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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Griffith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffith wants it to stay on the feet.
Griffith tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Liglex darts in and clinches Griffith up against the cage.
Liglex is trying to pull guard but Griffith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Liglex tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Liglex.
Liglex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffith is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Liglex to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liglex has Griffith pressed against the cage, preventing Griffith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liglex is trying to force a seperation but Griffith has the dominant position.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffith tries to break the clinch but Liglex is controlling the position. #T1#
Liglex is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffith to keep the fight standing.
Liglex jumps guard but Griffith stands there with Liglex around his waist. Liglex gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liglex looking for a takedown.
Griffith wants to break free but Liglex has control.
Liglex is trying to break free.
Liglex is trying to force a seperation but Griffith has the dominant position.
Griffith is trying to break the clinch but Liglex is controlling him.#BC#
Griffith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liglex misses with a body shot.
Liglex shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffith pinned against the cage. Griffith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Griffith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Liglex manages to circle out of the way.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Liglex fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffith is looking to counter the offense by Liglex and move into the clinch.#CL2#
Liglex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griffith, pushing him back against the cage.
Liglex tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffith just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Liglex jumps guard and drags Griffith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Griffith passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Liglex is trying to stand.
#T3#
Liglex preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB#
Griffith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Griffith working over Liglex with some ground and pound. Liglex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Liglex with the active half guard here but Griffith passes nicely into side control.#SUB#
Griffith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Griffith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4##SUB#
Liglex is wriggling around trying to escape but Griffith has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Liglex taps out and Griffith picks up the big win! Great work there by Griffith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antone Griffith!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Griffith tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffith counters with a two punch combo. #CL2#
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson lands a head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Antone Griffith has been cut.
Griffith avoids a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Jackson clinches up with Griffith and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson has Griffith pressed against the cage, preventing Griffith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD2#
Jackson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jackson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T1#
Griffith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson controlling Griffith's posture. #SUB2#
Jackson working for a triangle but Griffith defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Jackson is looking for a triangle here but Griffith uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jackson regains half guard.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Griffith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Griffith.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T3#
Griffith not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Griffith seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Griffith is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson is pressing down on Griffith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.#SUB2#
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griffith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griffith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jason Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson lands a jab to Griffith's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antone Griffith's cut.
That's time! Griffith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Griffith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.#TD2#
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Griffith kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffith shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antone Griffith. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Griffith's guard.#T1##SUB#
Griffith is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffith swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Griffith working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jackson won't allow Griffith to sweep him here. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Griffith had control of the position.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson distracts Griffith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SU2#
Jackson gets to his feet. Griffith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T3##TD2#
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Griffith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson jumps guard but Griffith stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC2#
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T4#
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
#ROC2#
Griffith is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Jackson dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Griffith has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jason Jackson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 18, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Senas takes the fight into the clinch.
Senas lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffith backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senas.
A short right from Senas.
Senas misses with the head strike.
Griffith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffith blocks an elbow strike from Senas.
#BC#
Griffith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Senas moves into range and clinches up with Griffith.
Senas pushes Griffith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Senas fails to land.
Senas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Senas throws a big uppercut that drops Griffith! More strikes from Senas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Griffith lies dazed against the cage as Senas celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezequiel Senas!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Griffith slaps away a takedown attempt from Zonium, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griffith wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zonium.
Zonium fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffith is looking to counter with a body kick.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Check Zonium.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zonium swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffith sets himself, and Zonium steps forward looking for the clinch! Griffith avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonium looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griffith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zonium.
Check Zonium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Zonium.
Nice takedown defense from Griffith. No joy for Zonium on that attempt.
Griffith is looking to counter the offense by Zonium and move into the clinch.#T1#
Griffith moves out of range of the body kick.
Zonium misses the shot to the body.
Zonium shoots for a takedown but Griffith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zonium.
Griffith stuffs the takedown attempt from Zonium. Zonium gets slowly back to his feet.
Zonium looks winded!
Zonium shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffith as he avoids it easily.
Zonium misses with a takedown #CL#
and Griffith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Griffith. #T2##BC#
Griffith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Griffith lands but Zonium takes it in his stride.
Griffith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zonium drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Griffith defends it well.#CL2#
Zonium clinches up with Griffith and pushes him back against the cage.
