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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 23, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Punk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Francis was covering up waiting for the punch and Punk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Francis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Punk manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Punk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Punk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Punk is working Francis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC2#
Francis is rocked!
Punk arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Francis's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). CM Punk!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Aguayo gets tackled into the cage by Francis. Francis maintains the clinch.
Aguayo working aggressively here.
Aguayo working aggressively here.
#TD#
Francis jumps into guard, dragging Aguayo to the mat.
Aguayo wants to stand but Francis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Francis wants to get back to his feet but Aguayo is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Francis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aguayo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#ES#
Francis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#TD2#
Aguayo jumps into guard, dragging Francis to the mat.
#T1#
Francis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Francis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aguayo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Francis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#ES2#
Aguayo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Donk. Aguayo catches Francis right on the button with a cross.#CUT2#
It looks like Porfirio Francis has been cut.
Aguayo throws an off balance right hand
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Aguayo looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Aguayo throws a leg kick that misses.
Aguayo closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Francis! Aguayo dives in looking to finish! Francis is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Andres Aguayo!
A relieved looking William Andres Aguayo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Gillian throws a low kick, looking for Francis's leg but Francis calmly moves out of range.
Gillian lands with a straight right. Francis didn't see that one coming.#TD2#
Gillian scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Francis pushes Gillian off but Gillian dives into side control.
Francis tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Gillian goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Francis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gillian but great work by Francis.
Gillian wants to control but Francis postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillian regains half guard, as Francis was trying to land strikes.
Gillian works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1#
Francis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gillian throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#SUB2#
Gillian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gillian has a closed guard, preventing Francis from standing up.
Gillian working a defensive guard here.
Gillian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Francis throwing strikes but missing.
Francis landing with the ground and pound.
Francis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Francis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gillian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gillian wants to sweep here but Francis controlling him for the moment.
Francis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Francis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Francis working some strikes from top position.
Francis throwing strikes from guard but Gillian blocks nicely.
Gillian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Francis.
Francis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gillian is trying to keep Francis in close.
Francis postures up in Gillian's guard and throws a big left but Gillian blocks it.
Francis stopping the sweep attempt from Gillian.#T3##SU#
Francis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gillian, up you get! #TD2#
Francis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Francis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gillian with a flurry of punches that miss. #SU2#
Gillian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Francis, up you get!
Gillian swats away the attempt to clinch by Francis.
Gillian feints the counter takedown.
Francis wants to clinch up but Gillian keeps it at a distance.
Gillian lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gillian looks to land a combination. Francis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#TD2#
Gillian dives in and scores a takedown into Francis's guard.#T4#
Gillian tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.
Francis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gillian is controlling him.
Francis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Francis is looking to stand up but Gillian isn't so interested in that idea.
Francis 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis is striking from the bottom but Gillian uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Gillian will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Gillian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gillian throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Francis to regain full guard. #SUB2#
Gillian drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Francis dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Francis is fighting to break Gillian's control of his arms but Gillian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Francis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillian looking to control.
Francis working some strikes from top position.
Francis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gillian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Francis's guard. #REVB##T1#
Gillian stops Francis from standing up.
Francis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Francis can't keep his opponent in guard - Gillian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Francis is trying to stand back up but Gillian is controlling him
#ES#
Francis kicks off Gillian and gets to his feet.
Francis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Francis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD2#
Gillian throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Francis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gillian is in Francis's guard.#ES#
Francis pushes Gillian off and scrambles back to his feet.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Francis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Francis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gillian.
Gillian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Francis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gillian wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving. #T3#
Francis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#SU2#
Gillian gets to his feet. Francis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD2#
Gillian drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Francis gets back to half guard.
Francis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gillian stops Francis from getting back to his feet.
Gillian is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T4#
Francis won't allow Gillian to pass to mount. #SUB#
Francis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gillian slows the pace down in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SU2#
Gillian escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD2#
Gillian manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Francis on his heels. He'll look to pass Francis's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB#
Francis is looking for a triangle but Gillian pushes his legs off easily.
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 Porfirio Francis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Gillian clinches. #TD2#
Gillian decides to pull guard.
Francis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gillian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Francis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Francis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gillian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Francis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porfirio Francis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gillian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Francis's guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Gillian stands up from Francis's guard - Gillian perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gillian with a hook.#ROC2#
Francis is rocked!#T1##CL2#
Gillian instigates a clinch.
