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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Eriksson cracks Almeida with a good jab.
Eriksson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
Almeida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Almeida gets a double leg takedown into Eriksson's guard.
Almeida could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Eriksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Almeida stopping the sweep attempt from Eriksson.
Almeida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida stands and throws Eriksson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Almeida stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Almeida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eriksson pushes Almeida off but Almeida dives into side control.
#T1#
Almeida is staying tight to Eriksson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Almeida 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.
#SUB#
Almeida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Eriksson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Almeida.
#T2#
Almeida is looking to take a break and control but Eriksson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida throws a strike aimed at the side of Eriksson's head but Eriksson avoids it well.#SUB#
Almeida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eriksson has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Almeida tries for a kimura but Eriksson is defending well.
Almeida trying to control the action but Eriksson is working from the bottom. #T3#
Eriksson is looking to regain half guard here but Almeida keeps moving and retains side control.
Eriksson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SU#
Almeida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Eriksson throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with a looping right.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eriksson throws out the jab. #TD#
Almeida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Eriksson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almeida.
Eriksson has a hand on Almeida's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Almeida takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Almeida prevents Eriksson from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eriksson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Almeida.
Almeida controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Almeida dominated that round.
That's time! Almeida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD#
Almeida drives through with a takedown into Eriksson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Almeida is standing up over Eriksson. Eriksson looks to escape but Almeida dives into side control.
#REVB#
Almeida takes a little break here. Eriksson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#SU#
Almeida decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eriksson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Almeida scrambles back to his feet.
Almeida shoots and misses
and Eriksson counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eriksson as he jumps to the side. #KD2#
Eriksson sends Almeida crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Eriksson is motioning to the referee to let Almeida up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Almeida bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Eriksson comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Almeida falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Almeida was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donald Eriksson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 28, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Almeida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Almeida is pressing down on Lochlan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lochlan is holding on for now.
Almeida sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lochlan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almeida.
Still in half guard, Almeida seems content to control.
Lochlan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lochlan is trying to stand up here but Almeida is controlling him well.
Almeida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lochlan defending well though. #T1##SUB2#
Almeida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lochlan sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lochlan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almeida in particular looking to stall.
Lochlan pushes Almeida off looking to stand but Almeida dives back in and keeps control.
Almeida working over Lochlan with some ground and pound. Lochlan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Almeida seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lochlan is trying to stand.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Almeida is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Almeida ducks right into an uppercut from Lochlan.
Lochlan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Almeida should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lochlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lochlan tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lochlan wants to stand back up but Almeida manages to pass into side control.
Lochlan is breathing heavily.
Almeida lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Almeida taking a breather here. #SU2#
Almeida stands up and beckons Lochlan to his feet. #T3#
Lochlan punishes Almeida's body with a nice straight punch.
Lochlan misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lochlan defends it well.#TD2#
Almeida closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lochlan's guard.
Almeida stands and throws Lochlan's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Almeida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lochlan is letting Almeida control him for a moment. #T4##SUB2#
Almeida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Almeida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here as Almeida stalls from top position.
Let's hope that Almeida 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.
Almeida landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Almeida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Lochlan misses with a two punch combination.
Lochlan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almeida checks a low kick from Lochlan.
Lochlan throws a one two combo.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Almeida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lochlan sprawls well initially but Almeida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Almeida is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Almeida's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
Nice strikes from Almeida there.
Almeida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lochlan's head.
Almeida is taking a breather. Lochlan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SU2#
Almeida stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lochlan to get to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Almeida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SU2#
Almeida decides to stand up.
Nice shot by Lochlan.#T2##TD2#
Almeida drives through with a takedown into Lochlan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marcus Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
Almeida gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lochlan.
#TD2#
Almeida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida controlling the action here.
Almeida 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.
Almeida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T3#
Almeida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Almeida working the head and body with strikes.
Almeida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Almeida works his way into side control.
Almeida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Almeida controlling the position from side mount. #T4##SU2#
Almeida stands up.
Lochlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida wants to counter with a clinch but Lochlan pushes him away.
Lochlan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Lochlan.
Xavier Lochlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Almeida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Almeida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lochlan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Almeida on the ground.
Almeida passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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##TD2#
Almeida drives through with a takedown into guard.
Almeida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lochlan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almeida.
Lochlan wants to get back to his feet but Almeida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida sitting in guard here, content to control.
Almeida content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Almeida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Almeida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Almeida controlling from the top position.
Almeida pushing down on Lochlan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Almeida working Lochlan over with strikes.
Almeida performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Almeida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lochlan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Almeida. #T2#
Almeida stops Lochlan from getting back to his feet.
Almeida is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lochlan!
Almeida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Almeida working the ground and pound effectively.
Almeida landing strikes, looking to finish! #ROC2#
Lochlan is rocked!#T3#
Almeida postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Lochlan is out cold - huge knockout for Almeida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Almeida!
In defeat, Xavier Lochlan stepped up to the mic, saying 'A loss is a loss.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Luzinski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Almeida to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Almeida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Luzinski is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB#
Almeida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1#
A lull in the action here.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Luzinski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Almeida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Luzinski is trying to improve his position.#SU#
Almeida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Luzinski throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely. #TD#
Almeida closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Luzinski's guard.#T3##SUB#
Almeida is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Almeida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Luzinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Almeida seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Luzinski for as long as he can get away with.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almeida chips away with some ground and pound.
Almeida showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SU#
Almeida stands up from Luzinski's guard - Almeida perhaps looking for a knockout.
Luzinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Luzinski throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Luzinski has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Almeida is on him like a limpet, forcing Luzinski back against the cage.
Luzinski misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Almeida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luzinski is defended easily by Almeida.
Luzinski dips to his left and cracks Almeida with an uppercut!#TD#
Almeida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Luzinski is trying to escape back to his feet but Almeida uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luzinski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Almeida connects with a decent elbow.
Luzinski wants to control but Almeida postures up.#T1#
Almeida controlling from side mount. #SU#
Almeida decides to stand back up. Almeida steps back and let's Luzinski get back to his feet.
Luzinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Almeida tries to clinch but Luzinski moves out of range. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Luzinski lands a right hand.
Luzinski lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Luzinski breaks from the clinch.
Almeida tries to clinch but Luzinski is having none of it.
Luzinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Almeida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luzinski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Almeida counters with a takedown into side control. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Luzinski's face as Almeida controls the position.
Almeida working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Almeida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Almeida grinds an elbow into Luzinski's temple.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #SU#
Almeida stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T3##TD#
Almeida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Luzinski scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Almeida manages to mount him!
Almeida controlling from mount. #SUB#
Almeida is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Luzinski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Almeida landing strikes from the mount and Luzinski is in trouble!
Almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Almeida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida landing strikes, looking to finish!
Almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Almeida dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD#
Almeida shoots in and bounces Luzinski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Luzinski is wriggling around but Almeida manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almeida in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #T1#
Almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Almeida breaks from Luzinski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marcus Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Almeida continues to stall.
The referee warns Luzinski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Almeida controlling his opponent.
Further stalling from Almeida.#T3##SU#
Almeida gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Luzinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
Luzinski tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luzinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD#
Luzinski gets caught napping as Almeida dives in and scores a takedown. Luzinski manages to retain guard.
Luzinski wants to control the position but Almeida says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Almeida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T4#
Almeida stalling.
Almeida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB2#
Luzinski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Almeida pulls his head out easily.
Luzinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Luzinski!
Stanislaw Luzinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almeida dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almeida, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Almeida!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Almeida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCray circles away from the clinch attempt
and McCray counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from McCray. Those never looked like landing.
Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on McCray's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McCray tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Almeida defends well and McCray ends up having to push Almeida into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Almeida swivels and escapes.
