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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Lackey shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Griffin shoots in but Lackey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lackey with the counter takedown but Griffin avoids it easily.
Lackey throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Lackey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lackey shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lackey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lackey.
Kwin Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lackey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lackey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lackey somewhat.#T1#
Lackey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as Lackey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Lackey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
Griffin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lackey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Lackey.
Lackey fails with the takedown.
Lackey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T2#
Lackey lands a slapping body shot.
Lackey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lackey misses with a double jab.
Lackey tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Lackey tries to get set, Griffin tries to push him back and clinch up but Lackey manages to avoid the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lackey shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lackey tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lackey doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Lackey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffin pinned against the cage. Griffin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lackey fails with the takedown.#T3#
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD2#
Lackey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Griffin!#ES#
Griffin sneaks out the side door and pushes Lackey away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A head kick misses from Lackey.
Lackey fails with a takedown attempt.
Lackey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4#
Lackey shoots in but no luck this time.
Lackey closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Lackey pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Griffin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here as Griffin stalls from top position.#SU#
Griffin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lackey to his feet.
Lackey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Lackey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lackey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Lackey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Lackey lands a jab to the head.
#CL#
Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Lackey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Lackey.
Lackey throws a head kick that misses.
Lackey shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Lackey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lackey throws a leg kick that is checked#CL#
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch.
Griffin jumps guard but Lackey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Lackey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lackey goes for a double leg but Griffin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffin continues to drive forward.
Lackey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Griffin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lackey.#T1#
Lackey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lackey goes for a double leg but Griffin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffin continues to drive forward.
Kwin Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lackey.
Lackey misses with a double jab.
Lackey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lackey looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Griffin tries to counter with a takedown but Lackey is quick to defend against it.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Lackey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lackey dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Lackey's head and hops out.
Lackey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lackey's waist but Lackey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
Lackey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T2#
Lackey slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Lackey darts in looking for a takedown but Griffin gets double underhooks and turns Lackey into the cage.
Kwin Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lackey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lackey leaves Griffin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lackey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lackey misses the shot to the body.
Lackey shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lackey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Griffin defends well and Lackey ends up having to push Griffin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lackey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Lackey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin lands with a cross. #CL2#
Lackey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lackey tries to pull guard but Griffin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lackey tries for a takedown but Griffin manages to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Griffin.
I was talking to Griffin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffin.
Lackey is trying to break free.#BC2#
Lackey breaks from the clinch.
#T4#
Lackey tries to clinch up.
Lackey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but Lackey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Griffin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Griffin is standing up over Lackey. Lackey looks to escape but Griffin dives into side control.
#REVB#
Kwin Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee asks Griffin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Griffin prefers to stall for the moment though.#SUB#
Griffin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lackey, who protects the arm well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kwin Griffin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Lackey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lackey moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Lackey.
Lackey throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#TD2#
Lackey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lackey showed some decent athleticism there.
Griffin is looking to control Lackey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Griffin avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lackey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Griffin is trying to get back to full guard.
Lackey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lackey wants to pass to mount but Griffin is defending the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Lackey.
#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.
Lackey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lackey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Lackey tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Lackey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lackey throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lackey doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Lackey shoots in but no luck this time.
Lackey wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Lackey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffin's head.
Lackey stuns Griffin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#TD#
Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into Lackey's guard.#T3##SUB2#
Lackey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lackey trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SU#
Griffin stands and steps away. Lackey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lackey scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lackey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lackey fails with the takedown.#TD#
Griffin feints and as Lackey raises his hands in defense, Griffin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lackey looking to control.
Griffin sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Lackey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Lackey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lackey 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kwin Griffin!
Kwin Griffin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 07, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Lackey tries to keep at a distance but Neffgen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lackey is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
Neffgen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neffgen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lackey.
Lackey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neffgen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christian Neffgen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lackey.#CL#
Neffgen closes the distance and pushes Lackey back into the cage.
Lackey being controlled against the cage.#TD#
Neffgen jumps guard and drags Lackey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neffgen keeping moving, preventing Lackey from controlling successfully.
Lackey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neffgen swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Lackey trying to control but Neffgen is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Lackey stands and steps away. Neffgen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Neffgen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lackey's head.#CUT#
It looks like Ryan Lackey has been cut.
Lackey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Neffgen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lackey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neffgen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neffgen misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Neffgen moves into range and clinches up with Lackey.
Lackey is trying to break the clinch but Neffgen has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Neffgen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lackey.#T2##CL#
Neffgen clinches up with Lackey and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lackey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neffgen throws an elbow that misses.
