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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 01, 2018 |
#R1# An inside leg kick from Sanderson misses. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lanley is defended easily by Sanderson. Sanderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lanley. Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lanley paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lanley appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL# Lanley instigates a clinch. Sanderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lanley to keep the fight standing. Lanley tries to pull guard but Sanderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Lanley drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Lanley. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sanderson trying to stall but Lanley improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lanley wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Lanley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lanley controlling the action here for a moment.
Lanley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sanderson after a bit of a struggle. #T1##TD# Lanley drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to Lanley's brow. Sanderson content to stall in guard here. It looks like Sanderson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Sanderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Sanderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Sanderson advances position into side control!#T2##SUB2# Sanderson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lanley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sanderson's guard! Nice work there by Lanley! Sanderson controlling Lanley's posture. Sanderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lanley's guard. #REVB# The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sanderson wants to stand but Lanley is controlling his posture from full guard. Sanderson scoring with some ground and pound. #T3# Sanderson passes easily into side control. Nice work. Lanley being controlled for a moment. Lanley wants to control but Sanderson postures up.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU2# Sanderson stands up and beckons Lanley to his feet. Lanley swinging wildly here.
#TD2# Sanderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB2# Sanderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lanley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Sanderson moves into full mount! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2##TD2# Lanley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanderson to score an easy takedown into full guard. Lanley looking to control.
Sanderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Let's hope that Sanderson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sanderson tries to stand but Lanley is controlling from the bottom. Sanderson sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1##SUB# Lanley working for a triangle but Sanderson defends it easily.
#SUB# Sanderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Lanley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lanley looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sanderson tries to clinch there but Lanley circles away.
#TD2# Sanderson looking to score a takedown here. Lanley is defending well but Sanderson drives through and ends up in Lanley's guard. Sanderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB# Lanley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanderson is aware though and is defending well. Sanderson is fighting to break Lanley's control of his arms but Lanley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Sanderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Sanderson stopping the sweep attempt from Lanley.#T3##SUB# Sanderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanderson controlling from the top position. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Lanley fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Sanderson throws a push kick but Lanley slaps the foot to one side. #T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#TD2# Sanderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Lanley keeping full guard, as Sanderson tries to pass. Sanderson works over Lanley with some ground and pound from guard. Lanley working a defensive guard here.
Sanderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sanderson sitting in guard, not really doing much. Sanderson stands and throws Lanley's legs to the side, diving into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R3##TD2# Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Sanderson is taking a breather. Lanley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sanderson. Sanderson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lanley! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sanderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lanley reaches up to try and control the position but Sanderson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lanley rolls and tries to escape and now Sanderson has his back!
#T1# Lanley is trapped and Sanderson is scoring with shots to the head and body. Sanderson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
#SUB2# Sanderson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sanderson is landing with strikes from the back. Sanderson gets his hands free as Lanley looks to control. Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sanderson.
Good control from Sanderson. Sanderson is continuing to stall.#T2# Sanderson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lanley!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#SUB2# Sanderson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lanley has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Sanderson controls the action.#T3# Sanderson lands with a hammerfist to the side of Lanley's head. Sanderson biding his time, controlling Lanley. Sanderson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!#SUB2# Lanley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sanderson.
#T4# Sanderson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Yet more stalling tactics from Sanderson. Sanderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sanderson is punishing Lanley with strikes - can he finish him?!#SUB2# Sanderson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lanley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sanderson scores with punches and elbows. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sanderson is landing with strikes. Lanley can't take much more of this.
And that's the end of the fight! Cael Sanderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Sanderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30 Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Sanderson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 29, 2018 |
#R1# Pessoa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lanley. Lanley ducks under a wild hook from Pessoa. Pessoa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Lanley misses with a wild body shot. Lanley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Lanley connects with a jab.#CL# Pessoa forces Lanley back against the cage and clinches.#TD# Pessoa pulls guard. #SUB# Pessoa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lanley is defending well. Pessoa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lanley has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pessoa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Estevao Pessoa!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 23, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Lanley drives through and clinches with Greenfield against the cage.
#TD2# Lanley pulls guard effortlessly. Greenfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Lanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Greenfield has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2# Lanley looking for a guillotine here but Greenfield defends easily.
Lanley pulls Greenfield in close to his closed guard and prevents Greenfield from doing any damage or advancing position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Greenfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Lanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1# Lanley 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. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lanley keeping moving, preventing Greenfield from controlling successfully. #SUB2# Lanley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greenfield can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Lanley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Lanley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greenfield throws out the jab. Lanley slips under a jab from Greenfield. Lanley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greenfield. A slow jab from Greenfield misses its intended target. A combination from Greenfield does no damage. #T2# Greenfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lanley. Lanley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greenfield. Lanley on the wrong end of a nice jab. Greenfield misses with the combination.
Lanley shoots in and drives through. Greenfield sprawls well. Greenfield lands a jab to the head.
Lanley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greenfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greenfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Ben Greenfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Greenfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lanley slips a jab from Greenfield. Lanley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ben Greenfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lanley.#T3# Danga de danga de dang - Greenfield scores with a four punch combination!#CL2# Lanley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Lanley tries a body shot but Greenfield blocks it.
