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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith tries to clinch but Rua moves away
and Rua counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards. #BC#
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Smith.
#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Rua.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rua misses the target.
Smith connects with the punch.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.#CL2#
Smith closes the distance and pushes Rua back into the cage.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#TD#
Rua has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there. #T2##ES#
Rua scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
#CUT2#It looks like Mason Rua has been cut.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Smith jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Smith misses with a double jab
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua with a nice cross.
Smith tries to clinch
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Smith misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Rua misses the target.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith swinging wildly here.
It looked like Rua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Rua'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#
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Rua misses.
Rick Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rua rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith moves away from the strike by Rua.
Smith slips under a jab from Rua.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#KD2#
Smith lands a left and a right that send Rua crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Rua is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Smith drops Rua with a big left hand! Rua is injured, injured bad! Smith jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Smith! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Blubberkin walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blubberkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Blubberkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blubberkin! But no joy.
Blubberkin swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Smith drives through and clinches with Blubberkin against the cage.
Blubberkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Blubberkin's head.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Blubberkin tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Blubberkin backwards. #T1#
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Blubberkin is blocking nicely.
Blubberkin takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Deontay Blubberkin has been cut.
Blubberkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Blubberkin is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Blubberkin is blocking nicely.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blubberkin.
Blubberkin has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blubberkin backwards. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blubberkin's brow.
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!
Blubberkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a right hand.
Blubberkin wants to break free but Smith has control.
Blubberkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Blubberkin tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T3#
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Blubberkin avoids the damage to the body.
Blubberkin avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Blubberkin avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Blubberkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith prevents Blubberkin from breaking the clinch.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blubberkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blubberkin.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blubberkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Blubberkin can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blubberkin misses with a punch to the body.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deontay Blubberkin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Blubberkin misses with a few strikes there.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blubberkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Blubberkin in a clinch.
Blubberkin wants to break free but Smith has control.
Blubberkin avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blubberkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith has Blubberkin pressed against the cage, preventing Blubberkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith keeps control of Blubberkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blubberkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Blubberkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blubberkin can do to turn this around?
Blubberkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blubberkin avoids it.
Blubberkin avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Blubberkin is breathing heavily.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rick Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blubberkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Blubberkin controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blubberkin's brow.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Blubberkin blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blubberkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith digs a right hand into Blubberkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blubberkin's gas tank.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Blubberkin blocks it.
#T3#
Blubberkin can't break the clinch.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Blubberkin blocks it.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC#Blubberkin is rocked!
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blubberkin.
Blubberkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T4#
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blubberkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Blubberkin seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blubberkin's brow.
Blubberkin avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Blubberkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deontay Blubberkin's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Jab from Smith.
Blubberkin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blubberkin lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith is looking to clinch but Blubberkin is avoiding it.
Blubberkin slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Blubberkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blubberkin dodges the punch combination from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blubberkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blubberkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T1#
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith wants to clinch up but Blubberkin keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blubberkin! But no joy.#KD#
Smith sends Blubberkin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Blubberkin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Blubberkin misses the target.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blubberkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Smith has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Blubberkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blubberkin blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blubberkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith gets through Blubberkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blubberkin backwards.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Blubberkin with a big uppercut! Blubberkin tries to clinch up but Smith pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Blubberkin to the mat! Blubberkin covers up and Smith unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rick Smith! |
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