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Event:
RFC Aloha Hawaii 4
Date: Apr 06, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Holmes.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Holmes stalling.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Magno shrugs off.
Magno is trying to force a seperation but Holmes has the dominant position.
Magno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Magno's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magno throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Magno throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes is looking to slow Magno down with leg kicks.
Magno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL#
Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Magno wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Magno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magno wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T1#
Holmes just leaning against Magno, taking a breather.
Holmes taking a breather.
Holmes landing knees to the head.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #TD#
Holmes pulls guard.
Holmes 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.
Magno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holmes has his hands on Magno's head, controlling the position. #SU2#
Magno decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T2#
Holmes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Holmes moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Magno is trying to break free.
Holmes keeps control of Magno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes avoiding damage.
#BC#
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Magno in a clinch.
Holmes lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magno is trying to break the clinch but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmes.
Holmes has Magno pressed against the cage, preventing Magno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magno tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmes.
A frustrated look appears on Magno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmes keeps control of Magno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T3#
Magno tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Magno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magno's efforts to push away.
Holmes keeps control of Magno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magno's efforts to push away.
Magno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Magno.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Magno throws a counter combo.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T4##CL#
Holmes clinches up with Magno and pushes him back against the cage.
Magno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magno takes a knee to the side of the body.
Holmes keeps control of Magno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magno is trying to force a seperation but Holmes has the dominant position.
Holmes lands an elbow that stopped Magno in his tracks for a moment.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magno tries to circle away but Holmes has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes stalling.
Holmes stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Holmes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Holmes digs a right hand into Magno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magno's gas tank.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmes has Magno pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherlock Holmes dominated that round.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Holmes moves into the clinch.
Sherlock Holmes has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Magno misses. #CL#
Holmes drives through and clinches with Magno against the cage.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magno can do to turn this around?
Holmes avoiding damage.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holmes working Magno over with knees to the body.
Holmes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Magno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magno tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmes.
#T1#
Holmes lands a knee to the body.
Magno working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Magno in a clinch.
Holmes keeps control of Magno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes leaning against his opponent.
Holmes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmes.
Magno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magno letting Holmes take a breather here.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Magno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes has Magno pressed against the cage, preventing Magno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes working Magno over with knees to the body.
Magno is breathing heavily.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holmes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Magno is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks. #BC#
Holmes breaks the clinch.
Magno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Holmes darts in and clinches Magno up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Holmes.
Magno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Magno shrugs off. #BC#
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes is pushing Magno up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmes scores a nice knee to the body.
#T3#
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee calls for Holmes to work.
Holmes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Magno wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Magno takes a knee to the side of the body.
Holmes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes scores a nice knee to the body.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magno's defenses.
Holmes lands an elbow that stopped Magno in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holmes.
Magno tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Holmes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holmes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magno has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes has Magno pressed against the cage, preventing Magno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes is pushing Magno up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmes crunches a lovely knee into Magno's ribcage.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Magno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes scores a nice knee to the body.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
Holmes has Magno pressed against the cage, preventing Magno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherlock Holmes 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#
Magno fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Magno misses.
Sherlock Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Holmes clinches up against the cage.
Magno being controlled against the cage.
Holmes lands a good knee to the midsection. Magno won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magno's efforts to push away.#BC#
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes landing knees to the head.
Magno takes a knee to the side of the body.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
Magno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC#
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
#T1##CL#
Holmes moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holmes obliges.
Holmes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magno's defenses.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
#BC#
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
#CL#
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holmes obliges.#T2#
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magno is trying to break free.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes leaning against his opponent.
Magno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes connects with a knee to the head.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holmes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Magno shrugs off. #T3##BC#
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Magno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Magno.#BC#
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Magno gets tackled into the cage by Holmes. Holmes maintains the clinch.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmes.
#BC#
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes slows down the pace here.
Magno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Magno shrugs off.
Holmes scores a nice knee to the body.
Magno has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Holmes leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmes.
Holmes working Magno over with knees to the body.
Holmes stalling.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magno's efforts to push away.
Magno has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holmes obliges.
Athos Magno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sherlock Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
Magno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherlock Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holmes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherlock Holmes!
