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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 31, 2019 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Varish. Foster does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Foster moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Varish.
A short uppercut from Varish.
Varish could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A hook to the body from Varish.
#BC2#
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Varish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Varish.
Varish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foster moves away.
Varish lands a glancing blow to the side of Foster's head.
Foster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the liver by Varish. Beautiful body shot.
Foster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Varish to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Varish misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Foster clinches with his opponent.
Varish lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Foster jumps guard and drags Varish to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Varish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Varish pushes down on Foster's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Varish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Varish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Varish lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Varish 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.
Varish looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Varish looks to land a strike but Foster avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Varish with a flurry of punches that miss.
Varish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Varish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Varish throwing strikes from guard but Foster blocks nicely.
Foster keeping full guard, as Varish tries to pass.
Varish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Varish throwing strikes from guard but Foster blocks nicely.
Foster can't keep his opponent in guard - Varish advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2#
Varish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Varish wants to pass to mount but Foster is defending the position.
Varish thows a huge punch but Foster dodges it nicely.
Foster is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Varish scores with a couple of nice shots.
Varish passes to side control.
Varish lands an elbow.
Varish misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Foster tries to bench press Varish off him but Varish keeps the position.
Varish misses with the ground and pound.
Varish tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Varish in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varish working the strikes but Foster uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Varish working the head and body with strikes.
Foster looks winded!
Foster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Varish. #T3#
Varish lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Varish is looking to advance position but Foster won't allow it.
Varish throwing shots but Foster is blocking nicely.
Foster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Varish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foster defending well though.
Varish landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Foster is trying to get back to full guard.
Varish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Varish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foster's head.
Varish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Varish is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Foster!
Foster is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T4#
Foster is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Varish connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Varish is landing with some decent strikes but Foster is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Foster wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Varish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Varish breaks from Foster's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Varish scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Foster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Varish throws some wild stikes that Foster manages to avoid easily.
Varish punching from mount but Foster doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Varish cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Varish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Foster hang on?
Varish lands a couple of good shots and Foster has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Varish punches the canvas rather than the man. #SUB#
Varish has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Varish throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Varish dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Varish lands a head shot.#CL#
Varish gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Varish jumps guard and drags Foster to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Varish looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've been informed that Foster has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Foster looking to pass the guard.
Varish is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varish is pulling down on Foster's head to control his posture.
Foster wants to pass the guard but Varish is keeping the position.
Varish seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T1#
Varish bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Foster's guard. #REVR#
Varish sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Foster's guard.
Varish missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Varish moves nicely into side control.
Foster managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Varish.
Foster regains half guard, as Varish was trying to land strikes.
Foster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Varish thows a huge punch but Foster dodges it nicely.
Varish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Varish wants to pass the guard but Foster is defending well.
Varish looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Toe Varish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Varish with the ground and pound but Foster uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Varish connects with a couple of short punches.
Varish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Varish with a flurry of punches that miss.
Varish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Foster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Varish stopping the sweep attempt from Foster.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Varish is looking to work some ground and pound but Foster has wrist control.
Varish stands and throws Foster's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Foster avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Varish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Varish throws an elbow but Foster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Varish scoring with punches from side control.
Varish working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T3#
Foster taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Varish in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB#
Varish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Foster managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Varish.
Varish in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Varish creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Foster sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Foster is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Foster managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Varish.
Varish looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Foster is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Varish crashes against the mat.
Foster avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Varish.
Sloppy strikes there by Varish.#T4#
Varish throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Foster dodges the ground and pound from Varish.
Foster managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Varish.
An elbow from Varish crashes against the mat.
Varish working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Varish crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Varish seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Varish throws a strike aimed at the side of Foster's head but Foster avoids it well.
Varish throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Varish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
Foster is working to avoid the ground and pound but Varish connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Varish working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Varish fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Varish misses with the ground and pound.
Varish looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Foster is avoiding damage well.
Varish sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Foster is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Varish in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Varish dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Varish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foster on the side of the head.
Brad Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Foster.
Varish has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Foster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Varish lands a slapping body shot.
#CL#
Varish takes the fight into the clinch.
Varish lands a nice uppercut.
Varish lands a shot to the body.
Varish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Varish is working Foster over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Varish scores with a hook to the body.
