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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Cohen scores with a one two! Esparta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cohen throws a front kick that sends Esparta stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Esparta pushes Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Esparta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Esparta breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Esparta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Esparta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Esparta jumps guard but Cohen stands there with Esparta around his waist. Esparta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC#
Esparta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cohen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Esparta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Cohen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Esparta sprawls well initially but Cohen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cohen prevents Esparta from standing back up.
Cohen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cohen prevents Esparta from improving his position.#T1#
Cohen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cohen is nestled in close to Esparta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cohen wants to take a breather but Esparta is having none of it.
Cohen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Esparta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Esparta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cohen wants to stand but Esparta is controlling his posture from full guard. #SU2#
Cohen gets to his feet. Esparta looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Cohen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Esparta counters with a three punch combo that has Cohen backing up. Cohen nods at Esparta to acknowledge the strikes.
Kratos Esparta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cohen.
Esparta tries for a takedown but Cohen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cohen.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A lazy left from Esparta finds it's target.#CL#
Esparta closes the distance and clinches. #T3##TD#
Esparta has picked Cohen up - he's going for a ride! Esparta dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Esparta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cohen's head.
Esparta blocks the strikes from Cohen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esparta wants to control but Cohen is keeping him busy.
Esparta is controlling the pace.
Cohen pushes Esparta off looking to stand but Esparta dives back in and keeps control.
Esparta trying to pass the guard but Cohen defending well. #T4#
Esparta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cohen works over Esparta's head and body with a nice combination.
Cohen stuffs the takedown.
Esparta connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL#
Esparta instigates a clinch.
Cohen jumps guard but Esparta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cohen wants a takedown.
Esparta tries to pull guard but Cohen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Cohen breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esparta misses with a wild body shot.
Cohen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cohen throws a nice looking combination but Esparta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Esparta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Cohen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cohen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Esparta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cohen somewhat.#CL#
Esparta closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Esparta manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Esparta clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen looking to throw knees to the head but Esparta is blocking nicely.
Esparta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cohen can do to turn this around?
Esparta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cohen up against the cage.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Esparta holds him up against the cage and eventually Cohen drops back down to his feet.
Kratos Esparta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cohen.#T1#
Esparta works on Cohen's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Esparta breaks from the clinch.
Cohen moves out of range of the body kick from Esparta.
Kratos Esparta is winning the standup battle so far.
Esparta tries to clinch but Cohen moves out of range.
Kratos Esparta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Esparta instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Cohen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esparta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Esparta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#CL#
Cohen tries to keep at a distance but Esparta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cohen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Esparta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T2##BC2#
Cohen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cohen tries to clinch up but Esparta circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Esparta clinches. #BC#
Esparta breaks from the clinch.
Esparta scores with a head kick.
#CUT#
It looks like Michael Cohen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esparta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cohen misses with a low kick as Esparta jumps back.
Esparta stalks Cohen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cohen's face. Cohen staggers backwards, shaken.#CL2#
Cohen darts in and clinches Esparta up against the cage.
Esparta stalling the fight.
#BC2#
Cohen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Esparta rushes Cohen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Cohen trying to stall but Esparta improves his position.
#BC2#
Cohen breaks the clinch.
Cohen tries a head kick but it misses.
Esparta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Cohen drives through and clinches with Esparta against the cage.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Esparta has him pressed against the cage.
Cohen is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Cohen breaks the clinch.
Cohen avoids the head kick by Esparta.
#CL#
Esparta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cohen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esparta avoids it.
Cohen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esparta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Esparta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cohen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cohen counters with a body kick.
Cohen throws a head kick that Esparta semi-blocks.
#T4#
Cohen blocks a head kick by Esparta.
Cohen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#CL#
Esparta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Esparta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cohen just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Esparta manages to break the clinch.
Esparta throws a right and a left that Cohen avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esparta throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
And Cohen responds with a good body kick, but Esparta manages to step out the way in time.
Esparta tries to close the distance and clinch but Cohen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Esparta clinches up against the cage.
Cohen looking to stall.
Cohen looking to throw knees to the head but Esparta is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Esparta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cohen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Esparta is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Esparta.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cohen!
Cohen tries to clinch but Esparta is having none of it.
Esparta swats away the attempt to clinch by Cohen.
Cohen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cohen wants to clinch up but Esparta keeps it at a distance.
As Cohen looks to move away, Esparta throws a big counter combo but Cohen just gets out of the way.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Esparta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cohen up against the cage.
