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Event:
HFA 34
Date: Jan 11, 2025 |
#R1#
Makhachev shoots in and drives through. Kingston sprawls well.
Kingston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Makhachev misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD#
Makhachev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kingston controlling the position well. #SUB#
Makhachev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kingston defends it well.
Kingston tries to get to full guard but Makhachev has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Makhachev is looking to take a break and control but Kingston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makhachev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Makhachev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kingston sees it coming and defends easily.
Makhachev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kingston is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Makhachev is trying to work for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Makhachev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kingston is trying to get back to full guard.
Kingston is controlling Makhachev's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingston can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Makhachev lands strikes from half guard.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard but Makhachev has passed into side control.
Kingston tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Makhachev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've been hearing that Makhachev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Makhachev wants to stand but Kingston is controlling his arm.
Kingston tries to bench press Makhachev off him but Makhachev keeps the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kingston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Kingston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Makhachev tries to buck Kingston off but Kingston is having none of it.#T4#
Makhachev tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Makhachev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Makhachev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makhachev is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kingston looking for a sweep. Not yet Kingston, not yet.
Makhachev looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makhachev trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Islam Makhachev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kingston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kingston lands with an overhand left.
Horrible takedown attempt by Makhachev or perhaps it was just good defense by Kingston, which made it look bad.
Kingston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2#
Kingston is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Makhachev's half guard.
Makhachev is trying to control but can't.
Kingston controlling the action here.
Makhachev gets back to full guard.
#T1#
Makhachev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kingston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kingston preventing the sweep.
Kingston content to stall in guard here.
We've been informed that Kingston has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB#
Makhachev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kingston working some strikes from top position.
Makhachev keeping full guard, as Kingston tries to pass. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kingston 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.
Makhachev wants to sweep but no luck.
Kingston distracts Makhachev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kingston is working Makhachev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kingston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Makhachev's head.
Kingston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makhachev can't keep his opponent in guard - Kingston advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kingston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Makhachev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kingston looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#ROC2#Makhachev is rocked!#T3#
Kingston is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Makhachev is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kingston fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Makhachev from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kingston! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Kingston!
Post fight, Monty Kingston took to the microphone: 'I just might be the best MMA fighter one day.'.
Islam Makhachev spoke after the fight, saying 'I wanna thank my opponent for fighting me and I can't wait to fight you again brother'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Macallan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Makhachev to the mat! Makhachev manages to get full guard.
Macallan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Macallan throwing strikes from guard but Makhachev blocks nicely.
Macallan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macallan stays in close to Makhachev's body and controls the position.
Macallan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Makhachev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macallan.
Macallan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Macallan stopping the sweep attempt from Makhachev.#SUB2#
Makhachev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Macallan is aware though and is defending well.
Macallan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Macallan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Makhachev for as long as he can get away with.
Macallan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Macallan keeps the fight on the outside.
Macallan attempts a counter takedown but Makhachev avoids it well and moves away.
Makhachev misses with a body shot.
Makhachev doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD#
and Macallan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Makhachev!
Macallan scores with punches from side control.
Macallan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Macallan working the head and body with strikes.
Macallan happy to just control the position for now. #T3#
Macallan scoring with punches from side control.
Makhachev gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Makhachev tries to reverse the position but Macallan maintains control.
Macallan is landing with some decent strikes but Makhachev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Macallan controlling from mount. #T4#
Macallan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Macallan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#SUB#
Macallan is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Macallan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Peat Macallan!
In defeat, Islam Makhachev stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wanna thank my opponent for fighting me and I can't wait to fight you again brother'. |
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Event:
3SD 2
Date: Nov 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Weeks scores with a kick to the midsection.#CL#
Makhachev forces Weeks back against the ropes and clinches.#TD#
Makhachev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Weeks uses from the top position.
Weeks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weeks wants to control from the top but Makhachev keeps moving.
Makhachev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Makhachev looking for a sweep. Not yet Makhachev, not yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Weeks is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Weeks trying to control but Makhachev is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Makhachev has closed the distance and engaged Weeks in a clinch.