Varish lands a body shot in the clinch.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Varish lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Varish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards. #T1#
Varish pushes Foster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Varish lands a shoulder strike.
Varish lands a nice uppercut.
Varish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Varish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Varish.
Varish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Varish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Varish scores with a hook to the body.
Varish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Varish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Varish lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Varish.
Varish scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Varish. #T2#
Varish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Varish pushes Foster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Varish working some nice short punches in the clinch.#TD#
Varish decides to pull guard.
Varish controlling the position.#SUB#
Varish is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Varish bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Foster's guard. #REVR#
Varish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Varish working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Varish sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Foster's guard.
Varish wants to pass to mount but Foster is defending the position.
Varish not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Varish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foster defending well though.
Varish missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T3#
Varish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Varish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Varish thows a huge punch but Foster dodges it nicely.
Varish missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Varish works his way into full mount!
Varish lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Varish there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Varish looking to land elbow strikes but Foster uses the position to regain half guard.
Varish lands with a punch from half guard.
Foster wants to get back to full guard.
Varish working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Varish passes to full mount!
Varish putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Foster wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Varish.
Poor strikes thrown by Varish there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varish throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Varish there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Varish lands a couple of good shots and Foster has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Foster trying to control the position but Varish manages to sink in the hooks.
Varish throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Varish punishes Foster with strikes from the back mount.
Varish misses with a punch to the head.
Varish throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Brad Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foster covers up after that shot from Varish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toe Varish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Varish 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toe Varish!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Foster avoids a kick to the body.
Foster tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Foster wants to clinch.
Plunkett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Foster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Plunkett somewhat.#CL#
Plunkett takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plunkett slows down the pace here.
#TD#
Plunkett pulls guard effortlessly. #T1#
Plunkett is pulling down on Foster's head. It's preventing any offense from Foster, at least for the moment.
Plunkett wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Plunkett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Foster wants to control from the top but Plunkett keeps moving.
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Plunkett's head.
Foster wants to stand and escape but instead Plunkett has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##T2#
Plunkett looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Foster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plunkett stays in close to Foster's body and controls the position. #T3#
Foster trying to keep a closed guard but Plunkett is proving a slippery customer.
Foster is wriggling around but Plunkett manages to pass to half guard.
Plunkett works his way into side control.
Foster tries to bench press Plunkett off him but Plunkett keeps the position. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Plunkett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Foster parries the strikes from Plunkett easily there. Plunkett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Foster to escape.
Foster is trying to improve his position.
Plunkett takes a little break here. Foster wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foster wants to control but Plunkett postures up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Plunkett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Foster takes a swing at Plunkett's ribcage but misses.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD#
Plunkett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foster to the mat! Foster manages to get full guard.
Plunkett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Plunkett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
Plunkett won't allow Foster to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plunkett is pushing down on Foster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Foster is fighting to maintain full guard but Plunkett has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Plunkett is looking for a kimura here.
Plunkett stalling. #T1##SU#
Plunkett decides to return to a standing position.
Plunkett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Foster fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Plunkett sprawls well initially but Foster persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES#
Plunkett kicks Foster off and gets back to his feet.#CL#
Plunkett moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Foster tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've been informed that Foster has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Foster tries to pull guard but Plunkett won't allow it.
Plunkett lands with a short shot to the head.
Foster is trying to pull guard but Plunkett turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jake Plunkett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Foster.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plunkett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#TD#
Plunkett turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Plunkett manages to end up in side control.
Plunkett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Plunkett working the ground and pound.
Foster being controlled for a moment. #T3##SU#
Plunkett decides to stand back up. Plunkett steps back and let's Foster get back to his feet.#KD#
Plunkett drops Foster with a beautiful combination! Foster stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Plunkett is looking for the KO!#CUT#
It looks like Brad Foster has been cut.
Plunkett shoots in for a takedown but Foster shows good takedown defense.
Foster tries to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Plunkett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foster to the mat! Foster manages to get full guard.
Plunkett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Foster can't keep his opponent in guard - Plunkett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plunkett not doing much here.
Plunkett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Plunkett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Foster's cut.
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##TD#
Plunkett throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Foster tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Plunkett is in Foster's guard.
Plunkett throwing strikes but missing. #SU#
Plunkett stands up and waves to Foster to follow him.
Plunkett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plunkett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foster steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Plunkett.
