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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.#TD2#
Hearse feints and as Joshua raises his hands in defense, Hearse changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hearse throws a big right hand that misses.
Hearse throws a big elbow that misses.
Hearse won't allow Joshua to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearse lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joshua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joshua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hearse landing some decent shots from guard.
Hearse throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Hearse with a nice head shot there.
Joshua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hearse with a nice head shot there.
Hearse not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Joshua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hearse passes Joshua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hearse seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hearse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hearse winds up and cracks Joshua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hearse is thwarting Joshua's attempts to control the position.
Hearse lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
Hearse is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hearse working Joshua over with strikes.
Hearse working the head and body with strikes.
Hearse winds up and cracks Joshua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joshua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hearse on the ground.
Hearse working over Joshua with some ground and pound. Joshua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joshua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joshua is breathing heavily.
Hearse is keen to just control but Joshua is a slippery customer.
Hearse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearse is nestled in close to Joshua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hearse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Hearse there. #ROC2#Joshua is rocked!
Joshua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Joshua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joshua has hold of Hearse's hands but Hearse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hearse stalling.
Joshua seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Hearse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joshua is staying active underneath Hearse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Hearse there.
Hearse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hearse winds up and cracks Joshua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hearse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Hearse there.
Hearse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hearse content to control rather than advance.
Hearse scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
Nice strikes from Hearse there.
Hearse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hearse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hearse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hearse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joshua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hearse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hearse winds up and cracks Joshua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Hearse 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##TD2#
Hearse shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Joshua is trying to defend but Hearse finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hearse is nestled in close to Joshua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hearse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hearse lands a nice short elbow.
Joshua looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hearse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joshua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hearse scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua tries to get to full guard but Hearse has control of the leg.
Hearse is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joshua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hearse scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hearse working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T1#
Hearse scores with a big shot! Joshua's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Joshua! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Hearse! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Lajoie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lajoie throws out a loose jab but Joshua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice straight punches there by Lajoie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lajoie.
Joshua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Lajoie misses.
Joshua throws a counter combo.
Lajoie looks to land a right hand but Joshua moved out of range.
A nice side step and Joshua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lajoie throws a body shot but no joy.
Lajoie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joshua.
Joshua is looking for the big counter here.
Lajoie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joshua.
Joshua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lajoie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joshua scrambles back to his feet.
Lajoie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lajoie throws a lazy uppercut
and Joshua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Lajoie swings widly with a right hand
and Joshua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lajoie misses with a body shot
enabling Joshua to counter with a crisp jab.
Lajoie throws a sloppy body shot
#KD2#
and Lajoie is countered with a crisp right hand from Joshua that sends him to the canvas! Joshua follows him to the mat into side control. #ROC2#Lajoie is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Symonet Lajoie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Oh Lajoie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lajoie seems to have got his legs back now.
Joshua's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
Lajoie is trying to get back to his feet.
Joshua controlling from side mount. #SU2#
Joshua stands up.
Lajoie misses with a jab to the body
#KD2#
and Joshua counters with a big uppercut that knocks Lajoie off his feet! Joshua dives into side control looking to finish!
Lajoie tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#T3#
Joshua really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lajoie.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lajoie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Good control from Joshua.
More stalling from Joshua.
Let's hope that Joshua 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthonii Joshua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Symonet Lajoie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Lajoie swings for the body but Joshua moves out of range.
Lajoie connects with a single shot there.
Anthonii Joshua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lajoie misses with an uppercut
and Joshua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lajoie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joshua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lajoie lands a leg kick that knocks Joshua off balance momentarily.
Lajoie takes a swing at Joshua's ribcage but misses.
Joshua is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua ducks under a wild hook from Lajoie.
Joshua doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Symonet Lajoie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshua walks into a straight right hand from Lajoie.
Some wild striking there from Lajoie.
Joshua appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Lajoie misses with a hook.
Lajoie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lajoie throws an off balance right hand
and Joshua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joshua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lajoie works over Joshua's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#It looks like Anthonii Joshua has been cut.
Lajoie throws a right hand that misses
and Joshua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lajoie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lajoie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Joshua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lajoie misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Lajoie throws a body punch but Joshua moves out of range.
Lajoie misses with a combination
and Joshua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lajoie throws a right hand that misses
and Joshua counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Lajoie badly! He tries to strike back but Joshua puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Lajoie out cold! Oh man, Lajoie will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthonii Joshua! |
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