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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 30, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Rice has closed the distance and engaged Burrell in a clinch.
Burrell is looking for a takedown.
Rice pressing his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rice takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Rice's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burrell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burrell shoots in but no luck this time.
Burrell misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Rice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doris Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burrell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rice pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Rice moves into the clinch.#T1#
Rice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD2#
Rice jumps guard.
#SUB2#
Rice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rice doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rice is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burrell is one step ahead there. #ES2#
Rice has his feet on Burrell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD#
Burrell gets the takedown into side control.
Rice bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Burrell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rice as he jumps to the side.
Burrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rice connects with a high kick. #CUT2#It looks like Doris Burrell has been cut.
Rice looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Rice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burrell. #TD2#
Rice fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Burrell to the ground. Rice is now in Burrell's guard.
Burrell is breathing heavily.
Burrell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rice controls the pace.
Rice advances position into side control!#SU2#
Rice decides to stand back up. Rice steps back and let's Burrell get back to his feet.
Rice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burrell tries to avoid it but Rice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burrell to the ground. Burrell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice body kick from Rice.#T4##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Rice jumps into guard, dragging Burrell to the mat.
Rice controlling the position.#ES2#
Rice pushes Burrell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Rice moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Rice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Doris Burrell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Rice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burrell's waist but Burrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rice off to one side.
Burrell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rice's waist but Rice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burrell off to one side.
Rice fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Rice as Burrell shoots in.
Rice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Rice gets a clinch.
Burrell is working for takedown but Rice is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doris Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rice stops a takedown attempt from Burrell.
Burrell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice is working for takedown but Burrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rice is struggling to control the position.
Rice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Rice lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Rice breaks the clinch.
Burrell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burrell with a poor takedown #CL2#
and Rice counters by clinching up. #TD2#
Rice manages to pull guard.
Rice controlling the position.#ES2#
Rice is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #TD2#
Rice gets control of Burrell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rice will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Burrell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
Rice will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rice throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#SUB2#
Rice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burrell looking to sit in guard and control but Rice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Rice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rice advances to half guard. #T3#
Rice sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Rice is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rice passes the guard and advances to mount!
Burrell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rice on the ground.#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.
Rice controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Rice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB2#
Rice working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fikayo Rice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doris Burrell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Rice moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Rice manages to break the clinch.
Rice darts in looking for a takedown but Burrell gets double underhooks and turns Rice into the cage.
Burrell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice swats away the attempt to clinch by Burrell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Burrell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rice bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burrell is defended easily by Rice.
Doris Burrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rice lands with a kick to the temple. Burrell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CL2#
Rice closes the distance and pushes Burrell back into the cage.#BC2#
Rice breaks from the clinch.
Burrell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No joy there for Burrell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL2#
Rice closes the distance and clinches.
Rice stalling in the clinch.
#T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rice as Burrell tries to tie him up.
Rice leaning against his opponent.
#TD2#
Rice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Burrell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rice pulls Burrell in to control the position.
Burrell trying to control but Rice is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Rice has his foot on Burrell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burrell works his way back into a safe position though.
Rice lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Burrell working a defensive guard but Rice manages to pass into side control anyway.
#SUB2#
Rice wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burrell, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Rice tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rice has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
Rice staying calm.
Rice advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fikayo Rice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fikayo Rice! |
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