Zonium is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griffith is defending well.
Zonium is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffith to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Griffith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zonium tries to pull guard but Griffith won't allow it.
#TD2#
Zonium jumps guard and drags Griffith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Griffith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Griffith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Griffith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zonium looking to control.
Griffith is looking to work some ground and pound but Zonium has wrist control.
Griffith throws a big right hand that misses.
Zonium is pulling down on Griffith's head. It's preventing any offense from Griffith, at least for the moment.
Griffith won't allow Zonium to sweep him here. #T4#
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.
Zonium managing to control the position.
Zonium looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffith is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zonium looks to throw the jab but Griffith is out of range.
Zonium tries for a takedown but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zonium throws the left hand but Griffith avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zonium.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antone Griffith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Zonium avoids the head kick by Griffith.
Zonium shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zonium's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zonium looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffith is fending him off so far but Zonium persists. Nope, Griffith circles away and we're back to standing.
Zonium has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffith.#CL2#
Zonium drives through and clinches with Griffith against the cage.
#BC2#
Zonium breaks from the clinch.
Zonium throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffith's waist but Griffith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zonium off to one side.
Griffith is looking for a counter combo.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Check Zonium.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonium with a poor takedown #CL#
and Griffith counters by moving into the clinch.
Griffith tries to break free but Zonium pushes him back against the cage.
Zonium is breathing heavily.
Zonium tries to pull guard but Griffith holds him up against the cage and eventually Zonium drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Zonium. #T1#
Griffith is trying to push Zonium away but Zonium has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zonium is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffith to keep the fight standing.
Griffith wants to break free but Zonium has control.
Zonium tries to pull guard but Griffith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griffith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC#
Griffith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zonium tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zonium somewhat.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD#
Zonium gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Zonium manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zonium is defended easily by Griffith.
Griffith tries to counter by clinching up but Zonium breaks away and moves out of range.
Zonium throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffith's waist but Griffith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zonium off to one side.
Griffith is looking to counter the offense by Zonium and move into the clinch.#T3##CL#
Griffith gets a clinch.
Zonium has Griffith pressed against the cage, preventing Griffith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffith is trying to break the clinch but Zonium has him pressed against the cage.
Griffith working hard to break the clinch.
Zonium tries to pull guard but Griffith won't allow it.
#BC2#
Zonium escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zonium misses with a body kick.
Zonium looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffith is fending him off so far but Zonium persists. Nope, Griffith circles away and we're back to standing.
Zonium with a poor takedown #CL#
and Griffith counters by clinching up.
Griffith prevents Zonium from breaking the clinch.#T4#
Griffith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Griffith prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Griffith is trying to push Zonium away but Zonium has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zonium looking for a takedown.
Zonium tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffith avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antone Griffith dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Griffith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Griffith slaps away a takedown attempt from Zonium, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zonium throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zonium slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zonium moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonium shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffith wants to clinch up but Zonium keeps it at a distance.
Zonium looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffith is fending him off so far but Zonium persists. Nope, Griffith circles away and we're back to standing.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Check Zonium.
Zonium takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zonium unleashes a big counter combination but Griffith bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zonium fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antone Griffith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zonium shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffith defends it nicely.#CL2#
Zonium clinches up with Griffith and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Griffith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zonium keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffith's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zonium. #BC#
Griffith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Zonium shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zonium was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Griffith struggling a bit here.#T3#
Griffith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zonium is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Check Zonium has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zonium slows the pace down.
Zonium prevents Griffith from escaping the position.
Griffith wants to control but Zonium postures up.
Zonium advances nicely into full mount. #T4#
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.
Zonium controlling from the full mount.
Griffith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zonium can do to turn this around?
Griffith prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Griffith is desperately trying to improve his position but Zonium has a good base and remains in mount.
Griffith tries to improve his position but instead Zonium has taken his back!
Griffith covering up well and avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Griffith preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Zonium.
Zonium keeps control of the position easily here as Griffith tries to buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffith wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Check Zonium comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antone Griffith!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Mcregor has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Griffith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Griffith.
Griffith tries to circle away but Mcregor has him pinned against the cage.#TD2#
Mcregor jumps guard and drags Griffith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mcregor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Griffith tries to stand but Mcregor is controlling from the bottom.
