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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 18, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kubilius shoots in looking for a takedown but Jeffery manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kubilius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kubilius slips under a jab from Jeffery.
Kubilius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffery.
Jeffery thows a leg kick but Kubilius checks it
and Kubilius moves into the clinch.
Kubilius decides to pull guard.
Kubilius pulls Jeffery in close to his closed guard and prevents Jeffery from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubilius throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubilius seems keen to control Jeffery's posture.
Kubilius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kubilius is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kubilius is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kubilius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kubilius thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kubilius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jeffery trying to keep a closed guard but Kubilius is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubilius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kubilius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kubilius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jeffery sprawls well. Jeffery wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kubilius gets slowly back to his feet.
Jeffery was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
John Jeffery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justas Kubilius.
Jeffery connects with the punch.
Jeffery throws a looping overhand right but Kubilius ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubilius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kubilius shoots in for a double leg but Jeffery sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Kubilius backs away, Jeffery returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kubilius defending well as Jeffery loads up on a big left hand.
Jeffery throws a jab when Kubilius was well out of range.
Kubilius misses with a head kick.
Jeffery is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kubilius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kubilius shoots in for a double leg but Jeffery sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kubilius stalks Jeffery and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jeffery's face. Jeffery staggers backwards, shaken.
Justas Kubilius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubilius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jeffery as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Jeffery as Kubilius shoots in.
Jeffery swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kubilius looks winded!
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!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubilius tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jeffery sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kubilius somewhat.
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 John Jeffery will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jeffery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kubilius throws a series of punches but Jeffery avoids them all with ease.
Jeffery throwing a counter right hand but Kubilius manages to avoid it.
Kubilius shoots in for a double leg but Jeffery sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kubilius shoots for a takedown but Jeffery saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kubilius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jeffery pinned against the cage. Jeffery gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Jeffery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justas Kubilius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubilius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jeffery circles away.
Kubilius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kubilius is breathing heavily.
Kubilius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jeffery defends well and Kubilius ends up having to push Jeffery into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jeffery appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jeffery missing with a left hand there. Kubilius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffery connects with a crisp jab.
Jeffery missing with a left hand there. Kubilius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kubilius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeffery.
Kubilius ducks under a wild hook from Jeffery.
Jeffery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubilius.
Jeffery sets himself, and Kubilius steps forward looking for the clinch! Jeffery avoids it this time.
Jeffery misses with a looping left.
Jeffery tries to clinch but Kubilius moves out of range.
Kubilius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jeffery as he jumps to the side.
Jeffery slaps away a takedown attempt from Kubilius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Jeffery on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
John Jeffery is winning the standup battle so far.
Jeffery loads up on a big right hand but Kubilius slips the punch.
Kubilius tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kubilius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jeffery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffery throws an overhand right that lands on Kubilius's shoulder, as Kubilius tries to avoid the shot.
Jeffery lands a leg kick that knocks Kubilius off balance momentarily.
Jeffery thumps Kubilius with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kubilius manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jeffery trying to control but Kubilius is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kubilius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kubilius wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffery throws an overhand right that lands on Kubilius's shoulder, as Kubilius tries to avoid the shot.
Kubilius dives in for a single leg takedown but Jeffery sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jeffery's corner calls for a 1-2. Jeffery obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jeffery lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kubilius fails to land the takedown.
Kubilius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jeffery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubilius.
Kubilius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jeffery but Jeffery pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubilius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kubilius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kubilius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jeffery defends it well.
Jeffery does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jeffery.
John Jeffery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeffery throws a jab but it's blocked by Kubilius.
Jeffery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kubilius can do to turn this around?
Jeffery just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffery misses the jab.
Jeffery throws a hook to the side of Kubilius's head but Kubilius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kubilius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kubilius shoots for a takedown but Jeffery saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jeffery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kubilius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jeffery dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jeffery throws a looping overhand right but Kubilius ducks down to avoid it.
Kubilius dives in for a single leg takedown but Jeffery sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jeffery swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jeffery lands a nice shot that snaps Kubilius's head back.
Jeffery swings widly with a right hand
and Kubilius counters with a two punch combo.
Jeffery misses with a hook.
Kubilius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jeffery misses with a looping left.
Kubilius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kubilius.
It looks like John Jeffery has been cut.
Jeffery throws a right hand that misses
and Kubilius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Jeffery.
Kubilius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jeffery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kubilius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jeffery.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeffery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubilius.
Kubilius clinches up with Jeffery and pushes him back against the cage.
Kubilius fails to pull guard.
Kubilius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Jeffery. No joy for Kubilius on that attempt.
John Jeffery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justas Kubilius.
Good work by Kubilius as he checks the leg kick.
Jeffery throws a lazy uppercut
and Kubilius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kubilius.
Kubilius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jeffery after a bit of a struggle.
Jeffery looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jeffery is looking to control Kubilius's arms but Kubilius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jeffery has his back to the cage.
Jeffery throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kubilius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kubilius throws an elbow but misses.
Kubilius throws an elbow that misses.
Kubilius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kubilius works on Jeffery's body with a couple of short punches.
Jeffery swings wildly with an uppercut but Kubilius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeffery stalling in the clinch but Kubilius improves position.
Kubilius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kubilius blocks an uppercut.
Kubilius jumps guard but Jeffery stands there with Kubilius around his waist. Kubilius gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jeffery gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kubilius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubilius stalling in the clinch.
Jeffery misses with an elbow over the top.
Jeffery avoiding damage as Kubilius throws knees to the body.
Kubilius blocking some punches.
Kubilius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jeffery prevents it.
Kubilius tries for a takedown but Jeffery manages to get underhooks.
Jeffery wants to break free but Kubilius has control.
Jeffery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kubilius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jeffery's efforts to push away.
Jeffery stalling in the clinch but Kubilius improves position.
Jeffery gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kubilius.
Jeffery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kubilius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jeffery after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kubilius prevents Jeffery from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Justas Kubilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Jeffery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kubilius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Jeffery.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jeffery, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Jeffery! |
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