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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Menendez throws a head kick that misses.
Brown looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Menendez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Menendez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Menendez has a takedown stuffed.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Menendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Menendez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brown has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Menendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown with the counter takedown but Menendez avoids it easily.#CL#
Menendez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Menendez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Menendez breaks from the clinch.
#T1##TD#
Menendez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Menendez is now in Brown's guard.
Brown is wriggling around but Menendez manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Menendez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Menendez controlling from the full mount.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Menendez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Menendez lands a nice shot to the head. #T2#
Menendez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Menendez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
Menendez landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menendez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menendez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Menendez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Menendez cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#T3#
Menendez breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow. #CUT#It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
Menendez controlling the position easily from mount.
Menendez lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Menendez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Menendez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Menendez 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.#T4#
Menendez landing punches. #SUB#
Menendez wants to finish this one by submission but Brown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Menendez.
Menendez with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menendez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#ROC#Brown is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Bobby Brown's cut even more.
Oooh a big shot lands for Menendez! Brown is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). AJ Menendez! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Ruvik fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD2#
Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruvik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruvik is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ruvik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruvik controls the action.#T1#
Ruvik somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ruvik controls the action.
Brown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
What can Brown do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T3#
Ruvik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ruvik throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Brown is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ruvik.
Ruvik seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ruvik controlling the positon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izi Ruvik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ruvik fails to land the takedown.
Brown with the counter takedown but Ruvik avoids it easily.
Ruvik shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruvik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izi Ruvik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ruvik defends it nicely.
Izi Ruvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown avoids the head kick by Ruvik.
Ruvik shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruvik shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruvik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown avoids the head kick by Ruvik.
#TD2#
Brown gets a double leg takedown into Ruvik's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Ruvik has Brown pulled in close to control his posture. #T1##SUB2#
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ruvik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Ruvik in his guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Brown looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ruvik has picked Brown up and slammed him! Brown can't keep hold of the triangle and Ruvik manages to pass to side control!
Brown seems a little lost for a moment, as Ruvik dominates the positioning.
Ruvik trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Ruvik controls the position.#T2#
Ruvik continues to stall.
Ruvik lands a nice forearm strike.
Ruvik wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown being controlled for a moment. #T3#
Brown is looking for a sweep.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruvik controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruvik is defended easily by Brown.
Ruvik misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ruvik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Ruvik stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Izi Ruvik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruvik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Ruvik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Izi Ruvik will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL#
Ruvik pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruvik prevents it.
#TD2#
Brown is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ruvik can't fight it off and eventually Brown manages to take the fight to the floor. Ruvik looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ruvik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard. #REVR#
Ruvik is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruvik has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ruvik is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruvik prevents Brown from improving his position.#T1#
Ruvik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruvik's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
More hug and hope from Ruvik.
Brown is looking to control Ruvik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Ruvik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ruvik.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Nice sprawl there from Ruvik as Brown shoots in.
Ruvik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.#CUT#It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
Ruvik goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Ruvik is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Ruvik is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izi Ruvik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruvik wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD2#
Brown gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ruvik regains guard.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown is fighting to break Ruvik's control of his arms but Ruvik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Izi Ruvik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruvik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruvik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruvik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ruvik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown works over Ruvik with some ground and pound from guard.
Bobby Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
Ruvik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Izi Ruvik.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruvik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Messier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Brown moves away from the strike by Messier.
Messier throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Messier.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT#It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
Messier misses with an uppercut.
Messier with a nice cross.
Brown has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#KD#
Nice combo by Messier! Oh, that's hurt him - Brown falls to the canvas and Messier follows him into side control. #ROC#Brown is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Messier has hold of Brown's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Brown seems comfortable defending it but Messier has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Brown is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Brown is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Messier couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anton Messier! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Ruvik lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.#TD2#
Brown gets a double leg takedown into Ruvik's guard.
Ruvik is trying to keep Brown in close.
Ruvik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard. #REVR#
Ruvik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brown looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruvik passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T1#
Ruvik trying to control the pace.
Brown flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ruvik moves into full mount! Brown won't be happy about that!
Ruvik wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Ruvik controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ruvik tries to control but Brown wriggling away. #T3#
Ruvik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruvik wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruvik controlling the position easily from mount.
Ruvik's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ruvik seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Ruvik maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruvik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izi Ruvik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
That's time! Ruvik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ruvik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruvik throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Izi Ruvik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown trying to control the position but Ruvik is working away.
Ruvik is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ruvik keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Ruvik wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Ruvik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruvik.
Ruvik looking to control.
#T1#
Brown is looking to pass into half guard but Ruvik pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ruvik is in guard.#REVR#
Ruvik content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown controls Ruvik momentarily but Ruvik frees himself.
Ruvik preventing the sweep. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruvik controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ruvik with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Izi Ruvik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruvik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Ruvik shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izi Ruvik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruvik has a takedown stuffed.#T3#
Ruvik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Ruvik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruvik off to one side.
Ruvik shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruvik shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruvik shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Ruvik gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ruvik wriggles free and stands up.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruvik. Ruvik gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Ruvik.
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!#TD2#
Brown manages to pull guard.
