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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 04, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Blount rushes Taka and presses him up against the cage.
Taka is trying to pull guard but Blount has him pressed against the cage.
Blount has Taka pressed against the cage.
Blount is pressed up against the cage. Taka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blount down to the mat. Blount avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Blount moves into the clinch successfully.
Taka stalling.
Taka misses with a punch on the inside.
Taka jumps guard but Blount turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blaze Blount has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ywong Taka.
Taka tries to land knees in the clinch but Blount avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taka trying to stall but Blount improves his position.
Taka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taka is trying to break free.#T1#
Taka is trying to maintain a safe position but Blount gets an underhook and turns Taka into the cage.
Taka is trying to break the clinch but Blount has him pressed against the cage.
Taka tries for a takedown but Blount manages to get underhooks.
#BC#
Blount escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Taka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Blount - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Blount.
Blount is stalling here.
#BC#
Blount manages to break the clinch.
Blount ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
Taka misses with a hook.
Blount wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Blount rushes Taka and presses him up against the cage.
Taka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Blount.
Blount misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Blount's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaze Blount is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blount connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taka momentarily.
#CL#
Blount has closed the distance and engaged Taka in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blount lands a body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Blount.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blount throws an elbow but misses.
Blount lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taka backwards. #T3#
Blount lands a nice uppercut.
Taka jumps guard but Blount turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Blount escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Blount counter with a right hand. #CL#
Blount clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Taka gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Blount regains guard.
Taka wants to control from the top but Blount keeps moving.
Taka looks winded!
Taka slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Blount.
Blount is positioning himself well to prevent Taka advancing to mount. #T4#
Blount misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Taka is looking to take a break and control but Blount is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taka thows a huge punch but Blount dodges it nicely.
Taka trying to control the action but Blount is working from the bottom.
Taka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#SUB#
Blount actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taka prevents Blount from improving his position.#SUB#
Blount actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Blount looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Blount dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Taka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Blount counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blount, as that shot connected.
Taka darts in trying to clinch
and Blount cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taka doesn't manage to clinch there - Blount circles away.
#CL#
Blount moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taka letting Blount take a breather here.
Taka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blount has him pressed against the cage.
Blount is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taka can do to turn this around?#T1#
Blount lands with a light punch inside. #TD2#
Taka pulls guard successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blount's guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taka throws an elbow that misses. Blount uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taka's guard. Nice move by Blount!#REVR#
Blount working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blount passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taka is trying to control Blount's posture but Blount avoids it.
Blount is working Taka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blount landing strikes. #T2#
Taka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blount lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Taka down.
Taka is trying to improve his position.
Taka is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Blount is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Check out the look on Blount's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taka can't do much from the bottom here.
Blount is working Taka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taka tries to bench press Blount off him but Blount keeps the position. #T3##SUB#
Blount tries for a kimura but Taka is defending well.
Blount wants to control but Taka is keeping him busy.
Taka is looking for a sweep.
Blount lands a few punches from side control.
Taka is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB#
Blount thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blount scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blount cracks Taka with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T4#
Taka is not content to let Blount control the position.
Taka on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #ROC#
Taka is rocked!
Blount cracks Taka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Taka is still in real trouble! Can Blount finish him?
Blount scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Taka to see if he's OK.
Blount is putting a hurting on Taka here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB#
Blount tries for a kimura but Taka is defending well.
Blount scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taka seems a little lost for a moment, as Blount dominates the positioning.
Taka is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Blount dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL#
Blount clinches up against the cage.
Taka seems to have recovered his senses.
Blount throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blount just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Taka manages to break the clinch.
Taka throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Blount decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taka's guard.
Blount scoring with some ground and pound.
Taka controls Blount momentarily but Blount frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blount's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blount wants to control from the top but Taka keeps moving.
Blount will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blount makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blount won't allow Taka to sweep him here.
Taka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Blount wants to control from the top but Taka keeps moving.
Taka has momentary wrist control but Blount slips an elbow through the middle.
Blount scoring with some ground and pound.
Blount wants to control from the top but Taka keeps moving.
Blount tries to free his leg and advance position but Taka is retaining full guard.
Taka wants to sweep but no luck.
Blount working some strikes from top position.
Blount wants to control from the top but Taka keeps moving. #SUB#
Blount drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blount jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
Blount controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Taka looking for a guillotine here but Blount defends easily.
Blount lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blount makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blount stands and throws Taka's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T3#
Taka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SUB#
Blount is trying to get an arm triangle but Taka is defending well.
Check out the look on Blount's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blount scoring with punches and elbows.
