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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 20, 2025 |
#R1#
Sooklal fails with a takedown attempt.
Sooklal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salman swivels and escapes.#CL2#
Salman has Sooklal up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Salman manages to break the clinch.
Sooklal fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deonarine Sooklal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sooklal has his takedown stuffed#KD2#
and Salman counters with a crisp one two that drops Sooklal! Salman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sooklal to his feet! Sooklal is in big trouble!#ROC2#Sooklal is rocked!
Sooklal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salman's waist but Salman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sooklal off to one side. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sooklal is trying to pull guard but Salman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Salman breaks from the clinch.
Sooklal shoots and misses
and Salman counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sooklal. #CL2#
Salman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1##BC2#
Salman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Salman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Salman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sooklal keeps working. #SUB#
Sooklal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salman pulls his head out easily.
Sooklal wants to get back to full guard.
Sooklal is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Sooklal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sooklal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sooklal wants to get back to full guard but Salman has mounted him!#T2#
Sooklal gets back to half guard.
Sooklal is staying active underneath Salman, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Sooklal actively working from the bottom here.
Salman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Sooklal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salman pulls his head out easily.
Sooklal manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Sooklal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Salman passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sooklal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T3##SUB#
Sooklal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Sooklal has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Salman. Oh but Sooklal has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Salman goes limp - he's gone! Sooklal jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Deonarine Sooklal!
Deonarine Sooklal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Al Fatih Salman had this to say: 'Defeat will make me stronger'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 15, 2025 |
#R1##TD#
Valchev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Salman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Salman darts in looking for a takedown but Valchev gets double underhooks and turns Salman into the cage. #CL2#
Salman moves into the clinch.#TD#
Valchev has hold of one of Salman's legs. Salman is fighting the takedown attempt but Valchev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Valchev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Valchev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Salman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valchev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valchev throws an elbow that misses. Salman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valchev's guard. Nice move by Salman!#REVB#
Valchev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valchev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valchev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valchev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Valchev is keen to just control but Salman is a slippery customer.
Valchev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salman is pressing down on Valchev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Valchev chips away with some ground and pound.
Valchev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Valchev is posturing up here but Salman has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Valchev tries to roll out but it's too tight and Valchev has to tap! Slick submission there by Salman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Al Fatih Salman!
In his post fight interview, Al Fatih Salman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 01, 2025 |
#R1#
Beast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salman.
A head kick misses from Salman.
Salman fails to land the takedown.
Salman throws a head kick but Beast moves out of range.
It looked like Beast was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Salman moves out of range of the body kick.
Salman shoots in but no luck this time.
Salman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown attempt by Salman or perhaps it was just good defense by Beast, which made it look bad.
Gabe Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Fatih Salman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Beast clinches.
Salman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Beast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1##TD#
Beast shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Beast was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beast misses with the ground and pound.
Beast staying calm.
Salman is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Salman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beast 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.#SU#
Beast stands up. #T2##CL#
Beast gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salman can't break the clinch.
#TD#
Beast has clasped his hands together around Salman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Beast has hold of Salman's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Salman tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Beast cranks the arm and Salman screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Salman, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gabe Beast!
Al Fatih Salman was interviewed post fight and said 'Defeat will make me stronger'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 18, 2025 |
#R1##TD#
Dos Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salman to the ground. Dos Santos is now in Salman's guard.
Dos Santos chips away with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Salman's head.
Dos Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dos Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dos Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Dos Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dos Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dos Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos controlling from the top position.
Dos Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dos Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos works over Salman with some ground and pound from guard.
Dos Santos passes Salman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dos Santos connects with a nice short shot to Salman's temple.
Salman looks winded!
Dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Salman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T1#
Salman is staying active underneath Dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dos Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Salman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dos Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dos Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salman is bucking up trying to escape but Dos Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dos Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salman hang on?
Dos Santos tries to control but Salman wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos raining down shots from the mount!
Salman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos cracks Salman with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adriano Dos Santos!