After winning the bout, Sherlock Holmes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Magno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pranjic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Magno is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Magno has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pranjic looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Magno throws a right and a left that Pranjic avoids nicely.
Magno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Pranjic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Magno throws a right and a left that Pranjic avoids nicely.
Magno throws a series of punches but Pranjic moves out of range. #TD#
Pranjic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pranjic thows a huge punch but Magno dodges it nicely.
Pranjic stops Magno from getting back to his feet.
Pranjic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pranjic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1##SU#
Pranjic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Magno fails to land with a series of punches.
Magno throws a right and a left that Pranjic avoids nicely.
Pranjic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pranjic lands a head kick!
Magno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pranjic.
Magno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD#
Pranjic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pranjic won't allow Magno to get back to his feet.
Pranjic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Magno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pranjic.
Pranjic trying to control the position from guard on top but Magno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magno is looking to stand up but Pranjic isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Magno lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Pranjic. #T3#
Magno shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pranjic eats them both and turns towards Magno to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Magno misses with a two punch combination.
Pranjic scores with a head kick.
Magno swinging wildly here.
Pranjic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pranjic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Magno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pranjic.
Pranjic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Magno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pranjic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Pranjic gets a clinch. #BC2#
Magno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4##CL#
Pranjic rushes Magno and presses him up against the cage.
Pranjic pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC2#
Magno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magno fails to land with a series of punches.
Pranjic closes the distance and clinches up with Magno, looking for a takedown. Pranjic pushes Magno against the cage but Magno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pranjic looks to land a right hand but Magno moved out of range.
Pranjic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Magno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pranjic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magno.
Magno takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Athos Magno will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Magno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magno blocks a head kick by Pranjic.
Magno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magno misses with the combination.
Pranjic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pranjic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Magno throws a series of punches but Pranjic moves out of range.
Pranjic scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pranjic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Magno tries to keep at a distance but Pranjic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##BC2#
Magno manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Pranjic darts in and clinches Magno up against the cage.#BC2#
Magno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magno throws a right hand that Pranjic ducks under and follows up with a left that Pranjic also avoids with ease.
Magno looks to land a combination but Pranjic avoids it well.
Magno falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Pranjic moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Magno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pranjic throws a head kick that half lands.
#T2#
Magno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pranjic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magno.
Pranjic misses with a head kick.
Ivan Pranjic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pranjic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pranjic dodges the punch combination from Magno.
Pranjic tries to counter with a takedown but Magno is quick to defend against it.
Pranjic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magno tries to avoid it but Pranjic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magno to the ground. Magno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pranjic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magno throws a series of strikes that have Pranjic backpedaling.
Pranjic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magno blocks a head kick by Pranjic.
#T3#
Magno takes a kick to the side of the head.
Magno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magno pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pranjic back to the cage. Magno follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pranjic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Magno's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pranjic throws a sloppy head kick and Magno moves out of range easily.
Magno is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pranjic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pranjic throws a sloppy head kick and Magno moves out of range easily. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Magno breaks from the clinch.
Magno throws a right and a left that Pranjic avoids nicely.
Magno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pranjic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pranjic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pranjic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pranjic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magno.
Sloppy strikes from Magno. Those never looked like landing.
Pranjic dodges the punch combination from Magno.
#CL#
Pranjic has closed the distance and engaged Magno in a clinch.
#BC2#
Magno breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Magno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pranjic.
Magno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pranjic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athos Magno 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Pranjic throws a head kick that Magno semi-blocks.
Pranjic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Magno.
Pranjic throws a jab but it's blocked by Magno.
Magno works over Pranjic's head and body with a nice combination.
Magno throws a series of punches but Pranjic moves out of range.
Magno throws a series of punches but Pranjic avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Magno.
Pranjic cracks the inside of Magno's front leg.
Magno tries to bum rush Pranjic with a series of wild strikes but Pranjic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pranjic or perhaps it was just good defense by Magno, which made it look bad. #T1#
Pranjic throws a sloppy head kick and Magno moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pranjic has a takedown stuffed.
Athos Magno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magno tries to bum rush Pranjic with a series of wild strikes but Pranjic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pranjic.
