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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Popham.#CUT2#
It looks like Reynaldo De Souza has been cut.
Popham misses with a takedown attempt - De Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Popham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Popham wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Popham drives through and clinches with De Souza against the cage.
De Souza jumps guard but Popham stands there with De Souza around his waist. De Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Souza stalling in the clinch but Popham improves position.
De Souza is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Popham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Popham pushes De Souza up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Popham pulls guard.
De Souza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Souza manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
De Souza wants to control but Popham passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza is staying active underneath Popham, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Popham passes to full mount!
Popham tries to control but De Souza wriggling away. #SUB2#
Popham working for a guillotine from mount but De Souza is in no mood to give up.
De Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Popham thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Popham tries to control but De Souza wriggling away. #T2#
Popham might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Souza haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
De Souza taking shots to the head.
Popham tries to control but De Souza wriggling away.
De Souza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Popham on the ground.
Popham with a couple of short strikes.#T3#
Popham throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Popham lands a big shot to the head and De Souza winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abel Popham!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Popham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Popham showed some decent athleticism there.
Bluth is looking to get back to is feet but Popham passes into side control.
#SUB2#
Popham has an Americana. Bluth didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Popham is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Popham hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Abel Popham!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Popham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Popham misses with a combination
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
De Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD2#
De Souza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Souza trying to mount his opponent but Popham defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Popham manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza trying to control but Popham is working from the bottom.
Popham has a closed guard, preventing De Souza from standing up. #T1#
Popham seems keen to control De Souza's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popham trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Popham tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Souza tries to clinch but Popham is having none of it. #TD2#
De Souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Souza lands in his opponent's guard.
De Souza trying to control but Popham is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Popham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Popham is controlling De Souza's posture.
Popham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Popham's head.
Popham controls De Souza momentarily but De Souza frees himself. #SUB#
De Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3#
De Souza postures up in Popham's guard and throws a big left but Popham blocks it.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Popham keeps moving.
De Souza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Souza throws an elbow that misses. Popham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Souza's guard. Nice move by Popham!#REVR#
De Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Popham is fighting to break De Souza's control of his arms but De Souza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Popham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Popham tries to stand but De Souza is controlling from the bottom.
De Souza is wriggling around but Popham manages to pass to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza tries to get to full guard but Popham has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reynaldo De Souza will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Popham closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Souza circles away.
De Souza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Popham is out of range and De Souza settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from De Souza.
Popham could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
De Souza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Souza wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2#
De Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Popham to the mat! Popham manages to get full guard.
De Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Popham is keeping the position for now.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Popham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza postures up in Popham's guard and throws a big left but Popham blocks it. #T1#
Popham being controlled here, momentarily.
De Souza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Popham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Souza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Souza tries to counter with a clinch but Popham shakes him off and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Popham closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Popham tries for a takedown but De Souza manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Popham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Popham can't get the takedown.
Popham wants a takedown.
De Souza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Popham pulls his leg out and moves away.
Popham throws a sloppy head kick and De Souza moves out of range easily.
Abel Popham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#TD2#
De Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Popham's guard.
De Souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
De Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Popham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Popham wants to sweep but no luck.
De Souza wants to get up but he can't break Popham's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Popham forces De Souza back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Popham fails to land.
De Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD#
Popham gets control of De Souza's arms and successfully pulls guard. Popham will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
De Souza wanted to stand there but Popham had control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza trying to control but Popham is working from the bottom.
De Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Popham is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reynaldo De Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A head kick misses from De Souza. #TD2#
De Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Popham tries to improve position but can't.
Popham manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Popham punching from the bottom.
De Souza is looking to take a break and control but Popham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Popham moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Souza.
Popham trying to keep a closed guard but De Souza is proving a slippery customer.
#T1#
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Popham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
De Souza trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Popham manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Popham postures up.
Popham wants to control from the top but De Souza keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Popham stopping the sweep attempt from De Souza.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Souza tries to clinch there but Popham circles away.
Popham is looking for a counter combo.
Popham is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2#
De Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into Popham's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Souza throws a strike but Popham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
De Souza keeping moving, preventing Popham from controlling successfully. #T3#
De Souza working a defensive guard here.
