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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 21, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Zertiis moves into range and clinches up with Highpants.
Highpants prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Highpants. #CUT2#
It looks like Desmond Zertiis has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Highpants.
Zertiis is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Highpants pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Highpants connects with a body shot that sends Zertiis's belly button to the back.
Highpants misses with the combination.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Highpants engages and cracks Zertiis with a massive lead left hook - Zertiis tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Highpants is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Highpants!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Zertiis staying out of range there.
De Niro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zertiis circles away quickly and effectively.
Zertiis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Zertiis drives through and clinches with De Niro against the cage.
Zertiis misses with a body punch.
De Niro is pressed up against the cage. Zertiis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Niro down to the mat. De Niro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zertiis is looking to clinch but De Niro is avoiding it.
#TD#
Zertiis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zertiis lands in his opponent's guard.
De Niro has momentary wrist control but Zertiis slips an elbow through the middle.
Zertiis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zertiis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
De Niro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zertiis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zertiis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zertiis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Zertiis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zertiis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zertiis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zertiis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Niro keeping full guard, as Zertiis tries to pass.
De Niro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zertiis controls the pace.
Zertiis throwing strikes but missing.
Zertiis stays in close to De Niro's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Niro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zertiis. Zertiis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zertiis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Niro misses with the combination.
De Niro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T3#
De Niro swinging wildly here.
Zertiis darts in looking for a takedown but De Niro gets double underhooks and turns Zertiis into the cage.
De Niro throws out a counter right but Zertiis avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Zertiis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from De Niro misses.
Rio De Niro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zertiis avoids the body shot from De Niro.
Zertiis dodges the punch combination from De Niro.
Zertiis fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Niro throws a combination. Zertiis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zertiis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zertiis.
De Niro wants to clinch.
De Niro lands with a right hand. #T4##TD#
De Niro gets caught napping as Zertiis dives in and scores a takedown. De Niro manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zertiis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zertiis scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Niro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zertiis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Niro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zertiis stops De Niro from standing up.
Zertiis 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.
De Niro looks winded!
Zertiis advances to half guard.
Zertiis stops De Niro from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Desmond Zertiis will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Zertiis feints and then cracks De Niro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Niro down.
Zertiis misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on De Niro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Desmond Zertiis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Zertiis has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Zertiis has hold of one of De Niro's legs. De Niro is fighting the takedown attempt but Zertiis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
De Niro is looking to stand up but Zertiis isn't so interested in that idea.
Zertiis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Desmond Zertiis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zertiis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Niro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zertiis working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Zertiis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zertiis scoring with some ground and pound.
Zertiis trying to control but De Niro is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Niro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zertiis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zertiis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zertiis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zertiis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Niro wants to stand and escape but Zertiis is having none of it. #T2#
Zertiis wants to pass the guard but De Niro is keeping the position.
Zertiis connects with a couple of short punches.
Zertiis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zertiis working some strikes from top position.
Zertiis scoring with some ground and pound.
De Niro is breathing heavily.
Zertiis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zertiis prevents De Niro from getting back to his feet.
Zertiis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zertiis is pushing down on De Niro's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Niro is fighting to maintain full guard but Zertiis has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zertiis in particular looking to stall.
Zertiis prevents De Niro from standing back up.
Zertiis working De Niro over with strikes.
Zertiis is pressing down on De Niro's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Niro is holding on for now.
De Niro has hold of Zertiis's hands but Zertiis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Niro pushes Zertiis off looking to stand but Zertiis dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB#
Zertiis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Niro is just riding it out for now. Zertiis eventually gives up the hold.
Zertiis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
Zertiis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zertiis landing strikes from the mount and De Niro is in trouble!
De Niro is bucking up trying to escape but Zertiis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#
De Niro is rocked!
Zertiis controlling the pace for now.
Zertiis working De Niro over with strikes here.
De Niro is still in real trouble! Can Zertiis finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Zertiis! De Niro is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Desmond Zertiis!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Finisher misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Zertiis closes the distance and clinches.
Finisher is looking for a takedown.
Finisher has been working on his balance at 25 Beasts, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Zertiis.
Zertiis crunches a lovely knee into Finisher's ribcage.
Finisher tries to break the clinch but Zertiis is controlling the position. #BC2#
Zertiis breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Zertiis lands.
Zertiis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
Zertiis clinches up against the cage.
Finisher is trying to break the clinch but Zertiis is controlling him.
Zertiis lands with a left to the head. #TD2#
Zertiis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Zertiis there.
Zertiis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zertiis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zertiis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finisher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zertiis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zertiis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Finisher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zertiis.