Plunkett goes for a double leg but Foster avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Foster continues to drive forward.
Plunkett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jake Plunkett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Plunkett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plunkett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Foster has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plunkett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Foster throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Plunkett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foster misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Plunkett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Plunkett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Plunkett has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Plunkett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Foster is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Plunkett to keep the fight standing.
Plunkett scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD#
Plunkett pulls Foster into guard.
#T2#
Plunkett wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Plunkett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plunkett will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#ES#
Plunkett pushes Foster off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #CL#
Plunkett drives through and clinches with Foster against the cage.
#TD#
Plunkett has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Foster is trying to keep an underhook but Plunkett manages to get the takedown into half guard.#T3#
Plunkett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Plunkett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jake Plunkett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plunkett controlling the pace. #SUB#
Plunkett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Foster sees it coming and defends easily.
Plunkett trying to control the pace.
Plunkett seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Foster for as long as he can get away with.#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.
Plunkett moves nicely into side control.
Plunkett content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Plunkett scores with a couple of short elbows.
Foster takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Plunkett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plunkett 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Plunkett!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Foster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Plunkett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Foster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Plunkett closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Plunkett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Plunkett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Plunkett.
Plunkett stalls.
Plunkett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Plunkett receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#TD2#
Plunkett manages to pull guard.
#T1#
Plunkett has control of Foster's left arm, preventing Foster from doing any damage.
Plunkett has a closed guard, preventing Foster from standing up.
Foster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plunkett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foster preventing the sweep. #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.
Foster is looking to pass into half guard but Plunkett pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Plunkett is in guard.#REVB#
Foster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plunkett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Plunkett tries to free his leg and advance position but Foster is retaining full guard.
Plunkett won't allow Foster to sweep him here.
Foster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plunkett is stalling in the full guard.
Plunkett looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Foster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Plunkett gets a clinch. #TD2#
Plunkett pulls guard effortlessly.
Plunkett throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Foster won't allow Plunkett to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster trying to control but Plunkett is working from the bottom.
Plunkett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T4#
Plunkett keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Foster is really struggling to control Plunkett but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plunkett trying to control the position here. #ES2#
Plunkett scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Plunkett clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Plunkett dominated that 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.
#R2#
Plunkett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Foster sprawls well. Foster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Plunkett gets slowly back to his feet.
Foster lands a two punch combo.
#CL2#
Plunkett moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Plunkett successfully pulls guard.
Plunkett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Foster manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plunkett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Plunkett works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T1#
Plunkett stalling.
Plunkett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Plunkett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Plunkett is continuing to stall.
Jake Plunkett has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plunkett moves into full mount! Foster won't be happy about that! #T3#
Plunkett controlling from mount. #SU2#
Plunkett is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Foster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Plunkett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Foster is looking to clinch.
Plunkett throws a low kick but Foster moves out of range easily.
Plunkett shoots in looking for a takedown. Foster tries to sprawl out of it but Plunkett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Plunkett goes for a double leg but Foster avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Foster continues to drive forward.
Brad Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Plunkett.
Foster throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and Plunkett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plunkett avoids a wild elbow strike from Foster.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but Plunkett is controlling him.
Foster is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Plunkett to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Plunkett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Foster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plunkett sprawls well. Plunkett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foster gets slowly back to his feet.
Foster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Plunkett.#TD2#
Foster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Plunkett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foster is wriggling around but Plunkett manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#REVR#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T1##SUB2#
Plunkett is working for a kimura but Foster is defending it quite comfortably.
Plunkett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Plunkett 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.
Foster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Plunkett is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plunkett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Foster is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Plunkett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Plunkett is working for a kimura but Foster is defending it quite comfortably.
Plunkett wants to pass the guard but Foster is defending well.
Plunkett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Plunkett fails with the takedown.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Foster tries for a takedown but Plunkett circles away easily#CL2#
and Plunkett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plunkett.
Come on Plunkett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC2#
Plunkett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plunkett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brad Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Plunkett.
Foster tries for a takedown but Plunkett circles away easily#CL2#
and Plunkett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plunkett.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plunkett wants to break free but Foster has control.
Plunkett has Foster pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Foster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brad Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Plunkett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#TD2#
Plunkett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Foster uses from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Plunkett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plunkett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Plunkett!
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