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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 22, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Kaoru instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Kaoru gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES#
Little kicks off Kaoru and gets to his feet.
Kaoru throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Kaoru decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little has his hands clasped together around Kaoru's back. He's all about the action.
Little trying to control from the bottom.
Little tries to roll over but Kaoru keeps him under control.#T1#
Little regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kaoru not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kaoru must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Little trying to control the position.
Kaoru throwing strikes from guard but Little blocks nicely.
Kaoru content to stall in guard here.
Kaoru would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kaoru looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A combination from Kaoru does no damage.
Hanayama Kaoru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Little closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Kaoru manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little stopping the sweep attempt from Kaoru.
Kaoru is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Little is looking to stand up but Kaoru won't let him.
Little is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Kaoru escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Little gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kaoru looks winded!
Little lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Little tries to stand but Kaoru is controlling from the bottom.
Little with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Kaoru keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
Little stopping the sweep attempt from Kaoru.
Kaoru can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Little controls the pace.
Little postures up and lands a big shot to Kaoru's brow.
Little missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Little 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.
Little working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaoru really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Little. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kaoru is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice body kick there by Kaoru.#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.#CL#
Little closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Kaoru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Kaoru darts in and clinches Little up against the cage.#BC2#
Kaoru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bud Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little tries to clinch but Kaoru moves out of range.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaoru circles away.
#CL2#
Little tries to keep at a distance but Kaoru has taken the fight into the clinch.
Little tries to pull guard but Kaoru won't allow it.
Kaoru is trying to maintain a safe position but Little gets an underhook and turns Kaoru into the cage.#TD2#
Kaoru manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanayama Kaoru 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##CL#
Little drives through and clinches with Kaoru against the cage.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Little tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kaoru just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Kaoru breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Kaoru shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Little manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Little trying to control the position.
Kaoru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaoru trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaoru won't allow Little to sweep him here.
Kaoru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Kaoru is looking to advance position but Little has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Kaoru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kaoru is breathing heavily.
Little working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kaoru is looking to improve his position but Little isn't that keen on the idea.
Little landing strikes from the mount and Kaoru is in trouble!
Little looking to finish with strikes here!
Kaoru sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Little trying to control the action but Kaoru is working from the bottom. #T2#
Little throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaoru makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kaoru.
Little is working Kaoru over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Little wants to stand but Kaoru is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kaoru is trying to control the position but Little postures up. #SU#
Little decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kaoru, up you get!
Kaoru keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaoru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaoru throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little feinted with a counter takedown.#CL#
Little instigates a clinch. #T3#
Little drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kaoru pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Little has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Kaoru manages to break the clinch.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Little has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Kaoru turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kaoru manages to end up in side control.#ES#
Little throws Kaoru to one side and escapes!#CL#
Little clinches up with Kaoru and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
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!#TD#
Little has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kaoru uses from the top position.
Little trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Little working for a triangle but Kaoru defends it easily.
Kaoru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaoru scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Little tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Little 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kaoru throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD2#
Kaoru closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Little to the mat! Little manages to get full guard.
Little not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaoru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaoru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Little swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Little keeping moving, preventing Kaoru from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Kaoru wants to stand but Little is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little being controlled here, momentarily.
Little controls Kaoru momentarily but Kaoru frees himself. #SUB#
Kaoru got a little sloppy there for a moment and Little has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaoru has managed to get both his arms back between Little's legs - danger averted.
Kaoru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Little trying to keep a closed guard but Kaoru is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kaoru lands a nice looking kick to the body. Little takes a step back to recover. #CL2#
Kaoru darts in and clinches Little up against the cage.#BC2#
Kaoru manages to break the clinch.
Little blocks a head kick by Kaoru.
Kaoru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T3#
Kaoru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaoru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD2#
Kaoru shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Little manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kaoru trying to move into half guard but instead Little has managed to sweep!#REVR##SU#
Little decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Little takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaoru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaoru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.#T4#
Kaoru keeps the fight on the outside.
Little tries to clinch but Kaoru is having none of it. #TD2#
Kaoru throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Little tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kaoru is in Little's guard.
Little looking to control.
