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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Hunter Four tries to pull guard but Blake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunter Four can't get the takedown.
#TD2#
Blake jumps guard.
Blake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Blake is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter Four. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunter Four moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hunter Four working for a triangle but Blake defends it easily.
Blake sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1##SUB#
Hunter Four working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hunter Four trying to keep a closed guard but Blake is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Hunter Four working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blake wants to control from the top but Hunter Four keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blake content to stall in guard here.
Blake stands and throws Hunter Four's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blake throws an elbow but Hunter Four slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blake works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Blake politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blake prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hunter Four struggling a bit here.
Hunter Four tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Blake working away.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter Four keeps working.
Hunter Four tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blake trying to control the action but Hunter Four is working from the bottom.
Hunter Four tries to bench press Blake off him but Blake keeps the position.
Hunter Four sneaks back into half guard.
Hunter Four is not content to let Blake control the position.
Hunter Four wants to control but Blake is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blake is looking to stall here but Hunter Four recovers full guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but Hunter Four keeps moving.
Blake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter Four is retaining full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter Four wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Blake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Blake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#TD#
Hunter Four ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hunter Four no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter Four not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Hunter Four is keeping the position.
Hunter Four trying to keep a closed guard but Blake is proving a slippery customer.
Hunter Four working a defensive guard but Blake passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake drops an elbow to the side of Hunter Four's head.
Blake trying to control from half guard but Hunter Four is working away.
Blake content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Hunter Four gets full guard.
Hunter Four tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blake trying to control but Hunter Four is working from the bottom.
Blake stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter Four.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hunter Four's guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but Hunter Four keeps moving.
Benny Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Hunter Four is keeping the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.#CL#
Hunter Four moves into range and clinches up with Blake.#TD2#
Blake lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hunter Four moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blake landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Hunter Four is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blake is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Hunter Four is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily.
Blake looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Blake passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Blake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunter Four, who protects the arm well.
Blake working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blake controls the position. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Hunter Four's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunter Four is looking for a sweep.
Hunter Four gets back to half guard.
Hunter Four is trying to maintain the position but Blake is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunter Four regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hunter Four's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Blake moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Hunter Four instigates a clinch.
Blake taking a breather.
Hunter Four fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Blake closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blake lands in his opponent's guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but Hunter Four keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Blake postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hunter Four is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blake, into his guard. #REVR#
Blake is trying to keep Hunter Four in close.
#T1#
Hunter Four stands and throws Blake's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunter Four tries to move into full mount but can't pass Blake's legs.
Hunter Four is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blake tries to buck Hunter Four off but Hunter Four is having none of it.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blake manages to get back to half guard.
Blake is trying to stand back up but Hunter Four is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter Four moves into full mount! Blake won't be happy about that!
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Hunter Four is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hunter Four extends the arm and Blake is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rookie Hunter Four! |
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Event:
KOF: IW PROVING GROUNDS 2
Date: Jun 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Blake moves into range and clinches up with Gregor.#TD2#
Blake turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blake manages to end up in side control.
Gregor is trying to buck Blake off.
Gregor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#SUB2#
Blake is trying to get an arm triangle but Gregor is defending well.
Gregor wants to get back to his feet but Blake drags him back down.
Gregor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB2#
Blake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gregor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gregor tries to escape but Blake is in control. #T1#
Blake wants to control but Gregor is keeping him busy.
Gregor is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Blake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gregor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blake trying to control the action but Gregor is working from the bottom.
Gregor wants to get back to his feet but Blake drags him back down.#SUB2#
Blake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gregor, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Blake tries for a kimura but Gregor is defending well. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blake working the ground and pound from side control.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Gregor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gregor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blake is controlling him well.
Gregor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gregor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gregor is being controlled here.
Gregor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blake has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gregor trying to remain calm as Blake controls from the top position.
Blake tries to stand but Gregor is controlling his head. #T3#
Gregor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blake has just dragged him back down to the mat.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd cheers as Gregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blake doesn't seem phased though.
Gregor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gregor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Conor Gregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gregor to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Gregor's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregor.
Blake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Blake gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Gregor bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Conor Gregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor is breathing heavily.#T4#
Gregor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Blake.
#TD2#
Blake scores with a takedown into Gregor's guard.
Gregor is looking to stand up but Blake isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gregor wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Blake manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Conor Gregor will probably get the nod.
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#
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Gregor.
Gregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#TD2#
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Gregor's guard.
Blake wants to get up but he can't break Gregor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Benny Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.#ES#
Gregor has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Blake is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Blake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gregor as Blake tries to tie him up.
Blake tries to pull guard but Gregor won't allow it.
Gregor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Gregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Gregor misses with a few strikes there.
Blake tries to counter with a clinch but Gregor shakes him off and moves away.
Gregor connects with a looping right hand.
#TD2#
Gregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blake to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
Blake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gregor is looking to stand up but Blake isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Blake is in close to Gregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
Blake is in close to Gregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blake showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #ES#
Gregor kicks Blake off and gets to his feet.
Blake takes one to the chin there.
Conor Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Blake tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregor keeps the fight on the outside.
Gregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gregor tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #T3#
Blake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gregor is squirming around, avoiding Blake's attempts to control the action.
Gregor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.#ES#
Gregor bucks Blake off and manages to get back to his feet!
Gregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Gregor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blake back to the cage. Gregor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gregor swinging wildly here.
Gregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Blake. #BC2#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Conor Gregor is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Blake closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gregor to the mat! Gregor manages to get full guard.
Gregor is wriggling around but Blake manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Blake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gregor is trying to stand back up but Blake is controlling him
Blake controlling the action here.
Gregor pushes Blake off but Blake dives into side control.
Blake 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Gregor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
#CL#
Gregor closes the distance and clinches.
Blake keeps control of Gregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Gregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gregor is defending well for now.#T1#
Gregor misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Gregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Blake gets a takedown into half guard.
Gregor tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Blake manages to move to mount!
Blake looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blake postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gregor looks a forlorn figure.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake lands a big shot there that rocks Gregor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake landing punches. #SUB2#
Blake looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB2#
Blake working for a guillotine from mount but Gregor is in no mood to give up.
Gregor is bucking up trying to escape but Blake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gregor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gregor is bucking up trying to escape but Blake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blake with good strikes from the mount here!
Blake controlling the pace for now. #T3#
Gregor wants to try and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Blake has hold of Gregor's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gregor manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Blake punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blake content just to control the position here.
Gregor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Blake is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gregor to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gregor shrugs it off.
Gregor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gregor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
#T4#
Blake fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#ES#
Gregor somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Gregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Blake closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gregor did well to prevent Blake getting side control.#ES#
Gregor has one foot on Blake's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Blake misses with a straight right.
Gregor swinging wildly here.
#TD2#
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Gregor's guard.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
Benny Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conor Gregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gregor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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