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Event:
The Island Season 12, 145 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Rodgers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chavaski tries to avoid it but Rodgers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chavaski to the ground. Chavaski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Rodgers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chavaski's guard.
Chavaski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavaski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Chavaski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodgers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodgers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chavaski holds on and takes a little breather.
Rodgers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chavaski on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers trying to control but Chavaski is working from the bottom.
Rodgers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodgers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chavaski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T1#
Rodgers throws a strike but Chavaski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Chavaski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rodgers keeping full guard, as Chavaski tries to pass.
Chavaski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chavaski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#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.
Chavaski wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Chavaski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chavaski wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Chavaski advances position into side control!
Chavaski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodgers keeps working. #T3##SUB2#
Chavaski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodgers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chavaski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rodgers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavaski controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodgers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodgers tries to get out of the position.
Chavaski tries to control but Rodgers wriggling away. #SUB2#
Chavaski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rodgers is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rodgers and Chavaski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chavaski trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom. #T4##SUB2#
Chavaski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodgers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chavaski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rodgers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavaski trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Chavaski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Chavaski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rodgers tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Chavaski manages to move to mount!
Chavaski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Chavaski controlling from mount.
Rodgers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chavaski trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Chavaski looking for a guillotine from mount but Rodgers is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavaski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chavaski trying to control but Rodgers is having none of it. #T1#
Chavaski wants to control the action but instead Rodgers gets a body lock and reverses into Chavaski's guard! Nice work! #SUB2#
Chavaski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodgers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chavaski is pulling down on Rodgers's head to control his posture.
Rodgers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
Chavaski controls Rodgers momentarily but Rodgers frees himself.
Rodgers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodgers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavaski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodgers postures up.
#SUB2#
Chavaski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Rodgers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chavaski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodgers has managed to get both his arms back between Chavaski's legs - danger averted.
Chavaski looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavaski, not yet. #SUB2#
Chavaski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodgers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodgers trying to control but Chavaski is working from the bottom. #T3#
Rodgers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodgers throwing strikes but missing.
Rodgers with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Chavaski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rodgers should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Chavaski has tightened it up now! Rodgers should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Remi Chavaski!
A very excited looking Remi Chavaski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 25, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Peccorino closes the distance and clinches.
Rodgers has Peccorino pushed against the cage.
Peccorino is trying to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling him.
Peccorino wants to break free but Rodgers has control.
#TD#
Peccorino successfully pulls guard.
Rodgers postures up in Peccorino 's guard and throws a big left but Peccorino blocks it.
Peccorino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodgers on the ground.
Rodgers pushing down on Peccorino 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodgers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Peccorino is trying to stand.
Rodgers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodgers lands a nice short elbow.
Rodgers trying to pass the guard but Peccorino defending well.
Rodgers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peccorino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodgers.
Peccorino wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Rodgers working Peccorino over with strikes.
Rodgers stops Peccorino from getting back to his feet.
Peccorino trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peccorino is trying to stand.
Rodgers is taking a breather. Peccorino 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.
Rodgers prevents Peccorino from standing back up.
Peccorino has hold of Rodgers's hands but Rodgers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rodgers winds up and cracks Peccorino with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Peccorino pushes Rodgers off looking to stand but Rodgers dives back in and keeps control.
Rodgers working over Peccorino with some ground and pound. Peccorino looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodgers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodgers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Rodgers seems content to control.#T2#
Peccorino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Rodgers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Peccorino wants to get back to his feet.
Rodgers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peccorino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodgers controlling the pace.
Rodgers trying to control from half guard but Peccorino is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peccorino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peccorino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC2#Peccorino is rocked!#ES#
Peccorino pushes Rodgers off and gets back to his feet.
Rodgers shoots in for a double leg but Peccorino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Rodgers tries to get set, Peccorino tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodgers manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, Peccorino throws an elbow but misses. #TD2#
Rodgers jumps guard and drags Peccorino to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peccorino stopping the sweep attempt from Rodgers.
Peccorino is looking to stand up but Rodgers won't let him.
Peccorino being controlled here momentarily.
Peccorino tries to stand but Rodgers is controlling from the bottom.
Rodgers pulls Peccorino in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodgers can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peccorino trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rodgers's guard.
Rodgers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peccorino 's guard. #REVB#
Rodgers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Peccorino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peccorino being controlled here, momentarily.
