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HFC 12: Jiminez vs Inhanamoto
Date: Jun 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Dalal pushes him off.
Welch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dalal defends well and Welch ends up having to push Dalal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Welch shoots in for a takedown but Dalal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dalal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dalal slaps away a takedown attempt from Welch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dalal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yossi Dalal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jafar Welch.#CL#
Dalal closes the distance and clinches.
Welch is looking to break free of the clinch but Dalal has double underhooks.
Dalal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Welch looks winded!
Welch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dalal avoids it.
Welch misses with a punch to the body.
Welch is looking to break free of the clinch but Dalal has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Dalal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dalal.#TD#
Dalal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Welch napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Welch explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dalal enables Welch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dalal manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dalal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dalal tries to get out of the position.
Dalal trying to strike off his back.
Welch stops Dalal from standing up.
Welch is working Dalal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ES#
Dalal pushes Welch off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalal throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Dalal rushes Welch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Dalal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Dalal closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Dalal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Welch is trying to keep an underhook but Dalal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dalal trying to control the action but Welch is working from the bottom. #T2#
Dalal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Welch defending well though.
Dalal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Welch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dalal wants to pass the guard but Welch is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalal trying to control from Welch's half guard. Welch has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dalal looking to sit in guard and control but Welch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Welch preventing the sweep. #T3#
Dalal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dalal wants to stand but Welch is controlling the position.
Welch postures up and lands a big shot to Dalal's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalal 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.
Welch trying to control but Dalal is working from the bottom.
Dalal is trying to hold Welch in close to prevent damage but Welch has managed to pass into half guard.
Welch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dalal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dalal trying to hold on to Welch's head to control him but Welch postures up.
Welch trying to control from half guard but Dalal is working away.
Dalal is doing well to control the position and prevent Welch from advancing to side control.
Dalal is looking to escape.
Dalal tries to get to full guard but Welch has control of the leg.
Welch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Welch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yossi Dalal will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Welch closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Welch has hold of one of Dalal's legs. Dalal is fighting the takedown attempt but Welch gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dalal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Welch postures up in Dalal's guard and throws a big left but Dalal blocks it.
Welch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dalal working a defensive guard but Welch passes into half guard.
Welch lands with a punch from half guard.
Jafar Welch has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch is nestled in close to Dalal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Welch there.
Dalal is trying to get back to full guard.
Welch throwing shots but Dalal is blocking nicely. #T1#
Dalal is trying to get back to full guard.
Welch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dalal is positioning himself well to prevent Welch advancing to mount.
Welch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Welch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dalal is trying to get back to full guard.#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.
Welch is thwarting Dalal's attempts to control the position.
Dalal is looking to get back to full guard here but Welch has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dalal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dalal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Welch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dalal!
Dalal working to try and regain half guard.
Dalal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welch is looking to take a break and control but Dalal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Dalal wants to get back to full guard.
Welch is looking to take a break and control but Dalal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Welch working Dalal over with strikes.
Dalal has hold of Welch's hands but Welch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dalal is trying to get back to full guard.
Dalal taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Welch lands with a punch from half guard.
Dalal is trying to control but Welch manages to pass to mount!
Dalal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Welch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dalal's face.
Dalal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Welch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dalal looks a forlorn figure.
Welch lands a couple of good shots and Dalal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welch tries to get the hooks in deep but Dalal pushed the leg off.
Dalal tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Welch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Dalal gets tackled into the cage by Welch. Welch maintains the clinch. #TD#
Dalal gets control of Welch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dalal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Welch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Welch trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch landing some decent shots from guard.
Welch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Welch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Welch trying to control but Dalal is working from the bottom. #T1#
Dalal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Welch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Welch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Welch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Welch looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Welch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Dalal has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Welch avoiding damage.
Dalal fails to pull guard.
#T2#
Dalal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Welch has Dalal pressed against the cage.
Dalal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Dalal manages to break the clinch.
Dalal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dalal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welch.#CL#
Dalal closes the distance and clinches.
Welch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dalal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yossi Dalal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T3##BC2#
Welch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Welch gets a takedown into half guard.
Dalal is trying to stand up here but Welch is controlling him well.
Welch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Welch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dalal's head. #SUB#
Dalal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welch pulls his head out easily. #T4#
Dalal wants to sweep but Welch has passed to side control!
Welch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dalal some visible discomfort.
#ES#
Dalal explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dalal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Dalal tries to keep at a distance but Welch has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welch has Dalal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dalal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalal looking for a takedown.
Dalal can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yossi Dalal.
