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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Herring has his takedown stuffed#TD2#
and Hart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Herring's guard.
Hart trying to move into half guard but instead Herring has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Herring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Herring throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Herring manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Herring is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Herring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Hart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hart is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Hart 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.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hart trying to stand up but can't free himself from Herring's guard.
Herring trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Herring working for a triangle but Hart defends it easily.
#T3#
Herring keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hart shoots for a takedown but Herring saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
Hart gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Hart pushes Herring off and scrambles back to his feet.
#T4#
Herring dives in for a single leg takedown but Hart sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hart throws out a counter right but Herring avoids it with no problem.#TD2#
Hart darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Herring does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herring trying to control from the bottom.
Herring has a hand on Hart's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hart takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.
Herring looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hart tries to counter with a clinch but Herring shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring scores with a head kick.
Elmo Herring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Hart has his takedown stuffed
and Herring counters with a one-two to the body. #TD2#
Hart shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Herring's guard.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Herring is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Herring is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Herring working a defensive guard but Hart manages to pass into side control anyway.
#T2##SU2#
Hart decides to stand back up. Hart steps back and let's Herring get back to his feet.
Herring slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elmo Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hart.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Herring enables Hart to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Herring manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#T3#
Herring throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hart passes Herring's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hart is thwarting Herring's attempts to control the position.
Hart stalling away here and it's allowed Herring to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #SU2#
Hart gets to his feet. Herring looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Herring sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hart somewhat.
Hart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#CL2#
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Herring's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Herring shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Herring went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Herring tries a low kick but Hart avoids it.
Hart tries to counter with a clinch but Herring shakes him off and moves away.#TD2#
Hart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hart is looking to take a break and control but Herring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring is trying to get back to half guard.#T1##SUB2#
Hart tries for a kimura but Herring is defending well.
Hart tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hart tries to advance to mount but Herring denies him.
Herring is not content to let Hart control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Herring is trying to control Hart's posture but Hart avoids it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
and Herring counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
John Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart trying to control but Herring postures up.
#T3#
Herring thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Herring not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Herring not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Herring throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Herring missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Herring. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Herring closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hart to the mat! Hart manages to get full guard.
Herring is standing up over Hart. Hart looks to escape but Herring dives into side control.
#T4##REVB#
Herring landing a few strikes.
Herring tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Herring working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Hart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herring misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elmo Herring showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hart!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Herring gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Weathers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Herring pulls Weathers in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Herring has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Weathers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Herring is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Herring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers wants to pass the guard but Herring is keeping the position.#T1#
Herring keeping moving, preventing Weathers from controlling successfully.
Herring tries to strike from the bottom.
Weathers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Weathers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Weathers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Weathers pushes Herring back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#TD2#
Weathers jumps guard and drags Herring to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Weathers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Weathers has control of Herring's left arm, preventing Herring from doing any damage.
Herring lands a couple of elbows.
Herring throwing strikes but missing.
Herring landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Weathers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Herring can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Weathers looking to control.
#T3##SUB2#
Weathers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Herring is aware though and is defending well.
Weathers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Weathers tries to free his leg and advance position but Herring is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Herring looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Weathers looking to sit in guard and control but Herring gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T4#
Herring working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Herring would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Herring missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Weathers wants to sweep but no luck.
Weathers is trying to control the position but Herring postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herring lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Weathers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Weathers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Weathers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Herring sprawls well. Herring wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weathers gets slowly back to his feet.
Herring keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
Herring gets the takedown into side control.
Carl Weathers has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Weathers reaches up around Herring's neck trying to control. But Herring takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Weathers! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Weathers is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Herring celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Elmo Herring!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Elishav shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Herring as he jumps to the side.
Herring is looking for a counter combo.
Herring slaps away a takedown attempt from Elishav, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL2#
Elishav rushes Herring and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Herring stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Herring has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Elishav avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elishav lands a hook that snaps the head of Herring backwards.
Elishav goes for a takedown in the clinch but Herring prevents it.
Elmo Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moran Elishav.
Herring working hard to break the clinch.#T1##BC#
Herring breaks from the clinch.
Elishav tests Herring's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elishav attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Elishav looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Elishav missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Elishav is looking for a kimura here.
Herring trying to hold on to Elishav's head to control him but Elishav postures up.
#T2#
Elishav is looking to take a break and control but Herring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Herring looking for submissions off his back.
Elishav not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Elishav is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Elishav content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3##SUB2#
Elishav looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Herring wants to control but Elishav is keeping busy.
It looks like Elishav is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Herring is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Elishav pulls his head out easily.
Elishav wants to lay and pray for a moment but Herring keeps working. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Elishav looks to throw a body kick#TD#
and Herring counters with a shoot takedown. Elishav fights it but they end up in guard.
