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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Radovic thuds his right hand into Kirkland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Radovic looks winded!#CL2#
Kirkland gets tackled into the cage by Radovic. Radovic maintains the clinch. #BC#
Kirkland breaks from the clinch.
Radovic swings widly with a right hand
#CL#
and Kirkland moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Radovic lands a takedown into guard.
#ES#
Kirkland scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radovic.
Kirkland really is a fat lump.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Radovic rushes Kirkland and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Kirkland breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Radovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kirkland was covering up waiting for the punch and Radovic finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kirkland manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T1##BC#
Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovic moves away.
Kirkland lands a nice hook to Radovic's body. Radovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirkland jabs Radovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kirkland lands with an overhand left.
Kirkland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jovan Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Radovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radovic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD2#
Radovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES#
Kirkland throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirkland digs a good body shot into Radovic's ribs.#CL#
Radovic tries to keep at a distance but Kirkland has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kirkland.
Radovic takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC#
Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Radovic is just out of range.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Radovic throws a fast counter high kick but Kirkland manages to duck under it in time.#TD2#
Radovic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kirkland on his heels. He'll look to pass Kirkland's guard now, I'm sure.
Radovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #ES#
Kirkland manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovic moves away.
Radovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL2#
Radovic drives through and clinches with Kirkland against the cage.
#BC#
Kirkland manages to break the clinch.
Kirkland misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Kirkland swings for the body but Radovic moves out of range.
#CL#
Kirkland clinches up against the cage.
Kirkland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirkland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Kirkland scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Kirkland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Radovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#ES#
Kirkland has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Radovic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jovan Radovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Kirkland cracks a nice hook into Radovic's ribs.#CL2#
Radovic darts in and clinches Kirkland up against the cage.#BC#
Kirkland breaks from the clinch.
Kirkland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kirkland connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Radovic momentarily.
Jovan Radovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Kirkland darts in and clinches Radovic up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland scores a nice knee to the body.
#BC#
Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirkland is looking to wear down Radovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Radovic is breathing heavily.#CL#
Kirkland darts in and clinches Radovic up against the cage.#T1#
Kirkland unloads a knee to the mid-section. Radovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Radovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Kirkland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Radovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Radovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw.#T2#
Kirkland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Kirkland.
Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirkland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kirkland stuns Radovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radovic can do to turn this around?
Kirkland lands a right hook to the body.
#T3#
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Kirkland instigates a clinch. #BC#
Kirkland breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Radovic gets a clinch. #BC#
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirkland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Kirkland clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirkland sizes up Radovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T4#
Radovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
#CL2#
Radovic has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovic moves away.#TD2#
Radovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirkland makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kirkland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Kirkland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jovan Radovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Radovic clinches up with Kirkland and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Kirkland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
#CL2#
Radovic moves into range and clinches up with Kirkland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD2#
Radovic feints and as Kirkland raises his hands in defense, Radovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkland lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T1#
Kirkland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kirkland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Radovic has momentary wrist control but Kirkland slips an elbow through the middle.
Kirkland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kirkland connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Radovic looking to control but Kirkland passes into half guard.
Radovic taking some punishment here, with Kirkland in his half guard.
Kirkland sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jordan Kirkland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirkland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Radovic taking some punishment here, with Kirkland in his half guard. #T3#
Kirkland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirkland drops an elbow to the side of Radovic's head.
Kirkland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirkland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirkland controlling the action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kirkland has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Radovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kirkland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kirkland throws the left hand but Radovic avoids the punch easily.
Kirkland scores with a sloppy right hand. Radovic should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Radovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Radovic clinches with his opponent.
Jovan Radovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan Kirkland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC#
Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Kirkland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirkland 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Kirkland!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Radovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conforti is fending him off so far but Radovic persists. Nope, Conforti circles away and we're back to standing.
Conforti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Jovan Radovic has been cut.
Radovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Radovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conforti as he jumps to the side. #KD2#
Conforti lands a left and a right that sends Radovic crashing to the canvas! Conforti dives into mount looking to finish!
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!
Radovic tries to lock up and control but Conforti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Radovic blocking the ground and pound.
Radovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Conforti misses with a head shot.
Conforti thowing shots but they're missing.
Radovic tries to lock up and control but Conforti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T1#
Conforti throwing strikes here but Radovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Radovic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Conforti.
Conforti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Conforti thowing shots but they're missing.
Radovic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Radovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conforti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Radovic wants to hold on but Conforti pushes him away.
Conforti prevents Radovic from getting the reversal.
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Radovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T2#
Radovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Radovic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Conforti.
Radovic tries to hold on but Conforti postures up.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
Radovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conforti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Radovic tries to hold on but Conforti pushes him away.
Radovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Conforti unloads with some shots from mount but Radovic bucks and avoids them well.
Conforti avoids the attempt from Radovic to control.
Conforti unloads with some shots from mount but Radovic bucks and avoids them well.
#T3#
Conforti punishing his opponent with strikes.
Conforti throws some wild stikes that Radovic manages to avoid easily.
Conforti unloading with bombs!
Conforti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Radovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Conforti throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Radovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conforti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Conforti lands with some strikes.
Radovic is trying to stand up.
Conforti looking to ground and pound but Radovic is blocking nicely.
Radovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Radovic is in a horrible position here. Conforti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Conforti misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
#T4#
A nice elbow there by Conforti.
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Conforti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Radovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Radovic is trying to escape the mount.
Conforti thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Conforti throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Radovic because Conforti loaded up on that one.
Conforti throwing strikes here but Radovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Radovic tries to hold on but Conforti postures up.
Radovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conforti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Conforti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jovan Radovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Conforti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Radovic is defended easily by Conforti.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Conforti. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Conforti misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conforti!
Nice takedown defense from Conforti. No joy for Radovic on that attempt. #T1##TD#
Radovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES2#
Conforti throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radovic is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Radovic.
Conforti wants to counter the offense by Radovic and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Radovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conforti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Radovic.
Conforti misses with a wild combination.
#T2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conforti!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic has his takedown stuffed
and Conforti counters with a three punch combo that has Radovic backing up. Radovic nods at Conforti to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conforti.
Radovic throws a chopping leg kick but Conforti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Radovic.
Conforti throws a series of punches but Radovic moves out of range. #KD2#
Conforti throws a left that rocks Radovic and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Conforti dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Radovic regain composure!
#CUT2#
Jovan Radovic's cut is getting worse.#T3#
Conforti scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Radovic to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Conforti seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Conforti tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Michael Conforti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Radovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Conforti.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radovic defending against the ground and pound.
Conforti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Conforti are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Radovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Radovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conforti is refusing to be controlled, as Radovic sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Conforti regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Radovic.
Conforti wants to stand but Radovic is controlling the position.
Radovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Radovic looking to sit in guard and control but Conforti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Conforti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jovan Radovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Radovic moves in looking to clinch but Conforti pushes him off.
Conforti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Radovic eats them both and turns towards Conforti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Radovic goes for a double leg but Conforti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Conforti continues to drive forward.
As Radovic backs off Conforti throws a huge counter combo but Radovic manages to avoid it all.
Radovic could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#TD#
Radovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES2#
Conforti throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Horrible takedown attempt by Radovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Conforti, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Conforti both land. Nice combination.
Michael Conforti seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Conforti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radovic. Conforti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conforti tries to counter by closing the distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Radovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Radovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conforti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Conforti looks to land a combination but Radovic avoids it well.
Radovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T2#
Conforti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Radovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conforti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conforti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Michael Conforti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Conforti tries to sprawl out of it but Radovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conforti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conforti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Conforti.#CUT2#
Jovan Radovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T3#
Conforti throws a right hand that Radovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Radovic also avoids with ease.
Radovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Conforti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Conforti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Radovic backs up against the cage.
Conforti swinging wildly here.
Radovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Conforti circles away.
#T4#
Radovic shoots in but Conforti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Conforti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Radovic.
Radovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Conforti throws a nice looking combination but Radovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Conforti.
Conforti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Radovic goes for a double leg but Conforti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Conforti continues to drive forward.
Conforti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Conforti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conforti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Conforti!
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