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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Balopoulos misses the body punch
and Hart counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Hart takes the fight into the clinch.
Balopoulos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Hart dives in for a single leg takedown but Balopoulos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Balopoulos misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Hart closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balopoulos throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Hart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Balopoulos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Balopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Balopoulos has Hart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balopoulos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hart has Balopoulos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balopoulos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hart goes for a takedown attempt but Balopoulos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balopoulos tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balopoulos to the ground. Balopoulos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balopoulos feinted with a counter takedown.
Balopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Balopoulos.
Hart throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Balopoulos as Hart shoots in.
Balopoulos tries to counter with a takedown but Hart is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Balopoulos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hart looks winded!#T2#
Hart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Balopoulos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Balopoulos content to control rather than advance.
Balopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balopoulos slips a nice elbow through Hart's hands, connecting with Hart's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart is trying to control but can't.
Balopoulos lands with a punch from half guard.
Balopoulos 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.
Balopoulos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hart taking some punishment here, with Balopoulos in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Balopoulos. #T3#
Balopoulos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Balopoulos working the head and body with strikes.
Balopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Hart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balopoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Balopoulos 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.
Hart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balopoulos trying to control the pace. #T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balopoulos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hart for as long as he can get away with.
Balopoulos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Balopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikos Balopoulos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balopoulos pinned against the cage. Balopoulos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hart shoots for a takedown but Balopoulos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hart fails to land the takedown.
Nikos Balopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zayn Hart.
Balopoulos misses with a looping right.
Balopoulos throws a series of punches but Hart moves out of range.
Hart lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Balopoulos throws a combination that misses
and Hart counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hart is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Balopoulos.
Zayn Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Balopoulos. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balopoulos throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Balopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart feints the counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Nikos Balopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Balopoulos with a body shot.
Balopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Balopoulos is looking to wear down Hart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balopoulos misses with a straight left.
A big right from Balopoulos misses. #T2#
Hart slips a jab from Balopoulos.#CL#
Balopoulos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hart working Balopoulos over with knees to the body.
Balopoulos is working for takedown but Hart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hart gets underhooks to prevent Balopoulos's takedown attempt.
Balopoulos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hart lands an elbow inside.
Balopoulos tries for a takedown but Hart manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Hart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balopoulos wants a takedown.
Hart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balopoulos walks away with a smile on his face. Hart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hart defending well as Balopoulos loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Balopoulos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hart sprawls well. Hart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balopoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
Balopoulos misses the jab.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Hart counters with a one-two to the body.
Balopoulos tries to clinch up.
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Balopoulos.
Hart staying out of range there.#T4##TD#
Balopoulos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Balopoulos lands a couple of elbows.
Balopoulos with a nice head shot there.
Balopoulos connects with a couple of short punches.
Balopoulos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Balopoulos cracks Hart with a solid left hand.
Balopoulos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Balopoulos slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikos Balopoulos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Balopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Hart rushes Balopoulos and presses him up against the cage.
Balopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Balopoulos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balopoulos backwards.
Balopoulos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Balopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balopoulos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zayn Hart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hart tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC2#
Hart breaks the clinch.
Balopoulos throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Hart tries for a takedown but Balopoulos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balopoulos sprawls well. Balopoulos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart jabs at Balopoulos's body.
Balopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Hart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CL#
Balopoulos clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.
Balopoulos tries for a takedown but Hart manages to get underhooks.
Hart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Balopoulos just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Balopoulos gets the takedown into side control.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Balopoulos is dominant here and he's now got Hart's back!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balopoulos controlling well, preventing Hart from escaping the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Balopoulos.
Hart tries to escape but Balopoulos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Balopoulos connects with a big shot to the side of Hart's head.
Hart takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Balopoulos lands strikes to the head.
Balopoulos lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Nikos Balopoulos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balopoulos is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Balopoulos lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Balopoulos punches Hart on the ear. #ROC#Hart is rocked!#T3#
Balopoulos lands punches and elbows.
Hart is still in real trouble! Can Balopoulos finish him?
Balopoulos lands strikes from the back and Hart isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Balopoulos!
A relieved looking Nikos Balopoulos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hart as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Hart pushes Amiga up against the cage in a clinch.
Hart gets underhooks to prevent Amiga's takedown attempt.
Hart tries a knee to the head but Amiga blocks it.
Hart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Amiga is trying to counter with his kicks.#T1#
Hart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amiga's waist but Amiga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hart off to one side.
Amiga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown but Amiga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zayn Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into Amiga's guard.
Hart throws a strike but Amiga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Hart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hart tries to get out of the position.#SUB#
Hart looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Amiga passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Hart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
Amiga stalling.
Hart has a hand on Amiga's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Amiga takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hart is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hart tries to lock up and control but Amiga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T3#
Hart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amiga throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hart is desperately trying to improve his position but Amiga has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
Hart manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hart tries to kick Amiga off in order to stand up. Amiga Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hart tries to buck Amiga off but Amiga is having none of it.
Hart is not content to let Amiga control the position.
Hart is being controlled here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gakus Amiga dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL#
Hart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Amiga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL#
Hart clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T1#
Hart taking a breather.
Hart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Amiga pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zayn Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amiga somewhat.
Hart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Hart has closed the distance and engaged Amiga in a clinch.
Amiga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hart pulls his leg out and moves away.
#TD2#
Amiga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hart tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Amiga manages to move to mount!
#T2#
Hart tries to hold on but Amiga pushes him away.
Amiga trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T3#
Hart working to try and regain half guard.
Hart is working hard here to advance position.
Hart wants to control but Amiga is having none of it.
Hart is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amiga avoids the attempt from Hart to control.
Amiga controlling the pace for now.
Hart is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gakus Amiga 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#
Amiga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
#CL#
Hart moves into range and clinches up with Amiga.
Hart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Amiga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Hart jumps guard and drags Amiga to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Amiga has passed into side control.
Gakus Amiga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amiga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
Hart tries to bench press Amiga off him but Amiga keeps the position. #T1#
The referee asks Amiga politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Amiga prefers to stall for the moment though.
Amiga is looking to take a break and control but Hart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amiga working away.
Hart tries to bench press Amiga off him but Amiga keeps the position.
Hart wants to control but Amiga postures up.
Hart tries to improve position but can't.
Hart is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Amiga asserts his dominance and retains side control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3#
Amiga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
Hart rushes Amiga and presses him up against the cage.
Hart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Amiga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zayn Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amiga is trying to pull guard but Hart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T4##BC#
Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hart tries to bum rush Amiga with a series of wild strikes but Amiga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amiga follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amiga pinned against the cage. Amiga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gakus Amiga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Amiga circles away.
Amiga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zayn Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amiga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zayn Hart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amiga 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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