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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 26, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Drake moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Balringer manages to pull guard.
Balringer has a closed guard, preventing Drake from standing up.
Balringer pulls Drake in close to prevent any damage.
Balringer wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.
Balringer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Drake puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Drake content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Balringer looks winded!
Balringer wants to get back to full guard.
Balringer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Balringer has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake wants to stand up but Balringer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Balringer tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg. #T1#
Balringer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Balringer is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Drake tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Balringer. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake landing knees to the head.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balringer prevents it.
#TD#
Drake lands a takedown into guard.
#T2##SUB2#
Balringer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Drake has passed into half guard!
Drake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drake wants to stand up but Balringer is controlling the position.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Drake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drake tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Balringer. #T3##SU#
Drake postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Balringer to stand up.
Drake cracks a nice hook into Balringer's ribs.#CL#
Drake forces Balringer back against the cage and clinches.
Drake tries for a takedown but Balringer manages to get underhooks.
Balringer jumps guard but Drake turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Balringer stops a takedown attempt from Drake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hershel Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balringer gets underhooks to prevent Drake's takedown attempt.
Drake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Balringer after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Drake has Balringer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Drake pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Balringer tumbling to the mat - Drake dives into Balringer's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balringer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #T4#
Balringer trying to control the position.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Balringer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drake passes into side control.
#SUB#
Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balringer has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balringer is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hershel Drake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Drake instigates a clinch.
Drake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Balringer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balringer doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Drake counters by clinching up.
Balringer looking for a takedown.
Drake is looking for a takedown.
Drake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hershel Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balringer stops a takedown attempt from Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Balringer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Balringer is breathing heavily.#TD#
Drake jumps guard.
#T1#
Balringer wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake pulls Balringer in close to prevent any damage.
Balringer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drake continues to stall.
Drake 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.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Balringer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balringer wanted to stand there but Drake had control of the position.
Drake managing to control the position.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balringer's guard. #REVR##T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Balringer has momentary wrist control but Drake slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Balringer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Drake stacks Balringer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Drake!#SUB#
Drake is trying to get an arm triangle but Balringer is defending well.
Balringer being controlled for a moment. #T3#
Balringer is looking to reverse the position.
Balringer trying his best to control but Drake has mounted him.
Drake content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Drake is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Balringer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Drake controlling his opponent.
Hershel Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balringer tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB#
Drake working for a guillotine from mount but Balringer is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hershel Drake dominated that second 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. 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#
Drake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balringer avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Balringer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drake napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drake is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Balringer off and has taken his back!
Drake 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Drake looking for the RNC.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SUB#
Drake is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Balringer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Drake is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Balringer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Drake looking for the choke from the back.
Balringer wants to get back to his feet. #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.#SUB#
Drake is persistently looking for the submission but Balringer is defending it well.
Balringer trying to control the position but Drake manages to sink in the hooks.
Drake controlling well, preventing Balringer from escaping the position.
#SUB#
Drake is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Balringer has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Drake has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Balringer taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Drake doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hershel Drake!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 23, 2018 |
#R1#
McCleveland misses with a takedown #TD#
and Balringer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Balringer. #SUB2#
McCleveland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Balringer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Balringer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCleveland on the ground.
Balringer wants to control from the top but McCleveland keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCleveland is trying to control the position but Balringer postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balringer preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balringer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
McCleveland is looking to stand up but Balringer isn't so interested in that idea.
Balringer works over McCleveland with some ground and pound from guard.
McCleveland has control of Balringer's left arm, preventing Balringer from doing any damage.
Balringer really is a fat lump.
Balringer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Balringer drops back, looking for a kneebar! McCleveland looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McCleveland looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McCleveland! #REVB#
McCleveland tries to stand but Balringer is controlling his head. #T2##SUB2#
McCleveland is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balringer has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Balringer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCleveland is working Balringer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Balringer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balringer is squirming around, avoiding McCleveland's attempts to control the action.
McCleveland with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
#T3#
Balringer tries to reverse the position but McCleveland maintains control.
McCleveland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McCleveland cracks Balringer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McCleveland controlling the position easily from mount.
McCleveland tries to control but Balringer wriggling away.
McCleveland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
McCleveland connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McCleveland controlling from mount.
McCleveland trying to control but Balringer is having none of it. #SUB2#
McCleveland working for a guillotine from mount but Balringer is in no mood to give up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
McCleveland looking for a guillotine from mount but Balringer is having none of it.
Balringer is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denver McCleveland 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#
Balringer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCleveland sprawls well. McCleveland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balringer gets slowly back to his feet.
McCleveland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Balringer gets caught napping as McCleveland dives in and scores a takedown. Balringer manages to retain guard.
Balringer wants to control the position but McCleveland says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Balringer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Balringer.
McCleveland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCleveland looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
McCleveland wants to stand but Balringer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Balringer is trying to control the position but McCleveland postures up.
McCleveland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McCleveland wants to control from the top but Balringer keeps moving. #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.#SUB#
Balringer looking for subs off his back but McCleveland has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like McCleveland is going to stand back up.