Peccorino wants to stand up but Rodgers is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Rodgers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Peccorino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #TD2#
Rodgers shoots in and bounces Peccorino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Peccorino wants to stand up but Rodgers is controlling him.
Rodgers trying to control but Peccorino is working from the bottom.
Rodgers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Peccorino is looking to stand up but Rodgers isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Peccorino keeps moving.
Rodgers prevents Peccorino from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Peccorino keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodgers tries for a takedown but Peccorino circles away easily
and Peccorino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Peccorino !
Rodgers shoots in looking for a takedown but Peccorino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodgers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Peccorino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peccorino tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position. #TD2#
Rodgers drags the fight down to the ground.
#SU#
Peccorino stands up from Rodgers's guard - Peccorino perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Peccorino rushes Rodgers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodgers's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodgers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD2#
Rodgers pulls guard. #T2#
Peccorino wants to stand but Rodgers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rodgers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peccorino manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peccorino wants to stand and escape but Rodgers is having none of it. #ES#
Peccorino has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rodgers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #CL#
Peccorino closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Rodgers manages to pull guard.
Peccorino is looking to stand up but Rodgers won't let him. #T3#
Peccorino wants to stand and escape but instead Rodgers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Rodgers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peccorino is looking to stand up but Rodgers isn't so interested in that idea.
Rodgers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rodgers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rodgers controlling the action here.
Rodgers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Peccorino is not content to let Rodgers control the position.
Rodgers wants to free his trapped foot but Peccorino is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rodgers thows a huge punch but Peccorino dodges it nicely.
Rodgers stops Peccorino from getting back to his feet.
Franky Rodgers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peccorino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peccorino pushes Rodgers off looking to stand but Rodgers dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rodgers in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franky Rodgers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Peccorino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Peccorino has closed the distance and engaged Rodgers in a clinch.
#TD2#
Rodgers wants the takedown. Peccorino is fighting it off but Rodgers persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Peccorino 's guard against the cage.
Rodgers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodgers landing with the ground and pound.
Rodgers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodgers cracks Peccorino with a solid left hand.
Rodgers passes Peccorino 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peccorino keeps working.
Rodgers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Peccorino is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodgers is taking a breather. Peccorino 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.#T1#
Rodgers trying to control the action but Peccorino is working from the bottom.
Peccorino seems to have got his legs back now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rodgers in particular looking to stall.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peccorino pushes Rodgers off looking to stand but Rodgers dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peccorino with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #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.
Peccorino is trying to stand.
Rodgers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Rodgers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodgers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peccorino .
Rodgers closes the distance and clinches up with Peccorino , looking for a takedown. Rodgers pushes Peccorino against the cage but Peccorino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Peccorino moves into the clinch successfully.
Peccorino is looking to control Rodgers's arms but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peccorino has his back to the cage. #TD#
Peccorino gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Peccorino tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rodgers controls his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Rodgers gets full guard.
Peccorino wanted to stand there but Rodgers had control of the position. #SU#
Peccorino decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rodgers, up you get!
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Peccorino .
#CL#
Peccorino has managed to clinch.
Peccorino tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position. #TD2#
Rodgers successfully pulls guard.
#T4#
Peccorino would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Peccorino wants to stand and escape but instead Rodgers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Rodgers won't allow Peccorino to get back to his feet.
Rodgers controlling from the top position.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Peccorino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peccorino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodgers is controlling him.
Don Peccorino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franky Rodgers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodgers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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 Don Peccorino .
I think Rodgers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Franky Rodgers! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Rodgers takes a kick to the side of the head.#TD#
Rodgers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodgers lands in his opponent's guard.
Rodgers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodgers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodgers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodgers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodgers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rodgers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis is looking to stand up but Rodgers isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rodgers throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodgers looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Rodgers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodgers tries to get out of the position.
Rodgers pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
Rodgers tries to strike from the bottom.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodgers has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.
Davis won't allow Rodgers to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodgers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Franky Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodgers keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD#
Rodgers has picked Davis up - he's going for a ride! Rodgers dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#T3#
Davis is trying to stand.
Rodgers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodgers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodgers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodgers passes to side control.
Davis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rodgers.
Rodgers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodgers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodgers scores with punches from side control.
Davis looks winded!
Rodgers landing strikes.
