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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Craig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Craig wants it to stay on the feet.
Arslan tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Craig pushes Arslan up against the cage in a clinch.
Craig working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Craig to work.
#TD2#
Craig jumps guard and drags Arslan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Craig is controlling Arslan's posture.
Arslan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arslan content to stall in guard here.
Arslan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Arslan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SU#
Arslan gets to his feet - Craig follows without any prompting.
Arslan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Craig defends well and Arslan ends up having to push Craig into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arslan.
Craig jumps guard but Arslan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Craig stalls.
Arslan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Craig backwards.
Craig pushes off an throws an elbow but Arslan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Craig pushes off an throws an elbow but Arslan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#TD#
Arslan has hold of one of Craig's legs. Craig is fighting the takedown attempt but Arslan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Craig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Craig working a defensive guard but Arslan passes into half guard.
Craig is refusing to be controlled, as Arslan sits in half guard.
Craig wants to control but Arslan is keeping busy.
Arslan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Arslan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Craig sees it coming and defends easily.#ES2#
Craig kicks Arslan off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Craig is trying to pull guard but Arslan has him pressed against the cage.
Craig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Craig stops a takedown attempt from Arslan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Arslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arslan is looking for a takedown.
Craig avoiding damage.
Arslan prevents the takedown attempt.
Craig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arslan has him pressed against the cage.
Arslan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Craig lands a shoulder strike.
Craig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arslan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T4#
Arslan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Craig fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arslan throws a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Arslan scores with a four punch combination!#CL2#
Craig clinches up with Arslan and pushes him back against the cage.
Craig misses with a body punch.
#TD#
Arslan decides to pull guard.
Craig wants to stand but Arslan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Craig looking to sit in guard and control but Arslan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craig wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Muhammad Arslan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Arslan with the inside leg kick.
Craig tries to clinch but Arslan moves out of range. #CL#
Arslan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Craig, pushing him back against the cage.
Craig lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Craig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #TD#
Arslan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Craig manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arslan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arslan. #CL#
Arslan closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Craig tries to land knees in the clinch but Arslan avoids the damage to the body.
Arslan avoiding damage as Craig throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Arslan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muhammad Arslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Craig moves into range and clinches up with Arslan.
Craig keeps control of Arslan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of Arslan backwards.
Craig jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arslan walks away with a smile on his face. Craig gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Arslan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Craig manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Arslan won't allow Craig to get back to his feet.
Craig wants to sweep here but Arslan controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Arslan stands and throws Craig's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Craig is looking for a sweep.
Craig is trying to work for a sweep but Arslan has mounted him!#SUB#
Arslan wants to finish this one by submission but Craig is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Arslan.
Arslan looking to finish Craig with some ground and pound. This is bad for Craig!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Arslan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Craig manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Arslan takes a little break here. Craig wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T3#
Arslan wants to control but Craig is keeping him busy.
Craig tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arslan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arslan in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Arslan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Craig has escaped the position, nice work there.
Craig wants to control but Arslan postures up.
Craig gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Arslan dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Arslan tries for a takedown but Craig sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Arslan backs off Craig throws a huge counter combo but Arslan manages to avoid it all.
Craig stuffs the takedown attempt from Arslan. Arslan gets slowly back to his feet. #CL#
Arslan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Craig leaning against his opponent.
Craig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arslan scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Arslan decides to pull guard.
Craig postures up in Arslan's guard and throws a big left but Arslan blocks it.
Arslan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muhammad Arslan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Craig stands and throws Arslan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Arslan wants to control but Craig postures up.#SU2#
Craig has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #CL#
Arslan closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Craig fails to land.
Craig throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arslan blocks it with crossed arms.
Arslan tries to pull guard but Craig holds him up against the cage and eventually Arslan drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Arslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Craig - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T2#
Arslan avoids a wild elbow strike from Craig.
Craig creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Craig just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arslan's brow.
The referee calls for Craig to work.
Craig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arslan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC2#
Craig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craig tries for a takedown but Arslan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD#
Arslan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Craig sprawls well initially but Arslan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Craig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Arslan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Arslan performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3#
Arslan winds up and cracks Craig with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Arslan is working for a submission of some sort.
Arslan is taking a breather. Craig says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arslan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Derek Craig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muhammad Arslan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Craig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arslan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Craig is looking to escape.
