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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2016 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Buckner. Rip does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rip looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buckner is fending him off so far but Rip persists. Nope, Buckner circles away and we're back to standing.
Rip looks for the body kick but Buckner saw that one coming.
Buckner dodges the punch combination from Rip.
#CL#
Buckner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buckner keeps control of Rip as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rip prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC2#
Rip escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Buckner clinches.
Rip wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T1##TD2#
Rip gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Buckner pushes Rip off but Rip dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Buckner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buckner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Buckner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Buckner is looking to improve his position.
#SU2#
Rip escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rip misses with a double jab.
Rip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rip is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buckner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Rip gets tackled into the cage by Buckner. Buckner maintains the clinch. #TD#
Buckner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckner trying to control the action but Rip is working from the bottom.
Buckner really is a fat lump.
Buckner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rip is doing well to control the position and prevent Buckner from advancing to side control.
Rip wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Buckner seems content to control.
Buckner winds up and cracks Rip with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rip trying to hold on to Buckner's head to control him but Buckner postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rip manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Buckner lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Buckner wants to control from the top but Rip keeps moving.
Buckner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rip trying to keep a closed guard but Buckner is proving a slippery customer.
Buckner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Buckner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rip moves away.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rip throws a combination that misses
and Buckner counters with a left and a right that stings Rip.
Buckner defending well as Rip loads up on a big left hand.
Rip misses with a hook. Buckner ducked under it nicely.
Rip shoots in looking for a takedown. Buckner tries to sprawl out of it but Rip keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buckner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graig Buckner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JoJo Rip.
Buckner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rip shoots in and drives through. Buckner sprawls well.
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 Graig Buckner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Buckner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Rip misses with a wild body shot.
Buckner thuds a left hand into Rip's body.
Buckner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rip manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Rip fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buckner, pushing him back against the cage.
Buckner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rip to keep the fight standing.
Rip has Buckner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Buckner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Buckner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rip regains guard immediately.
Rip is wriggling around but Buckner manages to pass to half guard.
Buckner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rip can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#REVB#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Buckner in particular looking to stall.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buckner connects with a nice short shot to Rip's temple. #T1#
Buckner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Buckner trying to control the action but Rip is working from the bottom.
Rip wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Rip with the active half guard here but Buckner passes nicely into side control.
Rip is letting Buckner control him for a moment.
Buckner landing a few strikes. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Buckner trying to control the position but Rip is working away.
Buckner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Buckner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rip is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rip sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Graig Buckner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Buckner seems content to control.
Buckner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Nice strikes from Buckner there.
Buckner thows a huge punch but Rip dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Buckner in particular looking to stall.
Buckner 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.
Rip is looking to control Buckner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rip avoid being mounted?
Buckner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Buckner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Buckner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rip gets full guard.#T4#
Buckner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Buckner forces his way into half guard.
Buckner trying to control the action but Rip is working from the bottom.
Buckner really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buckner connects with a nice short shot to Rip's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buckner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rip's head.
Ground and pound from Buckner.
Buckner is looking to take a break and control but Rip is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graig Buckner 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#
Buckner throws a predictable looking body shot
#CL2#
and Rip counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rip. #TD2#
Rip jumps guard and drags Buckner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Buckner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rip works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rip wants to stand and escape but Buckner is having none of it.
Rip working a defensive guard here.
Buckner won't allow Rip to sweep him here.
Rip has Buckner pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Rip utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buckner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Buckner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Buckner content to stall in guard here.
Rip keeping moving, preventing Buckner from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Buckner keeps the fight on the outside.
Buckner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rip lands a two punch combo.
Rip circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buckner doesn't manage to clinch there - Rip circles away.
Graig Buckner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rip keeps the fight on the outside.
Buckner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rip swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rip looks to clinch
and Buckner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Buckner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Buckner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buckner wants a takedown.
#TD#
Buckner jumps guard.
#SU2#
Rip gets to his feet - Buckner follows without any prompting.
Buckner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buckner 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.
Buckner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckner wants to clinch.
Rip is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T3#
Rip avoids a kick to the body.