Almeida dodges the punch combination from McCray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Almeida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Almeida wants to free his trapped foot but McCray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Almeida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Almeida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Almeida is looking to advance position but McCray won't allow it. #SU#
Almeida stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows McCray to get to his feet. #TD#
Almeida shoots in and gets a takedown into McCray's guard.
McCray wants to control the position but Almeida says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Almeida wants to pass the guard but McCray is defending well. #SU#
Almeida stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #T2##TD#
Almeida closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McCray quickly recovers to half guard.
McCray wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Almeida not doing much here.
Almeida throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCray trying to hold on to Almeida's head to control him but Almeida postures up.
Almeida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T3##SU#
Almeida postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McCray to stand up.
McCray tries for a takedown but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marcus Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris McCray.#TD#
Almeida shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Almeida showed some decent athleticism there.
McCray tries to kick Almeida off in order to stand up. Almeida Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Almeida controls the position from side control.#SUB#
Almeida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T4#
Almeida slows the pace down. #SU#
Almeida decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Almeida tries to clinch but McCray is having none of it. #CL2#
McCray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
McCray is fighting off a takedown attempt but Almeida is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McCray to the mat. McCray regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Almeida is standing up over McCray. McCray looks to escape but Almeida dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#REVB#
Almeida taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Almeida 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##TD#
Almeida drives through with a takedown into guard. #SU#
Almeida stands up from McCray's guard - Almeida perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Almeida looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Almeida throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Further stalling from Almeida.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SU#
Almeida stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Almeida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCray has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#TD#
Almeida closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McCray quickly recovers to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Still in half guard, Almeida seems content to control.
Almeida is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McCray!
Almeida with a couple of short strikes.
Almeida is landing with some decent strikes but McCray is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T2#
Almeida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#SUB#
Almeida looking to secure an arm triangle but McCray defends it well.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCray can do to turn this around?
McCray taking shots to the head.
Almeida controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marcus Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almeida content just to control the position here.
McCray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McCray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Almeida raining down shots from the mount!#SUB#
Almeida is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McCray can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Almeida with the ground and pound from mount. #T4#
The referee warns McCray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Almeida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Almeida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McCray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Almeida controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Almeida dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Almeida tries for a takedown but McCray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almeida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCray fails with a takedown attempt.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
McCray lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Almeida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCray lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McCray keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Almeida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Almeida tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
A head kick misses from McCray.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida shoots in looking for a takedown. McCray tries to sprawl out of it but Almeida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Almeida avoids it really well and circles away.
Marcus Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris McCray.#CL#
Almeida moves into range and clinches up with McCray.#T2#
Almeida leaning against his opponent.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
McCray looking to slow down the pace here.
Almeida is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McCray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Almeida smiles and moves away.
McCray closes the distance and clinches up with Almeida, looking for a takedown. McCray pushes Almeida against the cage but Almeida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Almeida takes a swing at McCray's ribcage but misses.
Almeida wants to land a leg kick but McCray is out of range. #TD#
Almeida closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McCray did well to prevent Almeida getting side control.
McCray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Almeida controlling the action here.
Almeida seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McCray for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Almeida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McCray trying to control from the bottom.
#T4#
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.
Almeida controlling the pace.
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. Almeida connects with a nice short shot to McCray's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida not doing much here.
Chris McCray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almeida 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Almeida!
Chris McCray spoke after the fight, saying 'It was a good fight and unfortunately it didn't go how we planned. We're going to get back to training and make sure we're in a good place to take a victory next time. Thank you.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 18, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Almeida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sixteen's guard.
Almeida is standing up over Sixteen. Sixteen looks to escape but Almeida dives into side control.
#REVB##SUB#
Almeida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sixteen has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Almeida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sixteen, who protects the arm well.
Almeida happy to just control the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T1#
Sixteen wants to control but Almeida postures up.
A lull in the action here.#SUB#
Almeida is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sixteen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Almeida gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sixteen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Almeida lets go of the hold and Sixteen can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Almeida!
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