De Souza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
De Souza is adopting a defensive guard.
De Souza is trying to control the position but Popham postures up.
De Souza wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
De Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
De Souza working for a triangle but Popham defends it easily.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Souza is trying to keep Popham in close.
De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Popham is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza wants to slow Popham down by chopping away at his legs.
Abel Popham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynaldo De Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Popham moves out of range easily.
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 Abel Popham.
I think De Souza 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reynaldo De Souza!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 22, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Popham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Popham looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Popham wants to get up but he can't break Weber's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Popham passes Weber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popham prevents Weber from improving his position.
Weber has a hand on Popham's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Popham takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!#T1#
Popham wants to get back to his feet but Weber is holding on tight.
Weber tries to hold on but Popham pushes him away. #SUB#
Popham looking to secure an arm triangle but Weber defends it well.
Popham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Weber tries to hold on but Popham pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popham has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weber's face.
Popham controlling from mount. #T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber wants to control but Popham is having none of it.
Popham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Weber tries to lock up and control but Popham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Popham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Weber is looking to improve his position but Popham isn't that keen on the idea.
Popham could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T3#
Weber tries to hold on but Popham pushes him away. #SUB#
Popham has control of Weber's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weber regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Weber wants to control but Popham is having none of it.
Weber is desperately trying to improve his position but Popham has a good base and remains in mount.
Popham controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Weber wants to control but Popham is having none of it.
Weber sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB#
Popham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Weber trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Popham manages to pass to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Popham controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Popham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Popham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popham pinned against the cage. Popham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Weber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popham throws a sloppy head kick and Weber moves out of range easily. #CL#
Popham drives through and clinches with Weber against the cage.
Popham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Weber smiles and moves away.
Weber misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popham tries a head kick but it misses.
Weber wants to counter the offense by Popham and move into the clinch position.
Weber wants to clinch up but Popham keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weber is defended easily by Popham.#T1#
Weber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abel Popham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillon Weber.
Weber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Popham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weber somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Popham.
Popham keeps the fight on the outside.
Popham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weber's waist but Weber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Popham off to one side. #CL#
Popham pushes Weber up against the cage in a clinch.
Weber tries to pull guard but Popham holds him up against the cage and eventually Weber drops back down to his feet.
Popham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weber can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Weber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2##CL2#
Weber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Popham manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Weber manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Popham on his heels. He'll look to pass Popham's guard now, I'm sure.
Popham wants to stand up but Weber is controlling him.
Weber stopping the sweep attempt from Popham.
Popham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Weber manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popham controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Popham throwing strikes from guard but Weber blocks nicely. #T3#
Popham passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Popham advances to mount.
Weber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Weber is looking to get to half guard.
Popham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Popham controlling the pace for now. #T4#
Popham has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Weber is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Popham controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Popham dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Weber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Popham sprawls well. Popham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weber gets slowly back to his feet.
Weber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Popham sprawls well. Popham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weber gets slowly back to his feet.
Weber dips to his left and cracks Popham with an uppercut!#CUT2#
It looks like Abel Popham has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Weber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Weber stopping the sweep attempt from Popham.#SUB#
Popham is looking for a triangle but Weber pushes his legs off easily.
#T1##SUB#
Popham working for a triangle but Weber defends it easily.
Weber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Popham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weber tries to stand but Popham is controlling from the bottom.
Popham keeping moving, preventing Weber from controlling successfully. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Weber tries to free his leg and advance position but Popham is retaining full guard.
Weber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Weber trying to control but Popham is working from the bottom.
Popham trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Abel Popham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weber trying to control the position from guard on top but Popham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Popham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Popham has his foot on Weber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Weber works his way back into a safe position though.#T3#
Popham working a defensive guard here.
Weber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Popham is keeping the position for now.
Popham keeping moving, preventing Weber from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Popham is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Weber working for a triangle but Popham defends it easily.
Weber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Popham controls the pace.#SUB2#
Weber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Popham is looking to stand up but Weber won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Popham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Popham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Popham!
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