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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Cagli avoids a kick to the body.
Zhu sizes up Cagli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cagli.
Cagli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zhu misses with a two punch combination.
Zhu looks for a takedown but Cagli sprawls well.
Zhu shoots for a double leg takedown but Cagli sprawls well. He's pushed Zhu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Cagli rushes Zhu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Cagli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhu cracks Cagli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zhu shoots in for a takedown but Cagli shows good takedown defense.
Cagli throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Zhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cagli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zhu.
Zhu looks to land a combination. Cagli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T1#
Zhu fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cagli or perhaps it was just good defense by Zhu, which made it look bad.
Cagli moves out of range of the body kick from Zhu.
Cagli tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cagli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zhu shoots in but no luck this time.
Cagli leaves Zhu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cagli ducks under a wild hook from Zhu.
Cagli moves in looking to clinch but Zhu pushes him off.
Cagli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zhu takes a step back to recover.
Zhu swinging wildly here.
Zhu is breathing heavily.
Zhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cagli was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhu.#T2#
Zhu throws a head kick that misses.
Cagli doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhu circles away.
Cagli lands a head kick!
Jab, jab by Zhu - just one landing. #CL2#
Cagli has closed the distance and engaged Zhu in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cagli effectively controlling the action here.
Zhu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cagli slows down the pace here.
Zhu tries to break the clinch but Cagli is controlling the position. #T3#
Cagli tries a body shot but Zhu blocks it.
Cagli prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC2#
Cagli breaks the clinch.
Zhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wang Zhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cagli blocks a head kick by Zhu.
Zhu misses with a hook.
Zhu shoots in for a double leg but Cagli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cagli avoids a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Cagli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zhu, pushing him back against the cage.
Cagli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zhu can't break the clinch.
#T4#
Zhu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cagli has him pressed against the cage.
Zhu is trying to break the clinch but Cagli has him pressed against the cage.
Zhu jumps guard but Cagli stands there with Zhu around his waist. Zhu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC2#
Cagli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cagli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cagli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zhu.
And Cagli tries to counter it with a takedown but Zhu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cagli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cagli wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Zhu.
A head kick misses from Cagli.
Zhu cracks a nice hook into Cagli's ribs.
Cagli lands a head kick. Zhu smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #ROC2#Zhu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zhu wants it to stay on the feet.
Zhu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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 Wang Zhu will probably get the nod.
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#
Zhu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh Zhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Cagli gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Cagli breaks from the clinch.
Zhu seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhu shoots for a takedown but Cagli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zhu misses with a kick to the body
and Cagli counters with a nice body kick.
Zhu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang Zhu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cagli tries to clinch but Zhu is having none of it.
Zhu throwing a counter right hand but Cagli manages to avoid it.
Cagli stuffs the takedown attempt from Zhu. Zhu gets slowly back to his feet.
Cagli throws a fast counter high kick but Zhu manages to duck under it in time.
Cagli dives in for a single leg takedown but Zhu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cagli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhu fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Zhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhu throws a right hand that Cagli ducks under and follows up with a left that Cagli also avoids with ease.
Cagli shoots in for a takedown but Zhu shows good takedown defense.
Cagli avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Zhu has a takedown stuffed.
Cagli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cagli tries to clinch but Zhu is having none of it.
Cagli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wang Zhu is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Cagli forces Zhu back against the cage and clinches.
Cagli effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Zhu's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Cagli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Cagli. #T2#
Zhu tries for a takedown but Cagli circles away easily
and Cagli comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Zhu stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Cagli is on him like rabid pit bull! Zhu slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alperen Cagli! |
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