#BC#
Neffgen manages to break the clinch.
Neffgen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christian Neffgen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neffgen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lackey with the counter takedown but Neffgen avoids it easily.
Lackey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neffgen as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Neffgen misses.
Neffgen is breathing heavily.
Neffgen blocks a head kick by Lackey.
#CL#
Neffgen has managed to clinch.
Neffgen digs a right hand into Lackey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lackey's gas tank.
Neffgen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lackey being controlled against the cage.#T3##BC#
Neffgen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Neffgen clinches up with Lackey and pushes him back against the cage.
Lackey throws a punch but it's blocked by Neffgen.
Lackey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neffgen just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Neffgen.
Neffgen tries to land knees in the clinch but Lackey avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Neffgen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lackey uses from the top position.
Lackey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lackey throwing strikes from guard but Neffgen blocks nicely. #T4#
Neffgen trying to control the position here.
Lackey wants to control from the top but Neffgen keeps moving.
Lackey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Neffgen's head.
Lackey is looking to work some ground and pound but Neffgen has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Neffgen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Lackey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Lackey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Neffgen has managed to clinch.
Lackey jumps guard but Neffgen stands there with Lackey around his waist. Lackey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lackey is trying to pull guard but Neffgen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lackey tries to pull guard but Neffgen holds him up against the cage and eventually Lackey drops back down to his feet.
Christian Neffgen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lackey.
Neffgen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lackey tries to pull guard but Neffgen holds him up against the cage and eventually Lackey drops back down to his feet.
#TD#
Neffgen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lackey uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lackey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lackey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lackey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neffgen is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lackey trying to control but Neffgen is working from the bottom. #T1#
Lackey wants to pass the guard but Neffgen is keeping the position.
Lackey wants to get up but he can't break Neffgen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lackey wants to control from the top but Neffgen keeps moving.
Lackey wants to stand but Neffgen is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Neffgen clinches up with Lackey and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neffgen pushes off an throws an elbow but Lackey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lackey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neffgen looking to throw knees to the head but Lackey is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Neffgen manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Neffgen moves into the clinch.#BC#
Neffgen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lackey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christian Neffgen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lackey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lackey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL#
Neffgen rushes Lackey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neffgen is leaning against Lackey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neffgen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lackey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lackey wants to get back to striking at distance but Neffgen won't allow it.
#T3#
Lackey is trying to drag Neffgen to the mat but Neffgen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Neffgen lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD#
Neffgen gets control of Lackey's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neffgen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lackey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Neffgen keeping moving, preventing Lackey from controlling successfully. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neffgen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lackey controls the pace.
Neffgen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lackey trying to control but Neffgen is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Lackey rushes Neffgen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Neffgen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Lackey'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#
Neffgen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neffgen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lackey's head.#CL#
Neffgen moves into the clinch.
Christian Neffgen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neffgen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neffgen avoids a wild elbow strike from Lackey.
Lackey managing to block the knees to the body from Neffgen.
Knees to the body from Neffgen.
#BC#
Neffgen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Neffgen pushes Lackey up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Neffgen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Neffgen instigates a clinch.
Neffgen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lackey is defending well for now.
Lackey avoids the elbow strike from Neffgen, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lackey stalling in the clinch but Neffgen improves position.
Lackey wants a takedown.
Lackey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neffgen.
#T1#
Neffgen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lackey's face.
Neffgen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lackey trying to control the position but instead, Neffgen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lackey into the cage.
Neffgen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lackey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Neffgen to keep the fight standing.
Lackey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Neffgen after a bit of a struggle.
Christian Neffgen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lackey.
Lackey goes for a takedown attempt but Neffgen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lackey fails to land the takedown.
Lackey is looking to score with low kicks.
Neffgen throws a series of punches but Lackey avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Neffgen moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2##TD#
Neffgen pulls guard.
Lackey trying to control the position from guard on top but Neffgen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neffgen wants to hit a switch here but Lackey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Neffgen there!
Neffgen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lackey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Neffgen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neffgen tries to lock up and control but Lackey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T3#
Lackey wants to get back to his feet but Neffgen is holding on tight.
Lackey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lackey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lackey dominating with strikes here.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lackey lands a heavy elbow.
Neffgen is squirming around, avoiding Lackey's attempts to control the action.
Lackey controlling from mount.
Lackey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lackey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lackey throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Neffgen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Neffgen, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Neffgen!
A victorious Christian Neffgen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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