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Event:
Tancred vs Borisov - SPFT #8
Date: Dec 09, 2023 |
#R1# Chikovani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks dives in and grabs Chikovani's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chikovani pushes down on Brooks's head and hops out. Chikovani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Brooks shoots for a double leg takedown but Chikovani sprawls well. He's pushed Brooks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Chikovani throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it. Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chikovani paws at him with a jab and circles away. Brooks closes the distance and clinches up with Chikovani, looking for a takedown. Brooks pushes Chikovani against the cage but Chikovani circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. A little feinted left hand from Chikovani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Arkady Chikovani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Brooks. Chikovani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An inside leg kick from Brooks misses. Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Chikovani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Chikovani leaves Brooks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Chikovani throws a quick counter head kick but Brooks was just out of range. Arkady Chikovani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##CL2# Brooks takes the fight into the clinch. Chikovani taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Chikovani leaning against his opponent.
Chikovani has Brooks pushed against the cage.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Brooks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chikovani is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Chikovani managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Chikovani leaning his opponent against the cage. Chikovani slows down the pace here.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Chikovani holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
#T3# Chikovani taking a breather. Chikovani definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Brooks misses with an elbow over the top. Brooks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chikovani slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkady Chikovani. Brooks shoots in but no luck this time. Chikovani is looking to counter punch. Brooks tries to clinch but Chikovani is having none of it. #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.#TD2# Brooks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chikovani's guard.#SUB# Chikovani has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Brooks doesn't defend quickly enough and Chikovani has managed to lock this one up! Can Brooks escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Chikovani on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arkady Chikovani! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 23, 2023 |
#R1# Jon Jon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #TD# Brooks gets a double leg takedown into Jon Jon's guard. Brooks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Brooks with a nice head shot there.#SUB2# Jon Jon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brooks uses it to pass to side control.
#SU# Brooks decides to take the fight back to the feet. Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jon Jon wants to counter with a clinch but Brooks pushes him away. Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jon Jon misses with a takedown attempt #TD# and Brooks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brooks. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brooks passes easily into side control. Nice work. Jon Jon is trying to escape the position but Brooks is controlling the position. #T1# Brooks grinds an elbow into Jon Jon's temple. Brooks in side control, just content to control the action for now. Jon Jon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Jon Jon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brooks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Brooks is nestled in close to Jon Jon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB2# Jon Jon looking for submissions off his back. Brooks 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. Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB# Brooks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jon Jon defends it well. Jon Jon taking some punishment here, with Brooks in his half guard. #T3# Brooks wants to stand up but Jon Jon is controlling the position.
Jon Jon tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control. Brooks not doing much here.
Brooks is thwarting Jon Jon's attempts to control the position. Jon Jon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. We've been informed that Jon Jon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Jon Jon defends it. Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Brooks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Brooks tries to stand and escape but Jon Jon is controlling the position. #SUB2# Jon Jon actively working from the bottom here. Jon Jon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Jon Jon defends it. Brooks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jon Jon is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brooks jumps into side control! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Brooks 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# Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL# Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD# Jon Jon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brooks is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jon Jon to the mat. Jon Jon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Brooks wants to stand but Jon Jon is controlling his posture from full guard. Brooks passes Jon Jon's left leg - he's now in half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jon Jon wants to get back to full guard but Brooks has passed into side control. Jon Jon wants to control but Brooks postures up.#T1# Brooks advances to full mount. Brooks looking to control and managing it successfully. Brooks avoids the attempt from Jon Jon to control. Brooks dominating with strikes here.#SUB# Brooks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jon Jon manages to avoid the submission attempt. Brooks controlling from side mount. Jon Jon tries to improve position but can't. #T2# Jon Jon tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brooks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Brooks landing strikes from the mount and Jon Jon is in trouble! Jon Jon is trying to reverse the position but instead Brooks has taken his back - oops!#SUB# Brooks is persistently looking for the submission but Jon Jon is defending it well.
Brooks doesn't have the hooks in and Jon Jon manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB# Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jon Jon defends well. Jon Jon throws an elbow that misses. Brooks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jon Jon's guard. Nice move by Brooks!#REVR##T3# Jon Jon trying to keep a closed guard but Brooks is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2# Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jon Jon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between Jon Jon's legs - danger averted. Jon Jon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Brooks is now in half guard. Brooks lands strikes from half guard. Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2# Jon Jon with the active half guard here but Brooks passes nicely into side control. Jon Jon is breathing heavily.#T4# Brooks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Brooks tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. Jon Jon trying to remain calm as Brooks controls from the top position. Jon Jon stops Brooks from passing to mount. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jon Jon is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Brooks dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3##TD# Brooks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jon Jon is trying to defend but Brooks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Brooks is taking a breather. Jon Jon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Jon Jon works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2# Jon Jon has his foot on Brooks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brooks works his way back into a safe position though. Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brooks pushing down on Jon Jon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Jon Jon is in trouble now - Brooks has advanced to mount! Brooks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T1# Jon Jon regains half guard. Jon Jon tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control. Jon Jon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB# Brooks is trying to work for a kimura but Jon Jon is defending well.
Brooks is thwarting Jon Jon's attempts to control the position. Bantam Jon Jon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Jon Jon wants to get back to full guard. Ground and pound from Brooks. Brooks controlling the pace. Brooks tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jon Jon controls his leg. #T3# The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brooks lands a nice short elbow. Brooks is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Jon Jon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Jon Jon. Jon Jon shoots for a takedown but Brooks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Jon Jon has his takedown stuffed#TD# and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T4##SUB2# Jon Jon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brooks uses it to pass to side control.
Brooks controls the position. Jon Jon is trying to improve his position. Brooks lands a nice forearm strike. Brooks moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Brooks gets to mount! Jon Jon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jon Jon can do to turn this around? Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU# Brooks stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Josh Brooks showed his dominance in that final round. Well Brooks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Brooks! |
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