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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Highland 33
Date: Apr 29, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Till throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kuas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Till is in Kuas's guard.
Kuas manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kuas's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kuas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD2#
Kuas jumps guard and drags Till to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kuas is trying to control the position but Till postures up.
Till distracts Kuas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kuas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Till has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kuas keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully.
Till missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Till is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kuas has a closed guard, preventing Till from standing up.
Till throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Till is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1##SUB2#
Kuas looking for a guillotine here but Till defends easily.
Till is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Till wants to control from the top but Kuas keeps moving.
Kuas trying to control the position here.
Kuas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
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.
Kuas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Till is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Kuas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Till doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Till manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Till's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Till is working Kuas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Till looking to sit in guard and control but Kuas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Kuas preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Till is looking for a triangle but Kuas pushes his legs off easily.
Kuas wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving. #T3#
Kuas wants to pass the guard but Till is keeping the position.
Till throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kuas stands and throws Till's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kuas trying to control the action but Till is working from the bottom. #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.
Till gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuas prevents Till from standing back up.
Kuas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuas throws a strike but Till avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kuas won't allow Till to get back to his feet.
Kuas throwing strikes from guard but Till blocks nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucas Kuas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Till's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A combination from Till does no damage.
Kuas unleashes a big counter combination but Till bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuas, as that shot connected.
Till fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
Till manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kuas on his heels. He'll look to pass Kuas's guard now, I'm sure.
Kuas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kuas slips under a jab from Till.
Kuas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Till sprawls well. Till wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuas gets slowly back to his feet.
Till misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Till bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Till wants to control but Kuas is keeping him busy.
Till cracks Kuas with a big elbow. #T1#
Kuas manages to get back to half guard.
Kuas has hold of Till's hands but Till slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB#
Till is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kuas sees it coming and defends easily.
Till looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kuas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Till seems to be working for a kimura but Kuas defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Till is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Till landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T2#
Kuas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kuas gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuas is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Kuas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kuas wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving. #T3##SU2#
Kuas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Till, up you get!
Kuas shoots in and drives through. Till sprawls well.
Kuas shoots in looking for a takedown. Till tries to sprawl out of it but Kuas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Till manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack Till has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Kuas.
Till stuffs the takedown.
Kuas wants to clinch up but Till keeps it at a distance.
Kuas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Till circles away.
Till tries to counter with a takedown but Kuas is quick to defend against it.
Jack Till is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuas is breathing heavily.
Kuas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Till shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuas but Kuas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuas is looking for the big counter here.
Jack Till seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Till shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T4#
Till tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kuas defends well and Till ends up having to push Kuas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kuas wants to counter the offense by Till and move into the clinch position.#TD2#
Kuas tightens his grip and picks Till up, before dumping him to the ground. Till manages to land in guard.
Till throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Kuas trying to control but Till is working from the bottom. #ES#
Till has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kuas off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Till darts in looking for a takedown but Kuas gets double underhooks and turns Till into the cage.
Kuas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Till pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuas misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Kuas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Till throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kuas was covering up waiting for the punch and Till finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuas looking to control.
Till is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kuas trying to control the position here.
Till with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kuas's head.
Till with a nice head shot there.
Kuas working a defensive guard here.
Till throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Till working some strikes from top position.
Till has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kuas is trying to control the position but Till postures up.
Till knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuas on the ground.
Kuas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Till lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Till stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Till scoring with punches to the head and body.
Till working some strikes from top position.
Kuas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Till.
Till chips away with some ground and pound.
Kuas keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully.
Till throws a strike but Kuas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T2#
Till keeping moving, preventing Kuas from controlling successfully.
Kuas prevents Till from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Till is looking for a triangle here but Kuas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kuas is looking to take a break and control but Till is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Till is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
Kuas scoring with punches and elbows.
Till manages to get back to half guard.
Till is not content to let Kuas control the position.
Kuas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Till's head.
Till keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuas is trying to control the action in half guard but Till is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Kuas seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Till is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lucas Kuas!
After winning the bout, Lucas Kuas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CoMMA 5: Serrano vs Till
Date: Apr 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Till walks into a jab.
Serrano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Till doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serrano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Till tries to clinch there but Serrano circles away.
Till takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Serrano connects with a body shot.
Till doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Serrano works the jab nicely.
and Serrano counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Till! He's just covering up as Serrano starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregorio Serrano!
Gregorio Serrano retains his middleweight title!
Gregorio Serrano thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 22, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Till closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Weber's guard.
Weber trying to keep a closed guard but Till is proving a slippery customer.
Till lands a couple of elbows.
Till is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Till makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Till sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SU2#
Till gets to his feet. Weber looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Weber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Till as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Till looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Till is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber wants to get back to his feet.
#T1#
Till drops an elbow to the side of Weber's head.
Till drops an elbow to the side of Weber's head.
Weber tries to roll over but Till keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Till is working for a submission of some sort.
Weber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Till scores with a couple of nice shots.
Till is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Till lands a couple of good shots and Weber has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T2#
Till cracks Weber with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Weber from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
#ROC2#Weber is rocked!
Till is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Weber is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Till! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2021 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Gurr misses.
Till is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD2#
Till closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gurr quickly recovers to half guard.
Till is nestled in close to Gurr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gurr moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Till slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gurr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Till's best efforts.
Ground and pound from Till.
Till working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Till landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Till throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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!
Till not doing much here.
Till throwing shots but Gurr is blocking nicely. #T1#
Till is controlling the pace.
Gurr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Till.
Till working Gurr over with strikes. #CUT2#It looks like Ruffus Gurr has been cut.
Till not doing much here.
#ES#
Gurr makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD2#
Till closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gurr to the mat! Gurr manages to get full guard.
Till postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Till scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC2#Gurr is rocked!
Till cracks Gurr with a solid left hand.
Oh Gurr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Till stands up over Gurr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Till with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Till gets to his feet and stands over Gurr, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gurr felt that one! Till unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gurr from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Till! |
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