Makhachev has Weeks pressed against the ropes, preventing Weeks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weeks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makhachev keeps control of Weeks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#TD#
Makhachev manages to pull guard.
Weeks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makhachev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makhachev wants to stand but Weeks is controlling the position.
Weeks trying to control but Makhachev is working from the bottom.
Makhachev is pulling down on Weeks's head to control his posture.
Makhachev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T3#
Makhachev pushing down on Weeks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Weeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Makhachev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weeks wants to control but Makhachev is keeping busy.
Makhachev passes to full mount!
We've been hearing that Makhachev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Weeks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Makhachev looking to control but Weeks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makhachev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Weeks is squirming around, avoiding Makhachev's attempts to control the action. #T4##SUB#
Makhachev is working for a guillotine from mount but Weeks frees his head quite easily.
Makhachev tries to control but Weeks wriggling away.
Makhachev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#SUB#
Makhachev is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Weeks is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Islam Makhachev!
A determined Islam Makhachev didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it! |
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Event:
3SD 1
Date: Oct 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Makhachev is looking to score with low kicks.#TD#
Makhachev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Evans did well to prevent Makhachev getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Makhachev stops Evans from getting back to his feet.
Makhachev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Evans is trying to stand up here but Makhachev is controlling him well.
Evans is trying to escape back to his feet but Makhachev uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Evans tries to escape but Makhachev is in control.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet here but Makhachev is keeping cool and he's managed to take Evans's back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Makhachev is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Evans is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Islam Makhachev!
Islam Makhachev got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!' |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 16, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Umarov closes the distance and pushes Makhachev back into the cage.
Umarov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Umarov scores with a knee to the head.
Umarov has had enough of the clinch but Makhachev keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Makhachev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Umarov is trying to break the clinch but Makhachev has him pressed against the cage.
Makhachev is trying to break the clinch but Umarov is controlling him.
Makhachev is stalling here.
Umarov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umarov is trying to push Makhachev away but Makhachev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makhachev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Umarov.
#TD2#
Makhachev is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Umarov can't fight it off and eventually Makhachev manages to take the fight to the floor. Umarov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Umarov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makhachev on the ground.
Makhachev trying to control the position from guard on top but Umarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Makhachev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Makhachev pushes down on Umarov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Umarov is breathing heavily.
Makhachev 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Makhachev in particular looking to stall.
Makhachev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Makhachev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T2#
Umarov tries to kick Makhachev off in order to stand up. Makhachev Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #SUB2#
Makhachev has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Umarov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Makhachev yanks on the arm and Umarov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Makhachev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Islam Makhachev!
Post fight, an emotional Islam Makhachev said 'I wanna thank my fans I do this for you guys I WANT U GUYS TO SEE MY CRUSH MY OPPONENTS I NEED A PAY DAY BROTHER SEND ANYONE ILL CRUSH THEM'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 14, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Makhachev closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Ryans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makhachev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makhachev wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Makhachev. No joy for Ryans on that attempt.
Makhachev blocks a head kick by Ryans.
Makhachev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
Ryans gets caught napping as Makhachev dives in and scores a takedown. Ryans manages to retain guard.
Ryans wants to get back to his feet but Makhachev passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Makhachev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ryans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ryans is not content to let Makhachev control the position.
Makhachev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1#
Makhachev is looking to take a break and control but Ryans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Makhachev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Makhachev wants to take a breather but Ryans is having none of it.
Makhachev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryans tries to get to full guard but Makhachev has control of the leg.
Ryans trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Makhachev manages to pass to mount!
Makhachev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makhachev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Makhachev controlling the pace for now. #SU#
Makhachev is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! #T3#
Ryans goes for a double leg but Makhachev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Makhachev continues to drive forward.
Islam Makhachev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Ryans.
Ryans misses with a takedown attempt - Makhachev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryans looks winded!
Ryans avoids the head kick by Makhachev.
#CL#
Makhachev takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Makhachev jumps guard.
Ryans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Makhachev is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ryans frees his head nicely. Oh but Makhachev has switched to an armbar! Ryans is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Islam Makhachev! |
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