrill closes the distance and clinches.
Merrill controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC#
Merrill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darius Merrill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Merrill closes the distance and clinches.
Merrill scores a nice knee to the body.
#T2#
Merrill lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Merrill as the two fighters clinch.
#BC#
Merrill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merrill tries to clinch but Renee is having none of it.
Merrill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renee can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown attempt by Renee or perhaps it was just good defense by Merrill, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Renee has managed to clinch.
Merrill lands a body shot. #BC#
Merrill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3##CL#
Merrill drives through and clinches with Renee against the cage.
Darius Merrill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Merrill is looking to break free of the clinch but Renee has double underhooks. #BC#
Merrill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Renee loads up on a big right hand but Merrill slips the punch.#CL#
Merrill darts in and clinches Renee up against the cage.#BC#
Merrill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Renee throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Merrill counters with a single leg into guard. Renee didn't expect that. #SU#
Merrill stands up from Renee 's guard - Merrill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Renee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Merrill rushes Renee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4##BC#
Merrill breaks the clinch.
Renee swats away the attempt to clinch by Merrill.
Renee throws a body punch but Merrill moves out of range. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Renee prevents Merrill from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Merrill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renee fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Merrill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Merrill 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Merrill!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Elliott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Renee has him pressed against the cage.
Elliott is trying to force a seperation but Renee has the dominant position.
Elliott is trying to force a seperation but Renee has the dominant position.#BC#
Elliott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elliott stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Elliott with that takedown attempt.
Renee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Renee looks to move away, Elliott throws a big counter combo but Renee just gets out of the way.#TD2#
Elliott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Renee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Elliott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Renee on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renee pushing down on Elliott's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Elliott wants to control but Renee is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Renee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Elliott missing with punches from the bottom.
Elliott wants to get back to full guard.
Renee tries to stand and escape but Elliott is controlling the position.
Renee is keen to just control but Elliott is a slippery customer.
Renee is stalling here. Elliott is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Renee seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Elliott has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Elliott stands up and beckons Renee to his feet.
Renee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Renee shoots for a takedown but Elliott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sammie Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden Renee .#T2#
Renee tries to clinch up but Elliott circles away and keeps his distance.
As Renee looks to move away, Elliott throws a big counter combo but Renee just gets out of the way.
Renee wants to clinch up but Elliott keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Renee drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renee looks winded!
Renee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elliott wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Renee is pushing down on Elliott's leg trying to pass to half guard. Elliott is fighting to maintain full guard but Renee has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Renee is trying to work for a kimura but Elliott is defending well.
Renee is thwarting Elliott's attempts to control the position.#T3#
Elliott has his hands clasped together around Renee 's back. He's all about the action.
Elliott tries to get to full guard but Renee has control of the leg.
Elliott wants to control but Renee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Renee is keen to just control but Elliott is a slippery customer.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Elliott is trying to stand.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Renee 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Elliott under the eye.#CUT2#
It looks like Sammie Elliott has been cut.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Renee tries to score a body lock takedown but Elliott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Elliott using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Renee prevents Elliott from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Elliott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Renee wants to clinch up but Elliott keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Renee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hayden Renee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sammie Elliott's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Renee shoots in but Elliott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Renee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elliott darts in looking for a takedown but Renee gets double underhooks and turns Elliott into the cage.
A nice side step and Renee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Renee gets tackled into the cage by Elliott. Elliott maintains the clinch.
Renee is looking for a takedown.
Sammie Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden Renee .
Elliott can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elliott is trying to break the clinch but Renee is controlling him.
Elliott goes for a takedown attempt but Renee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Elliott. No joy for Renee on that attempt.
Elliott went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
Elliott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Elliott is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T1#
Elliott has Renee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Renee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Renee is breathing heavily.
Renee stops a takedown attempt from Elliott.
Renee has Elliott pressed against the cage, preventing Elliott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD#
Elliott has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Renee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Elliott has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Elliott not allowing Renee to control his hands. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Renee 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB#
Elliott is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Renee is defending well though. Elliott let's go of the attempt for now.
Renee is taking damage to the body and head.
Elliott really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Renee .
Elliott's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Elliott is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Elliott gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Elliott gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Elliott apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Renee throws a low kick, looking for Elliott's leg but Elliott calmly moves out of range.
Elliott swats away the attempt to clinch by Renee .
Renee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sammie Elliott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elliott swats away the attempt to clinch by Renee .#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Renee enables Elliott to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Renee manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Renee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Renee being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Renee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Elliott is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammie Elliott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sammie Elliott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Renee shoots and misses #CL#
and Elliott counters by moving into the clinch.
Elliott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Renee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hayden Renee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Elliott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Renee is trying to pull guard but Elliott has him pressed against the cage.
Elliott gets underhooks to prevent Renee 's takedown attempt.
Sammie Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden Renee .
Renee wants to take the fight to the mat but Elliott manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD#
Elliott gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elliott lands a nice short elbow.
Elliott missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Renee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Renee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Elliott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Elliott is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Elliott working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
Renee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elliott stalling.
Sammie Elliott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Elliott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elliott lands strikes from half guard.
Renee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Elliott. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Renee darts in trying to clinch
and Elliott counters with a left and a right that stings Renee . #CL#
Elliott forces Renee back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Elliott breaks from the clinch.
#T3#
Renee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elliott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Elliott rushes Renee and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Elliott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Elliott rushes Renee and presses him up against the cage.
Elliott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elliott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Renee is pressed up against the cage. Elliott has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Renee down to the mat. Renee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Elliott has closed the distance and engaged Renee in a clinch.
Elliott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Elliott lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Elliott content to control rather than advance. #T4##SUB#
Elliott is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elliott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammie Elliott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elliott 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammie Elliott!
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