Rodgers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T4#
Rodgers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rodgers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davis is letting Rodgers control him for a moment.
Rodgers working the body and head with strikes.
Davis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rodgers is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rodgers is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers staying calm.
Rodgers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rodgers works to advance to full mount. Davis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Rodgers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Davis throws a right hand that Rodgers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodgers also avoids with ease.
Rodgers shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodgers.
Davis wants to counter the offense by Rodgers and move into the clinch position.
Rodgers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD#
Rodgers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Davis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodgers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#SUB#
Rodgers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Rodgers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rodgers scoring with punches from side control.
Rodgers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Davis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T1#
Rodgers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Davis to see if he's OK.
Davis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodgers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Davis is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Rodgers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodgers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rodgers prevents Davis from escaping the position.
Rodgers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rodgers just content to control the position.
Davis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T2#
Rodgers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rodgers in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rodgers working the head with strikes.
Rodgers has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Davis!
Rodgers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rodgers landing strikes from the mount.
Rodgers controlling from the full mount.
Rodgers with good strikes from the mount here!#T3#
Rodgers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rodgers.
Rodgers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rodgers controlling his opponent.
Rodgers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rodgers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rodgers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rodgers controlling his opponent.
Rodgers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T4#
Rodgers lands with some strikes.
Rodgers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rodgers lands a big elbow. #ROC#Davis is rocked!
Rodgers working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Rodgers finish him?
Rodgers postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Davis in real trouble here! The ref calls for Davis to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franky Rodgers! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 17, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Cut gets a takedown into half guard.
Cut definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rodgers is looking to improve his position.
Rodgers moves into full guard.
Cut stops Rodgers from standing up.
Cut trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers seems keen to control Cut's posture.
Cut trying to control but Rodgers is working from the bottom. #T1#
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cut trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rodgers manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Rodgers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rodgers cracks Cut with a solid left hand.
Cut trying to control the position.
Rodgers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodgers stays in close to Cut's body and controls the position.
Cut is trying to control the position but Rodgers postures up. #T2#
Rodgers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodgers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodgers cracks Cut with a solid left hand.
Rodgers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rodgers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodgers stands up over Cut, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cut being controlled here, momentarily.
Cut is trying to keep Rodgers in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodgers pushes down on Cut's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T3#
Rodgers is taking a breather. Cut 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodgers lands a nice short elbow.
Cut wants to get back to his feet.
Rodgers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodgers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cut is breathing heavily.
Rodgers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rodgers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cut is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Rodgers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodgers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rodgers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cut taking some punishment here, with Rodgers in his half guard.
Rodgers trying to control the pace.
Rodgers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodgers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Rodgers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Cut gets a takedown into half guard.
Cut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodgers is doing well to control the position and prevent Cut from advancing to side control.
Cut throws a strike but Rodgers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodgers has Cut pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodgers can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Rodgers 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.
Cut looking to sit in guard and control but Rodgers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Rodgers won't allow Cut to sweep him here.
Cut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodgers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodgers cracks Cut with a solid left hand.
Rodgers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Rodgers is working Cut over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rodgers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodgers is working Cut over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rodgers scoring with punches from side control.
Rodgers scoring with punches and elbows.
Rodgers lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cut seems a little lost for a moment, as Rodgers dominates the positioning.
Cut knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodgers on the ground.
Rodgers lands an elbow. #SUB2#
Rodgers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodgers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rodgers is putting a hurting on Cut here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rodgers grinds an elbow into Cut's temple.
Rodgers taking a breather here. #T3#
Rodgers scoring with punches and elbows.
Rodgers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cut is looking for a sweep.
Cut is being controlled here.
Check out the look on Rodgers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rodgers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rodgers is continuing to stall.
Rodgers is putting a hurting on Cut here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cut tries to buck Rodgers off but Rodgers is having none of it.
Rodgers is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cut's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rodgers working the ground and pound.
Rodgers happy to just control the position for now. #T4#
Rodgers working away.
Rodgers scoring with punches from side control.
Rodgers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cut will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB2#
Rodgers has hold of Cut's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cut seems comfortable defending it but Rodgers has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cut is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cut is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rodgers couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Franky Rodgers!
Dabi Cut spoke after the fight, saying 'Losing is part of learning, I lose today but I will come back stronger next time.'. |
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