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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Kim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knight!
Knight wants to control but Kim postures up.#SU2#
Kim decides to stand back up. Kim steps back and let's Knight get back to his feet.#TD2#
Kim closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Knight's guard.
Knight is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kim won't allow Knight to sweep him here.
Kim should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kim's guard. #REVR#
Kim working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB#
Knight drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Knight off! Knight jumps back into Kim's guard.
Kim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knight lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kim wants to hit a switch here but Knight passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kim there!
Kim is looking to get to half guard.#T2#
Kim tries to lock up and control but Knight gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
Kim taking shots to the head.
Kim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knight is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T3#
Kim is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim wants to control but Knight is having none of it.
Kim looks winded!
Kim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knight pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kim tries to reverse the position but Knight maintains control.
Kim is squirming around, avoiding Knight's attempts to control the action.
Knight lands with some strikes.
Knight 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.#T4#
Kim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knight controlling from the full mount.
Kim is desperately trying to improve his position but Knight has a good base and remains in mount.
Kim wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Knight with the ground and pound from mount.
Kim tries to hold on but Knight postures up.
Knight tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efrain Knight dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Knight shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Knight stops Kim from getting back to his feet.
Kim has hold of Knight's hands but Knight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knight lands with a punch from half guard.
We've been informed that Kim has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Kim is trying to stand up here but Knight is controlling him well.
Knight will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Kim manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Knight keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC2#
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gail Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Kim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES#
Knight sneaks out the side door and pushes Kim away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kim is breathing heavily.#T1##TD#
Knight closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kim's guard.
Knight stops Kim from standing up.
Kim tries to strike from the bottom.
Knight is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knight's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knight chips away with some ground and pound.
Knight stands up over Kim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knight cracks Kim with a solid left hand.
Knight is in close to Kim's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Kim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knight works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kim trying to get back to full guard but Knight takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
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!
Knight with the ground and pound from mount.
Knight with shots to the head and body - Kim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Knight scoring with strikes but Kim is staying in there.
Knight punishing his opponent with strikes.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?#T3#
Knight scoring with strikes but Kim is staying in there.
Knight content just to control the position here.
Kim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kim tries to reverse the position but Knight maintains control.
Knight scoring with strikes but Kim is staying in there.
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Knight tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knight landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kim is trying to escape the mount.
Knight cracks Kim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efrain Knight dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD#
Knight shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kim's guard.
Knight is in close to Kim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Knight puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kim is trying to stand back up but Knight is controlling him
Knight slips a nice elbow through Kim's hands, connecting with Kim's forehead.
Knight drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight lands with a punch from half guard.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kim is trying to control but can't.
Efrain Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Knight seems to be working for a kimura but Kim defends the submission attempt.#T1#
Knight wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
Knight blocks the strikes from Kim.
Knight keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knight trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim has hold of Knight's hands but Knight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kim tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
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. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple.
Kim is trying to maintain the position but Knight is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Kim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knight tries to bench press Kim off him but Kim keeps the position.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Knight is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Knight gets back to half guard.
Kim stalling away here and it's allowed Knight to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Knight seems keen to control Kim's posture.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kim being controlled here momentarily.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Gail Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight lands a couple of digs.
Efrain Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Kim is looking for a triangle but Knight pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Efrain Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efrain Knight!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 06, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Dheeb closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dheeb wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Dheeb is chipping away with strikes.
Kim looking for a sweep but Dheeb has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kim is bucking up trying to escape but Dheeb cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kim is bucking up trying to escape but Dheeb cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC2#
Kim is rocked!
Kim is breathing heavily.
Dheeb loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kim scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dheeb land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dheeb stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waleed Dheeb!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 03, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Guzman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guzman blocks the strikes from Kim.
Kim tries to bench press Guzman off him but Guzman keeps the position.
Kim struggling a bit here.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guzman scoring with punches and elbows.
Kim is not content to let Guzman control the position.
Kim is looking to regain half guard here but Guzman keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Guzman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kim is avoiding damage well.
#T1#
Guzman tries to score with some ground and pound. Kim controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Guzman wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Kim regains half guard.
Guzman 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.#SU#
Guzman decides to return to a standing position. #TD2#
Kim dives in and scores a takedown into Guzman's guard.#ES#
Guzman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kim avoiding damage.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guzman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kim just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kim has Guzman pressed against the cage.