Griffith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Griffith gets to his feet - Mcregor follows without any prompting.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T1##TD2#
Mcregor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Griffith to the ground. Mcregor is now in Griffith's guard.
Mcregor stops Griffith from standing up.
Griffith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcregor on the ground.
Mcregor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcregor stopping the sweep attempt from Griffith.
Mcregor landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcregor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mcregor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Griffith is trying to maintain the position but Mcregor is very close to passing his half guard.
Mcregor stalling. #T2#
Griffith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Griffith is trying to control Mcregor's posture. Mcregor takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Griffith! Mcregor is rotating here... this could be the end... Griffith is out! Mcregor has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fedor Mcregor!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 04, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Haynes clinches up against the cage.
Haynes has Griffith pressed against the cage.
Griffith wants to get back to striking at distance but Haynes won't allow it.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haynes has Griffith pressed against the cage, preventing Griffith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffith working hard to break the clinch.
Haynes stalling the fight.
Haynes lands a body punch. #BC2#
Haynes breaks from the clinch.
Haynes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Haynes manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haynes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haynes.
Griffith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Haynes throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Haynes shoots in for a double leg but Griffith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Griffith tries to keep at a distance but Haynes has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Griffith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Haynes.
Griffith has had enough of the clinch but Haynes keeps him there for the moment.
Griffith is trying to break free.#BC2#
Haynes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Haynes.
Haynes misses with a two punch combination.
#T2#
A head kick misses from Haynes.
Haynes misses with a two punch combination.
Griffith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Haynes.#CL#
Griffith closes the distance and pushes Haynes back into the cage.
Griffith blocks an elbow strike.
Griffith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Griffith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haynes can't get the takedown.
Haynes tries to stall but Griffith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haynes blocks an uppercut.
Griffith is trying to push Haynes away but Haynes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3#
Griffith takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC2#
Haynes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Haynes moves into the clinch.
Haynes prevents Griffith from breaking the clinch.
Griffith has Haynes pressed against the cage.
#BC#
Griffith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haynes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
Griffith tries to counter by clinching up but Haynes breaks away and moves out of range.
Haynes jabs at Griffith's body.
Haynes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haynes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
Haynes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Haynes clinches up with Griffith and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffith blocks an elbow strike.
Haynes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffith.
Griffith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haynes is trying to pull guard but Griffith has him pressed against the cage.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obadele Haynes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Haynes breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Haynes rushes Griffith and presses him up against the cage.
Griffith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haynes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haynes looks winded!
Griffith'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obadele Haynes dominated that round.
That's time! Griffith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Haynes throws the kick towards the body but Griffith avoids it.
Griffith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Haynes manages to circle out of the way.
Haynes throws a head kick that misses.
Griffith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Griffith stuffs the takedown attempt from Haynes. Haynes gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CL2#
Haynes closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC2#
Haynes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haynes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haynes throws a head kick that misses.
Griffith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Haynes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#CL2#
Haynes clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Griffith breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Haynes moves into the clinch.
Griffith has had enough of the clinch but Haynes keeps him there for the moment.#TD2#
Haynes pulls Griffith into guard.
Griffith prevents Haynes from getting back to his feet.
Griffith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haynes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Griffith is looking to work some ground and pound but Haynes has wrist control.#SUB#
Griffith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Griffith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Haynes manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Haynes has Griffith pressed against the cage, preventing Griffith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haynes wants a takedown but no success here.
Haynes is breathing heavily.
Haynes looking to throw knees to the head but Griffith is blocking nicely.
#TD2#
Haynes manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffith is working Haynes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SU#
Griffith gets to his feet - Haynes follows without any prompting.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Haynes.
#T3##TD2#
Haynes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Griffith manages to get to full guard.
Haynes won't allow Griffith to sweep him here.
Haynes is looking to stand up but Griffith won't let him.
Griffith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Griffith 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffith is on top in guard.
#REVR##T4##SU#
Haynes is working an open guard so Griffith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL#
Griffith closes the distance and clinches.
Haynes stalling in the clinch but Griffith improves position.
Haynes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haynes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obadele Haynes.
Haynes keeps control of Griffith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haynes tries to break the clinch but Griffith is controlling the position.
Griffith effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Obadele Haynes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Haynes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffith throws a sloppy head kick and Haynes moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Haynes takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffith is trying to break the clinch but Haynes is controlling him.
