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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 19, 2021 |
#R1#
Struss throws out a powerful jab.#CL2#
Norris darts in and clinches Struss up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Norris.
Struss scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Struss takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC#
Struss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris throws a chopping leg kick but Struss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL2#
Norris has Struss up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Struss breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struss lands a two punch combo.
Norris misses with a right hand
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Norris closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Struss's guard.
Norris is standing up over Struss. Struss looks to escape but Norris dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#REVR#
Struss pushes Norris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Norris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T1#
Norris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Struss is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Struss sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Norris is trying to control the action in half guard but Struss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Struss is trying to get back to full guard.
Norris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Struss's coaches at 3Band MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Norris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Norris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Struss is trying to stand.
Struss wants to control but Norris is keeping busy.
#T2#
Norris trying to control from half guard but Struss is working away.
Struss is controlling Norris's trapped leg to prevent Norris from advancing to side control.
Norris performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Struss looks like he's trying to stand up.
Norris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Struss defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris throwing shots but Struss is blocking nicely. #T3#
Struss wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Norris takes the fight into the clinch.
Struss lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Struss breaks the clinch.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Struss fails to land with a series of punches.
Struss lands a nice hook to Norris's body. Norris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Struss counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris throws a poor cross that misses
and Struss counters with a left and a right that stings Norris. #TD2#
Norris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Norris showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struss is staying active underneath Norris, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T4#
Struss has his hands clasped together around Norris's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Struss is looking to escape.
Struss controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB2#
Norris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Struss sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struss wants to get back to his feet.
Struss trying to control but Norris postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orion Struss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Struss throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#TD2#
Norris looking to score a takedown here. Struss is defending well but Norris drives through and ends up in Struss's guard.
Struss manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Norris stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Struss.
Struss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Struss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Norris does no damage.
Struss scores with a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Norris has Struss up against the cage in a clinch.
Struss manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Struss will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Norris up against the cage.#T1#
Struss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Struss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Struss digs a good body shot into Norris's ribs.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Struss.
And Norris tries to counter it with a takedown but Struss pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL2#
Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Struss.
Struss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T2#
Norris keeps control of Struss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Struss tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
Struss is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Struss is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Struss wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Struss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struss moves into range and connects with a jab. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Norris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris working the ground and pound.
Norris cracks Struss with a big right hand but Struss just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Norris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Norris prevents Struss from escaping the position.#T3#
Struss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Struss regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Norris.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Struss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris throws a big right hand that misses.
Struss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
Struss wants to sweep here but Norris controlling him for the moment.
Norris throws a big elbow that misses.
Norris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Norris is in close to Struss's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Struss looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Norris postures up in Struss's guard and throws a big left but Struss blocks it.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Struss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Struss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
Norris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Norris instigates a clinch.
Struss lands a right hand.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Struss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Norris gets a double leg takedown into Struss's guard.
Struss pushes Norris off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orion Struss dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Struss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Struss looks to land a combination but Norris avoids it well.
Norris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Struss defends it well.
A punch combination from Struss misses. #CL2#
Norris darts in and clinches Struss up against the cage.#BC#
Struss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Struss gets caught flat footed, as Norris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Struss keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Struss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Struss pulls Norris in close to his closed guard and prevents Norris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Struss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Struss is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Norris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SU#
Struss stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A nice combination there by Struss.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Struss counters with a two punch combo.
Norris tries to work over Struss's front leg with a kick but Struss checks it.
Struss lands a jab to the head.
#T2#
Struss scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Norris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struss misses with a double jab.
Norris misses with a hook.
Struss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Struss misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Norris rushes Struss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Struss manages to break the clinch.
Orion Struss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Struss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Norris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Struss throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T3#
Struss staying out of range there.
Struss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Struss stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL2#
Norris moves into range and clinches up with Struss.
Norris keeps control of Struss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Struss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Struss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Struss scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Struss manages to break the clinch.
Struss throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Struss manages to break the clinch.
#T4##TD2#
Norris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Struss's head.
Struss wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Norris won't allow Struss to sweep him here.
Struss keeping full guard, as Norris tries to pass.
Orion Struss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Struss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Norris stands up over Struss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chris Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Struss manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orion Struss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Struss, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orion Struss! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 01, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Sin closes the distance and pushes Ellis back into the cage.#TD#
Sin lands a takedown into guard.
Sin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sin throws a big right hand that misses.
Sin landing with the ground and pound.
Ellis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sin throwing strikes from guard but Ellis blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sin lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sin wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Sin looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Sin landing with the ground and pound.
Ellis is looking to stand up but Sin isn't so interested in that idea.
Sin wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Sin wants to pass the guard but Ellis is keeping the position.
Sin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sin throwing strikes from guard but Ellis blocks nicely.
Sin won't allow Ellis to get back to his feet. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ellis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sin.
Ellis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sin lands a couple of elbows.
Sin throwing strikes but missing.
Sin is in close to Ellis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sin wants to pass the guard but Ellis is keeping the position.
Sin is looking to work some ground and pound but Ellis has wrist control.
