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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Delaney fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Haus to the ground. Delaney is now in Haus's guard.
Haus controlling Delaney's posture.
Haus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Haus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Delaney would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Haus controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haus wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delaney slips a jab and a cross from Haus.
#T1##TD#
Delaney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haus did well to prevent Delaney getting side control.
Delaney tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Haus.
Delaney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haus gets back to full guard.
Delaney wants to stand and escape but instead Haus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Delaney can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haus controls the pace.
Delaney is looking to stand up but Haus isn't so interested in that idea.
Delaney tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Delaney is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haus is controlling him.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haus working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Haus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haus prevents Delaney from getting back to his feet.
Haus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Delaney is trying to keep Haus in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Delaney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haus 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. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Delaney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES2#
Haus kicks Delaney off and gets back to his feet.#T3#
Delaney slips a jab and a cross from Haus.
Delaney lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Haus wants to clinch.#TD#
Delaney gets a double leg takedown into Haus's guard.#ES2#
Haus kicks Delaney off and gets to his feet.
Haus misses with a wild body shot.
Haus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD#
Haus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delaney to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES2#
Haus pushes Delaney off and scrambles back to his feet.
Delaney is breathing heavily.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delaney circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Haus.#CL2#
Haus rushes Delaney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Delaney lands an elbow just above Haus 's eye.
Delaney lands a right hand.
Delaney prevents a takedown attempt there.
Delaney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delaney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delaney lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Haus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Delaney leaves Haus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Delaney gets the takedown into side control. #ES2#
Haus throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Haus throws a right and a left that Delaney avoids nicely. #TD#
Delaney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Haus sprawls well initially but Delaney persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Haus kicks off Delaney and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Delaney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haus's guard.#ES2#
Haus pushes Delaney off and scrambles back to his feet.
#CL2#
Haus clinches.
Haus missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Delaney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haus blocks it with crossed arms.
Delaney misses with the head strike.
Haus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delaney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delaney swings wildly with an uppercut but Haus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delaney is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haus.
Delaney misses with the head strike.
Haus blocking some punches.
#TD#
Delaney has picked Haus up - he's going for a ride! Delaney dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES2#
Haus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T2##TD#
Delaney shoots in and bounces Haus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Haus kicks Delaney off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Delaney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haus did well to prevent Delaney getting side control.#ES2#
Haus has one foot on Delaney's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Haus moves into the clinch.#TD#
Haus is fighting off a takedown attempt but Delaney is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Haus to the mat. Haus regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Haus manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#TD2#
Haus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Delaney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T3#
Haus is putting a hurting on Delaney here, landing some big shots from side control.
Haus takes a little break here. Delaney wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Haus working away.
A lull in the action here.
Haus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Delaney down.
Haus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Delaney is trying to get back to half guard.
Haus 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. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haus working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delaney seems a little lost for a moment, as Haus dominates the positioning.
Delaney taking punishment in the form of punches.
#SUB2#
Haus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Delaney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haus is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Haus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Delaney avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD2#
Haus dives in and scores a takedown into Delaney's guard.
Martin Haus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haus prevents Delaney from getting back to his feet.
Haus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Haus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Delaney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Haus is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaney tries to bench press Haus off him but Haus keeps the position.
Haus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Delaney down.
Haus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Delaney being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Check out the look on Haus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Delaney is trying to control Haus's posture but Haus avoids it.
Haus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Delaney throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Delaney taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haus working the ground and pound.
Haus lands some shots froms side control.
Delaney being controlled for a moment. #SUB2#
Haus tries for a kimura but Delaney is defending well.
Haus controlling from side mount. #T3#
Let's hope that Haus 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.
Haus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Delaney struggling a bit here.
Delaney wants to get back to his feet.
Haus scoring with punches and elbows.
Haus taking a breather 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.
Haus scores with punches from side control.
Haus prevents Delaney from escaping the position.
Haus controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Haus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haus 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 Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Haus!
Martin Haus was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Haus closes the distance and pushes Hopper back into the cage.
Hopper tries to break free but Haus pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Haus.
Haus is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Haus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hopper clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Haus is hanging on to Hopper's back as he tries to escape.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Haus. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hopper is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Haus.
Haus lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Haus controlling from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haus scores with punches to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Haus just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Haus 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.
Haus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Haus lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hopper.
Hopper wants to get back to his feet.
Haus is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hopper is taking damage to the body and head.
Haus keeps control of the position easily here as Hopper tries to buck him off.
Hopper is really stuck here.
#T2#
Hopper just trying to survive but Haus is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Haus controlling well, preventing Hopper from escaping the position.
Hopper is trying to get back to his feet but Haus has full control of the position and if anything, Hopper has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Haus really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hopper.
Hopper trying to control but not successfully.
Haus biding his time, looking for the opening.
Haus scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hopper is looking for a way out.
Hopper is trying to get back to his feet but Haus has full control of the position and if anything, Hopper has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Haus lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hopper is trying to get back to his feet but Haus has full control of the position and if anything, Hopper has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T3#
Haus has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hopper's body.
Haus is hanging on to Hopper's back as he tries to escape.
I would not like to be Hopper right now.
Haus lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Haus connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hopper to escape the position.
Hopper is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hopper is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
What can Hopper do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
I really don't envy Hopper 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.
#T4#
It looks like Haus might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
I really don't envy Hopper right now.
Hopper trying to control the hands but Haus won't let him.
Haus loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hopper hold on?
Hopper trying to get back to his feet but Haus is in full control for now.
Haus is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hopper. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Haus has Hopper flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hopper wants to get back to his feet.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Haus slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hopper takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haus cracks Hopper with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hopper from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hopper is trying to break free.
Haus biding his time, looking for the opening.
Haus softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Haus 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#
Haus moves into range and clinches up with Hopper.
Hopper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hopper taking a breather.
Haus misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Hopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haus throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haus is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Haus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#T1#
Haus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Haus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hopper manages to get back to half guard.
Haus lands with a punch from half guard.
Hopper trying to hold on to Haus's head to control him but Haus postures up.
Haus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hopper wants to get back to his feet.
Hopper is trying to get back to full guard.
Haus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haus stalling. #T2#
Hopper tries to get to full guard but Haus has control of the leg.
Haus passes to side control.
Hopper tries to bench press Haus off him but Haus keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Hopper's face as Haus controls the position.
Hopper is looking for a sweep.
Haus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hopper seems a little lost for a moment, as Haus dominates the positioning.
Haus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T3#
Hopper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Haus is continuing to stall.
More stalling from Haus.
Hopper tries to escape but Haus is in control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hopper is trying to control Haus's posture but Haus avoids it.
Haus is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hopper will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hopper is pushing Haus's head away, looking to escape. Haus manages to hold on to the position though.
Haus staying calm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haus cracks Hopper with a big right hand but Hopper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hopper is letting Haus control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Haus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hopper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Hopper tries to keep at a distance but Haus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hopper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haus is trying to drag Hopper to the mat but Hopper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopper backwards. #T1#
Hopper trying to control the position but instead, Haus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hopper into the cage.
Hopper tries to break the clinch but Haus is controlling the position. #TD#
Hopper has picked Haus up - he's going for a ride! Hopper dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES2#
Haus kicks Hopper off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Haus. #T2##CL#
Hopper has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Hopper manages to break the clinch.
Martin Haus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Haus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martin Haus has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Haus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haus stalling. #SUB2#
Haus is trying for a kimura here. Hopper looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Haus wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Haus!
In his post fight interview, Martin Haus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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