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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Neal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Neal ducks under a wild hook from Jradi.
Neal misses with a takedown attempt - Jradi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Neal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jradi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neal somewhat.
Neal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jradi scores with a body shot.
Neal misses with a low kick.
#TD2#
Neal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jradi is trying to defend but Neal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jradi is controlling Neal's trapped leg to prevent Neal from advancing to side control.
Jradi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Neal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jradi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Jradi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1#
Jradi seems keen to control Neal's posture.
Jradi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Neal wanted to stand there but Jradi had control of the position.
Neal being controlled here momentarily.
Neal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jradi keeping moving, preventing Neal from controlling successfully.
Jradi pulls Neal in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neal trying to control but Jradi is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Neal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jradi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neal has managed to get both his arms back between Jradi's legs - danger averted.
Jradi keeping moving, preventing Neal from controlling successfully.
Jradi wants to sweep here but Neal controlling him for the moment.
Jradi is pulling down on Neal's head to control his posture.
Neal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jradi is proving hard to escape from. #T3#
Neal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jradi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jradi wants to sweep but no luck.
Neal wants to stand but Jradi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jradi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Neal.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Nour Jradi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jradi scores with a jab to the head.
Neal connects with a high kick. #CUT2#It looks like Nour Jradi has been cut.
Neal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jradi manages to avoid it.
Jradi with a nice cross.
No luck for Neal with that takedown attempt.
Nour Jradi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarcus Neal.#T4#
Nice uppercut there from Jradi.
Neal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jradi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neal was well out of range. Poor timing from Jradi.
Neal tries to clinch there but Jradi circles away.
Jradi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jradi is fending him off so far but Neal persists. Nope, Jradi circles away and we're back to standing.
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown. Jradi tries to sprawl out of it but Neal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jradi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jradi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neal's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nour Jradi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nour Jradi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Jradi swings widly with a right hand
and Neal counters with a nice body kick.
Jradi connects with a single shot there.
Jradi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Neal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jradi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown. Jradi tries to sprawl out of it but Neal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jradi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jradi jabs at Neal's body.
Neal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jradi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jradi tries to avoid it but Neal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jradi to the ground. Jradi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nour Jradi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Jradi dips to his left and cracks Neal with an uppercut!
Jradi blocks the body kick.
Neal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jradi pinned against the cage. Jradi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nour Jradi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarcus Neal.
Jradi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jradi digs a good body shot into Neal's ribs.
Jradi misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Jradi.
Neal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#T2#
Jradi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Neal is looking to clinch but Jradi is avoiding it.
Jradi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neal wants to counter with a clinch but Jradi pushes him away.
Neal fails with a takedown attempt.
Jradi swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Demarcus Neal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jradi looks to land a right hand but Neal moved out of range.
Neal with a poor takedown
and Jradi counters with a straight right hand.
Neal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jradi.
Jradi misses with a straight right. #T3#
Neal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jradi swivels and escapes.
Neal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neal shoots in for a takedown but Jradi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jradi misses with a wild body shot.
Neal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Neal. Those never looked like landing.
Nour Jradi is winning the standup battle so far.
Neal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jradi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neal.
Jradi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neal's hands.
Jradi cracks Neal with an open hand slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neal.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Jradi scores with the left hand. Neal knows he should have avoided that one.
Jradi lands a jab to Neal's midsection.#T4#
A jab from Jradi finds it's way through Neal's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jradi dips to his left and cracks Neal with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Jradi scores with a four punch combination!
Neal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jradi defends well and Neal ends up having to push Jradi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jradi throws out a loose jab but Neal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jradi pinned against the cage. Jradi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neal tries to clinch there but Jradi circles away.
Jradi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neal manages to avoid it.
Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Jradi circles away.
Jradi throwing a counter right hand but Neal manages to avoid it.
Jradi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Neal under the eye.
Jradi cracks a nice hook into Neal's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nour Jradi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nour Jradi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Jradi looks to throw the jab but Neal is out of range.
Jradi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neal moves away.
Jradi connects with a single shot there.
Neal throws a sloppy head kick and Jradi moves out of range easily.
Jradi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal slips a straight right by Jradi.
Nice takedown defense from Jradi. No joy for Neal on that attempt.
Neal slips under a jab.
Jradi jabs at Neal's body.
Neal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jradi.
Neal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jradi lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Jradi.
Jradi keeps the fight on the outside.
Jradi misses with an uppercut. Neal saw that one coming.
Neal tries to clinch up but Jradi circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Neal slips a straight right by Jradi.
Jradi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Neal's head backwards.
Good exchange - Jradi coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Jradi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neal wants to counter with a clinch but Jradi pushes him away.
Neal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jradi manages to avoid it.
Neal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jradi defends well and Neal ends up having to push Jradi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jradi scores with a jab.
Jradi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jradi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neal somewhat.
Nour Jradi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarcus Neal.
Jradi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jradi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jradi connects with a single shot there.
Neal fails with the takedown.#T2#
Jradi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neal ducks under a wild hook from Jradi.
Neal wants to counter the offense by Jradi and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Jradi finds it's way through Neal's defenses.
Jradi lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neal is looking to clinch but Jradi is avoiding it.
Jradi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jradi slaps away a takedown attempt from Neal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jradi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jradi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neal fails with a takedown attempt. #T3#
Decent striking displayed by Jradi there.
Jradi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neal.
Jradi misses the jab.
Neal slips under a jab from Jradi.
Neal fails with a takedown attempt.
Neal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Neal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neal tries to clinch up but Jradi circles away and keeps his distance.
Jradi throws a good cross that connects.
Jradi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nour Jradi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Neal fails with a takedown attempt.
Neal fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Jradi as Neal shoots in.
Neal tries to clinch but Jradi moves away
and Jradi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jradi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neal.
Jradi lands a nice shot that snaps Neal's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Jradi.
Jradi connects with a right hand. Neal shakes it off.
Jradi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jradi as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nour Jradi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jradi 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nour Jradi! |
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