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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Ruth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michael avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Ruth throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Michael was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruth finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Michael wants to sweep here but Ruth controlling him for the moment.
Ruth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael is pushing Ruth's head away, looking to escape. Ruth manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth trying to control the position but Michael is working away. #T1#
Michael is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ruth's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ruth trying to control the action but Michael is working from the bottom.
Michael pushes Ruth off looking to stand but Ruth dives back in and keeps control.
Ruth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Michael is trying to control but can't.
Michael moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michael. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruth trying to control but Michael is working from the bottom.
Michael being controlled here, momentarily.
Michael wants to get back to his feet but Ruth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruth 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. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruth is looking to clinch but Michael is avoiding it.
Michael quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Michael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Hank Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Ruth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michael avoids it really well and circles away.
Ruth looks winded!#TD#
Michael decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruth tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Michael manages to move to mount!
Michael sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruth tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4#
Michael looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michael working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Michael controlling the position easily from mount.
Michael trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Michael tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Michael dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Michael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
Ruth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michael shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruth sprawls well. He's pushed Michael's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruth circles away.
Ruth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruth tries to clinch there but Michael circles away.
Ruth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michael swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Ruth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Michael's guard.
Ruth wants to stand but Michael has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Michael working a defensive guard here.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michael is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Ruth working a defensive guard but Michael manages to pass into side control anyway.
#T1#
Ruth is being controlled here.
Ruth is looking to get back to his feet here but Michael is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ruth's back.
Ruth tries to escape the position.
Michael throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ruth could be in trouble here!
Michael is hanging on to Ruth's back as he tries to escape.
#T2#
I would not like to be Ruth right now.
Michael is landing with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Ruth preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Michael.
What can Ruth do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#SUB#
Michael looking for the RNC. #T3#
Ruth is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Michael looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ruth is in bad spot here.
Michael trying to control momentarily.
Michael is not going to allow Ruth to sit and survive in this position.
Michael controls the action.#T4#
Michael is looking to control Ruth but Ruth is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Michael throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ruth could be in trouble here!
Ruth is really stuck here.
I would not like to be Ruth right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Michael 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#
Ruth shoots for a double leg takedown but Michael sprawls well. He's pushed Ruth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth shoots for a double leg takedown but Michael sprawls well. He's pushed Ruth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ruth tries to clinch but Michael moves out of range.
Ruth wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.#TD#
Michael scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ruth scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Michael manages to mount him!
Michael controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michael controlling from the full mount. #T1#
Michael'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.
Ruth is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michael controlling his opponent.
Ricardo Michael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michael tries to control but Ruth wriggling away.
Michael working Ruth over with strikes here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Michael sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruth is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB#
Michael has control of Ruth's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ruth regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T3#
Michael controlling the position easily from mount.
Ruth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Michael controlling from mount.
Ruth tries to lock up and control but Michael gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hank Ruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ruth is trying to escape the mount.
Michael tries to control but Ruth wriggling away.
Michael controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Michael is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ruth has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruth is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Michael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michael 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Michael!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Michael stuffs the takedown attempt from Haracho. Haracho gets slowly back to his feet.
Haracho goes for a double leg but Michael avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Michael continues to drive forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haracho.
A quick step to the side and Michael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardo Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vova Haracho.#TD#
Michael closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haracho quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michael has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Haracho wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Michael is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haracho sees it coming and defends easily.
Michael keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Michael.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haracho closes the distance and clinches up with Michael, looking for a takedown. Haracho pushes Michael against the cage but Michael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael thinks about countering with a head kick.
Haracho looks winded!
Haracho fails with the takedown
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
Haracho wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Michael is looking to counter with a body kick.
Haracho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Michael looking to score a takedown here. Haracho is defending well but Michael drives through and ends up in Haracho's guard.
Michael throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haracho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michael seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3##SU#
Michael gets to his feet. Haracho looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've been informed that Haracho has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#TD#
Michael looking to score a takedown here. Haracho is defending well but Michael drives through and ends up in Haracho's guard.
Michael sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haracho controls Michael momentarily but Michael frees himself. #T4#
Michael keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haracho's head.
Michael working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haracho's head.
Haracho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Michael dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Michael closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Haracho trying to remain calm as Michael controls from the top position.