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 Muhammad Arslan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arslan, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derek Craig! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Craig takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#CL#
Craig rushes Gill and presses him up against the cage.
Gill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Craig avoids it.
Craig tries to land knees in the clinch but Gill avoids the damage to the body.
Gill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craig displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gill up against the cage.#BC2#
Gill breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Gill moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Craig smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Gill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Craig is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gill to keep the fight standing.
Craig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Craig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD#
Craig pulls Gill into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Craig is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SU2#
Gill gets to his feet. Craig looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gill dives in and grabs Craig's left leg, looking for a takedown. Craig pushes down on Gill's head and hops out.
Craig is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Craig moves into range and clinches up with Gill.
Craig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gill's defenses. #CUT#It looks like Scott Gill has been cut.#T2#
Gill is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Gill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Derek Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gill.
Craig is stalling here.
Gill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Craig is defending well.
Nice body punch from Craig - that landed with a thud.
Gill takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Craig.
Craig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Craig.
Craig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gill takes an elbow to the temple. #BC#
Craig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Craig went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T3#
Gill misses with a shot to the body
and Craig counters with a big head kick but Gill shrugs it off. #ROC#Gill is rocked!#CL#
Craig moves into the clinch.
Gill is still on wobbly legs! Can Craig finish him?
Gill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Craig gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gill seems to have recovered his senses.
Gill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Gill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Craig to keep the fight standing.
Craig lands a nice elbow. #BC#
Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Gill takes the fight into the clinch.
Craig lands a nice elbow. #T4#
Knees in the clinch landing for Craig.
Gill misses with an elbow strike.
Craig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Craig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craig tries to bum rush Gill with a series of wild strikes but Gill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gill closes the distance and clinches up with Craig, looking for a takedown. Gill pushes Craig against the cage but Craig circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Craig is looking to clinch.
Craig fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Gill darts in and clinches Craig up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Craig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gill's cut.
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#
Craig tries to clinch there but Gill circles away.
#CL2#
Gill moves into the clinch.
Craig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gill can do to turn this around?#TD#
Craig pulls Gill into guard.
#SU2#
Gill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Craig, up you get!
Gill tries for a takedown but Craig circles away easily
and Craig counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gill thinking.
Gill with a poor takedown
and Craig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gill misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Craig. #T1#
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Gill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Craig closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Craig gets a clinch.
Craig slowing the pace effectively.
Craig lands an elbow inside that Gill shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Craig's brow. #BC#
Craig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gill looks for a takedown but Craig sprawls well.
Derek Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gill.
Gill fails with a takedown attempt.
Craig is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gill.#T2##CL2#
Gill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Craig leaning against his opponent.
Gill has Craig pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
Craig seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Craig's brow.
Craig has Gill pressed against the cage.
#T3#
Gill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Craig.
Derek Craig has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Craig controlling the action here for a moment.
Craig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Craig misses with an elbow over the top.
Gill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Craig lands a right hand.
Craig tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gill smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Craig moves into the clinch.#T4#
Craig scores a nice knee to the body.
Craig lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Craig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Craig gets a clinch.
Craig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gill up against the cage.
Craig is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Craig for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.#TD2#
Gill manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craig content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Craig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Craig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Craig misses with an elbow strike.
#BC#
Craig breaks from the clinch.
Craig moves in looking to clinch but Gill pushes him off.#CL#
Craig moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
Craig is struggling to control the position.
Gill lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Craig lands an elbow inside that Gill shrugs off.
Gill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gill being controlled against the cage.
Craig is pushing Gill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gill is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
Craig fails to pull guard.
#TD2#
Gill jumps into guard, dragging Craig to the mat.
Gill keeping moving, preventing Craig from controlling successfully.
Craig throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Craig trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gill's guard.
Gill wants to stand but Craig is controlling the position.
Craig is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Craig trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Derek Craig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Craig keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL#
Craig drives through and clinches with Gill against the cage.
Gill wants a takedown.
Gill tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
Craig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Craig prevents the takedown attempt.
Derek Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gill.
Craig lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T4#
Gill tries to pull guard but Craig won't allow it.
Craig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Craig scores with a shoulder strike.
Gill wants a takedown but no success here.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gill's efforts to push away.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gill's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Craig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Craig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craig, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Craig! |
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