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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Haapalainen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fain.
Fain misses with a head kick.
#TD2#
Haapalainen gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haapalainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fain keeps working. #SUB2#
Haapalainen is trying to get an arm triangle but Fain is defending well.
Fain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fain holding on.#T1#
Haapalainen is looking to take a break and control but Fain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Haapalainen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Fain is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raimo Haapalainen!
During a confident post fight interview, Raimo Haapalainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 06, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Fain moves into the clinch successfully.
Grivois misses with the head strike.
Grivois throws a punch but it's blocked by Fain.
Grivois can't find room to land a body shot as Fain controls the action.
#BC#
Grivois breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grivois throws a sloppy head kick and Fain moves out of range easily.
Grivois misses with a low kick.
#CL2#
Fain drives through and clinches with Grivois against the cage.
#BC#
Grivois breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Grivois, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fain blocks a head kick by Grivois.
Fain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Fain forces Grivois back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Fain pulls guard successfully.
Fain throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#SUB2#
Fain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #ES2#
Fain kicks Grivois off and gets to his feet.
Aymeric Grivois is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Fain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grivois shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grivois. Fain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fain is looking for the big counter here.
Fain shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fain or perhaps it was just good defense by Grivois, which made it look bad.
Fain fails with the takedown.
Aymeric Grivois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brayden Fain.
Grivois looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grivois scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Fain moves into the clinch.
Fain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grivois working aggressively here.
Fain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grivois has him pressed against the cage.
Grivois tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fain. #T2##BC#
Grivois's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grivois walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grivois throws a chopping leg kick but Fain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grivois throws a head kick that misses.
Fain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grivois scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fain fails with the takedown.
Grivois moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grivois.
Fain blocks a head kick by Grivois.
Fain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Grivois as Fain shoots in.
Fain looks winded!
Fain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grivois defends well and Fain ends up having to push Grivois into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T3#
Grivois lands a head kick!
Grivois throws a head kick that half lands.
#CL2#
Fain drives through and clinches with Grivois against the cage.
Grivois has a couple of punches blocked by Fain.
Grivois misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grivois swings wildly with an uppercut but Fain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grivois misses with a punch to the body.
Grivois tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grivois tries to throw a body punch but Fain avoids it by throwing Grivois back against the cage. #BC#
Grivois breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Fain as he checks the leg kick.
Fain shoots in but Grivois avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A clash of legs there as Fain blocks the low kick.#T4#
Fain shoots in but Grivois avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Grivois.
Grivois throws a head kick that Fain semi-blocks.
Grivois throws a low kick but Fain moves out of range easily.
Fain misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grivois finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grivois connects with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fain with the counter takedown but Grivois avoids it easily.
Grivois is looking to score with low kicks.
Grivois throws a sloppy head kick and Fain moves out of range easily.
Grivois throws a head kick but Fain moves out of range.
Fain throws a counter combo.
Grivois finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grivois throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grivois avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aymeric Grivois dominated that round.
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#
Grivois throws a head kick that misses.
Grivois throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Fain drives through and clinches with Grivois against the cage.
#BC#
Grivois breaks from the clinch.
Fain misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Fain drives through and clinches with Grivois against the cage.
Fain working hard to break the clinch.
Fain is trying to break the clinch but Grivois has him pressed against the cage.
Grivois taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grivois keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fain's efforts to push away.
Grivois has a couple of punches blocked by Fain.
#BC#
Grivois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aymeric Grivois is winning the standup battle so far.
Fain checks a low kick from Grivois.
Fain throws a big counter head kick but Grivois avoids it with no problem.
Grivois is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fain can do to turn this around?#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1##BC#
Grivois breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Fain rushes Grivois and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grivois misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fain is trying to break the clinch but Grivois has him pressed against the cage.
Grivois tries to work over Fain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fain wants to break free but Grivois has control.
#BC#
Grivois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fain throws a head kick that misses.
Fain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grivois finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grivois throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grivois tries to work over Fain's front leg with a kick but Fain checks it.
Grivois shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Fain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
Fain moves into the clinch.#T2#
Fain blocks a body shot from Grivois.