Magno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pranjic scores with a head kick.
Pranjic throws a nice looking combination but Magno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Pranjic closes the distance and pushes Magno back into the cage.#BC2#
Magno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pranjic tries a head kick but it misses.
Magno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T2#
Magno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pranjic circles away quickly and effectively.
Pranjic lands a head kick. Magno smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #TD#
Magno gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magno can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pranjic controls the pace.
Magno wants to stand and escape but Pranjic is having none of it.
Pranjic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Pranjic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Magno is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pranjic, into his guard. #REVB##T3##SU2#
Magno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pranjic, up you get!
Magno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pranjic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magno.
Pranjic scores with a head kick.
Magno throws a right and a left that both miss.#T4#
Pranjic scores with a head kick.
Pranjic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magno is looking for the big counter here.
Pranjic throws a head kick but Magno moves out of range.
Magno falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Pranjic moves into the clinch.
Pranjic tries for a takedown but Magno manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Pranjic. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Magno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pranjic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Athos Magno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magno misses with the combination.
Magno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magno misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athos Magno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magno 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athos Magno!
Ivan Pranjic spoke after the fight, saying 'I will back!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Magno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a right hand to the body. #TD#
Sanders shoots in and gets a takedown into Magno's guard.
Sanders sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanders scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanders is working Magno over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanders slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T1#
Sanders lands a couple of elbows.
Sanders prevents Magno from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanders is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanders is in close to Magno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanders with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanders working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magno's head.
Magno wants to get back to his feet but Sanders is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanders is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Magno avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Magno.
#TD#
Sanders fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Magno sprawls well initially but Sanders persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T3#
Sanders content to control rather than advance.
Sanders takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanders prevents Magno from standing back up.
Magno won't allow Sanders to pass to mount.
Magno is looking to escape.
Sanders lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magno doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Magno wants to get back to his feet.
Sanders tries to pass to full mount but Magno defends it.
Sanders slips a nice elbow through Magno's hands, connecting with Magno's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanders winds up and cracks Magno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanders looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Magno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Sanders 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#
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Magno lands a jab to Sanders's midsection.#TD#
Sanders drives through with a takedown into Magno's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanders passes Magno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Sanders. #SUB#
Sanders is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magno sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanders content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanders lands a nice short elbow.
Magno tries to kick Sanders off in order to stand up. Sanders Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sanders is staying tight to Magno's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Quinton Sanders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magno wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Sanders is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Magno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sanders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magno can do to turn this around?
Sanders misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T2#
Sanders controls the position.
Magno on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanders scoring with punches and elbows. #SUB#
Sanders tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanders has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanders scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Magno to see if he's OK.
Sanders cracks Magno with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanders is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Magno's shoulder. That is not cool.
Magno is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sanders asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T3##SUB#
Sanders tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanders has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Magno is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sanders has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Magno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sanders lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanders lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanders staying calm.#T4#
Magno taking a bit of punishment here - Sanders scoring with strikes.
Magno seems a little lost for a moment, as Sanders dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Magno works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanders uses his free foot to push down on Magno's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Magno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Sanders dominated that second round.
That's time! Sanders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sanders scores with a body shot.
Magno misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD#
Sanders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Magno looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanders is staying tight to Magno's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sanders scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Sanders tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanders has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanders looks up at the clock and then as Magno takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanders smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T1#
Sanders looks up at the clock and then as Magno takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanders smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sanders working the ground and pound.
Sanders is chipping away with strikes.
Sanders scoring with punches from side control.
Magno wants to get back to his feet.
Sanders lands a decent elbow from side control. #SUB#
Sanders thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Magno takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T2#
Sanders landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB#
Sanders is trying to get an arm triangle but Magno is defending well.
Sanders in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanders working the body and head with strikes.
Sanders misses with the ground and pound.
Sanders lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanders landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T3#
Magno is being controlled here.
Sanders prevents Magno from escaping the position.
Sanders working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#SUB#
Sanders is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Magno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanders slows the pace down. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Magno wants to get back to his feet but Sanders drags him back down.
Magno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sanders controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Sanders!
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