Zertiis stops Finisher from getting back to his feet.
Zertiis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zertiis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Zertiis.
Zertiis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zertiis lands a nice short elbow.
Finisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zertiis on the ground.
Zertiis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finisher defending well though. #SUB2#
Zertiis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T2#
Finisher is trying to maintain the position but Zertiis is very close to passing his half guard.
Zertiis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zertiis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Finisher pushes Zertiis off looking to stand but Zertiis dives back in and keeps control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Finisher has hold of Zertiis's hands but Zertiis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Finisher is trying to stand back up but Zertiis is controlling him
Finisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Zertiis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Finisher's head. #T3#
Zertiis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zertiis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zertiis in particular looking to stall.
Zertiis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Finisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Finisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Zertiis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finisher wants to get back to full guard.
Finisher is refusing to be controlled, as Zertiis sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zertiis lands a nice short elbow.
Zertiis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zertiis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Zertiis tries to pass to full mount but Finisher defends it.
Zertiis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Finisher regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zertiis.
Zertiis lands a couple of elbows.
Zertiis stays in close to Finisher's body and controls the position.
Zertiis trying to control the position from guard on top but Finisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zertiis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zertiis trying to control the position from guard on top but Finisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Finisher checks a low kick from Zertiis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Zertiis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Finisher throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Zertiis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Finisher's guard.
Zertiis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zertiis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zertiis works over Finisher with some ground and pound from guard.
Zertiis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zertiis looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Zertiis wants to control from the top but Finisher keeps moving.
Zertiis postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zertiis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finisher with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Zertiis counters by clinching up. #TD2#
Zertiis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zertiis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Desmond Zertiis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zertiis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Finisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zertiis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zertiis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Zertiis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Zertiis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Finisher sees it coming and defends easily.
Zertiis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Zertiis there. #SUB2#
Zertiis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Finisher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zertiis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finisher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Zertiis is looking for a kimura but Finisher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zertiis to get the leverage. #T3#
Finisher is trying to stand back up but Zertiis is controlling him
Finisher wants to control but Zertiis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zertiis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zertiis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zertiis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zertiis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Finisher has hold of Zertiis's hands but Zertiis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zertiis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Finisher pushes Zertiis off looking to stand but Zertiis dives back in and keeps control.
#T4##SUB2#
Zertiis is trying to work for a kimura but Finisher is defending well.
Still in half guard, Zertiis seems content to control.
Zertiis prevents Finisher from standing back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zertiis trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Zertiis.
Zertiis slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finisher is trying to stand back up but Zertiis is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Zertiis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Finisher blocks a low kick nicely.
Finisher misses with a looping right.
Finisher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#TD2#
Zertiis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zertiis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zertiis working Finisher over with strikes.
Finisher taking some punishment here, with Zertiis in his half guard.
Zertiis wants to free his trapped foot but Finisher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zertiis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zertiis controlling the pace. #T1#
Zertiis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zertiis controlling the action here.
Finisher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zertiis.
Finisher pushes Zertiis off looking to stand but Zertiis dives back in and keeps control.
Zertiis winds up and cracks Finisher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zertiis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zertiis missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
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.
Zertiis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zertiis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zertiis wants to take a breather but Finisher is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Finisher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Zertiis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Finisher!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Zertiis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zertiis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Finisher is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zertiis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zertiis in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T3#
Zertiis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Finisher is trying to escape the position but Zertiis is controlling the position.
Zertiis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zertiis just content to control the position.
Zertiis is looking to take a break and control but Finisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Zertiis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zertiis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Finisher wants to control but Zertiis postures up.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zertiis lands a nice forearm strike.
Zertiis working the ground and pound from side control.
Zertiis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zertiis lands a nice forearm strike.
Zertiis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Zertiis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Finisher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Finisher regains half guard there - taking advantage of Zertiis's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Zertiis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zertiis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Zertiis!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Zertiis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zertiis goes for a double leg but Kuan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kuan continues to drive forward.
Kuan misses with the combination.
Kuan lands a body shot.
Zertiis avoids the body shot from Kuan.
Zertiis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuan.
Kuan scores with a hook to the body. Zertiis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zertiis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zertiis fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuan lands a head kick!
#CUT#
It looks like Desmond Zertiis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zertiis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuan but Kuan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuan connects with a jab.
Kuan lands a jab to the head.
#T1#
Kuan throws a powerful right kick. Zertiis tried to block low but the kick was high! Zertiis was taken right off of his feet! Kuan jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lu Kuan!
A very excited looking Lu Kuan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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