Michael postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael lands a nice forearm strike. #SUB#
Michael looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Haracho is breathing heavily.#T1#
Michael lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Haracho down.
The referee asks Michael politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Michael prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vova Haracho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Michael shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Haracho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Michael controlling from side mount.
Ricardo Michael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Haracho can't do much from the bottom here.
Michael moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haracho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SU#
Michael stands up out of the half guard. #TD#
Michael closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haracho quickly recovers to half guard.
Michael working Haracho over with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michael controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Michael dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Michael closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Michael turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Michael manages to end up in side control.#SU#
Michael decides to stand back up. Michael steps back and let's Haracho get back to his feet.#CL#
Michael closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haracho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael tries to break the clinch but Haracho is controlling the position.
Michael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Michael wants to get back to striking at distance but Haracho won't allow it.
#BC#
Michael breaks from the clinch.
Michael connects with a body shot that sends Haracho's belly button to the back.
Haracho fails to land the takedown.
Haracho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michael counters with a nice kick to the body.
Haracho fails with a takedown attempt.
Ricardo Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vova Haracho.#T2#
Michael misses with a body kick.
Haracho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michael tries to avoid it but Haracho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michael to the ground. Michael escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Michael darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Michael not doing much here.
#T3#
Michael winds up and cracks Haracho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Michael controlling the pace.
Haracho trying to control but Michael postures up.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Michael trying to mount his opponent but Haracho defends it.
Michael content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Haracho is defending against the submission attempts here by Michael.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Michael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michael 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Michael!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 16, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michael is defending well for now.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Michael fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Michael gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Michael swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones tries to clinch but Michael moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Michael misses the target.
Jones tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Michael blocks with his arms.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michael's elbow. #TD#
Michael pulls guard effortlessly. #T1##SU2#
Michael is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD#
Michael shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Michael seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Michael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michael landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
Michael seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Michael prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Michael 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.
Michael loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Michael is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Michael engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones wants to sweep here but Michael controlling him for the moment.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Michael is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Michael is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.#ES2#
Jones kicks Michael off and gets back to his feet.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T4#
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Michael tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michael manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricardo Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Jones.#TD#
Michael closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Michael passes into half guard.
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 Ricardo Michael will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Jones forces Michael back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Michael turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Michael controls the position.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Ricardo Michael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Michael scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is trying to control Michael's posture but Michael avoids it.
Michael is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Michael happy to just control the position for now.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Michael controls the position from side control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Michael swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Michael stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Michael decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Michael seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Michael prevents Jones from standing back up.
#T3#
Michael is controlling the pace.
Jones pushes Michael off but Michael dives into side control.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SU#
Michael stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Michael shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Michael was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones bucks up and tries to throw Michael off but instead Michael has got his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Michael dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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#
Jones slips under a jab from Michael.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
#TD#
Michael looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones wants to stand but Michael is controlling the position.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
#T1##SUB2#
Jones has his foot on Michael's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Michael works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Michael is having none of it. #ES2#
Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Michael prevents a body shot from Jones. #TD#
Michael jumps guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Michael keeps moving.
Michael wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Michael keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. #T3#
Michael wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michael is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Michael circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Michael fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Michael persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
Michael wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Michael is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Jones.
I think Michael 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricardo Michael!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Styles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Michael misses the target.
Michael darts in trying to clinch
and Styles counters with a two punch combo.
Styles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michael circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Styles or perhaps it was just good defense by Michael, which made it look bad.
Michael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michael swivels and escapes.
Ricardo Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aj Styles.
Michael shoots for a takedown but Styles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Styles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Styles throws an overhand right that drops Michael like a sack of potatoes! Styles dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aj Styles!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Michael. No joy for Jay on that attempt.
Michael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jay avoids the head kick by Michael.
Michael checks a leg kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Michael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michael quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jay misses with a two punch combination.
ah Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jay scores with a hook to the body. Michael takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jay fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay slaps away a takedown attempt from Michael, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Jay tries to clinch but Michael is having none of it.
Michael shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jay as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Jay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
Michael jumps guard but Jay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay stops a takedown attempt from Michael.
Michael is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T2#
Michael prevents Jay from breaking the clinch.
