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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Blatt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anselmo.
Anselmo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blatt looks winded!#SUB#
Blatt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anselmo's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Anselmo! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Blatt has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Phil Anselmo!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Blatt fails with the takedown.
Blatt looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blatt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shepherd is looking to counter the offense by Blatt and move into the clinch.
Blatt with a lazy takedown attempt #TD#
and Shepherd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blatt is looking to get back to is feet but Shepherd passes into side control.
Teddy Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Blatt.#SU#
Shepherd stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Shepherd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shepherd slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SU#
Blatt is working an open guard so Shepherd takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T1#
Blatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blatt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab lands there for Shepherd.
Shepherd wants to clinch.
Blatt moves out of range of the body kick from Shepherd.
Blatt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shepherd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shepherd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blatt manages to circle out of the way.#CL2#
Blatt forces Shepherd back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
Stalling in the clinch from Shepherd.
#TD#
Shepherd manages to pull guard.
#ES#
Shepherd has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Blatt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shepherd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shepherd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Teddy Shepherd.#TD#
Shepherd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blatt's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU#
Shepherd stands up and waves to Blatt to follow him. #T3##TD#
Shepherd shoots in and bounces Blatt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blatt is looking to stand back up but Shepherd counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Blatt. #REVB##SU#
Shepherd stands up and beckons Blatt to join him on the feet. #TD#
Shepherd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blatt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blatt tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #T4#
Blatt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Shepherd is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Blatt is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teddy Shepherd!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 05, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Roth dives in and scores a takedown into Blatt's guard.
Blatt is wriggling around but Roth manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB#
Roth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blatt for as long as he can get away with.
Blatt trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blatt is looking for a sweep. Roth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roth drops an elbow to the side of Blatt's head. #T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roth connects with a nice short shot to Blatt's temple.
Roth working Blatt over with strikes.
Roth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB2#
Blatt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blatt looks winded!
Roth stalling.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T2#
Blatt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roth lands with a punch from half guard.
Roth lands strikes from half guard.#SU#
Roth gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #CL2#
Blatt closes the distance and pushes Roth back into the cage.
Roth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roth jumps guard but Blatt stands there with Roth around his waist. Roth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blatt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gail Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3##TD2#
Blatt jumps guard and drags Roth to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blatt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roth postures up and lands a big shot to Blatt's brow.
Roth cracks Blatt with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roth lands a couple of digs.
Roth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roth is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Roth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blatt's head.
Roth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roth stands up over Blatt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gail Roth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Blatt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blatt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Roth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Roth works over Blatt with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Blatt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Roth has passed into half guard!
Roth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blatt is breathing heavily.#T1#
Roth lands with a punch from half guard.
Roth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blatt can do to turn this around?
Roth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blatt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blatt taking some punishment here, with Roth in his half guard.
Roth is nestled in close to Blatt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC#
Blatt is rocked!
Blatt has hold of Roth's hands but Roth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blatt is still in real trouble! Can Roth finish him?
Roth lands strikes from half guard.
Roth lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Blatt! More strikes land and this one is all over! Roth jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gail Roth!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Blatt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anselmo throws a body punch but Blatt moves out of range.
Blatt connects with a leg kick. Anselmo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anselmo throws out a loose jab but Blatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blatt shoots for a double leg takedown but Anselmo sprawls well. He's pushed Blatt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anselmo with the counter takedown but Blatt avoids it easily.
Anselmo throws out a loose jab but Blatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blatt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anselmo swivels and escapes.#CL#
Blatt instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Anselmo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blatt is trying to escape back to his feet but Anselmo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB2#
Anselmo has an Americana. Blatt didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Anselmo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Anselmo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Phil Anselmo!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Blatt misses with a combination
#TD#
and Whitehead counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blatt trying to control the position.
#SU#
Whitehead stands and steps away. Blatt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2#
Blatt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Whitehead's half guard.#ES#
Whitehead kicks off Blatt and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blatt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whitehead as he jumps to the side.
And Whitehead counters with a quick kick to the body but Blatt blocks it.#CL#
Whitehead fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blatt, pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Whitehead pulls guard successfully.
Whitehead keeping moving, preventing Blatt from controlling successfully.
Whitehead is controlling Blatt's posture.#T1#
Whitehead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blatt is one step ahead there.
Whitehead bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blatt's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Whitehead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blatt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitehead is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Whitehead drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whitehead jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2##SU#
Blatt is working an open guard so Whitehead takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Whitehead misses. #CL#
Whitehead clinches up with Blatt and pushes him back against the cage.
Blatt blocking some punches.
Blatt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Whitehead after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Whitehead manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Whitehead seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blatt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitehead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Whitehead is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T3#
Whitehead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blatt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whitehead in particular looking to stall.
Whitehead works his way into full mount!
Whitehead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Whitehead controlling from mount.