Little being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Little striking off his back but it's not causing Kaoru any problems.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanayama Kaoru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaoru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanayama Kaoru!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Little fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Samuel on the side of the head.#CL2#
Samuel moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Samuel breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Little moves into range and clinches up with Samuel.#TD#
Little pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Little is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Samuel wants to sweep here but Little controlling him for the moment.
Little content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samuel looking for a sweep. Not yet Samuel, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Samuel looks winded!
Little works over Samuel with some ground and pound from guard.
Little connects with a couple of short punches.
Little throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Little wants to control from the top but Samuel keeps moving.
Little throwing strikes but missing.
Little wants to control from the top but Samuel keeps moving.
Little landing some decent shots from guard.
Little trying to control but Samuel is working from the bottom.
Samuel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Little. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samuel is trying to control the position but Little postures up. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Little trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Samuel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Little defends well.
Little will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Little trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Little closes the distance and clinches.
Little fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Little wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD2#
Samuel lands a takedown into guard.
Little has Samuel pulled in close to control his posture. #T3#
Little controls Samuel momentarily but Samuel frees himself.
Little controlling Samuel's posture.
Samuel wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Little trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Little keeping full guard, as Samuel tries to pass.
Little looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Samuel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Samuel preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Little wants to clinch.
Samuel keeps the fight on the outside.
Little is looking to clinch. #CL#
Little has Samuel up against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Little stalling in the clinch.
Little jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Samuel walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Little dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Samuel rushes Little and presses him up against the cage.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD2#
Samuel pulls guard successfully.
#SU#
Little stands and steps away. Samuel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2#
Samuel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Little is trying to control but can't.
Little lands with a few short shots to the body.
Samuel prevents Little from standing back up.
Little trying to hold on to Samuel's head to control him but Samuel postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little missing with punches from the bottom.
Little tries to get to full guard but Samuel has control of the leg.
Samuel is breathing heavily.#T1#
Little wants to control but Samuel is keeping busy.
Little moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Little seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Samuel preventing the sweep.
Little is controlling Samuel's posture.
Samuel's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
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.
Little is trying to keep Samuel in close.
Little trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bud Little overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samuel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Little moves into the clinch.#TD#
Little drags the fight down to the ground.
Little controlling the position.
Little tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Little trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Little lands a decent shot there.
Samuel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3#
Samuel wants to pass the guard but Little is keeping the position.
Little has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Little wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Samuel misses with a straight right.
Samuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Samuel tries to counter it with a takedown but Little pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Samuel keeps the fight on the outside.#TD2#
Samuel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES#
Little has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Samuel is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC2#
Samuel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samuel throws a wild body kick that Little sees coming a mile off.
Little is looking for a counter combo.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Samuel pushes him off.#CL2#
Little tries to keep at a distance but Samuel has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Little as Samuel tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trouble Samuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Samuel circles away.
#CL2#
Samuel closes the distance and pushes Little back into the cage.
Little tries to pull guard but Samuel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Samuel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samuel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trouble Samuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Samuel takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Samuel manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Little fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Samuel closes the distance and pushes Little back into the cage.#T1#
Little is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Samuel gets control of Little's arms and successfully pulls guard. Samuel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Samuel 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.
Samuel is trying to keep Little in close.
Little missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SU#
Little stands up from Samuel's guard - Little perhaps looking for a knockout.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Little darts in and clinches Samuel up against the cage.
Samuel is trying to stall.
Samuel wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
#T2##TD#
Little jumps guard and drags Samuel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Samuel wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Little wants to sweep but no luck.
Samuel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Little bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Samuel's guard. #REVR#
Samuel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Samuel has a closed guard, preventing Little from standing up.
Little throwing strikes from guard but Samuel blocks nicely. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Little accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samuel keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samuel is keeping the position for now.
Samuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Little got a little sloppy there for a moment and Samuel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Little has managed to get both his arms back between Samuel's legs - danger averted.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Little throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samuel works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Samuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Little doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#TD2#
Samuel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Little looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samuel trying to control the action but Little is working from the bottom.
Little is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Little manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trouble Samuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samuel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trouble Samuel!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Little drops his hands for a split second and Namasuzuki immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Little face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Namasuzuki follows up with a right hand that knocks Little into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pupuki Namasuzuki!
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