Rip throws out a counter right but Buckner avoids it with no problem.
Rip tries to close the distance and clinch but Buckner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rip throws a nice looking combination but Buckner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Buckner clinches.
Buckner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rip is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Buckner decides to pull guard.
Rip must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Rip avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rip wants to control from the top but Buckner keeps moving.
Rip scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Rip trying to control but Buckner is working from the bottom.
Rip is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Buckner wants to stand and escape but Rip is having none of it.
Rip tries to stand but Buckner is controlling from the bottom.
JoJo Rip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rip has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buckner is trying to get back to his feet.
Graig Buckner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rip tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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 Graig Buckner.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buckner, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graig Buckner!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Buckner closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Buckner lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Buckner pulls Gracie into guard.
Gracie pushing down on Buckner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Buckner is looking to escape.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Buckner really is a fat lump.
Gracie prevents Buckner from improving his position.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buckner really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Buckner tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Buckner is having none of it. #T1##SU2#
Gracie decides to stand up.
Buckner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Buckner tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Buckner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buckner tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Buckner closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side #TD2#
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Buckner's guard.
Buckner 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.
Buckner keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Buckner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.#T2#
Gracie won't allow Buckner to get back to his feet.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
It looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Buckner keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Buckner tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Buckner tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg. #T3#
Gracie stops Buckner from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buckner as he jumps to the side.
Buckner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Buckner, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Buckner against the cage but Buckner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graig Buckner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riu Gracie.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buckner is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Buckner circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Buckner moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Buckner jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Buckner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie is working for takedown but Buckner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buckner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Buckner is looking for a takedown.
Buckner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buckner jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Buckner jumps guard.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 Graig Buckner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Buckner misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Buckner pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buckner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Buckner has picked Gracie up - he's going for a ride! Buckner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Buckner is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Buckner trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Buckner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buckner postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Buckner is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie is pulling down on Buckner's head to control his posture.
Buckner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buckner won't allow Gracie to sweep him here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Buckner has managed to clinch.
Buckner goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Buckner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Graig Buckner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riu Gracie.
Buckner misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Buckner throws a body shot but no joy.
Buckner lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Buckner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buckner wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie defending well as Buckner loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Buckner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buckner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Buckner.#T3#
Gracie shoots and misses #TD#
and Buckner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
Gracie is looking to stand back up but Buckner counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gracie. #REVB#
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buckner.
Buckner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Buckner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Buckner wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Buckner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buckner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Buckner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T4#
Buckner wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Buckner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Buckner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buckner is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries to kick Buckner off but Buckner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graig Buckner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Buckner. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buckner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Buckner.#CL#
Buckner takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckner tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
#T1#
Buckner missing with knees to the body.
Buckner tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Buckner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Buckner tries for a takedown but Gracie manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graig Buckner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckner is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Buckner gets control of Gracie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Buckner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Buckner is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Graig Buckner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buckner is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Buckner is letting Gracie control him for a moment. #T2#
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Buckner is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buckner is looking to escape. #T3#
You get the feeling that Buckner really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gracie trying to control but Buckner is having none of it.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Buckner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buckner is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie won't let Buckner get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Buckner wants to try and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU2#
Gracie stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Riu Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graig Buckner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riu Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buckner 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graig Buckner!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Buckner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell wants to clinch up but Buckner keeps it at a distance.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Buckner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Russell .
Buckner really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...#CL#
Buckner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Russell , pushing him back against the cage.
Buckner avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Buckner managing to block the knees to the body from Russell .
Buckner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Russell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Russell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Buckner's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Graig Buckner has been cut.
Buckner really is a fat lump.
Russell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Russell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Buckner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buckner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Russell to keep the fight standing.
Buckner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Russell after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graig Buckner. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Buckner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Buckner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!#ES#
Buckner has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Russell is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Buckner tries for a takedown but Russell manages to get underhooks.
#T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Buckner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
#TD#
Buckner jumps guard and drags Russell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #ES#
Buckner manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russell lands a brutal head kick. Buckner looks out on his feet and Russell throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Adam Russell !
Adam Russell got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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