Sin throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sin landing some decent shots from guard. #T3#
Ellis can't keep his opponent in guard - Sin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ellis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ellis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sin content just to control the position here.
Sin landing punches. #ROC#Ellis is rocked!
Sin unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Ellis wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sin celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Sin!
An out of breath Lee Sin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero scores with a hook.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
No joy there for Ellis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romero scores with a jab. Ellis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romero throws a hook but Ellis avoids it easily.
Ellis throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Romero.
Ellis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ellis doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis wants to clinch.
Donk. Romero catches Ellis right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#KD#
Romero sends Ellis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Romero is motioning to the referee to let Ellis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Ellis is rocked!#CL#
Ellis tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ellis is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?#BC#
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Ellis misses.
Romero throws a big counter combination but Ellis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ellis seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Ellis's defenses.
Ellis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Romero misses with a body shot
and Ellis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ellis throws a counter combo.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ellis counters with a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Romero slams his shin into Ellis's torso.#T2#
A big right from Romero misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Romero!
A jab lands there for Romero.
Romero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Marco Romero has been cut.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Ellis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Romero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ellis blocks the leg kick.
Romero slips a straight right by Ellis.
Ellis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Ellis blocks a leg kick.
Romero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romero tries to clinch but Ellis moves out of range.
Ellis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T3#
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#KD#
Romero lands a left and a right that send Ellis crashing to the mat, dazed. Romero thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ellis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero drops Ellis with a naaaaasty hook - Ellis is in real trouble here! Romero dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Romero! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2020 |
#R1#
Norris misses with a straight right.
A combination from James does no damage.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norris is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Norris shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. James is trying to defend but Norris finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
James scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Norris manages to mount him!
Norris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can James hang on?
James is bucking up trying to escape but Norris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Norris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#ROC#James is rocked!
Norris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Norris lands a couple of good shots and James has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
James is still in real trouble! Can Norris finish him?#T1#
Norris drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and James is in real trouble here! Norris lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Norris is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Norris!
A very excited looking Chris Norris rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Shahbazyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shahbazyan is looking for a takedown.
Ellis wants a takedown.
Shahbazyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ellis's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Quinton Ellis has been cut.
Shahbazyan is leaning against Ellis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#TD#
Ellis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ellis manages to end up in side control.#SUB#
Ellis has an Americana. Shahbazyan didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ellis is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ellis hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Quinton Ellis!
Quinton Ellis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2020 |
#R1#
Godbeer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Godbeer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ellis is fending him off so far but Godbeer persists. Nope, Ellis circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Ellis clinches up with Godbeer and pushes him back against the cage.
Ellis scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Godbeer manages to break the clinch.
Ellis lands with a right hand.
Ellis connects with a nice looking jab.
Godbeer tries for a takedown but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shane Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Godbeer.
Godbeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Godbeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Godbeer shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but Godbeer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
A jab from Ellis does it's job there.
Ellis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Godbeer counters with a stiff right hand.
Godbeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Ellis as Godbeer shoots in.
Ellis thows a body kick. Godbeer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Godbeer looks winded!
Ellis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ellis lunges at Godbeer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Godbeer's hand.
Godbeer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ellis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godbeer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Nice shot by Ellis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis thumps Godbeer with a low kick.
Ellis misses with a looping left.
Godbeer slips a jab from Ellis.
Godbeer works the jab nicely.
Godbeer moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Ellis moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Godbeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ellis scores with a jab.
Ellis really is a fat lump.
Ellis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Godbeer on the side of the head.
Ellis lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Ellis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ellis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godbeer. That did some damage!
Ellis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Ellis closes the distance and pushes Godbeer back into the cage.#BC#
Ellis manages to break the clinch.
Robin Godbeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Ellis.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ellis.
A punch lands to the side of Godbeer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godbeer.
Godbeer misses with a takedown attempt
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis connects with a right hand. Godbeer shakes it off.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Godbeer moves away and avoids it.
Godbeer throws out a counter right but Ellis avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Ellis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Ellis drives through and clinches with Godbeer against the cage.
Ellis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Godbeer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ellis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Godbeer manages to break the clinch.
Godbeer walks into a jab.
Godbeer walks into a jab.
Godbeer wants to clinch up but Ellis keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Ellis pushes Godbeer up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
Ellis lands a good knee to the midsection. Godbeer won't want to take too many of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Ellis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ellis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Godbeer fails with a takedown attempt.
Godbeer shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ellis is looking to counter punch.
Ellis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Godbeer's sensitive parts.
Ellis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godbeer.
Godbeer closes the distance and clinches up with Ellis, looking for a takedown. Godbeer pushes Ellis against the cage but Ellis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shane Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Godbeer.
Godbeer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ellis misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Godbeer! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbeer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellis.
Godbeer is breathing heavily.
Ellis scores with a jab to the head.
Ellis digs a good body shot into Godbeer's ribs.#CL#
Ellis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1#
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Godbeer backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ellis.
Shane Ellis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ellis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Godbeers head. #BC#
Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellis with a jab.
Ellis misses with a straight left.
Robin Godbeer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godbeer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Ellis lands with an uppercut that bounces Godbeer off the cage and back into range.
