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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Shaanti.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Shaanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris tests Shaanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Shaanti instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Shaanti to work.
Shaanti just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaanti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.#T1#
Shaanti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shaanti receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Shaanti leaning against his opponent.
Shaanti continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.
Shaanti defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Shaanti tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Shaanti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Shaanti manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Shaanti clinches.
Come on Shaanti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC#
Harris manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Shaanti moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Shaanti stalling the fight.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Shaanti controls the action.
Shaanti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shaanti takes a shot to the head.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shaanti leaning against his opponent.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaanti.
Shaanti prevents a body shot from Harris.
The referee calls for Shaanti to work.
Shaanti effectively controlling the action here.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Shaanti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.
Harris misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Shaanti counters by moving into the clinch. #T3#
Shaanti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.#BC#
Harris breaks the clinch.
Shaanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.#CL2#
Shaanti instigates a clinch.
Harris gets through Shaanti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shaanti slows down the pace here.
Shaanti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Shaanti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Shaanti keeps him there for the moment.#T4#
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaanti's elbow.
Harris being controlled against the cage.
Shaanti stalling against the cage.
Shaanti stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.#CL2#
Shaanti clinches.
Shaanti has Harris pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of stalling here from Shaanti.
Shaanti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shaanti slows down the pace here.
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 Rolf Harris will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Shaanti.
Shaanti tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Shaanti takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaanti's coach down at Arcalimon Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shaanti's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaanti won't allow it.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaanti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shaanti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.#CL2#
Shaanti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Shaanti has Harris pressed against the cage.
Shaanti is stalling here.
Shaanti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shaanti takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Shaanti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Shaanti clinches up against the cage.
Shaanti taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Shaanti.
#T2#
Come on Shaanti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shaanti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.
Shaanti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaanti slips under a jab.#CL2#
Shaanti clinches with his opponent.
Shaanti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaanti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaanti.
Shaanti taking a breather.#T3#
Shaanti stalling.
Shaanti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shaanti stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.
Shaanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris throws a body punch but Shaanti moves out of range.
Shaanti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris scores with a jab.
Shaanti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris misses with a hook.
Shaanti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harris.
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T4#
Shaanti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Shaanti wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
Shaanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shaanti fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shaanti effectively controlling the action here.
Shaanti stalls.
Shaanti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaanti blocks a body shot from Harris.
Shaanti prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Abhidi Shaanti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaanti.
Shaanti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Shaanti closes the distance and clinches.
Shaanti is stalling here.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shaanti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shaanti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaanti stalls.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shaanti stalling.
The referee calls for Shaanti to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.
Shaanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.#CL2#
Shaanti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shaanti blocking some punches.
Harris gets through Shaanti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shaanti stalling.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaanti blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shaanti'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.
Harris lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris letting Shaanti take a breather here.
Shaanti slows down the pace here.
Shaanti is struggling to control the position.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaanti can do to turn this around?
Shaanti just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.
Shaanti moves out of range as Harris strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaanti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Shaanti takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shaanti.#T3#
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris being controlled against the cage.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaanti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for Shaanti to work.
Rolf Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Come on Shaanti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.
Shaanti defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaanti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shaanti wants to clinch.#T4#
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Shaanti.
Harris sets himself, and Shaanti steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Shaanti closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Shaanti ducks down to avoid it.
Shaanti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Harris!
In defeat, Abhidi Shaanti stepped up to the mic, saying '*Abhidi hugs his opponent while saying* "Thanks for this beating that you gave me"'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Shaanti clinches with his opponent.
Shephard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shaanti walks away with a smile on his face. Shephard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shephard dives in for a single leg takedown but Shaanti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shephard shoots for a takedown but Shaanti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shaanti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abhidi Shaanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Shephard.
Shephard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shaanti circles away.
Shephard has a takedown stuffed.
