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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 13, 2025 |
#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Grendell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haynes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grendell circles away.
Grendell misses with a head kick.
Grendell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haynes dodges the punch combination from Grendell.
Grendell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#TD2#
Haynes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grendell's half guard.
Well, if Haynes 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.
Grendell wants to get back to full guard.
Haynes lands strikes from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haynes working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Grendell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haynes looking to pass the guard. #T1##SUB#
Grendell working for a triangle but Haynes defends it easily.
Grendell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Grendell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Grendell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haynes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grendell's guard. #T2#
Grendell is trying to get back to full guard.
Haynes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Haynes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Grendell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Haynes looking for a guillotine from mount but Grendell is having none of it.
Haynes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grendell working to try and regain half guard.
#T3#
Haynes controlling the pace for now.
Grendell wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Grendell wants to control his opponent's hands but Haynes gets his hands free.
Haynes controlling well, preventing Grendell from escaping the position.
Grendell trying to control the action but Haynes just sinks the hooks in.
Haynes is working the ground and pound. Can Grendell escape?
Haynes controlling the position well here. Grendell rolled but Haynes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T4#
Haynes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2#
Haynes is looking for the choke from the back position but Grendell is controlling his hands well.
Haynes is trying to stick to Grendell's back but Grendell is turning into Haynes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Haynes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Grendell.
Grendell won't allow Haynes to get back to his feet.
Haynes has control of Grendell's left arm, preventing Grendell from doing any damage.
Grendell trying to control the position from guard on top but Haynes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rojesterman Haynes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Grendell falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Haynes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haynes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grendell after a bit of a struggle.
Haynes tries to pull guard but Grendell holds him up against the cage and eventually Haynes drops back down to his feet.
Grendell wants to stall.
Haynes goes for a takedown attempt but Grendell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tony Grendell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rojesterman Haynes.
Grendell lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grendell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haynes shoots in for a takedown but Grendell shows good takedown defense.
Grendell swings for the body but Haynes moves out of range.
Haynes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grendell scores with a three punch combo!
Grendell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tony Grendell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Grendell.
Nice uppercut there from Grendell.
Grendell tries a head kick but it misses.
Haynes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL2#
Haynes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grendell, pushing him back against the cage.
Grendell tries to circle away but Haynes has him pinned against the cage.
Haynes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grendell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grendell wants to break free but Haynes has control.
#BC2#
Haynes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haynes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grendell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haynes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grendell defends it nicely.
Haynes is breathing heavily.
Grendell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tony Grendell is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Grendell tries to clinch but Haynes is having none of it.
Grendell fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Haynes misses.
Haynes throws a leg kick but Grendell moved away.
Grendell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haynes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grendell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haynes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grendell.
Grendell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haynes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grendell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grendell wants to clinch up but Haynes keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Grendell.
Grendell scores with a sloppy right hand. Haynes should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grendell!
#T3#
Donk. Grendell catches Haynes right on the button with a cross.
Grendell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grendell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haynes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grendell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haynes's sensitive parts.
Grendell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haynes.
Tony Grendell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grendell lands a high kick!
Haynes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grendell lands a head shot.
Grendell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haynes can do to turn this around?
Haynes shoots and misses
letting Grendell counter with a right hand.
Grendell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grendell tests Haynes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haynes misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grendell is looking to clinch.
Grendell thuds a left hand into Haynes's body.
Grendell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tony Grendell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Haynes shoots in for a takedown but Grendell shows good takedown defense.
Grendell cracks Haynes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grendell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haynes at a distance.
Grendell with the inside leg kick.
Grendell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haynes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grendell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grendell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haynes's head.
Grendell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grendell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grendell connects with a solid leg kick.
Grendell thumps Haynes with a low kick.
Haynes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grendell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haynes shoots in but Grendell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grendell dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Haynes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grendell connects with an inside leg kick.
Haynes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grendell fails to land with a series of punches.
Grendell scores with a leg kick.
Grendell cracks a nice hook into Haynes's ribs.
Grendell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haynes momentarily.
#CL2#
Haynes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grendell trying to land knees to the body.
Haynes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haynes is trying to pull guard but Grendell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Haynes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grendell blocks a leg kick.
Grendell tries to clinch up but Haynes circles away and keeps his distance.
Grendell digs a good body shot into Haynes's ribs.#T1#
Haynes swats away the attempt to clinch by Grendell.
Haynes needs to keep his hands up - Grendell had a free shot at his head there.
Grendell lands a right hook to the body.
Grendell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grendell lands a nice hook to Haynes's body. Haynes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haynes.
Haynes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grendell throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Haynes instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Haynes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grendell misses with a wild body shot.
Grendell wants to clinch up but Haynes keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grendell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haynes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Grendell swings for the body but Haynes moves out of range.
#CL2#
Haynes rushes Grendell and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Haynes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haynes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grendell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grendell closes the distance but Haynes moves to the side
and Haynes counters with a left and a right that stings Grendell.
Haynes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grendell swivels and escapes.
Tony Grendell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rojesterman Haynes.
No joy there for Grendell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haynes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haynes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grendell.
Grendell wants to clinch up but Haynes keeps it at a distance.
Grendell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haynes if he has to take too many more of those.
Grendell misses with a few strikes there.
Haynes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Grendell throws a series of punches but Haynes moves out of range.
Haynes throws a push kick but Grendell slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grendell.
An inside leg kick from Haynes misses.
Grendell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Haynes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grendell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haynes.
Grendell throwing a counter right hand but Haynes manages to avoid it.
Haynes takes a swing at Grendell's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Grendell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grendell.
Grendell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grendell cracks Haynes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grendell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grendell lands a leg kick that knocks Haynes off balance momentarily.
Grendell tries to clinch but Haynes is having none of it. #T4#
Haynes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grendell's waist but Grendell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haynes off to one side.
Nice body punch from Grendell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grendell misses with a few strikes there.
Grendell throws a head kick but Haynes moves out of range.
Grendell lands a jab to the head.
Grendell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haynes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grendell connects with a leg kick.
Grendell throws a head kick but Haynes moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grendell.
Haynes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haynes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grendell.
Haynes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grendell lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grendell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grendell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grendell! |
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