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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Decland tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Decland somewhat.
Johnson dives in and grabs Decland's left leg, looking for a takedown. Decland pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Decland leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD2#
Decland feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Decland changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Decland landing some decent shots from guard.
Decland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Decland is proving a slippery customer.
Decland distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Decland slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Decland slips an elbow through the middle.
Decland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Decland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Decland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Decland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Decland works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Decland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
#T2#
Decland chips away with some ground and pound.
Decland is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Decland slips an elbow through the middle.
Decland cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Decland postures up.
Decland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Decland stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decland stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Decland landing some decent shots from guard.
Decland connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Decland chips away with some ground and pound.
Decland is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Decland with a nice head shot there.
Decland is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Decland drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Decland jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Decland chips away with some ground and pound.
Decland working some strikes from top position.
Decland landing some decent shots from guard.
Decland lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Decland distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Decland landing with the ground and pound.
Decland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Decland postures up.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Decland controlling him for the moment.
Decland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decland lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Decland dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Decland fails to land the takedown.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Decland, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Decland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Broke Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Decland.#TD2#
Johnson tries to sprawl but Decland drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Decland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Decland there.
Johnson wants to control but Decland is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Decland winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Decland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Decland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Decland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Decland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Decland. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Decland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matt Decland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Decland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SU2#
Decland stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Decland dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Decland's head and hops out.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Decland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Decland or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T2#
A low kick from Decland is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Decland will be more careful next time no doubt. #TD2#
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Decland shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Decland postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Decland landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Decland gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Decland is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Decland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Decland manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Decland lands a couple of elbows.
Decland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Decland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Decland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Decland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Decland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Decland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Decland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Decland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T4#
Decland stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Decland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Decland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Decland passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Decland working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson wants to control but Decland is keeping busy.
Decland winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Decland is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Decland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Decland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Decland shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Decland showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2#
Decland seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Johnson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Matt Decland!
An out of breath Matt Decland thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 18, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sydal striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sydal keeps moving.
Sydal keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Sydal.#SUB2#
Sydal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sydal can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sydal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sydal keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully. #T1#
Sydal seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sydal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Sydal has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sydal keeps moving.
Sydal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Sydal preventing the sweep.
Johnson is striking off his back. Sydal thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sydal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sydal working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sydal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson controlling the position for now.
Sydal content to control rather than advance. #T3#
Johnson has hold of Sydal's hands but Sydal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sydal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sydal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sydal slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Sydal is controlling the pace.
Sydal passes to side control. #T4#
Sydal just content to control the position.
Sydal working the head with strikes.
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.
Sydal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sydal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Sydal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Sydal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sydal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson dives in and grabs Sydal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sydal pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.#CL2#
Sydal drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Sydal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sydal misses with the head strike.
#TD2#
Sydal turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sydal manages to end up in side control.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet here but Sydal is keeping cool and he's managed to take Johnson's back.
Sydal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Sydal looking to break Johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sydal will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#T1##SUB2#
Sydal is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Sydal let's go of the attempt for now.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sydal on the ground.
Johnson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Johnson trying to control the action but Sydal just sinks the hooks in. #T2##SUB2#
Sydal is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB2#
Johnson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sydal gets his way!
#SUB2#
Sydal looking for the RNC.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sydal controlling from the back.#T3#
Sydal throwing damaging strikes from the back! Johnson could be in trouble here!
#SUB2#
Sydal working for the choke.
Johnson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sydal biding his time, controlling Johnson.
Sydal scores with punches from the back.
Johnson is covering up but some of the strikes from Sydal are getting through and doing damage.
#T4#
Sydal controls the action.
Sydal is looking to finish with some ground and pound!#SUB2#
Sydal looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Johnson taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dylan Sydal! |
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