Greenfield is trying to push Lanley away but Lanley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lanley tries to score a body lock takedown but Greenfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Lanley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greenfield walks away with a smile on his face. Lanley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Lanley looks for a takedown but Greenfield sprawls well. Greenfield throws a nice looking combination but Lanley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Greenfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lanley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Greenfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T4# Lanley moves out of range of the strikes. Greenfield scores with the left hand. Lanley knows he should have avoided that one. Ben Greenfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lanley shoots for a takedown but Greenfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. As Lanley looks to move away, Greenfield throws a big counter combo but Lanley just gets out of the way. Greenfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Lanley throws a counter combo. Lanley moves out of range of the strikes. Lanley tries to counter by closing the distance. Greenfield looks to land a combination but Lanley avoids it well. Greenfield misses with a hook to the body
#CL2# and Lanley counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2# Lanley pulls guard effortlessly. Greenfield being controlled here momentarily. Lanley keeping moving, preventing Greenfield from controlling successfully. Lanley tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Greenfield dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Lanley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. No luck for Lanley with that takedown attempt. Greenfield lunges at Lanley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lanley's hand. Greenfield misses with a straight left. Greenfield throws out a loose jab but Lanley uses good head movement to avoid it. Greenfield looks to land a right hand but Lanley moved out of range. Greenfield misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Greenfield lands a slapping body shot.
Ben Greenfield is winning the standup battle so far. Greenfield leaves Lanley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Greenfield works Lanley's body with a nice hook.#T1# Nice defenses there by Lanley. Greenfield lands with an overhand left. Lanley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown enabling Greenfield to counter with a crisp jab. Ben Greenfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lanley. Greenfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lanley eats them both and turns towards Greenfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Lanley cracks a nice hook into Greenfield's ribs. Nice defenses there by Lanley. Greenfield misses with a wild combination.
Lanley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Lanley closes the distance and clinches up with Greenfield, looking for a takedown. Lanley pushes Greenfield against the cage but Greenfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Greenfield throws a combination. Lanley tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Greenfield throws a big shot that misses. Lanley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Greenfield.#T2# Greenfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Greenfield. Lanley tries to close the distance and clinch but Greenfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lanley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lanley there as he acknowledges the shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2# Lanley moves into the clinch successfully.
Lanley keeps control of Greenfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC# Greenfield breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Lanley has Greenfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Greenfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Lanley won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #TD2# Lanley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lanley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T3# Greenfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Lanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lanley controlling the position. Lanley trying to control the position.
Lanley is pulling down on Greenfield's head to control his posture. Lanley keeping moving, preventing Greenfield from controlling successfully. Greenfield wants to stand and escape but instead Lanley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB# Lanley passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T4##SUB2# Lanley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Greenfield is trying to control Lanley's posture but Lanley avoids it. Greenfield is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Lanley remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Greenfield dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Greenfield tries to bum rush Lanley with a series of wild strikes but Lanley uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Greenfield throws a right and a left that Lanley avoids nicely. Greenfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greenfield misses with a looping left. A little jabbing left from Lanley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Greenfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lanley moves away. Greenfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lanley can do to turn this around? Greenfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lanley sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lanley tries to counter by closing the distance. Lanley tries for a takedown but Greenfield circles away easily and Greenfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A punch combination from Greenfield misses. Greenfield misses with an uppercut. Lanley saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lanley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greenfield as he jumps to the side. Greenfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lanley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T1# Greenfield swings for the body but Lanley moves out of range.
Greenfield misses with a double jab.
Lanley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Lanley just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Greenfield tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Lanley slips under a jab from Greenfield. Lanley moves out of range of the strikes. Lanley looks for a takedown but Greenfield sprawls well. As Lanley looks to move away, Greenfield throws a big counter combo but Lanley just gets out of the way. Ben Greenfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lanley. Lanley shoots in but Greenfield avoids the takedown attempt easily. Greenfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lanley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greenfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lanley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. A big left from Greenfield misses. #T2# Lanley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greenfield sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lanley somewhat. An attempted straight right counter from Greenfield misses the target. Greenfield misses with a looping right. Lanley needs to keep his hands up - Greenfield had a free shot at his head there. Lanley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Greenfield does no damage. Lanley tries to land a body kick and Greenfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lanley thinking. Greenfield pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lanley back to the cage. Greenfield follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2# Lanley pushes Greenfield up against the cage in a clinch. A frustrated look appears on Greenfield's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lanley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T3# Lanley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Greenfield is defending well. Lanley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lanley jumps guard but Greenfield stands there with Lanley around his waist. Lanley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lanley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lanley is trying to pull guard but Greenfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Lanley is trying to pull guard but Greenfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Lanley tries to score a body lock takedown but Greenfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Ben Greenfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Greenfield has had enough of the clinch but Lanley keeps him there for the moment.#TD2# Lanley pulls guard. Greenfield controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Greenfield has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lanley is proving hard to escape from. Lanley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU# Greenfield gets to his feet - Lanley follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight! Ben Greenfield showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greenfield, 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Greenfield! A very excited looking Ben Greenfield rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2018 |
#R1##TD# Franklin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Lanley wants to get back to his feet but Franklin passes into half guard.
#REVB# Lanley wants to improve his position but Franklin is controlling well.
Franklin is keen to just control but Lanley is a slippery customer. Franklin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lanley defending well though. Franklin 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. Franklin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Franklin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Lanley has hold of Franklin's hands but Franklin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Franklin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB# Franklin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. 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! Franklin working over Lanley with some ground and pound. Lanley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lanley trying to control here.
#T1# Lanley tries to roll over but Franklin keeps him under control. Franklin trying to control from half guard but Lanley is working away. Franklin looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Lanley taking some punishment here, with Franklin in his half guard. Lanley is pressing down on Franklin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB# Franklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Franklin looking to sit in guard and control but Lanley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB# Franklin has his feet on Lanley's thighs here. He's pushed Lanley off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lanley screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wayne Franklin! A less than humble Wayne Franklin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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