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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Faulkner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faulkner wants it to stay on the feet.
Nunos moves in looking to clinch but Faulkner pushes him off.
Faulkner leaves Nunos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nunos leaves Faulkner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faulkner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faulkner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Faulkner does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faulkner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sydney Faulkner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Faulkner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nunos's half guard.
Nunos is looking for a sweep. Faulkner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunos trying to control from the bottom.
#T1#
Nunos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nunos wants to control but Faulkner is keeping busy.
Faulkner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faulkner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Faulkner wants to stand up but Nunos is controlling the position.
Nunos is trying to control but can't.
Faulkner performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Nunos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nunos wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Faulkner is controlling the pace.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Faulkner tries to sprawl but Nunos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Faulkner gets full guard.
Faulkner keeping moving, preventing Nunos from controlling successfully. #T3#
Nunos looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Faulkner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Faulkner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Faulkner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nunos defends well.
Nunos content to stall in guard here.
Faulkner keeping moving, preventing Nunos from controlling successfully. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nunos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Faulkner working for a triangle but Nunos defends it easily.
Nunos throws a strike but Faulkner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Nunos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faulkner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Faulkner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Faulkner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Faulkner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nunos is trying to defend but Faulkner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Faulkner there. #SU#
Faulkner stands up from half guard. #TD#
Faulkner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nunos pushes Faulkner away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faulkner gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Faulkner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunos keeps working.
Faulkner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nunos is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Nunos looks to move to half guard but instead Faulkner has passed into mount! Damn!
Sydney Faulkner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nunos is bucking up trying to escape but Faulkner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Faulkner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Faulkner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
BOOM! Faulkner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Faulkner controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Faulkner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nunos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nunos shrugs it off.
Nunos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T2#
Faulkner controlling from mount.
Nunos tries to lock up and control but Faulkner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nunos is trying desperately to improve position.
Nunos tries to hold on but Faulkner pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Faulkner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nunos tries to improve his position but instead Faulkner has taken his back! #SUB#
Faulkner looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Nunos defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Faulkner's arms. #T3#
Nunos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Faulkner's guard. Nice work there by Nunos.
Nunos throwing strikes from guard but Faulkner blocks nicely.
Nunos's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Faulkner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Faulkner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nunos manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T4#
Faulkner works over Nunos with some ground and pound from guard.
Nunos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faulkner is controlling him.
Faulkner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Nunos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nunos is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Nunos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Faulkner defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Faulkner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Faulkner drives through with a takedown into Nunos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SUB2#
Nunos has his foot on Faulkner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faulkner works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Nunos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Nunos is looking for a triangle but Faulkner pushes his legs off easily.
Faulkner advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Faulkner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Faulkner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunos can do to turn this around?
Faulkner controlling the action here.
Nunos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Faulkner blocks the strikes from Nunos.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Faulkner in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Faulkner there.
Well, if Faulkner 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.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nunos trying to control here.
Nunos taking some punishment here, with Faulkner in his half guard.
Nunos moves into full guard.
Faulkner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Faulkner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nunos looking to control.
#T3#
Faulkner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Faulkner swats away the attempt to clinch by Nunos.#CL2#
Nunos has closed the distance and engaged Faulkner in a clinch.
#TD#
Faulkner has picked Nunos up - he's going for a ride! Faulkner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Faulkner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T4#
Nunos taking some punishment here, with Faulkner in his half guard.
Nunos tries to get to full guard but Faulkner has control of the leg. #SUB#
Faulkner is looking for a kimura here.
Nunos is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Nunos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faulkner pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sydney Faulkner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faulkner, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Faulkner!
In defeat, Andreis Nunos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Y'know, I went out and tried my hardest. I can't be upset with that, but I can be upset with my performance. I will come back, better.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Fitzgerald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunos.
Fitzgerald throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Nunos moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Nunos tightens his grip and picks Fitzgerald up, before dumping him to the ground. Fitzgerald manages to land in guard.
Nunos trying to control but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
Nunos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nunos trying to control but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunos stays in close to Fitzgerald's body and controls the position.
Fitzgerald wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Nunos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nunos trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunos forces his way into half guard.
Nunos wants to pass to mount but Fitzgerald is defending the position.
Fitzgerald wants to control but Nunos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nunos is pressing down on Fitzgerald's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fitzgerald is holding on for now.
Nunos prevents Fitzgerald from improving his position.