Ellis misses with a looping left.
Ellis looks to land a left hand but Godbeer moved out of range nicely.
Ellis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Godbeers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Ellis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godbeer ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL#
Ellis moves into the clinch.
Ellis lands a nice elbow.
Ellis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ellis.
Ellis lands a damaging elbow.
Godbeer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ellis is pressed up against the cage. Godbeer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ellis down to the mat. Ellis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ellis cracks Godbeer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Godbeer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Godbeer takes one to the side of the head.
#T3#
Ellis lands a leg kick that knocks Godbeer off balance momentarily.
Ellis misses with a right hand
letting Godbeer counter with a right hand.
Ellis looks to land a right hand but Godbeer moved out of range.
Shane Ellis is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Ellis.
Godbeer ducks right into an uppercut from Ellis.
Godbeer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellis.
Ellis throws a hook but Godbeer blocks it.
Ellis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Godbeer needs to keep his hands up - Ellis had a free shot at his head there.
Ellis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Godbeer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ellis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Godbeer momentarily.
#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Godbeer. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godbeer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donk. Ellis catches Godbeer right on the button with a cross.
Ellis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Godbeers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL#
Ellis darts in and clinches Godbeer up against the cage.
Ellis'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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellis obliges.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ellis is leaning against Godbeer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Ellis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Godbeer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ellis loads up on a big right hand but Godbeer slips the punch.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godbeer can do to turn this around?
Ellis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Godbeer back to the cage. Ellis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Godbeer walks into a stiff left hand from Ellis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godbeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godbeer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis throws a lazy uppercut
and Godbeer counters with a straight right hand.
Godbeer goes for a double leg but Ellis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ellis continues to drive forward.
Decent striking displayed by Ellis there.
Godbeer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ellis darts in and clinches Godbeer up against the cage.#T1#
A knee to the head by Ellis.
#BC2#
Godbeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godbeer.
Ellis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CL#
Ellis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Godbeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godbeer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Godbeer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ellis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Godbeer.
Ellis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Ellis lands a really nice looking cross but Godbeer seems unphased.
Ellis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Godbeer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Ellis closes the distance and clinches.
Ellis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ellis prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Godbeer's defenses.
Ellis connects with a knee to the head.
Godbeer misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Ellis lands an elbow inside.
Godbeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ellis avoids the damage to the body.
Ellis slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ellis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ellis.
Ellis lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Ellis clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Ellis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellis clobbers Godbeer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T4##CL#
Ellis clinches.
Ellis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ellis prevents the takedown attempt.
Shane Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Godbeer.#BC#
Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godbeer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ellis swivels and escapes.#CL#
Ellis rushes Godbeer and presses him up against the cage.
Godbeer takes a shot to the head.
Ellis lands with a light punch inside.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
Ellis lands with a light punch inside.
Robin Godbeer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bit of stalling here from Ellis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ellis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Ellis!
After the fight, Shane Ellis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Robin Godbeer spoke after the fight, saying 'Respect to my opponent, he was the better fighter tonight '. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1022 Round 2
Date: Nov 20, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McPherson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from McPherson as Ortiz shoots in.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from McPherson.
Ortiz shoots and misses
and McPherson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McPherson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed
and McPherson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McPherson.
McPherson misses with a body shot.
McPherson connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from McPherson misses.
Ortiz slips a jab from McPherson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Ortiz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ortiz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McPherson is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Ortiz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T1#
McPherson dodges the ground and pound from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a strike aimed at the side of McPherson's head but McPherson avoids it well.
Ortiz 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.
You can see the frustration on McPherson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Ortiz working the head with strikes.
McPherson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ortiz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but McPherson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz working the ground and pound from side control.
Ortiz throws a strike aimed at the side of McPherson's head but McPherson avoids it well.
McPherson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Ortiz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McPherson taking punishment in the form of punches.
McPherson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ortiz is chipping away with strikes.
McPherson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McPherson looks winded!
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!
You can see the frustration on McPherson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ortiz lands a few punches from side control.#ROC#McPherson is rocked!
Ortiz lands a strong strike to the head of McPherson. That's dazed him! Ortiz looking to finish here. McPherson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ortiz lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Ortiz!
Otto Ortiz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1022 Round 1
Date: Nov 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slice.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McPherson as he avoids it easily.
McPherson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McPherson.
Slice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McPherson back to the cage. Slice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McPherson scores with a sloppy right hand. Slice should have avoided that one.
Slice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McPherson defends it nicely.
Slice moves to clinch but McPherson breaks away
and McPherson counters with a right hand to the body.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Slice shoots and misses
and McPherson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eoin McPherson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McPherson as he avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPherson's corner calls for a 1-2. McPherson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Slice doesn't manage to clinch there - McPherson circles away.
#T1#
Slice throws a series of punches but McPherson avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from McPherson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McPherson cracks Slice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McPherson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slice can pounce on him.
Slice looks winded!
McPherson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slice plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McPherson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McPherson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from McPherson.#ROC#Slice is rocked!
Eoin McPherson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
and McPherson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Slice! He's just covering up as McPherson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eoin McPherson! |
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