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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 17, 2025 |
#R1##TD2# Splenden shoots in and bounces Machin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB# Machin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Splenden is aware though and is defending well. Splenden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Splenden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Splenden lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB# Machin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Splenden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Machin's head.#ES# Machin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Splenden off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Machin dives in and grabs Splenden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Splenden pushes down on Machin's head and hops out.#TD2# Splenden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Machin to the mat! Machin manages to get full guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Splenden distracts Machin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Splenden is looking to work some ground and pound but Machin has wrist control. Splenden lands a couple of decent looking shots. Splenden postures up in Machin's guard and throws a big left but Machin blocks it. #T1# Splenden trying to control but Machin is working from the bottom. Splenden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Machin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Splenden's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Splenden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Splenden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Splenden landing with the ground and pound. Splenden scoring with punches to the head and body. Machin keeping moving, preventing Splenden from controlling successfully. Splenden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Splenden preventing the sweep. Splenden scoring with punches to the head and body. Splenden stands up over Machin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Splenden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Splenden scores with a decent looking elbow strike. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2# Splenden landing with the ground and pound. Splenden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machin is keeping the position for now. Splenden scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB# Machin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Splenden defends it easily. Machin is breathing heavily. Splenden stands and throws Machin's legs to the side, diving into side control. Splenden trying to control the position but Machin is working away. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Splenden scoring with punches from side control. Splenden scoring with punches and elbows. Splenden lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Machin down.
#T3# Splenden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Splenden landing strikes. Splenden cracks Machin with a big right hand but Machin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Splenden lands a nice forearm strike. Splenden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Machin is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Splenden scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Machin to see if he's OK. Splenden trying to control the action but Machin is working from the bottom. Splenden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Machin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Splenden in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #ROC2#Machin is rocked! Splenden working the ground and pound. #T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Splenden looks up at the clock and then as Machin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Splenden smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Machin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Splenden looking to control but instead Machin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Machin seems to have got his legs back now. Splenden working over Machin with some ground and pound. Machin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Ground and pound from Splenden. Splenden 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. Splenden looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Splenden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Splenden slips a nice elbow through Machin's hands, connecting with Machin's forehead. Ground and pound from Splenden. #SUB# Machin looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Splenden tries to pass the half guard into mount. Machin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Splenden slips a nice elbow through Machin's hands, connecting with Machin's forehead. Splenden wants to control but Machin is keeping him busy. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alffa Splenden dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD2# Splenden gets a double leg takedown into Machin's guard. Machin keeping moving, preventing Splenden from controlling successfully. Splenden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Splenden's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Splenden postures up and lands a big shot to Machin's brow. Splenden advances to half guard. Machin is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Splenden there. Splenden winds up and cracks Machin with a swinging punch to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Machin tries to get to full guard but Splenden has control of the leg. Splenden tries to pass the half guard into mount. Machin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Splenden scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T1# Splenden working Machin over with strikes. Splenden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Splenden lands strikes from half guard. Splenden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Alffa Splenden has got the better of the ground game so far. Splenden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Splenden is nestled in close to Machin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Machin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Splenden is working away from the top position though. Splenden winds up and cracks Machin with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Splenden has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Machin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T2# Splenden lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Splenden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machin's face.
Splenden scoring with strikes but Machin is staying in there. 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! Splenden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Splenden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Splenden with a couple of short strikes. Splenden postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Machin bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Splenden and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alffa Splenden! Alffa Splenden seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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