Balringer wants to control but McCleveland is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Balringer misses with a takedown attempt - McCleveland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCleveland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
McCleveland takes the fight into the clinch.
Balringer trying to stall but McCleveland improves his position.
#TD2#
McCleveland manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McCleveland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balringer is one step ahead there.
Denver McCleveland has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
McCleveland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Balringer is aware though and is defending well.
McCleveland lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4##SUB2#
McCleveland drops back looking for a leg! Balringer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Balringer manages to kick McCleveland off! McCleveland jumps back into Balringer's guard.
McCleveland being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2#
McCleveland drops back looking for a leg! Balringer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Balringer manages to kick McCleveland off! McCleveland jumps back into Balringer's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balringer keeping moving, preventing McCleveland from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denver McCleveland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Balringer closes the distance and clinches up with McCleveland, looking for a takedown. Balringer pushes McCleveland against the cage but McCleveland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCleveland shoots in for a takedown but Balringer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCleveland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCleveland looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#CL2#
McCleveland moves into range and clinches up with Balringer.
McCleveland misses with an elbow over the top.#BC2#
McCleveland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCleveland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCleveland throws a head kick that misses. #TD#
Balringer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Balringer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
McCleveland gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balringer is looking to pass McCleveland's guard but actually McCleveland recovers to full guard. #T1#
Balringer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCleveland wants to get back to his feet but Balringer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balringer stopping the sweep attempt from McCleveland.
McCleveland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balringer wants to control from the top but McCleveland keeps moving.
McCleveland lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCleveland wants to stand but Balringer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Balringer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCleveland wants to control from the top but Balringer keeps moving.
McCleveland throws an elbow that misses. Balringer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McCleveland's guard. Nice move by Balringer!#REVR##SUB#
Balringer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McCleveland is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Balringer, into his guard. #REVB##T3#
McCleveland trying to control but Balringer is working from the bottom.
Balringer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCleveland wants to control from the top but Balringer keeps moving.
McCleveland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Balringer keeping moving, preventing McCleveland from controlling successfully.
McCleveland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#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.
Balringer wants to hit a switch here but McCleveland passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Balringer there! #SUB2#
Balringer has left one of his arms exposed and McCleveland doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Balringer screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denver McCleveland!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Balringer has eaten all the pies!#CL2#
Balringer moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Balringer breaks from the clinch.
Balringer fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Balringer moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Balringer.
As Balringer tries to get set, Ramirez tries to push him back and clinch up but Balringer manages to avoid the attempt.
Balringer fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balringer keeps the fight on the outside.#TD#
Ramirez feints and as Balringer raises his hands in defense, Ramirez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Balringer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balringer can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Ramirez throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Balringer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramirez defends it easily.
Ramirez lands a couple of digs.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Balringer is looking for a triangle but Ramirez pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Balringer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramirez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramirez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Balringer looks winded!
Balringer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez landing with the ground and pound.
Balringer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2##SUB2#
Balringer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramirez defends well.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramirez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Balringer tries to strike from the bottom.
Balringer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balringer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez connects with a couple of short punches.
Balringer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Ramirez tries to stand but Balringer is controlling from the bottom.
Ramirez connects with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balringer wants to get back to his feet but Ramirez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramirez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Balringer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Balringer looking for a guillotine here but Ramirez defends easily.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez distracts Balringer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez throws a strike but Balringer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Ramirez trying to keep a closed guard but Balringer is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Ramirez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balringer wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Balringer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Balringer tries to get set, Ramirez tries to push him back and clinch up but Balringer manages to avoid the attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balringer.
Ramirez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Balringer misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ramirez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Balringer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramirez somewhat.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balringer can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balringer shoots in but no luck this time.
Danilo Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falto Balringer.#TD#
Balringer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramirez to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T1#
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Balringer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ramirez stacks Balringer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ramirez!
Balringer is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Ramirez is trying to get an arm triangle but Balringer is defending well.
Ramirez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Balringer striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
#SU#
Ramirez decides to stand back up. Ramirez steps back and let's Balringer get back to his feet.
Ramirez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Danilo Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Ramirez misses with a double jab.
That kick from Ramirez tenderised Balringer's leg. Balringer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balringer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ramirez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Balringer.
Balringer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez is looking to counter the offense by Balringer and move into the clinch.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Balringer.#T3#
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Balringer pushes him off.#TD2#
Balringer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ramirez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ramirez.#SUB#
Ramirez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balringer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balringer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Balringer showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Balringer from controlling successfully.
Balringer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Ramirez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Balringer wants to get up but he can't break Ramirez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balringer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Balringer wants to pass the guard but Ramirez is keeping the position.
Ramirez working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Ramirez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Balringer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Balringer lands in his opponent's guard.
Balringer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ramirez 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.
