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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 20, 2024 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shaw.
Shaw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rice defends well and Shaw ends up having to push Rice into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL#
Rice rushes Shaw and presses him up against the cage.
Shaw stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rice lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#It looks like Kam Shaw has been cut.#CL#
Rice moves into the clinch.#BC#
Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw throws a leg kick that misses.
Rice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL#
Rice takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Rice successfully pulls guard.
#T1##SUB#
Rice is looking for a triangle but Shaw pushes his legs off easily.
Shaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rice wants to sweep but no luck.
Rice keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Shaw not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Rice is retaining full guard.
Rice has a closed guard, preventing Shaw from standing up. #SUB#
Rice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #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.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Rice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rice lands with a kick to the temple. Shaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CL#
Rice has managed to clinch.
Rice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaw pinned against the cage. Shaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rice is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Rice blocks the low kick.#T3#
Shaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Fikayo Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kam Shaw.
Rice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shaw is fending him off so far but Rice persists. Nope, Shaw circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rice swivels and escapes.#CL#
Rice rushes Shaw and presses him up against the cage.
Rice lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shaw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rice's face.
Rice is trying to pull guard but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Rice controls his hands.
Rice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shaw.
#T4#
Shaw tries to work over Rice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rice.
Rice is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2#
Shaw manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rice to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fikayo Rice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kam Shaw's cut.
That's time! Rice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Shaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rice checks it well.
Rice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaw. That did some damage!
Shaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but Rice pushes him off.
Shaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rice.
Shaw throws a jab when Rice was well out of range.#CL2#
Shaw clinches with his opponent.
Shaw has Rice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shaw tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rice smiles and moves away.
Fikayo Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kam Shaw.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shaw defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##CL#
Rice closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Rice manages to break the clinch.
Shaw tries to clinch but Rice is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Rice.
Rice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Rice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Shaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rice is fending him off so far but Shaw persists. Nope, Rice circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rice was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Fikayo Rice is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Shaw. #T2#
Rice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rice or perhaps it was just good defense by Shaw, which made it look bad.
Rice definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt
and Rice counters with a two punch combo.
Shaw shoots for a takedown but Rice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw tries for a takedown but Rice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL#
Rice rushes Shaw and presses him up against the cage.
Rice tries to pull guard but Shaw holds him up against the cage and eventually Rice drops back down to his feet.
Rice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rice pulls his leg out and moves away.
#T3#
Rice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shaw as he avoids it easily.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rice as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Rice clinches up with Shaw and pushes him back against the cage.
Shaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Shaw tries to pull guard but Rice holds him up against the cage and eventually Shaw drops back down to his feet.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rice has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shaw avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rice after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Rice decides to pull guard.
Shaw won't allow Rice to sweep him here.
Shaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rice wants to control but Shaw postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaw tries to move to mount but Rice blocks the move with his legs.
Who's going to make the next move?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fikayo Rice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kam Shaw's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Rice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Shaw moves into range and clinches up with Rice.
Shaw looking to stall.
Shaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rice.
Shaw fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Rice decides to pull guard.
Shaw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Rice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Rice trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaw trying to control but Rice is working from the bottom.
Shaw throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shaw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fikayo Rice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw looks for a takedown but Rice sprawls well.
Rice avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Rice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shaw swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shaw is defended easily by Rice.#T3#
Shaw tries to clinch but Rice moves away
and Rice counters with a series of strikes. Shaw will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rice misses with a takedown
and Shaw counters with a left and a right that stings Rice.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shaw is defended easily by Rice.
Shaw keeps Rice at a distance using the push kick. #T4#
A head kick by Shaw misses
and Rice counters with a series of strikes. Shaw will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shaw misses with a takedown
and Rice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rice shoots for a takedown but Shaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rice stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Rice drives through and clinches with Shaw against the cage.
Shaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Rice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC#
Rice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Rice has Shaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Kam Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fikayo Rice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rice is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fikayo Rice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rice 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fikayo Rice! |
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