Oh Francis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD2#
Gillian gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Francis regains guard.
Francis is wriggling around but Gillian manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Gillian performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Gillian 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.
Francis wants to sweep but Gillian has passed to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Gillian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Francis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Francis defending against the ground and pound.
Gillian happy to just control the position for now. #SUB2#
Gillian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Gillian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Francis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gillian connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Francis some visible discomfort.
Gillian remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gillian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gillian gets to mount! Francis was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gillian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU2#
Gillian get's back to his feet.#TD2#
Gillian shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Francis is on queer street and Gillian is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). John Gillian!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Carl throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Francis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A punch combination from Francis misses. #TD2#
Carl gets a double leg takedown into Francis's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carl's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carl stopping the sweep attempt from Francis.#ES#
Francis pushes Carl off and gets back to his feet.
#CL2#
Carl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis just leaning against Carl, taking a breather.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1##TD#
Francis pulls Carl into guard.
Carl content to stall in guard here.
Carl passes into half guard.
Carl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carl frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carl dominating with strikes here.
Francis really wants to buck Carl off and get back to his feet.
Francis working to try and regain half guard.
Carl loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Francis scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Carl land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Carl stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Carl!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Francis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Francis counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Francis to acknowledge the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Francis scores with a four punch combination!
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Cruz misses
and Francis counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Francis to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Francis throws a big counter combination but Cruz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francis avoids the head kick by Cruz.
#CL#
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Francis. Francis maintains the clinch. #TD#
Francis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Francis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Francis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Cruz is looking to stand up but Francis won't let him.
Francis wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
Francis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz tries to stand but Francis is controlling from the bottom. #SU2#
Cruz gets to his feet. Francis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
#T2#
Cruz throws a lazy head kick
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick
and Francis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cruz throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz looks winded!
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Francis counters with a nice body shot.
Francis moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Francis had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Cruz misses
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz throws a lazy body kick
and Francis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick
and Francis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jose Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Francis avoids the head kick by Cruz.
#T3#
A head kick by Cruz misses
and Francis counters with a one-two to the body.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francis slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Francis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Francis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Francis closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz wants to break free but Francis has control.
Francis cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Francis.
Francis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Francis is controlling him.
Francis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruz is defending well.#T4#
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Francis won't allow it.
#TD#
Francis decides to pull guard.
Francis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis wanted to stand there but Cruz had control of the position.
Francis throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Francis throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Francis's guard. Nice move by Cruz!#REVB#
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#ES#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Francis pushes Cruz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Porfirio Francis dominated that round.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Francis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Francis counters with a two punch combo.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Francis moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
A head kick by Cruz misses
and Francis counters with an outside leg kick.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
#CL#
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Francis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Francis is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Francis around his waist. Francis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Francis missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Francis.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz tries to circle away but Francis has him pinned against the cage.
Francis pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Francis scores a nice knee to the body.
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis stalling against the cage.
Francis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Cruz tries to land a front kick but Francis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Francis avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Francis counters with a big head kick but Cruz shrugs it off.
Francis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Francis avoids it well.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Francis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Francis is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
A quick step to the side and Francis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porfirio Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis wants to clinch.#T3#
Francis avoids the head kick by Cruz.
#TD#
Francis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cruz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Francis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Francis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Francis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cruz some visible discomfort.
Francis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Porfirio Francis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz dodges the ground and pound from Francis.
Francis working the strikes but Cruz uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Francis throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Francis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Francis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Cruz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Francis. #T4#
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Francis.
Francis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Francis throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU2#
Cruz stands and steps away. Francis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francis throws a big counter combination but Cruz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Francis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Francis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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 Porfirio Francis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Francis blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Francis counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jose Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses
and Francis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Francis.#CL#
Francis has managed to clinch.
Francis stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Francis is controlling him.#T1#
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Francis is controlling him.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Francis slows down the pace here.
Francis effectively controlling the action here.
Francis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
#TD#
Francis pulls guard effortlessly.
Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Francis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2##SU2#
Cruz gets to his feet - Francis follows without any prompting.
Porfirio Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis is looking to counter punch.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Francis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Francis misses with a head kick.
Francis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Francis is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Francis drags the fight down to the ground.
