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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Byrd misses with a takedown
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byrd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Byrd misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov connects with a right hand. Byrd shakes it off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Byrd or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrov, which made it look bad.
Petrov is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Byrd misses
and Byrd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov lands a head shot.#T1#
Byrd has his takedown stuffed
and Petrov counters with a left and a right that stings Byrd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cleveland Byrd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has Byrd backing up. Byrd nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Byrd with a poor takedown
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrov works the jab nicely.#ROC2#
Byrd is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Cleveland Byrd has been cut.
Byrd tries to get into range but Petrov steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Byrd! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Petrov scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gennadiy Petrov!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Byrd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sergeev is able to avoid easily.
Sergeev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sergeev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Sergeev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Byrd tries a head kick but it misses.
And Sergeev tries to counter it with a takedown but Byrd pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sergeev checks a leg kick nicely.
As Byrd backs off Sergeev throws a huge counter combo but Byrd manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byrd.
Byrd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Sergeev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sergeev with the counter takedown but Byrd avoids it easily.
Cleveland Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Byrd tries to clinch but Sergeev is having none of it.
Sergeev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Byrd tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Byrd pushes Sergeev up against the cage in a clinch.
Byrd prevents a body shot from Sergeev. #BC#
Byrd breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Byrd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sergeev looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB#
Byrd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sergeev sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
Byrd seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Byrd throws a strike but Sergeev avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Byrd postures up in Sergeev's guard and throws a big left but Sergeev blocks it.
Byrd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sergeev's head.
Byrd is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3#
Sergeev has momentary wrist control but Byrd slips an elbow through the middle.
Byrd throwing strikes but missing.
Sergeev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Byrd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sergeev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Byrd showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Byrd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Byrd motions for Sergeev to come forward. Byrd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Byrd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Byrd lands in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byrd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Byrd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Byrd throws a lazy head kick
and Sergeev counters with a one-two to the body. #TD#
Byrd closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sergeev quickly recovers to half guard.
Cleveland Byrd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byrd works his foot free and advances to mount.
Byrd lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Byrd cracks Sergeev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Byrd lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Byrd.
Sergeev is breathing heavily.#T1#
Byrd controlling his opponent.
Byrd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sergeev can do to turn this around?
Byrd controlling from mount.
Byrd punishing his opponent with strikes. #SUB#
Byrd is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Byrd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cleveland Byrd!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 29, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Krokup gets the takedown 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.
Krokup controlling the position.
Byrd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krokup wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krokup tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Byrd gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Byrd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krokup would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T1#
Byrd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krokup is stalling in the full guard.
Byrd keeping moving, preventing Krokup from controlling successfully.
Krokup tries to stand but Byrd is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Krokup shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Byrd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES#
Byrd manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T2##TD2#
Krokup lands a takedown into guard.
Krokup is looking to pass into half guard but Byrd pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Byrd is in guard.#REVR#
Byrd really is a fat lump.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krokup avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byrd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byrd is stalling in the full guard.
Krokup keeping moving, preventing Byrd from controlling successfully.
Krokup has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Byrd has passed into side control.
#T3#
Byrd working the strikes but Krokup uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Krokup is trying to stand up here but Byrd is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Byrd lands a nice short elbow.
Krokup has hold of Byrd's hands but Byrd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Krokup is trying to control but Byrd passes into side control!
Krokup is trying to control Byrd's posture but Byrd avoids it.
Krokup is trying to improve his position.#T4#
Krokup managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Byrd.
Byrd throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Byrd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Byrd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krokup is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krokup is trying to control Byrd's posture but Byrd avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Byrd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Krokup gets a clinch. #TD2#
Krokup wants the takedown. Byrd is fighting it off but Krokup persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Byrd's guard against the cage.
Krokup wants to get up but he can't break Byrd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Byrd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Byrd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krokup is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krokup is looking to stand up but Byrd won't let him.
Krokup controlling from the top position.
Krokup trying to control but Byrd is working from the bottom. #T1#
Krokup looking to sit in guard and control but Byrd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Krokup working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Byrd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Byrd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Krokup is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Byrd is aware though and is defending well.
Byrd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Krokup can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Byrd controls the pace.
Krokup wants to sweep here but Byrd controlling him for the moment.
Byrd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Byrd preventing the sweep.
Krokup not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Byrd chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Krokup not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Byrd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krokup trying to control the position.
Krokup is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Krokup has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Byrd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Byrd works over Krokup with some ground and pound from guard.
Krokup controls Byrd momentarily but Byrd frees himself.
Byrd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krokup avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krokup can do to turn this around?
Krokup fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrd seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Byrd forces Krokup back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Krokup ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Krokup no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Byrd content to stall in guard here.
Byrd seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Krokup for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byrd preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cleveland Byrd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Krokup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krokup checks a leg kick. #CL#
Byrd rushes Krokup and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Krokup pulls guard.
Krokup trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Byrd throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd trying to control the position from guard on top but Krokup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Byrd is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Byrd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krokup trying to keep a closed guard but Byrd is proving a slippery customer.
Byrd controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Byrd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Byrd gets caught flat footed, as Krokup shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Byrd manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T2##TD2#
Krokup tightens his grip and picks Byrd up, before dumping him to the ground. Byrd manages to land in guard. #ES#
Byrd has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Krokup off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!#TD2#
Krokup closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Byrd did well to prevent Krokup getting side control.
Byrd tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Krokup manages to move to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrd tries to hold on but Krokup postures up.
Krokup sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Let's hope that Krokup 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.
Krokup trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Byrd is trying to stand up.
Krokup controlling his opponent. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Krokup tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Byrd tries to hold on but Krokup pushes him away.
Krokup wants to control the pace but Byrd is squirming around nicely.
Byrd is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krokup trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniel Krokup has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cleveland Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Krokup jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Byrd manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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 Cleveland Byrd.
Well Byrd 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleveland Byrd!
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