#T4##SUB2#
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ruvik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ruvik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ruvik from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruvik sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Ruvik defends easily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
That's time! Ruvik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Ruvik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2#
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ruvik looking to control.
Ruvik is controlling Brown's posture.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruvik is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown trying to control but Ruvik is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Ruvik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ruvik from controlling successfully. #T1#
Ruvik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruvik passes into half guard.
Ruvik passes into side control, despite Brown's attempt to control the position.
Ruvik content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T2#
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.
Ruvik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruvik controlling the position. #T3#
Ruvik wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruvik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Ruvik is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
Brown is not content to let Ruvik control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#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.
Ruvik has a takedown stuffed.
Ruvik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ruvik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izi Ruvik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruvik throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown working the strikes but Ruvik uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ruvik keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Ruvik trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruvik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Brown! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Ruvik shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Ruvik lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.#TD2#
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ruvik to the ground. Brown is now in Ruvik's guard.
Ruvik has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Ruvik is keeping the position.
Ruvik is trying to keep Brown in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruvik wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruvik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T1#
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Ruvik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruvik is aware though and is defending well.
Brown is looking to sweep but instead, Ruvik has passed into half guard.
Ruvik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruvik seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Ruvik seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruvik is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Ruvik controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ruvik throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Ruvik looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruvik avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown is still trying to improve position.
Brown looks winded!
Ruvik controlling his opponent.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ruvik unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
#T4#
Ruvik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruvik controlling his opponent.
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.
Izi Ruvik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
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##TD2#
Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB2#
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruvik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ruvik keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Ruvik manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ruvik is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Brown working for a triangle but Ruvik defends it easily.
Ruvik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown is breathing heavily.#T1#
Ruvik wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving. #SUB2#
Brown throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ruvik escapes and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A lull in the action here.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ruvik is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruvik happy to just control the position for now. #T3#
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Ruvik wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Ruvik is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brown will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruvik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Ruvik goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Ruvik goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ruvik throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Ruvik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izi Ruvik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruvik throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown wants to pass the guard but Ruvik is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izi Ruvik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ruvik gets full guard.
Brown trying to control but Ruvik is working from the bottom.
Brown wanted to stand there but Ruvik had control of the position.
Ruvik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruvik trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Ruvik slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruvik content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T1#
Ruvik is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruvik controls the position from side control.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ruvik is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruvik just content to control the position.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Ruvik controlling from side mount.
Ruvik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working. #T3#
Brown is looking for a sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown wants to control but Ruvik postures up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruvik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Ruvik is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown is trying to ground and pound but Ruvik uses the momentary lack of control by Brown to regain half guard. #T4##SUB2#
Brown is working for a kimura but Ruvik is defending it quite comfortably.
Ruvik moves into full guard.
Bobby Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ruvik holds on and takes a little breather.
Izi Ruvik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruvik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Izi Ruvik.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruvik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izi Ruvik! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Ruvik looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.#TD2#
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruvik has one of Brown's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Brown working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Brown swings around for an armbar but Ruvik sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brown's guard.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Ruvik is having none of it. #T1##SUB2#
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruvik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruvik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ruvik passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ruvik passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ruvik trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Ruvik content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Ruvik avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Ruvik's attempts to control the action.
Ruvik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Ruvik looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruvik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown tries to hold on but Ruvik pushes him away. #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.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruvik controlling from mount.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Ruvik's attempts to control the action.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ruvik.
Ruvik looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruvik looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izi Ruvik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A head kick misses from Ruvik.
Ruvik lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
Ruvik throws a head kick that half lands.
Izi Ruvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Ruvik on that attempt.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruvik.#CL2#
Brown clinches up with Ruvik and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Ruvik's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izi Ruvik. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Brown turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brown manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruvik manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ruvik trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Izi Ruvik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Brown is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Ruvik as he works his way to full guard.
Ruvik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Brown wants to stand and escape but instead Ruvik has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruvik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruvik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruvik stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Brown looking for subs off his back but Ruvik has passed one foot through into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruvik in particular looking to stall.
Brown tries to roll over but Ruvik keeps him under control.#T3#
Ruvik trying to control the pace.
Brown missing with punches from the bottom.
Ruvik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Ruvik sitting and controlling from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown tries to clinch there but Ruvik circles away.
Ruvik has a takedown stuffed.
Ruvik tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Ruvik ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ruvik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ruvik shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.#TD2#
Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ruvik sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruvik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruvik trying to control but Brown postures up.
#SUB2#
Brown is working for a kimura but Ruvik is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Ruvik tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruvik.
Ruvik tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izi Ruvik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruvik tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a left to the body. #TD2#
Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown trying to control the action but Ruvik is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Ruvik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ruvik doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T1#
Brown winds up and cracks Ruvik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruvik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ruvik is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ruvik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Ruvik in his guard.#REVR#
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Ruvik advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ruvik is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Brown looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ruvik pushes past his half guard into mount!
Brown wants to hold on but Ruvik pushes him away.#T3#
Ruvik controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Ruvik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown wants to hold on but Ruvik pushes him away.
Ruvik content just to control the position here.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruvik has a good base and remains in mount.
Ruvik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown is looking to improve his position but Ruvik isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Izi Ruvik.
I think Ruvik 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izi Ruvik! |
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