Haynes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haynes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffith is keeping busy.
Haynes blocks an elbow strike from Griffith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haynes is trying to break free.
Griffith avoiding damage as Haynes throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Haynes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1##CL2#
Haynes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haynes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haynes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffith.
Haynes wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffith won't allow it.
Griffith is trying to push Haynes away but Haynes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Obadele Haynes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Haynes breaks the clinch.
Obadele Haynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haynes looks to land a combination but Griffith avoids it well.
Griffith is looking for a counter combo.
Haynes throws a series of punches but Griffith moves out of range.
Obadele Haynes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haynes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffith looks for the body kick but Haynes saw that one coming.
Haynes throws a head kick that half lands.
#CL2#
Haynes forces Griffith back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
Griffith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haynes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haynes keeps control of Griffith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Haynes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haynes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haynes.#CL2#
Haynes clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Haynes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haynes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffith.#T3##CL2#
Griffith tries to keep at a distance but Haynes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griffith tries to break free but Haynes pushes him back against the cage.
Griffith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haynes.
#BC#
Griffith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Griffith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Griffith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haynes defends it well. #T4#
Haynes is trying to stand.
#SU#
Griffith gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Haynes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffith's waist but Griffith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haynes off to one side. #CL2#
Haynes takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffith slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haynes is trying to pull guard but Griffith has him pressed against the cage.
Antone Griffith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obadele Haynes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obadele Haynes.#BC#
Griffith manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obadele Haynes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haynes 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obadele Haynes!
An out of breath Obadele Haynes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 29, 2018 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Pete Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Jones forces Griffith back against the cage and clinches.
Griffith tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Griffith tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Griffith is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Jones.
Jones keeps control of Griffith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD2#
Jones wants the takedown. Griffith is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Griffith's guard against the cage.
Griffith tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Griffith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB#
Griffith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Griffith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffith looking to control.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffith wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Griffith keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones is in close to Griffith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones advances position into side control!
Jones is staying tight to Griffith's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jones working away.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows. #ROC2#
Griffith is rocked!#T3#
Jones cracks Griffith with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jones immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Griffith is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Jones!
Our winner, Pete Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Diaz with a poor takedown #CL#
and Griffith moves into the clinch.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Griffith is controlling the position.
Griffith is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz has Griffith pressed against the cage, preventing Griffith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Griffith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Griffith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1#
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffith sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffith tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Griffith counters with a one-two to the body.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Diaz.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. Griffith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Griffith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.#T2##CL2#
Diaz drives through and clinches with Griffith against the cage.
Diaz prevents Griffith from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Griffith breaks the clinch.
Crunch! Griffith slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Diaz wants to slow Griffith down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffith tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Griffith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A lazy body kick from Griffith #TD2#
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Griffith has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.
Griffith has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
Griffith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Griffith working a defensive guard here.
Griffith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #ES#
Griffith is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A frustrated look appears on Griffith's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
Griffith is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Griffith is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Diaz. #BC2#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Griffith tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffith working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Diaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffith has double underhooks.
Griffith is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.#BC#
Griffith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Griffith pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks. #TD2#
Diaz is trying to trip Griffith. He has hold of a leg but Griffith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Diaz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#T1#
Griffith looking to control.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Griffith looking to control.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffith is retaining full guard.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Diaz is breathing heavily.#ES#
Griffith has one foot on Diaz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Griffith connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Griffith. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Griffith is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Griffith wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Griffith scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T2#
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffith is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Griffith shoots in.#T3#
Griffith shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffith misses with a head kick.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffith tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Griffith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. Griffith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Griffith.
Antone Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Diaz.
Griffith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
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 Antone Griffith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Griffith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antone Griffith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Griffith wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Griffith has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffith looking to control.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffith is retaining full guard.
Griffith has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up. #T1#
Griffith keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Griffith's guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffith tries to clinch up.
As Griffith backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Griffith manages to avoid it all.
Diaz fails with the takedown.#T2#
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.
Griffith tries to clinch up.
Griffith wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Diaz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.#T3#
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Griffith counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Griffith tries to clinch up.
Diaz throws a counter combo.#T4#
Griffith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Griffith.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Diaz.
I think Diaz 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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