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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 25, 2025 |
#R1# The fight stays on the outside here - Miranda looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gholizadeh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gholizadeh wants it to stay on the feet. Miranda ducks right into an uppercut from Gholizadeh. A looping hook to the body misses from Gholizadeh. Miranda does a little dance to reset his feet. Miranda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Gholizadeh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miranda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gholizadeh is fending him off so far but Miranda persists. Nope, Gholizadeh circles away and we're back to standing. Miranda shoots in but Gholizadeh avoids the takedown attempt easily. A little jabbing left from Gholizadeh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fisher Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gholizadeh getting the better of the striking in that exchange. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Miranda moves in looking to clinch but Gholizadeh pushes him off. Miranda shoots in for a takedown but Gholizadeh shows good takedown defense. Miranda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miranda misses with a double jab
and Gholizadeh counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1# Gholizadeh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miranda's hands. Miranda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gholizadeh circles away. Good standup being displayed there by Gholizadeh as he connects with a hook. Gholizadeh lands a body shot.
Miranda tries for a takedown but Gholizadeh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Gholizadeh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miranda. Gholizadeh lands a body shot.
Miranda moves forwards but Gholizadeh connects with a nice, crisp jab. Miranda fails with a takedown attempt. Miranda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gholizadeh scores with a decent looking hook. Gholizadeh stuffs the takedown.#T2# Gholizadeh lands a really nice looking cross but Miranda seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Miranda goes for a double leg but Gholizadeh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gholizadeh continues to drive forward. Gholizadeh throws a punch but it's blocked by Miranda. Gholizadeh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miranda has him pressed against the cage. Miranda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A head punch on the inside from Gholizadeh fails to land. Miranda jumps guard but Gholizadeh stands there with Miranda around his waist. Miranda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miranda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miranda is trying to stall.
Miranda blocks an uppercut.
Gholizadeh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miranda's elbow. Gholizadeh working aggressively here.
Gholizadeh misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Gholizadeh. Gholizadeh misses with some punches.
#T3# Miranda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gholizadeh works on Miranda's body with a couple of short punches. Gholizadeh is leaning against Miranda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Gholizadeh tries a body shot but Miranda blocks it.
Miranda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A nice left hand lands by Miranda.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gholizadeh. We've been informed that Gholizadeh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#BC2# Gholizadeh breaks the clinch.
Gholizadeh connects with a body shot that sends Miranda's belly button to the back. Miranda shoots in for a double leg but Gholizadeh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Miranda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gholizadeh throws out the jab. Miranda shoots and misses and Gholizadeh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Gholizadeh connects with a body shot. Gholizadeh connects with a right hand. Miranda shakes it off. Miranda goes for a double leg but Gholizadeh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gholizadeh continues to drive forward. Gholizadeh lands an uppercut.#T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gholizadeh lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gholizadeh misses with a short punch on the inside. A left hand lands to the body for Gholizadeh.
Miranda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gholizadeh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miranda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Miranda tries for a takedown but Gholizadeh circles away easily and Gholizadeh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Miranda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Gholizadeh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Gholizadeh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gholizadeh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Gholizadeh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gholizadeh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miranda with a body shot. Miranda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Gholizadeh thows a left - swing and a miss! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milad Gholizadeh dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gholizadeh, as that shot connected.
Gholizadeh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miranda gets off balance looking for a body kick and Gholizadeh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Miranda moves in looking to clinch but Gholizadeh pushes him off. Miranda misses with a kick to the body #TD2# and Gholizadeh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miranda won't be happy with that. Gholizadeh controls the position. Miranda dodges the ground and pound from Gholizadeh. Gholizadeh trying to control the position but Miranda is working away. Gholizadeh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miranda down.