Nunos trying to control the action but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fitzgerald won't allow Nunos to pass to mount.
Fitzgerald tries to roll over but Nunos keeps him under control.
Nunos is looking to stall here but Fitzgerald recovers full guard.
Fitzgerald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nunos is one step ahead there.
Fitzgerald keeping moving, preventing Nunos from controlling successfully.
Fitzgerald wants to sweep here but Nunos controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3##TD2#
Nunos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fitzgerald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nunos is in Fitzgerald's guard.
Fitzgerald 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.
Nunos advances to half guard.
Nunos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fitzgerald won't allow Nunos to pass to mount.
Nunos trying to control from half guard but Fitzgerald is working away. #T4#
Fitzgerald wants to improve his position but Nunos is controlling well.
Fitzgerald is trying to maintain the position but Nunos is very close to passing his half guard.
Nunos wants to take a breather but Fitzgerald is having none of it.
Fitzgerald is trying is best to control the position here.
Nunos throws a strike but Fitzgerald avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#SUB#
Fitzgerald is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nunos trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreis Nunos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Nunos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nunos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Fitzgerald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fitzgerald manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunos is looking to control Fitzgerald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nunos avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Nunos looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Fitzgerald pushes past his half guard into mount! #T1#
Fitzgerald breaks from Nunos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nunos is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Nunos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nunos tries to reverse the position but Fitzgerald maintains control.
Nunos tries to hold on but Fitzgerald pushes him away.
Nunos is breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald landing strikes from the mount.
Nunos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andreis Nunos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nunos is still trying to improve position.#T2#
Fitzgerald lands a heavy elbow.
Nunos gets back to half guard.
Fitzgerald is nestled in close to Nunos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fitzgerald is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Nunos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Nunos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fitzgerald slips a nice elbow through Nunos's hands, connecting with Nunos's forehead.
Fitzgerald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3#
Nunos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fitzgerald lands a nice short elbow.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nunos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fitzgerald's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fitzgerald's back!
Nunos wants to control but Fitzgerald manages to buck him off and is now in Nunos's guard! Nice work there by Fitzgerald!
Fitzgerald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fitzgerald scoring with some ground and pound.
Nunos has momentary wrist control but Fitzgerald slips an elbow through the middle.
Fitzgerald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nunos is looking to stand back up but Fitzgerald counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nunos. #SUB2#
Nunos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
Fitzgerald lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Fitzgerald is looking for a kimura here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fitzgerald scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Fitzgerald connects with a nice short shot to Nunos's temple.
Fitzgerald 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#
Fitzgerald seems to be looking for submissions.
#ES2#
Nunos pushes Fitzgerald off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thad Fitzgerald dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nunos slips a jab and a cross from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald shoots in for a double leg but Nunos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nunos throws a counter combo.#TD2#
Nunos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nunos trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nunos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##SU2#
Nunos stands and steps away. Fitzgerald gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nunos avoids the head kick by Fitzgerald.
#TD2#
Fitzgerald gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nunos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nunos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nunos throws an elbow that misses. Fitzgerald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nunos's guard. Nice move by Fitzgerald!#REVR#
Nunos trying to strike off his back.
#T2#
Fitzgerald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Fitzgerald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fitzgerald's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Nunos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fitzgerald stacks Nunos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fitzgerald!
Nunos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fitzgerald lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nunos taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunos tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.#T3#
Nunos tries to hold on but Fitzgerald postures up.
Nunos is trying to escape the mount.
Fitzgerald working Nunos over with strikes here.
Fitzgerald working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fitzgerald landing shots from mount.
Nunos is looking to improve his position but Fitzgerald isn't that keen on the idea.
Fitzgerald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fitzgerald scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T4#
Fitzgerald working Nunos over with strikes here.
Fitzgerald punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fitzgerald landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald avoids the attempt from Nunos to control.
Fitzgerald is landing with some decent strikes but Nunos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#SUB#
Fitzgerald is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nunos is surviving well by controlling Fitzgerald's body position as best he can.
Fitzgerald lands a nice shot to the head.
Nunos is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald lands a big shot there that rocks Nunos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thad Fitzgerald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fitzgerald 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thad Fitzgerald!
The defeated Andreis Nunos had this to say: 'Y'know, I went out and tried my hardest. I can't be upset with that, but I can be upset with my performance. I will come back, better.'.
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