Cohen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Esparta smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Esparta closes the distance and pushes Cohen back into the cage.
Esparta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Esparta stalls.
Esparta seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Esparta pressing his opponent against the cage. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cohen looking to throw knees to the head but Esparta is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Esparta manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Esparta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Esparta has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Cohen manages to break the clinch.
Esparta tries to clinch up but Cohen circles away and keeps his distance.
Esparta misses with the combination.
Cohen throws a counter combo.
Esparta connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Esparta connects with a solid leg kick.
Esparta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cohen is out of range.
Cohen doesn't manage to clinch there - Esparta circles away.
Esparta fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Cohen tries to sprawl but Esparta drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Cohen actively working from the bottom here.
Esparta passes into side control, despite Cohen's attempt to control the position.
#SU#
Esparta stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T4#
Cohen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cohen tries to clinch but Esparta moves out of range.
Cohen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Cohen misses.
Cohen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esparta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cohen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Cohen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES#
Esparta throws Cohen to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esparta wants to clinch up but Cohen keeps it at a distance.
Michael Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esparta fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos Esparta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esparta 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos Esparta!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 970 Round 2
Date: Mar 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Esparta. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Esparta darts in and clinches Madison up against the cage.
Esparta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esparta stops a takedown attempt from Madison.
Esparta stops a takedown attempt from Madison.
#BC2#
Esparta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Esparta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Esparta digs a right hand into Madison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Madison's gas tank. #BC2#
Esparta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Esparta defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waterloo Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Esparta manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Madison on his heels. He'll look to pass Madison's guard now, I'm sure.
Esparta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Madison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1##SUB#
Madison has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Esparta doesn't defend quickly enough and Madison has managed to lock this one up! Can Esparta escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Madison on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Waterloo Madison!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 970 Round 1
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Esparta connects with a body shot that sends Somerset's belly button to the back.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Esparta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esparta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Somerset manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Somerset with the counter takedown but Esparta avoids it easily.
Esparta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Somerset.
Esparta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Esparta throws a head kick that misses.
Somerset swings for the body but Esparta moves out of range.
Esparta keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Somerset. #CL#
Esparta rushes Somerset and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Esparta manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Esparta moves into the clinch.
Somerset is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Esparta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Somerset up against the cage.#BC#
Esparta manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Esparta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esparta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CL#
Esparta darts in and clinches Somerset up against the cage.#BC#
Esparta breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Esparta rushes Somerset and presses him up against the cage.
Somerset has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Esparta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC#
Esparta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Somerset fails to land the takedown.
Esparta is looking to counter with head kicks.#CL#
Esparta has managed to clinch.
#T2#
Somerset is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Esparta is defending well.
Kratos Esparta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Somerset.#TD2#
Somerset pulls guard.
Esparta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Esparta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Somerset for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
Esparta wants to pass the guard but Somerset is keeping the position.
Somerset trying to control the position.
Esparta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Somerset trying to keep a closed guard but Esparta is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Esparta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#T4##SUB#
Esparta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Somerset has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Esparta but great work by Somerset.
Somerset working away.
Somerset remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #SUB2#
Somerset is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Esparta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Somerset trying to control the action but Esparta is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Esparta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Somerset fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Esparta avoids it really well and circles away.
Esparta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Somerset can do to turn this around?
Somerset with a poor takedown
and Esparta counters with a two punch combo.
Esparta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Somerset swivels and escapes.
Good leg kick by Esparta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esparta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Somerset counters with a head kick. That will keep Esparta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Esparta tries to clinch there but Somerset circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esparta scores with the left hand. Somerset knows he should have avoided that one.
Esparta tries to close the distance and clinch but Somerset swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Somerset misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kratos Esparta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Somerset.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Esparta.
Somerset shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Esparta sprawls well. Esparta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Somerset gets slowly back to his feet.
Esparta slaps away a takedown attempt from Somerset, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Somerset is breathing heavily.
Somerset tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Somerset is defended easily by Esparta.
Esparta tries to close the distance and clinch but Somerset swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esparta throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Somerset counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T2#
Esparta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Somerset pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Somerset tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Esparta just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Esparta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esparta goes for a double leg but Somerset avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Somerset continues to drive forward.
Somerset takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Somerset throws a wild hook but Esparta just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Somerset gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Esparta raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kratos Esparta!
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