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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Gill fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Gill drives through with a takedown into Maratov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gill throwing strikes but missing.
Maratov trying to keep a closed guard but Gill is proving a slippery customer.
Maratov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gill tries to free his leg and advance position but Maratov is retaining full guard.
Maratov keeping moving, preventing Gill from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Gill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maratov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gill has managed to get both his arms back between Maratov's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maratov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maratov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gill manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Maratov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gill is retaining full guard. #T1#
Gill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maratov wants to control from the top but Gill keeps moving.
Maratov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gill is keeping the position for now.
Maratov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maratov looking to pass the guard.
Gill keeping moving, preventing Maratov from controlling successfully.
Maratov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gill is retaining full guard.
Gill trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maratov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gill swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maratov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Maratov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gill trying to control the position.
Maratov wants to control from the top but Gill keeps moving.
Maratov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gill is retaining full guard.
Maratov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maratov connects with a couple of short punches.
Maratov lands a couple of elbows.
Maratov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Maratov looking to pass the guard.
Gill being controlled here, momentarily.
Maratov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maratov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gill's head.
Gill wants to stand up but Maratov is controlling him.
Gill looks winded!
Maratov distracts Gill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maratov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maratov with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Maratov advances position into side control!
Maratov trying to control the position but Gill is working away.
Maratov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gill seems a little lost for a moment, as Maratov dominates the positioning.
Maratov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gill down.
Maratov wants to control but Gill is keeping him busy.
Maratov lands an elbow.
Maratov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gill to see if he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maratov cracks Gill with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maratov works to advance to full mount. Gill defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Maratov breaks from Gill's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gill is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marduk Maratov dominated that round.
That's time! Maratov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Maratov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gill sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maratov somewhat.
Gill is looking to clinch but Maratov is avoiding it.
#TD#
Maratov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maratov lands in his opponent's guard.
Maratov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gill is retaining full guard.
Maratov with a nice head shot there.
Maratov postures up.
Maratov is working Gill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maratov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maratov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maratov trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom. #T1#
Maratov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maratov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maratov trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom.
Maratov chips away with some ground and pound.
Maratov wants to pass the guard but Gill is keeping the position.
Maratov working some strikes from top position.
Maratov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gill's head.
Gill keeping moving, preventing Maratov from controlling successfully.
Maratov stopping the sweep attempt from Gill.
Gill is breathing heavily.#T2#
Maratov lands a couple of digs.
Gill keeping moving, preventing Maratov from controlling successfully.
Maratov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maratov is one step ahead there.
Maratov trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom.
Maratov pushing down on Gill's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maratov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maratov working the head and body with strikes.
Gill taking some punishment here, with Maratov in his half guard.
Maratov winds up and cracks Gill with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Maratov trying to mount his opponent but Gill defends it.
Maratov stalling.
Maratov lands strikes from half guard.
Maratov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gill tries to get to full guard but Maratov has control of the leg.
Maratov wants to free his trapped foot but Gill is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maratov is trying to control the action in half guard but Gill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maratov in particular looking to stall.
Maratov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marduk Maratov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Maratov lands with a punch from half guard.
Gill is refusing to be controlled, as Maratov sits in half guard.
Maratov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gill is in trouble now - Maratov has advanced to mount!
Maratov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maratov working Gill over with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maratov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maratov lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maratov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maratov lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marduk Maratov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Maratov fails to land the takedown.
Gill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maratov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marduk Maratov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gill scores with a nice head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Marduk Maratov has been cut.
Maratov shoots for a takedown but Gill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maratov.
Maratov working the head with strikes.
Gill is trying to control Maratov's posture but Maratov avoids it.
Maratov trying to control the position but Gill is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maratov is really struggling to control Gill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Maratov happy to just control the position for now.
Gill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Maratov lands some shots froms side control.
Gill is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Maratov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gill down.
Maratov trying to control the action but Gill is working from the bottom.
Maratov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gill can do to turn this around?
Maratov is chipping away with strikes.
Maratov is chipping away with strikes.
Gill is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Maratov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gill struggling a bit here.
