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Event:
The Island Season 8, 265 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Mendelssohn misses with a takedown
and Mendelssohn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendelssohn fails with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kowalski lunges at Mendelssohn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendelssohn's hand.
Kowalski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendelssohn misses with a takedown attempt
and Kowalski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frank Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Mendelssohn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendelssohn has his takedown stuffed
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Kowalski darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Kowalski thuds a left hand into Mendelssohn's body.
A lazy left from Kowalski finds it's target.
Mendelssohn shoots and misses
and Kowalski counters with a right hand to the body.
Kowalski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kowalski lands a jab to Mendelssohn's midsection.
Mendelssohn tries for a takedown but Kowalski circles away easily
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendelssohn looks winded!
Nice shot by Kowalski.
Kowalski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Kowalski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sven Mendelssohn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendelssohn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendelssohn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kowalski stuns Mendelssohn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kowalski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kowalski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendelssohn has time to react.
Kowalski thuds his right hand into Mendelssohn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kowalski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendelssohn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kowalski lands with a hook. Mendelssohn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
Mendelssohn misses with a takedown
and Kowalski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the head.
Mendelssohn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mendelssohn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frank Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendelssohn looks to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Kowalski lands.
Kowalski cracks Mendelssohn on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mendelssohn falls backwards against the cage. Kowalski follows up with more strikes that drop Mendelssohn to his knees. Kowalski keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mendelssohn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Kowalski!
Frank Kowalski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Sven Mendelssohn was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent. I will be back.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Mendelssohn dodges the punch combination from Armbar.
#TD2#
Mendelssohn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Armbar is trying to defend but Mendelssohn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Armbar wants to stand back up but Mendelssohn manages to pass into side control.
Armbar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Armbar can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Mendelssohn is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Armbar is trying to escape and Mendelssohn transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Armbar is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mendelssohn! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sven Mendelssohn!
Post fight, an emotional Sven Mendelssohn said 'That's a wrap.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Mendelssohn with a poor takedown
and Russell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendelssohn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mendelssohn shoots in but no luck this time.
Russell works over Mendelssohn's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendelssohn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyrus Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Mendelssohn.#CL2#
Mendelssohn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Russell breaks the clinch.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell misses with a combination
#TD2#
and Mendelssohn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendelssohn advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB2#
Mendelssohn in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Russell is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sven Mendelssohn!
In his post fight interview, Sven Mendelssohn gave a big smile as he said 'That's a wrap.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 01, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Mason clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Mason.
Mason digs a right hand underneath Mendelssohn's ribcage. Mendelssohn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Mason.
Mason presses Mendelssohn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mendelssohn looks winded!
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason digs a right hand into Mendelssohn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendelssohn's gas tank.
Mason works on Mendelssohn's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Mason.
#T1#
Nice body punch from Mason - that landed with a thud.
Mason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mason digs a right hand underneath Mendelssohn's ribcage. Mendelssohn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason gets through Mendelssohn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason pushes Mendelssohn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Mason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
Mason works on Mendelssohn's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Mason pushes Mendelssohn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason lands a shot to the body.
Mason is leaning against Mendelssohn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mason lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendelssohn or not.
Mason lands a body punch.
Mason lands a body shot. #KD#
Mason drops Mendelssohn onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mendelssohn is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Mendelssohn is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Sven Mendelssohn has been cut.
Mason lands a body shot.
Mendelssohn is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Mason creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Mendelssohn drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sanka Mason!
Sven Mendelssohn was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent. I will be back.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Mendelssohn fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Edwards 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.
Edwards works over Mendelssohn with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendelssohn is breathing heavily.
Edwards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Edwards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edwards stands up over Mendelssohn, holding on to his feet. Edwards throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Mendelssohn is out cold! Edwards lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roy Edwards!
Sven Mendelssohn was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent. I will be back.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 18, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Muhammad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mendelssohn did well to prevent Muhammad getting side control.
Mendelssohn controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendelssohn tries to roll over but Muhammad keeps him under control.
Mendelssohn trying to control but Muhammad postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad drops an elbow to the side of Mendelssohn's head.
Mendelssohn trying to control but Muhammad postures up.
Mendelssohn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Muhammad is staying active.#T1##SUB2#
Mendelssohn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muhammad pulls his head out easily.
Muhammad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendelssohn on the ground.#SUB2#
Mendelssohn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muhammad pulls his head out easily.
Muhammad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mendelssohn is trying to control but can't.
Muhammad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendelssohn gets back to full guard.
#T2#
Muhammad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Mendelssohn working for a triangle but Muhammad defends it easily.
#SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mendelssohn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muhammad defends it easily.#SUB2#
Mendelssohn looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Muhammad has picked Mendelssohn up and slammed him! Mendelssohn can't keep hold of the triangle and Muhammad manages to pass to side control!
Mendelssohn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3#
Mendelssohn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muhammad is working away from the top position though.
Muhammad lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Mendelssohn actively working from the bottom here.
Mendelssohn is looking to improve his position.
Mendelssohn looks winded!
Muhammad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Mendelssohn actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Mendelssohn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4##SUB2#
Mendelssohn actively working from the bottom here.
Mendelssohn trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendelssohn is looking to improve his position.
Mendelssohn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhsin Muhammad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Muhammad lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Mendelssohn is looking to close the distance but Muhammad sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Mendelssohn crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Mendelssohn is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Muhsin Muhammad!
Muhsin Muhammad decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Sven Mendelssohn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats to my opponent. I will be back.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Mendelssohn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zee counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendelssohn fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Zee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mendelssohn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendelssohn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zee 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. #SUB#
Mendelssohn is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Zee frees his head nicely. Oh but Mendelssohn has switched to an armbar! Zee is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Sven Mendelssohn!
Sven Mendelssohn looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That's a wrap.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Mendelssohn misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and Zee counters with a nice right hand that sends Mendelssohn toppling to the canvas! Mendelssohn scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zee finish him?!#ROC#
Mendelssohn is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Sven Mendelssohn has been cut.#TD#
Zee gets a big slam - oh, Mendelssohn is out! Mendelssohn is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Said Zee!
Sven Mendelssohn was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent. I will be back.'.
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