Balringer tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Balringer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Ramirez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Balringer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Balringer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
Balringer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ramirez working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Ramirez looking for a guillotine here but Balringer defends easily.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ramirez is trying to control the position but Balringer postures up.
Ramirez is really struggling to control Balringer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Balringer showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Balringer.
Ramirez tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.#T3##SUB2#
Ramirez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Balringer.
Balringer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Balringer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ramirez hang on?
Ramirez wants to control but Balringer is having none of it.
Ramirez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ramirez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ramirez is trying desperately to improve position.
Balringer working the ground and pound effectively.
#T4#
Balringer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramirez taking shots to the head.
Balringer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramirez?
Balringer controlling the position easily from mount.
Balringer dominating with strikes here.
Falto Balringer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danilo Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez wants to control but Balringer is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Falto Balringer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramirez 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 16, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Balringer has closed the distance and engaged Bowen in a clinch.
Balringer can't get the takedown.
Bowen tries to break the clinch but Balringer is controlling the position.
Balringer blocks an elbow strike from Bowen.
#TD2#
Balringer decides to pull guard.
Bowen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Balringer managing to control the position.
Balringer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Balringer is looking for a triangle but Bowen pushes his legs off easily.
Bowen wants to get up but he can't break Balringer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T1#
Balringer is pulling down on Bowen's head. It's preventing any offense from Bowen, at least for the moment.
Bowen tries to stand but Balringer is controlling from the bottom.
Balringer controlling Bowen's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Balringer wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bowen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bowen closes the distance and clinches up with Balringer, looking for a takedown. Bowen pushes Balringer against the cage but Balringer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
Bowen gets tackled into the cage by Balringer. Balringer maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Balringer jumps guard and drags Bowen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bowen stopping the sweep attempt from Balringer.
Balringer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Balringer has his hands on Bowen's head, controlling the position.
Bowen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Balringer's guard.#T3#
Balringer wants to stand but Bowen is controlling the position.
Bowen is looking to work some ground and pound but Balringer has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Balringer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bowen is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Balringer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bowen!
Bowen is looking for a sweep.
Balringer is putting a hurting on Bowen here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4##SUB2#
Balringer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bowen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balringer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bowen down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balringer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bowen can't do much from the bottom here.
Balringer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balringer takes a little break here. Bowen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Balringer advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falto Balringer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Bowen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balringer as he jumps to the side.
Bowen shoots for a double leg takedown but Balringer sprawls well. He's pushed Bowen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Balringer misses its intended target.
Balringer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Balringer pushes Bowen up against the cage in a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Balringer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#TD2#
Balringer gets control of Bowen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Balringer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Balringer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bowen's guard. #REVB#
Bowen wants to get back to his feet but Balringer 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.
Balringer pushes down on Bowen's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Balringer is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Balringer 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.
Balringer lands with a punch from half guard.
Bowen trying to control but Balringer postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balringer lands a nice short elbow.#CUT2#
It looks like Fletcher Bowen has been cut.#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.
Balringer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Balringer.
Balringer is pressing down on Bowen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bowen is holding on for now.
Balringer working Bowen over with strikes.
Balringer slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Yet more stalling tactics from Balringer.
Falto Balringer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balringer tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bowen controls his leg.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bowen wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bowen ducks under a wild hook from Balringer.#CL2#
Balringer forces Bowen back against the cage and clinches.
Balringer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#BC#
Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Balringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowen dives in and grabs Balringer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Balringer pushes down on Bowen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fletcher Bowen. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Balringer forces Bowen back against the cage and clinches.
Bowen stalling in the clinch but Balringer improves position. #TD2#
Balringer pulls Bowen into guard.
Balringer has control of Bowen's left arm, preventing Bowen from doing any damage.
Balringer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balringer wants to sweep here but Bowen controlling him for the moment.
Balringer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falto Balringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fletcher Bowen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Bowen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Balringer is trying to defend but Bowen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Balringer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Balringer is pressing down on Bowen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balringer wants to sweep but no luck.
Balringer wants to stand but Bowen is controlling the position. #T1#
Balringer controls Bowen momentarily but Bowen frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bowen is looking to break free of the clinch but Balringer has double underhooks. #TD2#
Balringer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Balringer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Balringer controlling the position.
Bowen prevents Balringer from getting back to his feet.
Balringer looking for a sweep. Not yet Balringer, not yet. #T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Balringer holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Balringer has his foot on Bowen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bowen works his way back into a safe position though.
Balringer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balringer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bowen 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.#CL#
Bowen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowen looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Balringer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Balringer dives in for a single leg takedown but Bowen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Bowen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bowen showed some decent athleticism there.
Bowen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balringer's head.
Balringer trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balringer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balringer is looking to improve his position but Bowen isn't that keen on the idea.
Bowen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balringer's face.
#T4#
Bowen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balringer tries to reverse the position but Bowen maintains control.
Balringer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bowen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Balringer is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balringer regains half guard.
Fletcher Bowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falto Balringer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Balringer wants to control but Bowen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fletcher Bowen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balringer 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falto Balringer!
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