Elishav is trying to keep Herring in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elishav wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elishav is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moran Elishav dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Elishav throws a head kick that misses.
Herring shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elishav has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Elishav drives through and clinches with Herring against the cage.
#BC2#
Elishav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elishav shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Herring defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elishav fails with the takedown.#TD#
Herring gets a double leg takedown into Elishav's guard.#T1#
Herring with a flurry of punches that miss.
Herring with a nice head shot there.
Elishav looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Herring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Herring makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Elishav is trying to keep Herring in close.
Herring with a nice head shot there.
Herring lands a couple of digs.
Herring stopping the sweep attempt from Elishav.
Elishav is breathing heavily.#T2#
Elishav is adopting a defensive guard.
Elishav not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Herring scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Elishav has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Herring can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elishav has Herring pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Herring 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.#T3##CL2#
Elishav closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Elishav drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Herring gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Elmo Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moran Elishav.
Herring gets underhooks to prevent Elishav's takedown attempt.
Herring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#BC#
Herring breaks the clinch.
Herring shoots in for a takedown but Elishav shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2#
Elishav pushes Herring up against the cage in a clinch.
Herring jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Elishav walks away with a smile on his face. Herring gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Elishav throws a low kick but Herring moves out of range easily. #T4#
Nice takedown defense from Elishav. No joy for Herring on that attempt.
Elishav throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Elishav shoots in but no luck this time.
Herring attempts a counter takedown but Elishav avoids it well and moves away.
Elishav goes for a double leg but Herring avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Herring continues to drive forward.
Elishav throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Elishav displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Herring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Herring has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moran Elishav will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Herring gets a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Elishav makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Elishav shoots in for a takedown but Herring shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elishav looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Herring is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Elishav.
A head kick misses from Elishav.
Elishav fails to land the takedown.
Elishav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elishav with a poor takedown #TD#
and Herring counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Elmo Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moran Elishav.#T1#
Herring is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Herring.
Nice strikes from Herring there.
Ground and pound from Herring.
Herring seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Herring slows the pace down in half guard.
Herring working Elishav over with strikes. #T2#
Herring lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Herring performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Herring lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Herring lands strikes from half guard.#T3#
Herring is nestled in close to Elishav, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Elishav is trying to stand up here but Herring is controlling him well.
Herring scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Elishav wants to get back to full guard.
Elmo Herring overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elishav tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Elishav looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Herring is nestled in close to Elishav, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Herring in particular looking to stall.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Elishav has hold of Herring's hands but Herring slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Herring winds up and cracks Elishav with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Herring slips a nice elbow through Elishav's hands, connecting with Elishav's forehead.
Herring prevents Elishav from improving his position.
Herring throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elishav fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elmo Herring showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Elishav has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moran Elishav!
Moran Elishav decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 03, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Odim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Herring wants to break the clinch but can't.
Herring stalling the fight.
Odim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Herring wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Herring as Odim tries to tie him up.
Herring is trying to break the clinch but Odim has him pressed against the cage.
Odim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Herring is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odim is working for takedown but Herring is calmly controlling the position for now.
Odim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Herring after a bit of a struggle.
Elmo Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Odim.
Odim has Herring pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Herring manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Odim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Odim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Herring just stands there and leans against the cage.#T1##TD#
Herring has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Odim clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Herring controlling well, preventing Odim from escaping the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Odim as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Herring!
Herring throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Odim!
Odim tries to escape but Herring has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Herring biding his time, controlling Odim. #T2#
Odim is holding onto Herring's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Odim is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Herring scores with punches to the body.
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!
Herring is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Herring gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. #SUB#
Herring looking for the RNC. #T3##SUB#
Herring is looking for a choke. Odim gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Odim manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Odim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Herring working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Odim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Odim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Odim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
Odim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Odim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Odim wants to stand and escape but instead Herring has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Herring works over Odim with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herring is looking to work some ground and pound but Odim has wrist control.
Odim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmo Herring dominated that round.
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#
Odim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Herring sprawls well. Herring wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Odim gets slowly back to his feet.
Herring seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Odim pushes Herring up against the cage in a clinch.
Odim keeps control of Herring as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring stalling the fight.
Odim wants to stall.
#BC2#
Odim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Odim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Herring is fending him off so far but Odim persists. Nope, Herring circles away and we're back to standing.
Herring displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Odim.
Elmo Herring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Odim.#TD#
Herring shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Odim's guard.
Herring postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Odim throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Herring escapes and throws Odim's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odim is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T2#
Odim is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Herring is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herring working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Odim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Odim is breathing heavily.
Odim is in a horrible position here. Herring smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Herring working Odim over with strikes here.