Taka is letting Blount control him for a moment. #SUB#
Blount working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blount 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 Taka's shoulder. That is not cool. #T4#
Blount scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blount creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blount scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Taka to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Blount is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blount looks up at the clock and then as Taka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blount smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blount lands a strong strike to the head of Taka. That's dazed him! Blount looking to finish here. Taka is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Blount lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blaze Blount!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Herbert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelly.
Kelly can't get the takedown.
Kelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Herbert is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Herbert gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rhys Herbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Kelly.#BC#
Herbert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herbert tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
Herbert seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Herbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Herbert throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Herbert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Herbert off to one side.
Herbert fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly dives in and grabs Herbert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Herbert pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Herbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly.
Herbert throws a big counter combination but Kelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kelly dives in and grabs Herbert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Herbert pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Kelly looks winded!
Herbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly.
As Kelly looks to move away, Herbert throws a big counter combo but Kelly just gets out of the way.#CL#
Herbert has taken the fight to the clinch.
Herbert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Herbert drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Herbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Herbert tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Herbert fails with the takedown.
Kelly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Herbert as he avoids it easily.
Herbert misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Herbert stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Herbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Kelly tries to counter it with a takedown but Herbert pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Herbert pinned against the cage. Herbert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Herbert is looking to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Herbert shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Herbert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Kelly looks to move away, Herbert throws a big counter combo but Kelly just gets out of the way.#T3#
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herbert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Herbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly.
A punch combination from Herbert misses.
A combination from Herbert does no damage.
Kelly darts in looking for a takedown but Herbert gets double underhooks and turns Kelly into the cage.
Herbert fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T4#
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herbert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herbert misses with a takedown attempt - Kelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kelly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Herbert throws a combination. Kelly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Herbert swivels and escapes.
Herbert stuffs the takedown attempt from Kelly. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Herbert has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhys Herbert dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Kelly looks for a takedown but Herbert sprawls well.
Herbert is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kelly.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Herbert misses.
Herbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Herbert wants to clinch.
Kelly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herbert leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rhys Herbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Kelly.
No luck for Herbert with that takedown attempt. #T1#
Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Herbert swivels and escapes.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly shoots in and drives through. Herbert sprawls well.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Herbert.
Herbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Herbert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Herbert off to one side.
Herbert is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Herbert on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly. #T2#
Herbert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up with Herbert, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes Herbert against the cage but Herbert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Herbert wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly with the counter takedown but Herbert avoids it easily.
Rhys Herbert is winning the standup battle so far.
Herbert tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herbert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Herbert as Kelly shoots in.
It looked like Herbert was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Herbert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Herbert.
Herbert wants to clinch.#T3#
Herbert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Herbert avoids it really well and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Herbert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Herbert.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up with Herbert, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes Herbert against the cage but Herbert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Kelly gets tackled into the cage by Herbert. Herbert maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Herbert.
Herbert is trying to pull guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Herbert is defending well.#BC#
Herbert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhys Herbert dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Herbert slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kelly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Herbert defends well and Kelly ends up having to push Herbert into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Herbert moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Herbert has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kelly.
Herbert shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kelly throws a nice head kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Rhys Herbert has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Rhys Herbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Kelly.
Herbert shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Herbert wants to clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herbert wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herbert attempts a counter takedown but Kelly avoids it well and moves away.
Kelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Herbert. Herbert gets slowly back to his feet.
Rhys Herbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Herbert.
Kelly with the counter takedown but Herbert avoids it easily.
Kelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Herbert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
Herbert feinted with a counter takedown.
Herbert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herbert throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Herbert stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Herbert does no damage.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown. Herbert tries to sprawl out of it but Kelly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Herbert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Herbert is looking to counter punch.
Herbert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T3#
Kelly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Herbert shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Herbert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Herbert shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Herbert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Herbert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Herbert tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Herbert to the ground. Herbert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kelly shoots for a takedown but Herbert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Herbert, which made it look bad. #T4#
Herbert shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Herbert tries for a takedown but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kelly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Herbert.
Herbert misses with a takedown attempt #TD2#
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Herbert will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jimmy Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhys Herbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly postures up in Herbert's guard and throws a big left but Herbert blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rhys Herbert.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Herbert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhys Herbert!
Rhys Herbert took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 27, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Lannister has Sparks up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Sparks decides to pull guard.
Lannister must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparks controlling the position.
Sparks really is a fat lump.#ES#
Sparks has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lannister has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Lannister gets control of Sparks's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lannister will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sparks lands a couple of digs.
Lannister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sparks working some strikes from top position.
Sparks with a nice head shot there.
Lannister is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sparks stands up over Lannister, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparks stands up over Lannister, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Sparks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T1#
Sparks is looking to work some ground and pound but Lannister has wrist control.
Lannister wants to sweep but no luck.
Sparks scoring with some ground and pound.
Sparks working some strikes from top position.
Sparks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sparks lands a couple of elbows.
