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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2021 |
#R1# Hardy throws a combination that misses #CL2# and Olfin counters by clinching up. Olfin prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Olfin. Olfin looking for a takedown. #TD2# Olfin pulls guard effortlessly. Hardy wants to stand but Olfin has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2# Hardy is sitting in close to Olfin's body. Olfin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hardy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hardy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Olfin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ben Olfin! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2021 |
#R1# Hardy throws out a leg kick but Semnick moves out of range and Hardy only half commits. #TD2# Semnick looking to score a takedown here. Hardy is defending well but Semnick drives through and ends up in Hardy's guard. Hardy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Semnick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Semnick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now. Hardy is trying to keep Semnick in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hardy wants to stand and escape but Semnick is having none of it. Semnick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1##SUB2# Semnick drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hardy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hardy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hardy! #REVR# Hardy wants to stand but Semnick is controlling his arm. Semnick is holding Hardy down, trying to stall. Semnick is looking for a sweep. Who's going to make the next move? Semnick striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
#T2# I wouldn't like to be where Semnick is right now. Semnick is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Hardy working away. Semnick is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Semnick keeps working. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3# Hardy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Semnick 's waist but Semnick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardy off to one side. Semnick throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side. #CL2# Semnick instigates a clinch. Semnick tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage. Semnick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it. Semnick is trying to push Hardy away but Hardy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A battle for position here, against the cage. Semnick gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
Semnick looking for a takedown. A battle for position here, against the cage. Hardy looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hardy tries to pull guard but Semnick holds him up against the cage and eventually Hardy drops back down to his feet.
Semnick should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T4# Hardy wants a takedown.
#BC# Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Semnick throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#TD2# Semnick looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Semnick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU2# Semnick postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hardy to stand up. #TD2# Semnick dives in and scores a takedown into Hardy's guard. Hardy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yale Semnick dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Hardy #TD2# and Semnick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hardy won't be happy with that. Hardy is looking to regain half guard here but Semnick keeps moving and retains side control. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Semnick has eaten all the pies! Semnick advances to mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Semnick controlling his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Semnick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#T1##SUB2# Hardy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Semnick . Semnick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
#SUB2# Semnick looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Semnick with good strikes from the mount here! Semnick controlling from the full mount. #T2# Semnick 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2# Semnick wants to finish this one by submission but Hardy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Semnick . Semnick lands a nice shot to the head. Semnick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2# Semnick moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hardy has worked his arm free - good work by Hardy!
#T3# Semnick is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SU2# Semnick decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD2# Semnick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hardy's half guard. Hardy is trying to control but can't.
#T4# Semnick controlling the action here. Hardy is looking to control Semnick 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardy avoid being mounted? Semnick trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well. #SU2# Semnick postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hardy to stand up. Dan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Semnick is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Semnick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yale Semnick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3# Hardy throws a body shot but no joy. A little jabbing left from Semnick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD2# Semnick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hardy's half guard. Hardy scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Semnick manages to mount him!
#SU2# Semnick stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hardy tries to clinch but Semnick is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head kick misses from Hardy. #TD2# Semnick feints and as Hardy raises his hands in defense, Semnick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2# Semnick drops back looking for a leg! Hardy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hardy manages to kick Semnick off! Semnick jumps back into Hardy's guard. Semnick content to stall in guard here. #T1##SUB# Hardy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Semnick uses it to pass to side control.
Hardy is letting Semnick control him for a moment. #SUB2# Semnick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Semnick advances to full mount. #T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Hardy wants to hold on but Semnick pushes him away. Semnick content just to control the position here. Semnick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hardy tries to control the position but Semnick now has his back.
#SUB2# Semnick is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hardy is defending well though. Semnick let's go of the attempt for now. Yale Semnick has got the better of the ground game so far. Semnick has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hardy's body.
#T3# Hardy is trying to remain composed but Semnick is hammering down strikes to the side of his head. Semnick has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Oooh a big shot gets through from Semnick . Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hardy grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. Semnick biding his time, controlling Hardy. Semnick is punishing Hardy with strikes - can he finish him?!#T4##SUB2# Semnick has managed to slip his arm under Hardy's chin. This could be all over... yep, Hardy is tapping out! Submission win for Semnick .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yale Semnick ! |
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