Herring is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Odim can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herring looking to finish Odim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Odim!
Herring with good strikes from the mount here!
Herring connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Herring can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Odim is looking to escape.
Elmo Herring overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Odim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Odim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Herring 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.
Herring lands a big shot there that rocks Odim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Herring lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#ROC#
Odim is rocked!#SUB#
Herring has isolated one of Odim's arms. Odim looking to fight him off but Herring twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elmo Herring!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 23, 2017 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#TD2#
Mahtisonni darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mahtisonni wants to pass to mount but Herring is defending the position. #SUB2#
Mahtisonni is working for a kimura but Herring is defending it quite comfortably.
Herring trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Mahtisonni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Herring doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahtisonni.
My spies in CT + BJJ & Wrestling & Boxing & MT SPARRING GYM inform me that Mahtisonni has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Mahtisonni is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T1##SUB#
Herring actively working from the bottom here.
Herring is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Mahtisonni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Mahtisonni wants to work for an arm triangle but Herring is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Herring trying to hold on to Mahtisonni's head to control him but Mahtisonni postures up.
#SUB2#
Mahtisonni seems to be looking for submissions.
#T2##SUB2#
Mahtisonni is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Herring sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Mahtisonni is trying to work for a kimura but Herring is defending well.
Herring won't allow Mahtisonni to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Mahtisonni seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Mahtisonni is looking for a kimura but Herring is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mahtisonni to get the leverage.
Herring wants to improve his position but Mahtisonni is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mahtisonni is looking for a kimura but Herring is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mahtisonni to get the leverage. #T3##SUB2#
Mahtisonni is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Mahtisonni is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Herring sees it coming and defends easily.
Herring wants to control but Mahtisonni is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Mahtisonni is trying for a kimura here. Herring looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mahtisonni wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Albert Mahtisonni!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 24, 2017 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Skjoldr slaps away a takedown attempt from Herring, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Skjoldr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herring makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Herring lands a couple of elbows.
Herring working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Herring lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Herring postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Herring controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Skjoldr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Herring is controlling him.
Herring keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Skjoldr's head.#SUB#
Herring drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Herring jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Skjoldr wants to get back to his feet but Herring is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Herring scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Skjoldr is looking to stand up but Herring isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Herring stands up over Skjoldr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Herring is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Herring content to stall in guard here.
Herring scoring with punches to the head and body.
Herring working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skjoldr's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herring connects with a couple of short punches.
Herring with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SU#
Skjoldr is working an open guard so Herring takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD#
Herring looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Skjoldr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Herring manages to pass to side control. #T3##REVB##SU#
Herring stands up out of the half guard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Skjoldr. #TD#
Herring closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Skjoldr is trying to stand.
Herring lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Herring slips a nice elbow through Skjoldr's hands, connecting with Skjoldr's forehead.#T4#
Herring drops an elbow to the side of Skjoldr's head.
Skjoldr tries to kick Herring off but Herring keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Skjoldr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Herring 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.
Herring lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Herring lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Herring lands a nice short elbow.
Skjoldr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Herring. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Herring landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Skjoldr has hold of Herring's hands but Herring slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Herring working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Skjoldr has hold of Herring's hands but Herring slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Herring scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Herring seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Herring is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Skjoldr has hold of Herring's hands but Herring slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmo Herring dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Skjoldr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
Herring shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring lands strikes from half guard.
Herring landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T1#
Herring working over Skjoldr with some ground and pound. Skjoldr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Herring landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Herring is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Herring working Skjoldr over with strikes.
Herring looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Skjoldr is looking to escape.
Herring looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Skjoldr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Herring winds up and cracks Skjoldr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Skjoldr tries to kick Herring off in order to stand up. Herring Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Herring is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skjoldr can do to turn this around?
Skjoldr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Herring controls the position.
Herring works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Herring lands a decent elbow from side control.
Skjoldr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Herring working the ground and pound.#T2#
Skjoldr tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Herring connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Herring connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herring sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Herring fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Herring in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Herring content just to control the position here.
Herring lands a big shot there that rocks Skjoldr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Herring cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Herring controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB#
Herring is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Skjoldr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T3#
Herring controlling the position easily from mount.
Herring working the ground and pound effectively.
Herring scoring with strikes but Skjoldr is staying in there.
Herring controlling from mount.
Herring with shots to the head and body - Skjoldr looks very uncomfortable down there. #SUB#
Herring is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Skjoldr is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Skjoldr flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Herring anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Skjoldr and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Herring slips an arm under Skjoldr chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Herring has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Herring is squeezing on Skjoldr like an anaconda would it's prey. Skjoldr fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Elmo Herring!
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