Sparks postures up in Lannister's guard and throws a big left but Lannister blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparks with a nice head shot there.
Sparks connects with a couple of short punches.
Sparks scoring with some ground and pound. #SU#
Lannister is working an open guard so Sparks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lannister misses with a combination
#CL#
and Sparks moves into the clinch.#T2#
Sparks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lannister walks away with a smile on his face. Sparks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Lannister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Sparks pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparks is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks with a nice head shot there.
Sparks landing some decent shots from guard.
Sparks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sparks throwing strikes from guard but Lannister blocks nicely.
Sparks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lannister pulls Sparks in to control the position.
Sparks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sparks lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Lannister looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lannister looks winded!#T3#
Sparks distracts Lannister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sparks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sparks is working Lannister over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sparks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sparks postures up and lands a big shot to Lannister's brow.
Sparks connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparks landing some decent shots from guard. #SU#
Sparks gets to his feet. Lannister looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2#
Lannister closes the distance and clinches.
Sparks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lannister walks away with a smile on his face. Sparks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lannister as he avoids it easily.
Lannister is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Sparks throws a good cross that connects.
Lannister misses with a looping left.
Sparks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Sparks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#ES2#
Lannister explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks connects with a jab.#CL2#
Lannister gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sparks tries to pull guard but Lannister won't allow it.
#BC2#
Lannister breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sparks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Sparks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt. #CL#
Sparks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sparks tries to pull guard but Lannister won't allow it.
#TD#
Sparks jumps into guard, dragging Lannister to the mat.
Lannister wants to pass the guard but Sparks is keeping the position.
Lannister slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks moves into full guard.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Sparks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T1#
Lannister preventing the sweep. #ES#
Sparks has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lannister is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC2#
Lannister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Sparks. No joy for Lannister on that attempt.
Sparks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Sparks counters by clinching up.
Stevie Sparks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dranzer Lannister.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
Sparks is trying to break the clinch but Lannister has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Lannister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Sparks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Sparks jumps guard and drags Lannister to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sparks is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
Sparks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lannister stopping the sweep attempt from Sparks.
Lannister controlling from the top position.
Sparks is trying to keep Lannister in close.
Sparks wants to sweep but no luck.
Lannister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparks wants to get back to his feet but Lannister is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Sparks looking for a guillotine here but Lannister defends easily.
Sparks 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.#T3#
Sparks wants to stand but Lannister is controlling the position.
Sparks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Sparks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Sparks is looking for a kimura but Lannister is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sparks to get the leverage.
Lannister is looking to improve his position.
Lannister trying to control here.
#T4##SUB#
Lannister is defending against the submission attempts here by Sparks.
#SUB#
Sparks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Lannister is defending against the submission attempts here by Sparks.
Lannister pushes Sparks off looking to stand but Sparks dives back in and keeps control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sparks drops an elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
Lannister wants to control but Sparks is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Sparks dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lannister shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sparks defends it nicely.#CL#
Lannister gets tackled into the cage by Sparks. Sparks maintains the clinch.
Lannister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sparks pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Lannister gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister avoids the elbow strike from Sparks, against the cage.
Sparks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lannister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T1#
Sparks stops a takedown attempt from Lannister.
Stevie Sparks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dranzer Lannister.
Lannister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sparks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Sparks manages to pull guard.
Sparks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lannister's guard. #REVR#
Sparks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparks cracks Lannister with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Lannister is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparks is aware though and is defending well.
Lannister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sparks stands up over Lannister, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sparks works over Lannister with some ground and pound from guard.
Lannister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sparks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SU#
Sparks gets to his feet. Lannister looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sparks wants to clinch up but Lannister keeps it at a distance.#T2##TD#
Sparks feints and as Lannister raises his hands in defense, Sparks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sparks lands a couple of digs.#SU#
Sparks stands up from Lannister's guard - Sparks perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Lannister clinches.
Sparks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lannister walks away with a smile on his face. Sparks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Sparks dives in and scores a takedown into Lannister's guard.
Lannister is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sparks lands a couple of elbows.
Sparks throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Sparks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
Stevie Sparks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sparks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sparks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sparks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SU#
Sparks gets to his feet - Lannister follows without any prompting.
Sparks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Sparks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lannister!#ES2#
Lannister sneaks out the side door and pushes Sparks away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sparks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lannister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sparks. #T4#
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!
Lannister tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sparks defends well and Lannister ends up having to push Sparks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sparks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#TD#
Sparks dives in and scores a takedown into Lannister's guard.#ES2#
Lannister manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#TD#
Sparks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES2#
Lannister manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sparks keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sparks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
Sparks fails to pull guard.
#BC2#
Lannister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lannister lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dranzer Lannister.
I think Sparks 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Sparks!
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