Whitehead lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blatt hang on?
Blatt is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Whitehead connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blatt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whitehead. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Whitehead.#T4#
Whitehead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#SUB#
Whitehead with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Whitehead is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blatt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blatt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Whitehead controlling the position easily from mount.
Whitehead working away from the top, dropping strikes.#SUB#
Whitehead is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blatt has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Blatt is looking to improve his position but Whitehead isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rueben Whitehead 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##TD#
Whitehead shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitehead slips a nice elbow through Blatt's hands, connecting with Blatt's forehead.
Whitehead slips a nice elbow through Blatt's hands, connecting with Blatt's forehead.
Whitehead looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whitehead looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Whitehead is working for a submission of some sort.
#SU#
Whitehead decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blatt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whitehead defends well and Blatt ends up having to push Whitehead into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T1#
Blatt has his takedown stuffed#TD#
and Whitehead decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blatt's guard.
Whitehead controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Whitehead working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whitehead showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Whitehead drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whitehead jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Whitehead landing some decent shots from guard.
Whitehead controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Whitehead works over Blatt with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitehead works over Blatt with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitehead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whitehead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blatt can do to turn this around?#T2#
Whitehead not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blatt wants to sweep here but Whitehead controlling him for the moment.
Whitehead is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whitehead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whitehead is stalling in the full guard.
Whitehead with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Whitehead connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Whitehead lands a couple of digs.
Whitehead content to stall in guard here. #SU#
Whitehead gets to his feet - Blatt follows without any prompting.
Blatt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rueben Whitehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Blatt.
Blatt is breathing heavily.#CL#
Whitehead has closed the distance and engaged Blatt in a clinch.
Blatt jumps guard but Whitehead turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Whitehead misses with the head strike.
Whitehead looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whitehead throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Whitehead manages to pull guard.
#T4#
Blatt looking to pass the guard.
Whitehead has control of Blatt's left arm, preventing Blatt from doing any damage.
Blatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blatt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blatt being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rueben Whitehead dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Whitehead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blatt swats him away and circles back towards the center. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Blatt has knocked Whitehead down with a huge combo! Blatt steps away and waves a wobbly Whitehead back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#
It looks like Rueben Whitehead has been cut.
Whitehead avoids the head kick by Blatt.
Blatt throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Whitehead decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blatt's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehead content to stall in guard here.
Whitehead passes Blatt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Whitehead is taking a breather. Blatt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Whitehead lands strikes from half guard.
Whitehead trying to control the pace. #T1#
Whitehead scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Whitehead 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.#SUB#
Whitehead is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Whitehead is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blatt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whitehead.
Whitehead content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blatt is trying to maintain the position but Whitehead is very close to passing his half guard.
Whitehead working the head and body with strikes. #T2##SUB#
Whitehead is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blatt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Whitehead trying to control the pace.
Whitehead seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blatt for as long as he can get away with.
Whitehead lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitehead perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Whitehead is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blatt defends it well.
Whitehead lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Blatt is trying to maintain the position but Whitehead is very close to passing his half guard.
Whitehead takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blatt gets back to full guard.
Whitehead is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitehead pushing down on Blatt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blatt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blatt taking some punishment here, with Whitehead in his half guard. #SUB#
Whitehead is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blatt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whitehead.
Whitehead controlling the pace. #T4#
Whitehead prevents Blatt from standing back up.
Blatt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Whitehead is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blatt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rueben Whitehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitehead, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rueben Whitehead!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Sakurai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Blatt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blatt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sakurai walks away with a smile on his face. Blatt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blatt wants to clinch up but Sakurai keeps it at a distance.
Sakurai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai misses with the combination.
Blatt feinted with a counter takedown.
Blatt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakurai. Sakurai obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakurai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blatt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sakurai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blatt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakurai sprawls well. Sakurai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blatt gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakurai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Blatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blatt wants to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a left and a right that stings Blatt. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Sakurai. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
Sakurai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blatt sprawls well initially but Sakurai persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blatt is trying to stand back up but Sakurai is controlling him
Sakurai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakurai not doing much here.
Blatt has hold of Sakurai's hands but Sakurai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sakurai thows a huge punch but Blatt dodges it nicely.
Sakurai throwing shots but Blatt is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Sakurai is looking for a kimura but Blatt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakurai to get the leverage.
Blatt keeping hold of Sakurai's head, controlling as best he can.
Blatt is breathing heavily.
Sakurai throwing shots but Blatt is blocking nicely. #T2#
Sakurai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakurai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blatt's head.
Sakurai misses with a head shot. Blatt uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sakurai throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakurai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakurai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T3#
Sakurai trying to control the position from guard on top but Blatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Sakurai gets a takedown into half guard.
