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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brett fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva lands with an overhand left.#TD#
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brett is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Brett is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brett won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Brett cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Brett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brett wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Brett wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Brett pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Brett seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Brett slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Brett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Brett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T2#
Brett passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Brett working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Brett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brett working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brett landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Brett 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.
Brett trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T3#
Brett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brett scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
#SUB#
Brett looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well. #SUB#
Brett working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Silva turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Brett off and cradles Silva's limp body as Brett celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jason Brett!
Jason Brett decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 24, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Adebayo gets a double leg takedown into Brett's guard.
Adebayo controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brett working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brett looking for a sweep. Not yet Brett, not yet. #T1#
Adebayo wants to control from the top but Brett keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#TD#
Adebayo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brett wants to sweep but Adebayo has passed to side control!
Brett is trying to get back to half guard.
Brett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adebayo just content to control the position.
Brett tries to buck Adebayo off but Adebayo is having none of it.#T2#
Brett wants to control but Adebayo postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Brett is not content to let Adebayo control the position.
Brett being controlled for a moment.
Brett is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Adebayo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T3#
Adebayo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brett is looking to get to half guard.
Adebayo looking to control but Brett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brett is working to get back to half guard.
#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.
Brett tries to lock up and control but Adebayo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brett can't escape the position.
Adebayo controlling the position easily from mount.
Brett working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adebayo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Brett to take his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Adebayo dominated that round.
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##TD#
Adebayo shoots in and bounces Brett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adebayo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brett keeping moving, preventing Adebayo from controlling successfully.
Brett wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brett keeping moving, preventing Adebayo from controlling successfully.
Adebayo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adebayo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brett seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brett throws a nice looking combination but Adebayo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brett misses with the combination.
Brett misses with the combination.
Zane Adebayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Adebayo feints and as Brett raises his hands in defense, Adebayo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adebayo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Brett pulls Adebayo in close to prevent any damage.
Zane Adebayo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adebayo stopping the sweep attempt from Brett.
Adebayo stays in close to Brett's body and controls the position.
Brett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Adebayo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brett misses with a head kick.
Brett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adebayo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?#TD#
Adebayo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brett did well to prevent Adebayo getting side control.
Adebayo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adebayo is working away from the top position though.
Adebayo is trying to control. Brett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Brett wants to get back to full guard.
Adebayo content to control rather than advance.
Brett wants to get back to full guard but Adebayo has passed into side control.
Brett is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brett trying to remain calm as Adebayo controls from the top position.
Adebayo wants to control but Brett is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Adebayo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Adebayo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brett to the mat! Brett manages to get full guard.
Brett wants to sweep but no luck.
Brett is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brett keeping moving, preventing Adebayo from controlling successfully.
Brett looking to control.
Adebayo being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T1##TD#
Adebayo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brett to the ground. Adebayo is now in Brett's guard.
Brett keeping moving, preventing Adebayo from controlling successfully.
Brett pulls Adebayo in to control the position.
Adebayo won't allow Brett to sweep him here.
Brett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brett is controlling Adebayo's posture.
Adebayo passes Brett's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
Adebayo trying to control the pace.
Brett wants to get back to full guard but Adebayo has mounted him!
Adebayo controlling from the full mount.
Brett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adebayo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
Brett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brett wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Adebayo is hanging on to Brett's back as he tries to escape.
Zane Adebayo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Brett wants to escape the position.
Jason Brett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Brett trying to control the position but Adebayo manages to sink in the hooks.
Brett tries to escape the position.
Brett trying to control the action but Adebayo just sinks the hooks in.
Brett staying busy and making it hard for Adebayo to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brett tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Adebayo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adebayo, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Adebayo!
Zane Adebayo 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.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Jab, jab by Brett - just one landing.
Brett tries a head kick but it misses.
Brett takes a swing at Boogard's ribcage but misses.
Boogard lands a head kick!
#TD#
Boogard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boogard showed some decent athleticism there.
Brett is looking for a sweep. Boogard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boogard trying to control from half guard but Brett is working away.
Brett is controlling Boogard's trapped leg to prevent Boogard from advancing to side control.
Brett wants to improve his position but Boogard is controlling well.
Brett holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brett tries to roll over but Boogard keeps him under control.#T1#
Boogard wants to stand but Brett has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Boogard is looking to take a break and control but Brett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boogard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brett moves into full guard.
Boogard is fighting to break Brett's control of his arms but Brett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brett wants to sweep but no luck. #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.
Boogard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brett is proving hard to escape from. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brett looks to score with a jab to the body but Boogard is just out of range.
A big right from Brett misses.
Boogard tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Brett counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES#
Boogard has one foot on Brett's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Boogard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brett thuds his right hand into Boogard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boogard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boogard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boogard throws a right and a left that Brett avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Brett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#TD2#
Brett scores with a takedown into Boogard's guard.
Boogard is looking to stand up but Brett isn't so interested in that idea. #T3#
Boogard pulls Brett in to control the position.
Boogard keeping moving, preventing Brett from controlling successfully.
