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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Makhachev thumps Vazquez with a low kick.
Vazquez fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD#
Vazquez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vazquez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SU#
Vazquez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vazquez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Makhachev defends well and Vazquez ends up having to push Makhachev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vazquez is trying to break free.#TD2#
Makhachev lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#SUB2#
Makhachev is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Vazquez to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Makhachev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makhachev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Makhachev trying to control but Vazquez is working from the bottom.
Makhachev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Makhachev with a flurry of punches that miss. #SU2#
Makhachev stands up from Vazquez's guard - Makhachev perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vazquez misses with a double jab
#TD2#
so Makhachev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Makhachev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Makhachev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vazquez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vazquez has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Makhachev is controlling Vazquez's posture.
Vazquez preventing the sweep. #T2#
Vazquez is looking to pass into half guard but Makhachev pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Makhachev is in guard.#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vazquez working a defensive guard here.
Vazquez keeping moving, preventing Makhachev from controlling successfully.
Makhachev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vazquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makhachev trying to control the position from guard on top but Vazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makhachev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vazquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Makhachev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Makhachev's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SU2#
Makhachev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vazquez, up you get!
Vazquez is breathing heavily.
Vazquez throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Makhachev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vazquez won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
Makhachev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Makhachev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Makhachev remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Makhachev scores with punches from side control.
Vazquez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Makhachev off and has taken his back!
Makhachev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T4##SUB#
Vazquez working for the choke.
Makhachev tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Vazquez has got his arm under Makhachev's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Makhachev has spun round into Vazquez's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Makhachev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vazquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makhachev stands up over Vazquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Makhachev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vazquez is keeping the position for now. #SU2#
Makhachev stands and steps away. Vazquez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2#
Makhachev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ikram Makhachev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Makhachev dives in and scores a takedown into Vazquez's guard.
Ikram Makhachev has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vazquez is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Makhachev keeping moving, preventing Vazquez from controlling successfully.
Vazquez wanted to stand there but Makhachev had control of the position.
Makhachev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makhachev wants to sweep here but Vazquez controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Makhachev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Makhachev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Makhachev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vazquez defends it easily.
Makhachev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vazquez is one step ahead there.
Makhachev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makhachev keeping moving, preventing Vazquez from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Makhachev 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.
Vazquez being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vazquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#TD#
Vazquez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Makhachev did well to prevent Vazquez getting side control.
Makhachev wants to control but Vazquez is keeping busy.
Makhachev tries to roll over but Vazquez keeps him under control.#T3#
Makhachev is looking to get back to full guard here but Vazquez has managed to pass to side control instead.#SUB#
Vazquez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makhachev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Makhachev regains half guard.
Vazquez with the ground and pound but Makhachev uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vazquez slips nicely into half guard.#T4#
Makhachev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vazquez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vazquez's back!
Makhachev lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Vazquez hold on?!
Vazquez takes a big shot to the side of the head.
#SUB2#
Vazquez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Makhachev.
Vazquez trying to control the hands but Makhachev breaks the grip. #SUB2#
Makhachev tightening his grip on Vazquez, looking for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makhachev cracks Vazquez with a big right hand from the back mount! Vazquez immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Makhachev takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikram Makhachev! |
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