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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2019 |
#R1##TD# Tidd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Baudelaire has hold of Tidd's hands but Tidd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Baudelaire trying to control here.
Tidd blocks the strikes from Baudelaire.
Tidd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tidd in particular looking to stall. Tidd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baudelaire keeps working. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tidd working Baudelaire over with strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tidd content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Tidd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baudelaire with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Baudelaire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T1# Still in half guard, Tidd seems content to control. Tidd slips a nice elbow through Baudelaire's hands, connecting with Baudelaire's forehead. Baudelaire has hold of Tidd's hands but Tidd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Tidd lands with a punch from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tidd in particular looking to stall. Tidd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tidd lands a nice short elbow. Baudelaire has hold of Tidd's hands but Tidd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Baudelaire taking some punishment here, with Tidd in his half guard. Baudelaire has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tidd is working away from the top position though. Baudelaire taking some punishment here, with Tidd in his half guard. Baudelaire is trying to get back to full guard. Tidd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2# The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tidd lands a nice short elbow. Tidd is nestled in close to Baudelaire, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Tidd working Baudelaire over with strikes. Tidd looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Tidd trying to control the action but Baudelaire is working from the bottom. Tidd scoring with strikes to the body and head. Baudelaire is refusing to be controlled, as Tidd sits in half guard. Baudelaire is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Tidd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Tidd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3# Tidd lands strikes from half guard. Tidd wants to control but Baudelaire is keeping him busy. Tidd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Tidd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Baudelaire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Tidd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Tidd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Tidd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Baudelaire wants to control but Tidd is keeping busy and won't allow it. Tidd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Baudelaire has hold of Tidd's hands but Tidd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Nice strikes from Tidd there. Tidd slips a nice elbow through Baudelaire's hands, connecting with Baudelaire's forehead.#T4# Baudelaire taking some punishment here, with Tidd in his half guard. Baudelaire trying to hold on to Tidd's head to control him but Tidd postures up.
Tidd winds up and cracks Baudelaire with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Tidd lands with a punch from half guard. 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! Tidd lands with a punch from half guard. Tidd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Tidd 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. Tidd passes to side control. Tidd landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Tidd lands a nice forearm strike. Tidd lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Tidd scores with a couple of short elbows. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Tidd dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2##TD# Tidd closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Baudelaire quickly recovers to half guard. Baudelaire is trying to control but can't.
Tidd controlling the pace. Ground and pound from Tidd. Tidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baudelaire can do to turn this around? Tidd looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Tidd lands strikes from half guard. Ground and pound from Tidd. Tidd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Tidd scoring with strikes to the body and head. Tidd 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. Nice strikes from Tidd there. Nice strikes from Tidd there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tidd lands strikes from half guard. Baudelaire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Tidd is trying to control the action in half guard but Baudelaire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1# Tidd working over Baudelaire with some ground and pound. Baudelaire looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Baudelaire is staying active underneath Tidd, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Baudelaire tries to get to full guard but Tidd has control of the leg. Baudelaire has hold of Tidd's hands but Tidd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Baudelaire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tidd scores with a couple of nice shots. Ground and pound from Tidd. Ground and pound from Tidd. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tidd lands a nice short elbow. Ground and pound from Tidd. Baudelaire is looking to control Tidd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baudelaire avoid being mounted? Ground and pound from Tidd. Tidd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T2# Tidd 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. Tidd is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Tidd there. Tidd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Baudelaire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tidd scores with a couple of nice shots. Tidd winds up and cracks Baudelaire with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Baudelaire has hold of Tidd's hands but Tidd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Tidd is trying to control. Baudelaire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Tidd working over Baudelaire with some ground and pound. Baudelaire looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tidd connects with a nice short shot to Baudelaire's temple. #T3# Tidd lands with a punch from half guard. Baudelaire has hold of Tidd's hands but Tidd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Tidd lands strikes from half guard. Tidd 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. Tidd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Tidd working over Baudelaire with some ground and pound. Baudelaire looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC# Baudelaire is rocked! Nice strikes from Tidd there. Baudelaire is still in real trouble! Can Tidd finish him? Tidd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baudelaire with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Tidd scoring with strikes to the body and head. Nice strikes from Tidd there. Tidd scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Baudelaire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tidd scores with a couple of nice shots. Still in half guard, Tidd seems content to control. Nice strikes from Tidd there. Baudelaire seems to have recovered his senses.#T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Tidd lands strikes from half guard. Tidd scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Tidd is nestled in close to Baudelaire, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Tidd looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Tidd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Baudelaire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tidd scores with a couple of nice shots. Baudelaire regains full guard. Nicely done. Tidd chips away with some ground and pound. Tidd postures up and lands a big shot to Baudelaire's brow. Tidd chips away with some ground and pound. Tidd controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Tidd landing with the ground and pound. Tidd stands up over Baudelaire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Tidd dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round! #R3##TD# Tidd bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Tidd in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Baudelaire struggling a bit here. Baudelaire on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Tidd cracks Baudelaire with a big right hand but Baudelaire just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tidd is putting a hurting on Baudelaire here, landing some big shots from side control. Baudelaire takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Tidd works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Tidd lands a nice forearm strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tidd cracks Baudelaire with a big right hand but Baudelaire just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Baudelaire manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Tidd lands with a punch from half guard. Tidd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Tidd scoring with strikes to the body and head. Joe Tidd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1# Tidd winds up and cracks Baudelaire with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Tidd scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Nice strikes from Tidd there. Baudelaire tries to get to full guard but Tidd has control of the leg. Tidd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Baudelaire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tidd scores with a couple of nice shots. Tidd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Tidd lands strikes from half guard. Tidd works his foot free and advances to mount. Tidd scoring with strikes but Baudelaire is staying in there. #T2# Tidd lands with some strikes. Tidd fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tidd working away from the top, dropping strikes. Tidd looking to control but Baudelaire is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Tidd with shots to the head and body - Baudelaire looks very uncomfortable down there. Tidd lands a big shot to the head and Baudelaire winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Tidd!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 05, 2019 |
#R1##TD2# Baudelaire fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Almendres sprawls well initially but Baudelaire persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Almendres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Almendres makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Almendres.#SUB# Almendres is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Baudelaire has his hands clasped together but Almendres extends and breaks Baudelaire's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Almendres.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Almendres!
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