Brett slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Boogard is defending against the submission attempts here by Brett.
Brett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boogard is trying to get back to full guard.
Brett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boogard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boogard wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Brett there.
Boogard trying to control from the bottom.
Brett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brett content to control rather than advance.
Brett winds up and cracks Boogard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boogard manages to get to full guard.
Boogard trying to control the position.
Brett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Brett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Boogard gets a double leg takedown into Brett's guard.
Brett is pulling down on Boogard's head. It's preventing any offense from Boogard, at least for the moment.
Boogard won't allow Brett to sweep him here.
Brett managing to control the position.
Boogard wanted to stand there but Brett had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boogard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SU#
Boogard stands up and waves to Brett to follow him. #T1#
Boogard lands with a kick to the temple. Brett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brett throws a combination that misses
and Boogard counters with a nice body shot.
Brett circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Boogard clinches up with Brett and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Boogard breaks the clinch.
Brett misses with a straight left. #TD#
Boogard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boogard is fighting to break Brett's control of his arms but Brett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Boogard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brett is keeping the position for now.
Brett is pulling down on Boogard's head to control his posture.
Brett wants to sweep here but Boogard controlling him for the moment.
Boogard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?
Brett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boogard won't allow Brett to sweep him here. #T3#
Brett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boogard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boogard on the side of the head.
Boogard throws a head kick but Brett moves out of range.
Brett throws a combination. Boogard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boogard moves in looking to clinch but Brett pushes him off.#CL#
Boogard instigates a clinch.
Boogard working aggressively here.
#BC#
Boogard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Truck Boogard is winning the standup battle so far.
Boogard darts in trying to clinch
and Brett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Boogard throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boogard's head backwards.#CL#
Boogard moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boogard fails to land.
Boogard looking to slow down the pace here.#TD#
Boogard decides to pull guard.
Brett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brett postures up and lands a big shot to Boogard's brow.
Brett trying to control but Boogard is working from the bottom.
Brett controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Truck Boogard 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Brett lands a two punch combo.
Boogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Boogard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boogard.
Boogard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boogard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boogard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD#
Boogard feints and as Brett raises his hands in defense, Boogard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boogard tries to free his leg and advance position but Brett is retaining full guard.
Boogard preventing the sweep.
Brett has a closed guard, preventing Boogard from standing up.
Brett looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Brett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boogard's guard. #REVB#
Brett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brett lands a couple of elbows.
Brett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brett throws a big right hand that misses.
Brett throws a big right hand that misses.
Brett chips away with some ground and pound.
Brett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brett working the head and body with strikes. #T2##SUB2#
Brett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brett happy to just control the position for now.
Brett lands a nice forearm strike. #SUB2#
Brett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boogard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boogard to see if he's OK.#T3#
Boogard tries to bench press Brett off him but Brett keeps the position.
Truck Boogard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Brett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boogard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brett controls the position from side control.
Let's hope that Brett 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.
Brett lands an elbow.
Boogard is looking for a sweep.
Brett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T4#
Who's going to make the next move?
Brett cracks Boogard with a big right hand but Boogard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#SUB2#
Brett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Boogard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brett but great work by Boogard.
Brett regains half guard.
Brett keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Brett is looking for a sweep. Boogard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boogard wants to control but Brett is keeping him busy.
Brett holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Brett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 14, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Brett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brett tries to advance to mount but Deville denies him.
Brett in side control, throwing shots but Deville defends.
Deville wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brett works to advance to full mount. Deville defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Deville tries to hold on but Brett pushes him away.
Brett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Deville tries to hold on but Brett pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brett scoring with strikes but Deville is staying in there.
Brett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Deville can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#SUB2#
Brett is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Deville can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Brett working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T1#
Brett lands a couple of good shots and Deville has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Brett loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Deville hold on?
Brett biding his time, controlling Deville.
Brett lands strikes to the head. #SUB2#
Brett is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Deville won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Brett off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Brett!
Jason Brett 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.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brett.
Brett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ghakarhi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice straight punches there by Brett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brett.
Brett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sithembiso Ghakarhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghakarhi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ghakarhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brett moves away.
Ghakarhi stuffs the takedown attempt from Brett. Brett gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghakarhi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Ghakarhi lands but Brett takes it in his stride.
Brett shoots for a takedown but Ghakarhi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sithembiso Ghakarhi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brett.
Ghakarhi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brett.
Ghakarhi scores with a head kick. Brett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ghakarhi throws a head kick but Brett moves out of range.
And Brett tries to counter it with a takedown but Ghakarhi pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Ghakarhi throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Brett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brett is nestled in close to Ghakarhi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brett controlling the pace.
Ghakarhi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brett.
Brett slips a nice elbow through Ghakarhi's hands, connecting with Ghakarhi's forehead.
Ghakarhi wants to get back to his feet.
Brett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brett works his foot free and advances to mount. #T2#
Brett working the ground and pound effectively.
Brett scoring with strikes but Ghakarhi is staying in there.