Maratov tries to advance to mount but Gill instead regains half guard. #T2#
Maratov 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.
Maratov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maratov is taking a breather. Gill says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maratov drops an elbow to the side of Gill's head.
Maratov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maratov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maratov working the head and body with strikes.
Maratov trying to pass the guard but Gill defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maratov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3#
Gill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maratov tries to pass to full mount but Gill defends it.
Ground and pound from Maratov.
Maratov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maratov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maratov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maratov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maratov is nestled in close to Gill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maratov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maratov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maratov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maratov is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Maratov trying to control the action but Gill is working from the bottom.
Maratov working Gill over with strikes.
Maratov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maratov trying to control the pace.
Maratov lands with a punch from half guard.
Maratov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gill keeps working.
Maratov working Gill over with strikes.
Karamvir Gill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maratov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marduk Maratov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maratov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marduk Maratov!
After winning the bout, Marduk Maratov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 31, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Nakamura pushes Gill up against the cage in a clinch.
Gill is trying to pull guard but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but Gill blocks it.
Gill jumps guard but Nakamura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gill keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gill. #BC2#
Gill breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Nakamura darts in and clinches Gill up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill is trying to pull guard but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage.
Kenji Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karamvir Gill.#TD#
Nakamura gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gill regains guard.
Nakamura controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Gill has wrist control.#T1#
Nakamura stays in close to Gill's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Gill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakamura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gill working a defensive guard here.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nakamura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Nakamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Gill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#TD#
Gill tries to sprawl but Nakamura drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T3#
Nakamura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gill trying to control from the bottom.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Gill is working from the bottom.
Nakamura prevents Gill from improving his position.
Nakamura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SU#
Nakamura stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #TD#
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gill napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gill stops Nakamura from passing to mount. #T4#
Gill is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
A lull in the action here.
Gill wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura is dominant here and he's now got Gill's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Gill to escape the position.
Gill trying to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Nakamura dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Gill tries a head kick but it misses.
Gill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Nakamura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nakamura prevents Gill from breaking the clinch.
Gill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #TD#
Nakamura manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakamura is on top in guard.
#REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Gill working for submissions but it's allowed Nakamura to get to half guard.
#T1#
Gill is looking to improve his position.
Gill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakamura working the head and body with strikes.
Gill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Nakamura is going to stand back up.
#SUB#
Nakamura is looking for a kimura but Gill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakamura to get the leverage.
Nakamura winds up and cracks Gill with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Nakamura has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gill tries to lock up and control but Nakamura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gill is trying to reverse the position but instead Nakamura has taken his back - oops!
Nakamura trying to control.
Gill looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T3#
Gill tries to break free.
Nakamura has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gill's body.
Nakamura not allowing Gill to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#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.
Nakamura lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gill's head.
Nakamura is landing with strikes from the back.
Nakamura is looking to control Gill but Gill is wriggling around and keeping busy. #SUB#
Nakamura is looking for the choke from the back position but Gill is controlling his hands well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gill trying to control the hands but Nakamura breaks the grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Nakamura dominated that second round.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Gill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gill tries to clinch but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura tries to counter by clinching up but Gill breaks away and moves out of range.
Gill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakamura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakamura takes a swing at Gill's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Nakamura drives through and clinches with Gill against the cage.
Gill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gill can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Gill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Nakamura clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gill is defending well.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Gill.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#TD#
Nakamura jumps into guard, dragging Gill to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Gill wants to stand and escape but instead Nakamura has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Kenji Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura passes Gill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nakamura blocks the strikes from Gill.
Nice strikes from Nakamura there.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gill keeps working.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2##SUB2#
Gill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamura pulls his head out easily.
Gill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gill is looking to improve his position.
Gill wants to get back to full guard but Nakamura has mounted him!#T3#
Nakamura content just to control the position here.
Gill is looking to improve his position but Nakamura isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakamura seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gill is holding on tight.
Nakamura looking to control but Gill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gill manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, Nakamura seems content to control.
Nakamura wants to stand up but Gill is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura trying to control the action but Gill is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakamura 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Nakamura! |
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