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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Hodges fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Ciechan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hodges misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hodges could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ciechan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hodges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ciechan stalls.
Ciechan swings wildly with an uppercut but Hodges uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Hodges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hodges changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ciechan tries to avoid it but Hodges manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ciechan to the ground. Ciechan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ciechan works the jab nicely.#CUT2#
It looks like Geraldo Hodges has been cut.#T1##CL2#
Ciechan instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Ciechan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hodges being controlled here, momentarily.
Hodges is controlling Ciechan's posture.
Ciechan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ciechan throwing strikes but missing.
Ciechan looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Hodges looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ciechan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ciechan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Ciechan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ciechan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ciechan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SU2#
Ciechan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hodges to his feet. #T3##TD#
Hodges shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ciechan is doing well to control the position and prevent Hodges from advancing to side control.
Ciechan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ciechan is pulling down on Hodges's head. It's preventing any offense from Hodges, at least for the moment.#T4#
Ciechan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hodges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ciechan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hodges is looking to stall here but Ciechan recovers full guard.
Ciechan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ciechan controlling Hodges's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Ciechan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Hodges's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Ciechan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ciechan showed some decent athleticism there.
Hodges tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ciechan manages to move to mount!
Ciechan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ciechan looking to finish with strikes here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciechan working the ground and pound effectively.
Ciechan controlling the position easily from mount. #T1#
Ciechan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hodges can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ciechan controlling from mount.
Ciechan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ciechan scoring with strikes but Hodges is staying in there. #T2#
Ciechan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ciechan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ciechan controlling his opponent. #T3#
Ciechan scoring with strikes but Hodges is staying in there.
Ciechan throwing strikes here but Hodges is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ciechan looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hodges covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Ciechan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Ciechan tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciechan.#TD2#
Ciechan dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.#SUB#
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ciechan defends well.
Ciechan controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Ciechan wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Ciechan 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.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SU2#
Ciechan gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones scores with a nice head shot.#TD2#
Ciechan gets a takedown into half guard.
Ciechan is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.#T2#
Ciechan is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones gets full guard.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ciechan won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ciechan controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T3##SU2#
Ciechan gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Ciechan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ciechan is in Jones's guard.
Ciechan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciechan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Ciechan looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ciechan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there. #T4#
Ciechan has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ciechan is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ciechan holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Ciechan has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ciechan trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matti Ciechan will probably get the nod.
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##TD2#
Ciechan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Jones has one foot on Ciechan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD2#
Ciechan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ciechan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ciechan sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciechan is continuing to stall.#T1#
Ciechan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones wants to improve his position but instead Ciechan has moved into half guard.
#SU2#
Ciechan gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #TD2#
Ciechan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!#SUB2#
Ciechan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
Ciechan cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ciechan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SU2#
Ciechan decides to return to a standing position.
Jones really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...#TD2#
Ciechan drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ciechan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ciechan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Ciechan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Matti Ciechan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ciechan throwing strikes but missing.
Jones wants to sweep here but Ciechan controlling him for the moment.
Ciechan wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Ciechan showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ciechan tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ciechan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones attempts a counter takedown but Ciechan avoids it well and moves away.
Jones checks a low kick from Ciechan.
Ciechan misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand. #TD2#
Ciechan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Ciechan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ciechan tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Ciechan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ciechan tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Ciechan will be more careful next time no doubt. #TD2#
Ciechan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ciechan wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Ciechan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ciechan is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Ciechan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T1#
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ciechan wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ciechan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ciechan trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom. #T3#
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ciechan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ciechan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ciechan from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ciechan.
Jones struggling a bit here.#T4#
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Ciechan drags him back down.
Ciechan controls the position.
Ciechan trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones really is a fat lump.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sebastian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matti Ciechan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Ciechan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ciechan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Ciechan!
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