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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2022 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick from Fobbs, right into the meat of the thigh.
#CL#
Fobbs moves into the clinch.
Fukawa working hard to break the clinch.
Fukawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fobbs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fukawa or not.
Fukawa is trying to push Fobbs away but Fobbs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Fobbs manages to break the clinch.
Fobbs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fobbs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fukawa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fobbs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fobbs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fobbs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CL#
Fukawa gets tackled into the cage by Fobbs. Fobbs maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Fobbs breaks from the clinch.
Fobbs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fukawa eats them both and turns towards Fobbs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T1#
Danga de danga de dang - Fobbs scores with a four punch combination!
Fobbs jabs Fukawa right on the nose. Fukawa blinks but takes it well.
Eden Fobbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fobbs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fobbs throws a right and a left that both miss.#KD#
Fobbs throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Fukawa stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Fobbs follows into mount! #ROC#Fukawa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukawa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fukawa is still in real trouble! Can Fobbs finish him?
Fobbs raining down shots from the mount!
Fukawa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fukawa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fukawa seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Fobbs content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fobbs working the ground and pound effectively.
Fobbs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fukawa looks winded!
Fukawa is controlling an arm, preventing Fobbs from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
#SUB#
Fobbs moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fukawa has worked his arm free - good work by Fukawa!
#T3#
Fukawa stops Fobbs from passing to mount.
Fukawa wants to get back to his feet but Fobbs drags him back down.
Fobbs is putting a hurting on Fukawa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fukawa pushes Fobbs away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fobbs gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#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.#SU#
Fobbs stands up and beckons Fukawa to his feet.
Fobbs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #KD#
Fobbs knocks Fukawa to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?#CUT#It looks like Fanaki Fukawa has been cut.#SUB#
Fobbs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fobbs in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fukawa wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eden Fobbs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fanaki Fukawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##KD#
Fobbs drops Fukawa with a nice combination! Fobbs dives into Fukawa's guard, looking to finish!
Fukawa is looking to stand up but Fobbs isn't so interested in that idea.
Fukawa keeping moving, preventing Fobbs from controlling successfully.
Fobbs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fukawa is looking to stand up but Fobbs isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fobbs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fobbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fukawa can do to turn this around?#T1##SU#
Fobbs decides to stand back up.
Fukawa is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Fobbs.
A nice leg kick from Fobbs, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fukawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fukawa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fobbs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fukawa scrambles back to his feet.
Fukawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fobbs.
Fobbs connects with the punch.#CL#
Fobbs has closed the distance and engaged Fukawa in a clinch.
#BC#
Fobbs manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Fobbs moves into the clinch.#T2#
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!
Fukawa can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Fobbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fobbs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fukawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eden Fobbs is winning the standup battle so far.
Fobbs thumps Fukawa with a low kick.
Fukawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fobbs can pounce on him.
Fobbs throws a leg kick which misses Fukawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Fukawa tries to avoid it.
Fukawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fobbs.
A nice combination there by Fobbs.
#CL#
Fobbs takes the fight into the clinch.
Fobbs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fukawa's efforts to push away.#T3#
Fobbs presses Fukawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fobbs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
Fobbs manages to break the clinch.
Fobbs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL#
Fobbs has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Fobbs breaks the clinch.
Fobbs lands a leg kick that knocks Fukawa off balance momentarily.#CL#
Fobbs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fukawa, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Fobbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fukawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fobbs.
Fobbs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T4##CL#
Fobbs has closed the distance and engaged Fukawa in a clinch.
Fobbs working Fukawa over with knees to the body.
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!#BC#
Fobbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Fobbs rushes Fukawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Fobbs breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Fobbs.
Fobbs with the inside leg kick. #CL#
Fobbs pushes Fukawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Fobbs.
#BC#
Fobbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fobbs lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eden Fobbs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fanaki Fukawa'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Fobbs stuns Fukawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fobbs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CL#
Fobbs darts in and clinches Fukawa up against the cage.#BC#
Fobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Fobbs has closed the distance and engaged Fukawa in a clinch.
#BC#
Fobbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fobbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#KD#
Fobbs connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Fukawa to the floor! Fobbs dives in looking for the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fobbs not doing much here.
Fukawa is trying to stand back up but Fobbs is controlling him
Fukawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Fukawa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fobbs scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Fobbs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fukawa sees it coming and defends easily.
Fobbs slows the pace down in half guard.
Fobbs continues to stall.
Fanaki Fukawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Fobbs is working for a submission of some sort.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fobbs lands a jab to Fukawa's midsection.
Fukawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#CL#
Fobbs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T3#
Fobbs lands a body punch. #BC#
Fobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fukawa gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Fukawa tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Fobbs is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Fukawa buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Fukawa!! Fukawa is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Fobbs throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eden Fobbs!
After the fight, Eden Fobbs was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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