Grivois tries to work over Fain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grivois misses with a punch to the body.
Grivois misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grivois misses with a punch to the body.
Fain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grivois misses with a punch on the inside.
Fain blocking some punches.
Grivois tries to stall but Fain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grivois fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fain blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Fain.
Fain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Grivois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fain shoots in for a double leg but Grivois sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T3#
Grivois looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A bone on bone clash there as Fain blocks the leg kick.
Brayden Fain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grivois wants to slow Fain down by chopping away at his legs. #CL2#
Fain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grivois, pushing him back against the cage.
Grivois has Fain pressed against the cage, preventing Fain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grivois tries to work over Fain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Grivois breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Fain does no damage.
Grivois goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick from Grivois, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grivois tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fain dives in and grabs Grivois's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grivois pushes down on Fain's head and hops out.
Aymeric Grivois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brayden Fain.
Fain is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Grivois misses #CL2#
and Fain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grivois.
Grivois can't find room to land a body shot as Fain controls the action.
#BC#
Grivois breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Grivois pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fain throws a series of punches but Grivois avoids them all with ease.
Grivois throws a head kick but Fain moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Fain clinches up with Grivois and pushes him back against the cage.
Grivois fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grivois swings wildly with an uppercut but Fain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grivois up against the cage.#BC#
Grivois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grivois as he jumps to the side.
Fain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grivois is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fain blocks a head kick by Grivois.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aymeric Grivois dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Fain checks a leg kick.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grivois fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grivois goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Grivois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grivois shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grivois tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grivois throws a head kick but Fain moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fain is defended easily by Grivois.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grivois tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grivois misses with a low kick.
That kick from Grivois tenderised Fain's leg. Fain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grivois just misses with a punch to the body.
Fain fails to land the takedown.#T1#
Grivois throws a head kick that half lands.
#CL2#
Grivois gets tackled into the cage by Fain. Fain maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Fain jumps into guard, dragging Grivois to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fain is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Fain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fain preventing the sweep.
Grivois is looking to stand up but Fain isn't so interested in that idea.
Grivois thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Grivois looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fain is one step ahead there.
Fain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2#
Grivois looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fain is one step ahead there.
Grivois preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grivois working a defensive guard here.
Grivois is looking to stand back up but Fain counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grivois.
Fain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fain is continuing to stall.
Grivois wants to improve his position but Fain is controlling well.
#T3#
Fain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fain content to control rather than advance.
Grivois wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Fain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grivois defends it well.
Fain not doing much here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grivois is looking for a sweep. Fain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fain is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grivois.
Fain avoids the head kick by Grivois.
Grivois fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fain is out of range.
And Fain tries to counter it with a takedown but Grivois pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL2#
Fain instigates a clinch.
Grivois misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Grivois breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grivois.
Grivois goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#KD2#
Fain drops Grivois with a beautiful combination! Grivois stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fain is looking for the KO!
Fain slips a straight right by Grivois.
Grivois stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grivois wants it to stay on the feet.
Aymeric Grivois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brayden Fain.#CL2#
Fain drives through and clinches with Grivois against the cage.
#BC#
Grivois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brayden Fain.
I think Grivois 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aymeric Grivois! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Fain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Potatoes shoots in looking for a takedown but Fain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potatoes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fain shoots in looking for a takedown but Potatoes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fain dives in for a single leg takedown but Potatoes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Potatoes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fain as he avoids it easily.
Sacka Potatoes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potatoes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fain.
Fain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sacka Potatoes. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Potatoes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fain was covering up waiting for the punch and Potatoes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Potatoes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potatoes landing some decent shots from guard.
Potatoes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Potatoes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fain wants to control but Potatoes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Potatoes lands a nice short elbow.
Potatoes is looking to advance position but Fain won't allow it. #T1#
Potatoes working the head and body with strikes.
Potatoes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fain is in trouble now - Potatoes has advanced to mount!
Potatoes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fain's face.
Potatoes working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Potatoes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Potatoes with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potatoes postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Fain bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Potatoes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sacka Potatoes!
After winning the bout, Sacka Potatoes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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