Miranda wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land. Gholizadeh has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gholizadeh is putting a hurting on Miranda here, landing some big shots from side control. Gholizadeh scores with a couple of short elbows. Miranda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gholizadeh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Gholizadeh controlling the position. #T1# Miranda taking a bit of punishment here - Gholizadeh scoring with strikes. Gholizadeh trying to control the action but Miranda is working from the bottom. Gholizadeh working the ground and pound. Gholizadeh just content to control the position. Gholizadeh looks up at the clock and then as Miranda takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gholizadeh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gholizadeh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miranda down.
Miranda struggling a bit here. Gholizadeh staying calm.#T2# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Miranda tries to improve position but can't. Gholizadeh wants to control but Miranda is keeping him busy. Miranda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gholizadeh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Miranda is not content to let Gholizadeh control the position. Miranda is looking to regain half guard here but Gholizadeh keeps moving and retains side control. Gholizadeh scoring with punches and elbows. Gholizadeh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T3# Miranda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miranda tries to get out of the position. Gholizadeh working the head and body with strikes. Miranda tries to bench press Gholizadeh off him but Gholizadeh keeps the position. Gholizadeh is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Miranda's shoulder. That is not cool. Miranda is trying to control Gholizadeh's posture but Gholizadeh avoids it. Miranda on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Gholizadeh trying to control the position but Miranda is working away. Miranda is looking for a sweep.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Miranda is not content to let Gholizadeh control the position. Gholizadeh in side control, just content to control the action for now. Miranda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Miranda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gholizadeh connects with a decent elbow. Miranda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gholizadeh connects with a decent elbow. Miranda manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Miranda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Miranda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Miranda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gholizadeh defending well though. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milad Gholizadeh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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# Miranda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gholizadeh. A little jabbing left from Gholizadeh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Miranda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gholizadeh tries to avoid it but Miranda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gholizadeh to the ground. Gholizadeh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Gholizadeh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miranda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Miranda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miranda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gholizadeh misses with a straight right. Miranda is looking for a counter combo. Gholizadeh scores with a nice strike. Miranda is looking to clinch. Miranda fails with the takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gholizadeh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Gholizadeh jabs at Miranda's body. Miranda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1# Miranda tries to clinch there but Gholizadeh circles away.
Gholizadeh digs a good hook to Miranda's body.
Milad Gholizadeh seems to be getting the better of the standup. Miranda has his takedown stuffed and Gholizadeh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fisher Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him. Decent striking displayed by Gholizadeh there. Miranda throws a series of punches but Gholizadeh moves out of range. Miranda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Gholizadeh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Miranda tries to clinch up but Gholizadeh circles away and keeps his distance. Miranda has a takedown stuffed. Decent striking displayed by Gholizadeh there. Milad Gholizadeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2# Miranda shoots in for a takedown but Gholizadeh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Nice cross by Gholizadeh. Gholizadeh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miranda on the side of the head. Miranda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gholizadeh avoids it really well and circles away. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Miranda fails with a takedown attempt. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2# Gholizadeh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Milad Gholizadeh has got the better of the ground game so far. Gholizadeh controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Gholizadeh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T3# Gholizadeh working some strikes from top position. Gholizadeh throwing strikes from guard but Miranda blocks nicely. Miranda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Gholizadeh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gholizadeh sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Miranda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Gholizadeh throws a good cross that connects.
Miranda fails with a takedown attempt. Gholizadeh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Miranda dives in and grabs Gholizadeh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gholizadeh pushes down on Miranda's head and hops out. Gholizadeh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gholizadeh looks like he wants to counter punch here. Miranda wants to clinch.#T4# Gholizadeh scores with a nice right hand.
Miranda moves forwards but Gholizadeh connects with a nice, crisp jab. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Miranda. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Gholizadeh leaves Miranda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Miranda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Gholizadeh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miranda's hands. Fisher Miranda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Miranda moves out of range of the strikes. Fisher Miranda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Milad Gholizadeh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Miranda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gholizadeh.
And that's the end of the fight! Milad Gholizadeh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Gholizadeh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30 Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milad Gholizadeh! |
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