I think Dalal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yossi Dalal! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 14, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Burrows clinches.
Welch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burrows jumps guard but Welch stands there with Burrows around his waist. Burrows gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Welch has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burrows after a bit of a struggle.
Welch is trying to drag Burrows to the mat but Burrows just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Welch won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burrows takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Welch fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jafar Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burrows content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#TD#
Welch pulls guard successfully.
Burrows postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1##ES#
Welch manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Welch throws a head kick that Burrows semi-blocks.
Burrows fails with the takedown.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Welch sprawls well. Welch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burrows gets slowly back to his feet.
Welch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burrows tries to avoid it but Welch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burrows to the ground. Burrows escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Welch dives in for a single leg takedown but Burrows sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Burrows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burrows is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burrows has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Welch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T2#
Burrows tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Welch smiles and moves away.
Welch fails with a takedown attempt.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Welch as he jumps to the side.
Welch dives in and grabs Burrows's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burrows pushes down on Welch's head and hops out.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Welch sprawls well. Welch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burrows gets slowly back to his feet.#CL2#
Burrows has closed the distance and engaged Welch in a clinch.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch. #TD2#
Burrows pulls guard effortlessly.
Welch preventing the sweep.
Welch wants to control from the top but Burrows keeps moving. #SUB2#
Burrows looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Welch passes into side control.
Burrows really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Welch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burrows managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Welch.
#SUB#
Welch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burrows has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burrows manages to get back to half guard.#T4#
Welch is looking to advance position but Burrows won't allow it.
Welch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Burrows gets back to full guard.
Burrows is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burrows has Welch pulled in close to control his posture.
Burrows keeping moving, preventing Welch from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Welch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Burrows forces Welch back against the cage and clinches.
Welch prevents the takedown attempt.
Burrows wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Welch is stalling here.
Welch fails to pull guard.
Welch jumps guard but Burrows turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Welch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jafar Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Burrows to work.
Welch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD#
Welch gets control of Burrows's arms and successfully pulls guard. Welch will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Welch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrows trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burrows with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burrows's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Welch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burrows stopping the sweep attempt from Welch.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Welch tries to keep at a distance but Burrows has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Welch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Welch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burrows is struggling to control the position.
Welch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Welch looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Welch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burrows.
#T3##BC#
Welch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Welch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burrows.
Welch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burrows counters with a three punch combo that has Welch backing up. Welch nods at Burrows to acknowledge the strikes.#CL2#
Burrows has closed the distance and engaged Welch in a clinch.
Welch fails to pull guard.
Welch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burrows has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Welch after a bit of a struggle.
Welch is trying to pull guard but Burrows turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Burrows.
A frustrated look appears on Burrows's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4##TD2#
Burrows jumps guard and drags Welch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Burrows is striking but Welch is not phased and passes to half guard.
Welch is looking to take a break and control but Burrows is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Welch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Welch seems to be working for a kimura but Burrows defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burrows wants to sweep but Welch has passed to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Burrows showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Burrows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Welch misses with a takedown
and Burrows counters with a left and a right that stings Welch.
Burrows tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Welch defends well and Burrows ends up having to push Welch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Welch changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Burrows tries to clinch up.
Burrows tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Welch swivels and escapes.
Jafar Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Burrows drives through and clinches with Welch against the cage.
Burrows avoiding damage as Welch throws knees to the body.
Welch tries to pull guard but Burrows forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows prevents Welch from breaking the clinch.
Welch trying to land knees to the body.
Welch tries to pull guard but Burrows holds him up against the cage and eventually Welch drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jafar Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch is trying to break the clinch but Burrows is controlling him.#T1##BC2#
Burrows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welch tries to clinch but Burrows moves out of range.
Burrows fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Welch avoids it really well and circles away.
Burrows closes this distance looking for a takedown but Welch circles away.#CL2#
Burrows darts in and clinches Welch up against the cage.
Burrows being controlled against the cage.#TD#
Welch decides to pull guard. #T2#
Welch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burrows is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Welch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Welch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch 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#
Welch is trying to control the action in half guard but Burrows is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burrows can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burrows is controlling Welch's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Burrows regains full guard. Nicely done.
Welch wants to control from the top but Burrows keeps moving.
Burrows working a defensive guard here.
#T4#
Burrows bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Welch's guard. #REVB#
Welch throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Burrows stays in close to Welch's body and controls the position.
Burrows is looking to work some ground and pound but Welch has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welch looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Welch is looking for a triangle but Burrows pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welch is trying to control the position but Burrows postures up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Burrows comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burrows 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Burrows! |
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