Al Fatih Salman was interviewed post fight and said 'Defeat will make me stronger'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2025 |
#R1#
No luck for Salman with that takedown attempt.
Bear looks to land a combination but Salman avoids it well.
Salman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bear sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salman shoots and misses
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Fatih Salman.
Salman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Salman clinches.
Bear is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salman tries to pull guard but Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Salman drops back down to his feet.
Salman is trying to pull guard but Bear has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Salman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salman blocks a body shot from Bear.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
Bear prevents a body shot from Salman.
Bear gets through Salman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salman is trying to break free.
Bear displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salman up against the cage.#TD2#
Salman drags the fight down to the ground.
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.
Bear trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Salman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##T2#
Salman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Salman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salman on the ground.
It looks like Salman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T3##SU2#
Salman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Salman misses with a body punch
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salman moves to clinch but Bear breaks away
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Salman misses with a double jab
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Good exchange - Bear coming out on top.
Shaggy Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salman misses with a body punch
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salman throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Salman shoots in but Bear avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bear fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bear lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salman at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salman.
Salman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear lands a body shot.
Bear moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaggy Bear 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#
Salman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bear thuds a left hand into Salman's body.#CL2#
Salman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
Bear tries to circle away but Salman has him pinned against the cage.
Bear looking to stall.
A short right from Bear on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear taking a breather. #BC#
Bear manages to break the clinch.
Bear scores with a jab. Salman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1#
Salman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salman.
Shaggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Fatih Salman.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Bear lands with a nice combination. Salman backs away looking to recover.
Salman tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Bear wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salman with a poor takedown
and Bear counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Salman is breathing heavily.
Salman dives in and grabs Bear's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes down on Salman's head and hops out.
Bear throws a big counter combination but Salman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T2#
Salman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bear throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bear.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salman tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bear's waist but Bear gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salman off to one side.
Bear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Bear finds it's target.
Bear throws a body punch but Salman moves out of range.
Bear takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salman.
Bear went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salman.
Bear swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bear.
Bear throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salman on the side of the head.
Bear moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Bear coming out on top.
Bear takes a swing at Salman's ribcage but misses.
Salman walks into a stiff left hand from Bear.
That kick from Bear tenderised Salman's leg. Salman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bear throws a shot to the body.
#T4#
Salman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bear. Bear obviously looking to wear him down.
Salman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bear scores with a sloppy right hand. Salman should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bear lands with an overhand left.
Al Fatih Salman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bear.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut lands for Bear. That snapped Salman's head back.
Al Fatih Salman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear lands a nice hook to Salman's body. Salman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaggy Bear dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Bear feints with a jab and clips Salman right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Salman is sent crashing into the canvas and Bear leaps in for the kill! Salman tries to get to his feet but Bear is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Salman is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaggy Bear! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1213 Round 1
Date: Jan 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Brower misses with a hook. Salman ducked under it nicely. #TD2#
Salman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brower to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salman managing to control the position.
Salman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brower distracts Salman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Salman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brower.
Brower lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brower on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brower is looking to advance position but Salman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Brower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brower is desperately trying to improve his position but Salman has a good base and remains in mount.
Salman controlling his opponent. #T1#
Brower regains half guard.
Salman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brower gets back to full guard.
Brower tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brower being controlled here, momentarily.
Salman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brower works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brower keeping moving, preventing Salman from controlling successfully.
Salman stopping the sweep attempt from Brower.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Brower throws his legs up looking for a submission but Salman uses it to pass to side control.
Brower is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brower blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salman.
Brower manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salman trying to control the position from guard on top but Brower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salman wants to pass the guard but Brower is keeping the position.
Brower is pulling down on Salman's head to control his posture.
Brower is trying to keep Salman in close.
#T3#
Brower is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Salman wants to get back to his feet.
Salman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salman has his hands clasped together around Brower's back. He's all about the action.
Brower not doing much here.
#SUB2#
Brower is trying for a kimura here. Salman looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Brower wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dick Brower!
Dick Brower bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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