Ghakarhi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Brett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ghakarhi is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Brett is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ghakarhi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ghakarhi!
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!
Brett is looking to sweep but instead, Ghakarhi has passed into half guard.
#T3#
Brett tries to get to full guard but Ghakarhi has control of the leg.
Ghakarhi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brett is trying to maintain the position but Ghakarhi is very close to passing his half guard.
Brett controlling the position for now.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ghakarhi wanted to stand there but Brett had control of the position.
Ghakarhi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brett wants to sweep here but Ghakarhi controlling him for the moment.
Ghakarhi is looking to stand up but Brett won't let him.
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 Sithembiso Ghakarhi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Brett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ghakarhi darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Brett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ghakarhi wants to get back to his feet but Brett is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Ghakarhi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Brett swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghakarhi.
Despite the aggression on Brett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghakarhi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Brett does no damage. #T1#
Ghakarhi throws a head kick but Brett moves out of range.
Brett misses with a two punch combination.
Sithembiso Ghakarhi is winning the standup battle so far.
Brett throws a nice looking combination but Ghakarhi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brett throws a body kick that misses
and Ghakarhi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghakarhi misses with a double jab.
Brett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brett blocks a head kick by Ghakarhi.
Ghakarhi misses with a head kick.
Ghakarhi catches Brett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ghakarhi tries to clinch but Brett is having none of it.
Brett avoids the head kick by Ghakarhi.
Ghakarhi tries to clinch there but Brett circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brett! But no joy.
Ghakarhi lands a head kick. Brett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ghakarhi tries a head kick but it misses.
#T2#
Ghakarhi wants to clinch.
Brett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sithembiso Ghakarhi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Brett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brett throws a series of punches but Ghakarhi avoids them all with ease.
Brett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ghakarhi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghakarhi throws a head kick that misses.
Ghakarhi throws a head kick that misses.
Brett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ghakarhi tries to clinch but Brett is having none of it. #T3#
Ghakarhi fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Ghakarhi backs off Brett throws a huge counter combo but Ghakarhi manages to avoid it all.
A head kick misses from Ghakarhi.
Ghakarhi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ghakarhi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghakarhi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghakarhi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghakarhi tries a head kick but it misses.
Brett avoids the head kick by Ghakarhi.
Ghakarhi tries to clinch there but Brett circles away.
Ghakarhi throws a sloppy head kick and Brett moves out of range easily.
Brett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ghakarhi defends it well.
Ghakarhi moves in looking to clinch but Brett pushes him off.
Ghakarhi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Ghakarhi swings widly with a right hand
#TD2#
and Brett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ghakarhi's guard.
Brett connects with a couple of short punches.
Ghakarhi is looking to stand up but Brett isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB2#
Brett drops back looking for a leg! Ghakarhi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ghakarhi manages to kick Brett off! Brett jumps back into Ghakarhi's guard.
Brett throws a strike but Ghakarhi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ghakarhi's guard. #REVB#
Brett is in close to Ghakarhi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Brett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ghakarhi wants to clinch up but Brett keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Brett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ghakarhi is fending him off so far but Brett persists. Nope, Ghakarhi circles away and we're back to standing.
Brett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghakarhi manages to avoid it.
Ghakarhi throws a head kick that Brett semi-blocks.
Danga de danga de dang - Brett scores with a four punch combination!#CUT2#
It looks like Sithembiso Ghakarhi has been cut.
Ghakarhi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brett wants to counter with a clinch but Ghakarhi pushes him away.
Brett connects with a body shot that sends Ghakarhi's belly button to the back.
Ghakarhi tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghakarhi slips a jab and a cross from Brett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghakarhi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghakarhi throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Brett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brett lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Ghakarhi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brett slips a nice elbow through Ghakarhi's hands, connecting with Ghakarhi's forehead.
Brett slows the pace down in half guard.
Brett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Brett.
Brett controlling the pace.
Brett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brett drops an elbow to the side of Ghakarhi's head. #T2#
Brett uses his free foot to push down on Ghakarhi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ghakarhi.
Jason Brett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ghakarhi looks a forlorn figure.
Brett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brett controlling from the full mount.
Brett lands a big shot there that rocks Ghakarhi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Ghakarhi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brett lands a nice shot to the head.
Brett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brett landing punches. #T3#
Brett looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB2#
Brett jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ghakarhi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ghakarhi and Brett has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ghakarhi trying to remain calm as Brett controls from the top position.
Brett landing a few strikes.
Brett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ghakarhi some visible discomfort.
Ghakarhi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ghakarhi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ghakarhi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T4#
Ghakarhi is trying to escape the position but Brett is controlling the position.
Ghakarhi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brett cracks Ghakarhi with a big right hand but Ghakarhi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brett cracks Ghakarhi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brett cracks Ghakarhi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ghakarhi down.
#ROC2#
Ghakarhi is rocked!
Brett working the head with strikes.
Oh Ghakarhi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brett is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ghakarhi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brett cracks Ghakarhi with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Brett immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ghakarhi is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Brett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Brett!
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