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Event:
FARTMMA 30
Date: Apr 20, 2019 |
#R1#
May throws a head kick but Flair moves out of range.
Flair could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#CL2#
May clinches up with Flair and pushes him back against the cage.
Flair wants a takedown.
Flair tries for a takedown but May manages to get underhooks.
Flair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and May avoids it.#BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodford May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair avoids the body shot from May.
Flair shoots in looking for a takedown. May tries to sprawl out of it but Flair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. May manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and May releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flair has been working on his boxing with his coaches at North Side Discount Fitness & Premium Tacos in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flair is breathing heavily.#CL2#
May closes the distance and clinches.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1##BC2#
May manages to break the clinch.
May throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
May throws a head kick that misses.
May lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by May.#CUT2#
It looks like Nick Flair has been cut.#CL2#
May rushes Flair and presses him up against the cage.
May trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flair tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC2#
May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
May clinches with his opponent.
Flair has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. May is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
May tries to break free but Flair pushes him back against the cage.#T2##BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flair, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May scores with a jab to the body.
May jabs at Flair's body.#CL2#
May closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
May's coach down at Fisticuffs was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on May's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
May tests Flair's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
May clinches up against the cage.
May is trying to break the clinch but Flair is controlling him.#BC2#
May breaks from the clinch.
Flair misses with a combination
and May counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3##CL2#
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May wants to break free but Flair has control.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
May moves into range and clinches up with Flair.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but May avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May blocks a head kick by Flair.
#CL2#
May drives through and clinches with Flair against the cage.
Flair tries to pull guard but May won't allow it.
#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
May moves into the clinch.
May is trying to break free.#BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4##CL2#
May has taken the fight to the clinch.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flair is trying to pull guard but May turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
May avoids a wild elbow strike from Flair.
May missing with knees to the body.
May tries to break free but Flair pushes him back against the cage.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May is trying to break the clinch but Flair has him pressed against the cage.
Flair managing to block the knees to the body from May.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Flair is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
May is looking to control Flair's arms but Flair gets an underhook and turns him. Now May has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May tries to break the clinch but Flair is controlling the position. #TD#
Flair jumps guard and drags May to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Flair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woodford May dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Flair blocks a head kick by May.
A punch combination from Flair misses.
May changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
May moves into range and clinches up with Flair.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but May avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flair misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts May, as that shot connected.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
May moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
May closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
May manages to break the clinch.
May has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Flair shoots in but no luck this time. #T1#
Flair falls off balance throwing a combination
and May counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
May with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flair is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
May moves into range and clinches up with Flair.#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flair fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
May clinches up with Flair and pushes him back against the cage.
Flair keeps control of May as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2##BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May dips to his left and cracks Flair with an uppercut!#CL2#
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flair, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
May breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
May has taken the fight to the clinch.
May wants to get back to striking at distance but Flair won't allow it.
Flair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. May gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
May is trying to break free.
May is trying to force a seperation but Flair has the dominant position.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woodford May seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
May manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
May closes the distance and clinches.
May misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flair.
May is looking for a takedown.
Flair is pushing May up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
May tries to score a body lock takedown but Flair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T3#
Flair jumps guard but May turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Flair has double underhooks.
May prevents a body shot from Flair. #BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
May lands a jab to Flair's midsection.
May getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#
Nick Flair's cut is getting worse.#CL2#
Flair tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
May breaks the clinch.
Flair takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CL2#
Flair tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.#T4#
Flair is trying to stall.
Flair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flair moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
May takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Flair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
May is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL2#
May closes the distance and pushes Flair back into the cage.
Flair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite May's efforts to push away.
Flair gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from May.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woodford May showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Flair blocks a head kick by May.
Flair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as May sprawls well. May wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flair gets slowly back to his feet.
May wants to slow Flair down by chopping away at his legs.
May checks a leg kick.
May now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Flair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
#CL2#
May moves into the clinch.
Flair is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Flair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. May is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Flair pulls guard.
Flair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
May wants to control but Flair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
May tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
May wants to get back to his feet.
Flair is thwarting May's attempts to control the position.
Flair controlling the action here.
Flair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
May really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flair not doing much here.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Flair is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Flair 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.
May is trying to maintain the position but Flair is very close to passing his half guard.
May is trying to get back to full guard.
May wants to control the action here but instead Flair manages to pass to full mount!
Flair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Flair controlling from the full mount.
Flair is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. May can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#T3#
Flair with good strikes from the mount here!
May is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Flair jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but May manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Flair sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but May is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
May sneaks back into half guard.
May gets back to full guard.
#T4#
May doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
May utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nick Flair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
May wants to get back to his feet but Flair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
May trying to control the position.
Nick Flair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flair with a nice head shot there.
Flair is in close to May's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Woodford May is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#ES2#
May pushes Flair off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Flair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think May 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woodford May!
Woodford May looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Line em up. Win or lose I am here to fight.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones working Flair over with knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Nick Flair has been cut.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flair is looking for a takedown.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones working Flair over with knees to the body.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is breathing heavily.#T1#
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#TD2#
Flair gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Flair will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Flair tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SU#
Jones stands up from Flair's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jeff Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Flair in a clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Flair blocks with his arms.
Flair jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Flair takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flair tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Flair.
Flair trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
A knee to the head by Jones.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Flair has eaten all the pies!
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Flair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Flair dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Flair pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to stand but Flair has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Flair has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Flair is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T3#
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Flair advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones has hold of Flair's hands but Flair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB2#
Flair is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Flair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flair seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flair tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it. #T4#
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Flair controlling the action here.
Flair looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Flair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Flair landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Flair is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Flair not doing much here.
Flair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flair wants to stall.
Flair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Flair.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flair is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Flair into the cage.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Flair drops back down to his feet.
Flair is breathing heavily.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flair's face.
Jones lands a damaging elbow. #T1#
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flair's face.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
That has opened up Nick Flair's cut even more.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flair's face.
Flair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Flair.
Flair misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Flair is blocking nicely.
Flair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2#
Flair throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Flair.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flair can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Flair is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T3#
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flair wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flair's face.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Flair tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
#TD2#
Flair decides to pull guard.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Flair is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Flair had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Flair managing to control the position. #T4#
Flair wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flair on the ground.#SU#
Jones stands up and waves to Flair to follow him. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Jones rushes Flair and presses him up against the cage.
Flair is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flair is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Flair throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Flair blocks it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flair fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones working Flair over with knees to the body.
Jeff Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
Flair misses with an elbow strike.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Flair is blocking nicely.
Flair missing with knees to the body.
Flair is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Flair.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Flair drops back down to his feet.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flair trying to land knees to the body.
Jones letting Flair take a breather here.
Flair is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flair takes an elbow to the temple.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Flair drops back down to his feet.
#T2#
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flair's defenses. #TD2#
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Flair is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Flair remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB2#
Flair is working to tighten his grip on Jones's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jones has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Flair is really squeezing tight and eventually Jones passes out! Flair breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nick Flair!
A relieved looking Nick Flair thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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