#TD2#
Kim tightens his grip and picks Guzman up, before dumping him to the ground. Guzman manages to land in guard. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guzman keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Guzman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Guzman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T3#
Kim will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Guzman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kim's guard.
Kim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Kim is thwarting Guzman's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Guzman actively working from the bottom here.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guzman keeps working. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guzman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kim.
Kim looking to pass the guard.
Guzman trying to keep a closed guard but Kim is proving a slippery customer.
Kim stops Guzman from standing up.
Guzman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 Benny Guzman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Guzman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Kim gets a double leg takedown into Guzman's guard.
Kim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Guzman.#SU2#
Kim stands up and waves to Guzman to follow him. #TD2#
Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Kim seems content to control.#T1#
Kim should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Guzman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guzman defending well though.
Kim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guzman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guzman wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim prevents Guzman from standing back up.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SU2#
Kim stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Guzman to get to his feet. #TD2#
Kim closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Guzman did well to prevent Kim getting side control.
Kim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kim trying to control the action but Guzman is working from the bottom.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Guzman wants to get back to full guard but Kim has mounted him!
Kim lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guzman working to try and regain half guard.
#T3#
Guzman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC2#
Guzman is rocked!#SUB2#
Kim swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Guzman is now in Kim's guard. A big mistake from Kim there, giving up the dominant position!
Oh Guzman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guzman stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.#ES2#
Kim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD2#
Kim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guzman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Kim.#SU2#
Kim decides to stand back up. #TD2#
Guzman gets caught napping as Kim dives in and scores a takedown. Guzman manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SU2#
Kim gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Guzman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kim but Kim pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Kim closes the distance and pushes Guzman back into the cage.
Guzman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kim pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Guzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Kim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guzman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SU2#
Kim decides to stand back up. #TD2#
Kim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Guzman!
Guzman looks to move to half guard but instead Kim has passed into mount! Damn!
Kim avoids the attempt from Guzman to control.
Guzman tries to reverse the position but Kim maintains control.#SUB2#
Kim has control of Guzman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Guzman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB2#
Kim is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Guzman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T4#
Guzman is trying desperately to improve position.
Kim avoids the attempt from Guzman to control.
Kim controlling from the full mount.
Guzman wants to control but Kim is having none of it.
Guzman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kim is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Guzman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kim scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guzman?
Kim scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kim landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kim putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gail Kim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kim lands a heavy elbow. #SUB2#
Kim moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Guzman has worked his arm free - good work by Guzman!
Guzman is looking to regain half guard here but Kim keeps moving and retains side control.
Kim is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Guzman's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB2#
Kim tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kim has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Kim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Guzman, who protects the arm well.
Guzman seems to have got his legs back now.
Kim is putting a hurting on Guzman here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gail Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Guzman gets caught flat footed, as Kim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Guzman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Kim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES#
Guzman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Kim gets a clinch.
Guzman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD2#
Kim drags the fight down to the ground.
Guzman stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.#SU#
Guzman gets to his feet. Kim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Guzman tries to counter by clinching up but Kim breaks away and moves out of range.
Guzman shoots in looking for a takedown. Kim tries to sprawl out of it but Guzman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##CL#
Guzman has closed the distance and engaged Kim in a clinch.
#TD#
Guzman drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Guzman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kim's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SU2#
Kim stands and steps away. Guzman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T2##CL2#
Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guzman stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Guzman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kim smiles and moves away.
Gail Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Guzman drives through and clinches with Kim against the cage.
Guzman tries to pull guard but Kim holds him up against the cage and eventually Guzman drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Guzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Kim manages to break the clinch.
Guzman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kim is fending him off so far but Guzman persists. Nope, Kim circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guzman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Guzman avoids a kick to the body.
#T3##CL#
Guzman rushes Kim and presses him up against the cage.
Guzman pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#TD2#
Kim has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Guzman regains guard immediately. #ES#
Guzman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
Guzman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Guzman wants to clinch.#T4#
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Guzman on that attempt.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Kim moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Guzman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kim is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Guzman to the mat. Guzman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guzman trying to control the position.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kim stops Guzman from standing up.
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 Benny Guzman.
I think Guzman 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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