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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Key just misses with a punch to the body.
Sherwood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sherwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Sherwood forces Key back against the cage and clinches.
Sherwood blocks an uppercut.
Sherwood looking to throw knees to the head but Key is blocking nicely.
Sherwood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Key backwards.
Key jumps guard but Sherwood stands there with Key around his waist. Key gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sherwood tries to land knees in the clinch but Key avoids the damage to the body.
Sherwood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Sherwood taking a breather.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherwood's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Key lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sherwood tries to kick Key off in order to stand up. Key Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sherwood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Key on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key controls the position. #SUB2#
Key thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sherwood wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Sherwood parries the strikes from Key easily there. Key is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sherwood to escape.
Key is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sherwood's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sherwood tries to escape but Key is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Key sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sherwood is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sherwood tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Key content just to control the position here.
Key has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sherwood holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Key tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Key tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
Key throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Key looking to ground and pound but Sherwood is blocking nicely.
Sherwood has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.#SUB2#
Key is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sherwood has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I would not like to be Sherwood right now.
Sherwood covering up well under a series of strikes from Key. #SUB2#
Key is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#T3##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Key working for the choke. #SUB2#
Key is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Key controlling the position well here. Sherwood rolled but Key kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#SUB2#
Sherwood is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Key gets his way!
Key punches the canvas rather than the man. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sherwood is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
#SUB2#
Key patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Key is riding his opponent, not letting Sherwood buck him off.
Let's hope that Key has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Key is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sherwood defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaro Key dominated that round.
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#
Nice uppercut there from Sherwood.
Sherwood stuns Key with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sherwood scores with a nice strike.
Neil Sherwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Key throws a body punch but Sherwood moves out of range.
Key takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sherwood lands with a nice body punch.
Sherwood scores with a sloppy right hand. Key should have avoided that one.
Key tries to land a leg kick but Sherwood saw it coming and moves away.
Sherwood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sherwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sherwood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sherwood throws a series of strikes that have Key backpedaling.
#T1#
Key on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sherwood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Key back to the cage. Sherwood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sherwood cracks Key with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sherwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Key throws a body shot but no joy.
Sherwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Key's head backwards.
Sherwood blocks a jab.
Sherwood scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sherwood.
Sherwood cracks Key with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sherwood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherwood tries to clinch there but Key circles away.
Sherwood cracks Key with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sherwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Sherwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Key swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sherwood lands a head shot.#CL#
Key gets tackled into the cage by Sherwood. Sherwood maintains the clinch.
Sherwood tries to land a knee to the head but Key blocks with his arms.
Sherwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Key has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sherwood looking to slow down the pace here.
Sherwood missing with knees to the body.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Sherwood.
Key blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sherwood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Key's face.
Key jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sherwood walks away with a smile on his face. Key gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good shot there by Sherwood.
Nice takedown defense from Sherwood. No joy for Key on that attempt.
Sherwood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sherwood wants to land a leg kick but Key is out of range.
Sherwood throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Sherwood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL2#
Key has closed the distance and engaged Sherwood in a clinch.
Sherwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherwood's elbow.
Key is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sherwood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Neil Sherwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaro Key.
Key is trying to pull guard but Sherwood has him pressed against the cage.
Sherwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sherwood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Key avoids it.
Sherwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Key can do to turn this around?
Key misses with a punch on the inside.
Sherwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sherwood tries to land knees in the clinch but Key avoids the damage to the body.
Sherwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sherwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sherwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Key has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sherwood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Key is keeping busy.
Neil Sherwood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sherwood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T4#
Sherwood blocks a body shot from Key.
Sherwood blocks an uppercut.
Sherwood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Key avoids it.
Sherwood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Key blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Key takes a shot to the head.
Key tries to score a body lock takedown but Sherwood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Key tries to work over Sherwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Key fails to pull guard.
Key stalling in the clinch but Sherwood improves position.
Key on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sherwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Key has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sherwood blocking some punches.
Key tries to work over Sherwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sherwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sherwood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keys head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Sherwood dominated that second round.
That's time! Sherwood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Some bone on bone action there as Key checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sherwood connects with a body shot that sends Key's belly button to the back.
Key throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sherwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Key.
Sherwood jabs Key right on the nose. Key blinks but takes it well.
Sherwood slips a jab from Key.
Sherwood throws a front kick aimed at Key's knee but Key avoids it well.
Key with the counter takedown but Sherwood avoids it easily.
Key throws a hook but Sherwood avoids it easily.
Key moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sherwood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Key misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Sherwood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Key has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Key is trying to pull guard but Sherwood has him pressed against the cage.
Sherwood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Key is defending well for now.
Sherwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sherwood gets through Key's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Sherwood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Key blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Key misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Key struggles to land a body shot inside as Sherwood controls his hands.
Key managing to block the knees to the body from Sherwood.
Sherwood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Key is defending well for now.
Sherwood tries to land knees in the clinch but Key avoids the damage to the body.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sherwood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Key has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sherwood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sherwood trying to control the position but instead, Key has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sherwood into the cage.
Key goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sherwood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Key avoids it.
Sherwood connects with a knee to the head.
Key tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sherwood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neil Sherwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaro Key.
Sherwood looking to throw knees to the head but Key is blocking nicely.
#T2#
Sherwood misses with a knee strike.
Sherwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Key lands a right hand.
Sherwood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Key blocks it with crossed arms.
Key tries to work over Sherwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Key jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sherwood walks away with a smile on his face. Key gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Key swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Sherwood.
Sherwood scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherwood lands a nice shot that snaps Key's head back.
Sherwood connects with a looping right hand.
Sherwood works Key's body with a nice hook.
Key throws a body shot but no joy.
Sherwood throws a low kick but Key moves out of range easily.
Sherwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Key manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
A combination from Sherwood does no damage.
A big right from Key misses.
Sherwood connects with a looping right hand.
Key just misses with a punch to the body.
Key's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sherwood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Key scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Sherwood misses.
Key gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sherwood.
Sherwood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Key swats away the attempt to clinch by Sherwood.
Sherwood lands with a nice combination. Key backs away looking to recover.
Sherwood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Key pushes Sherwood up against the cage in a clinch.
Key on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sherwood is trying to stall.
Sherwood gets through Key's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#TD2#
Key manages to pull guard.
Sherwood wants to stand and escape but instead Key has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Key sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Key is pushing down on Sherwood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sherwood is fighting to maintain full guard but Key has managed to sneak the leg through.
Key takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Sherwood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sherwood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Sherwood!
During a confident post fight interview, Neil Sherwood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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