Shaanti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Shaanti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shephard, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Come on Shaanti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1#
Shephard wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Shaanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Shaanti has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shaanti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shaanti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Shaanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Shaanti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shephard, pushing him back against the cage.
Shaanti pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Shaanti breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Shaanti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
The referee is keeping an eye on Shaanti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shephard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shaanti smiles and moves away.
Shephard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shaanti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Shaanti pushes Shephard up against the cage in a clinch.
Shaanti controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC#
Shaanti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shephard fails with the takedown.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Shaanti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC#
Shaanti manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Shaanti moves into range and clinches up with Shephard.
We've been informed that Shephard has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shaanti taking a breather.
Shephard is trying to pull guard but Shaanti has him pressed against the cage.
Shephard is trying to break the clinch but Shaanti has him pressed against the cage.
Shephard tries to circle away but Shaanti has him pinned against the cage.
Shaanti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC#
Shaanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4##CL#
Shaanti darts in and clinches Shephard up against the cage.#BC#
Shaanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shephard goes for a double leg but Shaanti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shaanti continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shephard is defended easily by Shaanti.#CL#
Shaanti takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abhidi Shaanti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Shaanti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shaanti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shaanti stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Shaanti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Shephard tries to keep at a distance but Shaanti has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Shaanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Shaanti takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaanti stalling against the cage.
#T1#
Shephard tries to pull guard but Shaanti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shaanti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shaanti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.
Shephard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Shaanti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shephard is trying to pull guard but Shaanti has him pressed against the cage.
Abhidi Shaanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Shephard.
Shaanti is struggling to control the position.
Shaanti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shaanti gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Shephard is trying to maintain a safe position but Shaanti gets an underhook and turns Shephard into the cage.#BC#
Shaanti breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Shephard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaanti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Shaanti drives through and clinches with Shephard against the cage.
Shaanti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shephard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shephard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shaanti smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Shaanti has closed the distance and engaged Shephard in a clinch.
Shaanti stalls.
Shephard tries to pull guard but Shaanti won't allow it.
#T3#
Shephard jumps guard but Shaanti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shaanti is struggling to control the position.
Shaanti stalling against the cage.
Shaanti effectively controlling the action here.#BC#
Shaanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Shaanti has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Shaanti breaks the clinch.
Abhidi Shaanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shephard fails to land the takedown.#T4##CL#
Shaanti clinches with his opponent.
Shaanti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shaanti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.#CL#
Shaanti clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shaanti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shaanti has Shephard pushed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC#
Shaanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Shaanti rushes Shephard and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abhidi Shaanti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Shaanti stuffs the takedown attempt from Shephard. Shephard gets slowly back to his feet.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shaanti sprawls well. Shaanti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shephard gets slowly back to his feet.#CL#
Shaanti rushes Shephard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaanti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shephard up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shaanti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T1#
Shephard letting Shaanti take a breather here.
Shaanti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shephard can do to turn this around?
Shephard being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Shaanti.#CL#
Shaanti rushes Shephard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shephard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shaanti smiles and moves away.
Abhidi Shaanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Shephard.
Shephard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shaanti avoids it really well and circles away.
Abhidi Shaanti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck for Shephard with that takedown attempt.
Adam Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Shaanti clinches up with Shephard and pushes him back against the cage.
Shaanti stalls.
Shephard tries to pull guard but Shaanti won't allow it.
#T3#
Shaanti is stalling here.
Shephard tries to pull guard but Shaanti holds him up against the cage and eventually Shephard drops back down to his feet.
Shaanti avoiding damage.
Shephard tries to pull guard but Shaanti won't allow it.
#T4#
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.
Shephard jumps guard but Shaanti stands there with Shephard around his waist. Shephard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shephard tries to pull guard but Shaanti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Abhidi Shaanti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shephard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shaanti is defending well.
Shaanti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abhidi Shaanti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shaanti 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abhidi Shaanti!
A very excited looking Abhidi Shaanti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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