Jay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michael tries to pull guard but Jay forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Michael breaks from the clinch.
Jay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michael circles away.
Jay tries to clinch but Michael moves out of range.
Michael is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michael fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Jay tries to bum rush Michael with a series of wild strikes but Michael uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jay throws a one two combo.
#CUT2#
It looks like Ricardo Michael has been cut.
Michael swats away the attempt to clinch by Jay.#TD#
Michael manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jay on his heels. He'll look to pass Jay's guard now, I'm sure.
Jay wants to stand and escape but Michael is having none of it.
Michael is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#ES2#
Jay kicks Michael off and gets to his feet. #T4##CL2#
Jay has Michael up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Michael manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jay is defended easily by Michael.
Jay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ah Jay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Michael's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Jay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michael takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Michael shoots in for a double leg but Jay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jay throws a leg kick
and Michael counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jay thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Michael.
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jay counters with a three punch combo that has Michael backing up. Michael nods at Jay to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
Jay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jay lands with an uppercut that bounces Michael off the cage and back into range.
Michael closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jay circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Jay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL2#
Jay moves into the clinch.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Michael has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Michael breaks the clinch.
Michael stuffs the takedown attempt from Jay. Jay gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay tries to clinch there but Michael circles away.
#T2#
Jay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Michael rather than just go for the knockout.
Jay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michael is fending him off so far but Jay persists. Nope, Michael circles away and we're back to standing.
Michael closes the distance and clinches up with Jay, looking for a takedown. Michael pushes Jay against the cage but Jay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jay goes for a double leg but Michael avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Michael continues to drive forward.
Michael jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Jay.
Jay is breathing heavily.
Jay swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Michael misses its target.
Jay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jay lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael shoots in for a takedown but Jay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Michael somewhat.#T3#
Some wild striking there from Jay.
Jay shoots for a double leg takedown but Michael sprawls well. He's pushed Jay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jay looks to land a combination. Michael sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC2#
Michael is rocked!
Jay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Michael is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jay fakes the body blow, causing Michael to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Michael goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). ah Jay!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Blati goes for a double leg but Michael avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Michael continues to drive forward.
Blati misses with a takedown attempt - Michael sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blati throws a right hand that Michael ducks under and follows up with a left that Michael also avoids with ease.
Michael goes for a double leg but Blati avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blati continues to drive forward.#TD#
Blati gets caught napping as Michael dives in and scores a takedown. Blati manages to retain guard.#ES2#
Blati wriggles free and stands up. #CL2#
Blati gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blati dives in and grabs Michael's left leg, looking for a takedown. Michael pushes down on Blati's head and hops out.
Ricardo Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukana Blati.#T1#
Blati tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Michael darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blati looks winded!
Michael with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Blati is pressing down on Michael's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blati wants to sweep but no luck.
Michael's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blati just misses with a punch to the body.
Blati fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michael avoids it really well and circles away.#T3##CL2#
Blati instigates a clinch.
Blati has Michael pushed against the cage.
Michael is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blati is trying to pull guard but Michael has him pressed against the cage.
Blati is working for takedown but Michael is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blati struggles to land a body shot inside as Michael controls his hands.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD#
Michael jumps guard.
Michael is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blati is controlling him.
Michael wants to control the position but Blati says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Michael preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Blati is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Michael looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michael trying to control but Blati postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sukana Blati will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Blati tries to clinch but Michael moves out of range. #TD#
Michael shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blati manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES2#
Blati pushes Michael off and gets back to his feet.
Blati looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michael stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michael wants it to stay on the feet.
Michael swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blati fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Michael counters with a quick kick to the body but Blati blocks it.
Blati is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael tries a head kick but it misses.
Blati shapes to counter with a head kick.
Blati shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michael defends it nicely.
Ricardo Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukana Blati.#T1#
Blati fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sukana Blati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blati shoots in but Michael avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD#
Michael fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blati sprawls well initially but Michael persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Michael stalling. #T2#
Blati tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Michael has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Michael scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blati?
Michael avoids the attempt from Blati to control.#T3#
Blati working to try and regain half guard.
Michael controlling from the full mount.
Blati flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Blati taking shots to the head.
Michael lands a couple of good shots and Blati has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#SUB#
Michael has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Blati! Can he survive? No! He's out! Michael gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Michael!
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