Sakurai working over Blatt with some ground and pound. Blatt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakurai winds up and cracks Blatt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sakurai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakurai is looking to stall here but Blatt recovers full guard.
Sakurai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Sakurai postures up in Blatt's guard and throws a big left but Blatt blocks it.
Sakurai wants to stand but Blatt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sakurai postures up in Blatt's guard and throws a big left but Blatt blocks it.
Blatt lands a decent punch to the body there.
Blatt keeping full guard, as Sakurai tries to pass.
Sakurai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blatt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suzuki Sakurai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sakurai lands with a nice combination. Blatt backs away looking to recover.#CL#
Blatt closes the distance and clinches.
Sakurai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakurai stalling.
Blatt pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC2#
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Blatt tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakurai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blatt shoots in for a takedown but Sakurai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakurai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sakurai!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Sakurai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Blatt jumps guard and drags Sakurai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakurai stands up over Blatt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sakurai postures up and lands a big shot to Blatt's brow. #ROC2#
Blatt is rocked!#T1#
Blatt being controlled here, momentarily.
Oh Blatt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakurai with a nice head shot there.
Sakurai loads up on a big left hand. Blatt felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sakurai looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Blatt can't hide his disappointment, as Sakurai celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suzuki Sakurai!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 19, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Jones darts in and clinches Blatt up against the cage.
Blatt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Blatt is blocking nicely.
Blatt tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Blatt drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Bill Blatt has been cut.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blatt's face.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones landing knees to the head.
#ROC2#
Blatt is rocked!
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Blatt is blocking nicely.
Oh Blatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blatt fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Blatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Blatt is blocking nicely.
Blatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Blatt blocks it.
Blatt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Blatt misses with a knee strike.
Blatt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Blatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Blatt blocks with his arms.
Blatt wants a takedown.
Blatt is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Blatt is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blatt jumps guard but Jones stands there with Blatt around his waist. Blatt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blatt seems to have got his legs back now.#TD#
Blatt gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blatt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones wants to stand but Blatt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones postures up.
Jones tries to stand but Blatt is controlling from the bottom.
Blatt trying to control the position.
Blatt has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up. #SUB#
Blatt has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones won't allow Blatt to sweep him here. #T2##SU2#
Jones stands up from Blatt's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Blatt.
Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blatt.
Blatt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blatt tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blatt tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Blatt has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blatt is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Blatt pulls guard successfully.
Jones is looking to stand up but Blatt won't let him.
Blatt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Blatt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blatt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4##SU2#
Jones stands up and waves to Blatt to follow him. #CL2#
Jones pushes Blatt up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Blatt blocks with his arms.
Blatt can't get the takedown.
Blatt leaning against his opponent.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blatt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Blatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Blatt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Blatt dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Blatt blocks with his arms.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Blatt blocks it.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Blatt blocks it.
Blatt is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jeff Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blatt is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Blatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Blatt jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blatt's guard.
Blatt looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SU2#
Jones stands up from Blatt's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout. #T1##CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blatt is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Blatt blocks with his arms.
Blatt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Blatt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blatt fails with the takedown.
Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blatt.
Blatt shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T2#
Blatt is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Blatt blocks with his arms.
Blatt is looking for a takedown.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blatt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Blatt.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blatt's face.
Blatt is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones has Blatt pressed against the cage, preventing Blatt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blatt.
Blatt has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Blatt blocks with his arms.
Blatt fails to pull guard.
#T3#
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Blatt is blocking nicely.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Blatt's takedown attempt.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Blatt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Blatt is trying to stall.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blatt's face.
Blatt tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position. #BC#
Blatt breaks the clinch.
#T4##CL2#
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD#
Blatt pulls guard.
Jones preventing the sweep. #SU2#
Jones gets to his feet. Blatt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones blocks a head kick by Blatt.
#CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Blatt blocks it.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Blatt blocks it.
#TD#
Blatt pulls Jones into guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blatt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Blatt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bill Blatt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Blatt has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Blatt tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Blatt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blatt's face.
Jones misses with a knee to the head. #TD#
Blatt drags the fight down to the ground.
Blatt 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.#SU2#
Jones stands and steps away. Blatt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Blatt avoids the damage to the body.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Blatt tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
#T1#
Blatt working hard to break the clinch.
Blatt tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Blatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blatt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blatt is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Blatt is blocking nicely.
Blatt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Blatt blocks it.
Blatt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blatt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Blatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
#T2#
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blatt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blatt blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Blatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blatt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Jones closes the distance and pushes Blatt back into the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blatt goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T3#
Blatt wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Blatt is blocking nicely.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Blatt avoids the damage to the body.
Blatt avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Blatt stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Blatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeff Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blatt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blatt sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Blatt avoids it this time.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Blatt.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Blatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4##CL2#
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Blatt breaks the clinch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blatt fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Blatt tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jones!
A very excited looking Jeff Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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