#SU2#
Cruz stands up from Francis's guard - Cruz perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3#
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Francis blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Francis counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
Francis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Francis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francis takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Porfirio Francis has been cut.#CL#
Francis rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
Porfirio Francis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Francis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T4#
Francis has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Francis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Porfirio Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Francis can't get the takedown.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Francis prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Cruz wants to break free but Francis has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Jose Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Porfirio Francis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Porfirio Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Francis, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porfirio Francis!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Francis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Surfer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Francis's guard.
Francis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #ES#
Francis is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Surfer presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD#
Francis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Surfer uses from the top position.
Surfer trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
Surfer lands a couple of elbows.
Surfer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Francis's head.
Surfer is working Francis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC2#
Francis is rocked!
Surfer gets to his feet and stands over Francis, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Francis felt that one! Surfer unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Francis from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pipe Surfer!
Pipe Surfer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 25, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Blaze closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Francis.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Blaze gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Francis regains guard.
Blaze tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.
Francis striking from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaze throwing strikes from guard but Francis blocks nicely.
Francis tries to strike from the bottom.
Blaze is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Francis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blaze is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Francis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Francis's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Blaze has the hooks in. Francis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T1#
Blaze punches the canvas rather than the man.
I really don't envy Francis right now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Blaze has the hooks in. Francis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Blaze missing with strikes.
Francis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Blaze is looking to take a break and control but Francis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Francis is looking to escape.#T2#
Blaze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaze passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blaze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blaze wants to control but instead Francis manages to regain half guard.
Blaze thows a huge punch but Francis dodges it nicely.
Blaze trying to control from half guard but Francis is working away.
Blaze thows a huge punch but Francis dodges it nicely.
Blaze is trying to control the action in half guard but Francis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blaze missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Blaze is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Francis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blaze. #T3#
Francis tries to kick Blaze off in order to stand up. Blaze Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Francis is not content to let Blaze control the position.
Blaze content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Francis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blaze.
Blaze throws a strike aimed at the side of Francis's head but Francis avoids it well.#SU2#
Blaze decides to take the fight back to the feet. #CL2#
Blaze has closed the distance and engaged Francis in a clinch.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Blaze pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Francis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blaze is adopting a defensive guard.
Francis throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Blaze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Blaze breaks from the clinch.
Blaze takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD2#
Blaze throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Francis was covering up waiting for the punch and Blaze finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blaze lands a couple of digs.
Francis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Blaze from controlling successfully.
Francis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blaze trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom. #T1#
Blaze 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. #SUB#
Francis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blaze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaze tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Blaze moves into range and clinches up with Francis.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD2#
Blaze successfully pulls guard.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Francis is working Blaze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Francis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blaze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Francis has managed to get both his arms back between Blaze's legs - danger averted.
Francis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francis postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Blaze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Francis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Francis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Francis throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Blaze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T3#
Francis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Francis throws a strike but Blaze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Blaze wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Francis wants to stand up but Blaze is controlling him.
Blaze slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Francis.
Blaze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Francis tries to get to full guard but Blaze has control of the leg. #T4#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB2#
Blaze is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#ES#
Francis kicks off Blaze and gets to his feet.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Francis. Francis maintains the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC2#
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Blaze closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Blaze throws a body shot but no joy.
Porfirio Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Francis takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL2#
Blaze instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Blaze has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Francis uses from the top position.
Johnny Blaze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Francis landing some decent shots from guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Francis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Francis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ES2#
Blaze scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD2#
Blaze fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Francis to the ground. Blaze is now in Francis's guard.
Blaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Francis works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Blaze 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.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Francis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blaze manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T2#
Francis postures up and lands a big shot to Blaze's brow.
Francis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SU#
Francis stands up and waves to Blaze to follow him. #TD2#
Blaze shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Francis's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis tries to strike from the bottom.
Francis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Francis tries to strike from the bottom.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses. Francis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blaze's guard. Nice move by Francis!#REVR#
Francis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Francis. #SUB2#
Blaze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Francis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Francis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Francis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blaze 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.#T4#
Francis postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it. #ES2#
Blaze kicks Francis off and gets to his feet.
Blaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaze throws an overhand right that lands on Francis's shoulder, as Francis tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Francis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD2#
Blaze closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES#
Francis sneaks out the side door and pushes Blaze away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis tries to clinch but Blaze moves out of range.
Francis looks to clinch
and Blaze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Francis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Blaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blaze 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Blaze!
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