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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 31, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Francis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Francis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burch has him pressed against the cage.
Francis tries to score a body lock takedown but Burch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Francis goes for a takedown attempt but Burch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#TD2#
Francis 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.
Francis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burch 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#
Burch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #SUB#
Burch looking for a guillotine from mount but Francis is having none of it.
Burch lands a nice shot to the head.
Burch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Francis is bucking up trying to escape but Burch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Francis is working to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Burch working for a guillotine from mount but Francis is in no mood to give up. #SUB#
Burch is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Francis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Francis is desperately trying to improve his position but Burch has a good base and remains in mount.
Francis wants to control but Burch is having none of it.
Burch working the ground and pound effectively.
Francis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T2#
Burch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#SUB#
Burch looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Francis tries to hold on but Burch pushes him away. #SUB#
Burch is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Francis has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Francis!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#ES#
Burch wriggles free and stands up.
Burch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL#
Burch instigates a clinch. #T3#
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Francis throws a head kick but Burch moves out of range.
Reed Burch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Francis misses with a leg kick
and Burch finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#CL2#
Francis has managed to clinch.
Francis tries to circle away but Burch has him pinned against the cage.
Francis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reed Burch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Francis.#BC#
Burch breaks the clinch.
#T4##CL#
Burch darts in and clinches Francis up against the cage.
The referee calls for Burch to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burch.
Francis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Francis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Francis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Burch is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Burch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Francis tries to keep at a distance but Burch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Francis taking a breather.
Francis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Burch.
Burch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis is trying to break free.
Burch lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?#T1##CL#
Burch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards. #TD#
Burch pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis connects with a couple of short punches.
Francis wants to control from the top but Burch keeps moving. #SU2#
Francis gets to his feet - Burch follows without any prompting.
Francis throws a head kick that misses
and Burch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Francis. #CL#
Francis tries to keep at a distance but Burch has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2#
Francis looking for a takedown. #BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Burch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Francis is trying to stall.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD#
Burch gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Burch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Burch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burch slips a nice elbow through Francis's hands, connecting with Francis's forehead.
Francis is looking to control Burch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Francis avoid being mounted?
Burch working over Francis with some ground and pound. Francis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Burch is working for a kimura but Francis is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Burch seems to be looking for submissions.
#T4##SUB#
Burch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Francis is trying to control but can't.
Burch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Burch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burch throwing shots but Francis is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Burch dominated that second round.
That's time! Burch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Burch instigates a clinch.
A short right from Burch.
Burch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burch has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Burch cracks Francis with a nice body shot.
Francis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burch after a bit of a struggle.
Francis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burch walks away with a smile on his face. Francis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Burch clinches up with Francis and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Francis's efforts to push away.
Francis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reed Burch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Francis.
Burch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1##TD#
Burch pulls guard.
Burch is controlling Francis's posture.
Burch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burch striking off his back but it's not causing Francis any problems.
Francis slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Burch.
Francis is stalling here. Burch is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Francis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burch has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Francis is trying to improve his position.
Burch working the head with strikes. #T2##SU#
Burch decides to stand back up. Burch steps back and let's Francis get back to his feet.#CL#
Burch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burch gets underhooks to prevent Francis's takedown attempt.
Francis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Burch.
Francis tries to pull guard but Burch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Burch manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Burch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Francis is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Burch has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Francis is looking to defend but Burch has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Francis! Burch pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Francis taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Reed Burch!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 03, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Burch gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Matas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jerko Matas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matas throws a lazy right hand but Burch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burch counters with a body kick that stops Matas in his tracks momentarily.
Burch throws a front kick that sends Matas stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Burch moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burch as Matas tries to tie him up.
Matas looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matas stalling.
Matas looks winded!#BC2#
Matas breaks the clinch.
Matas misses with a low kick.#T1##CL2#
Matas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burch tries to throw a body punch but Matas avoids it by throwing Burch back against the cage.
Matas wants a takedown.
Matas is trying to pull guard but Burch has him pressed against the cage.
Reed Burch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerko Matas.
Burch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burch pushes Matas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burch scores with a shot to the side of Matas's head. #BC#
Burch breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Burch moves into the clinch.
Burch tries to pull guard but Matas holds him up against the cage and eventually Burch drops back down to his feet.
#T2#
Matas goes for a takedown attempt but Burch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL#
Burch moves into the clinch.#TD#
Burch jumps into guard, dragging Matas to the mat.
Matas stopping the sweep attempt from Burch.
Burch wants to get back to his feet but Matas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matas manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Burch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burch stands up over Matas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3##SUB#
Burch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matas wants to get back to his feet but Burch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matas's head.
Burch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SU#
Burch stands up from Matas's guard - Burch perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Burch closes the distance and clinches.
Burch jumps guard but Matas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Burch breaks the clinch.
#T4##CL#
Burch clinches up with Matas and pushes him back against the cage.
Matas wants a takedown but no success here.
Burch is trying to break free.
Burch fails to pull guard.
Matas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burch.
#BC#
Burch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burch is looking to clinch but Matas is avoiding it.
#CL#
Burch moves into the clinch.
Burch jumps guard but Matas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Burch dominated that round.
That's time! Burch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Burch has Matas up against the cage in a clinch.
Matas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reed Burch has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Matas manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Burch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burch walks away with a smile on his face. Matas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Burch closes the distance and pushes Matas back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Burch to work.
Matas tries to pull guard but Burch holds him up against the cage and eventually Matas drops back down to his feet.
Reed Burch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerko Matas.
Matas is breathing heavily.#T1##BC#
Burch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burch circles away.
Burch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL#
Burch clinches up with Matas and pushes him back against the cage.
Burch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matas can do to turn this around?
Burch struggles to land a body shot inside as Matas controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Burch.
Burch struggles to land a body shot inside as Matas controls his hands.
Burch jumps guard but Matas stands there with Burch around his waist. Burch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Burch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matas backwards. #T2##BC#
Burch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burch tries to clinch there but Matas circles away.
And Matas tries to counter it with a takedown but Burch pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice takedown defense from Burch. No joy for Matas on that attempt.
It appears Burch was looking to counter with a kick there.#CL#
Burch moves into range and clinches up with Matas.#TD#
Burch manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Burch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burch lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Burch with a nice head shot there.
Burch working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Burch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matas works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SU#
Burch stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Burch rushes Matas and presses him up against the cage.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Burch works on Matas's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Burch stalling the fight.
Burch slowing the pace effectively.
Burch misses with a punch to the body.
Burch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matas backwards.
Matas misses with a body punch.
Matas is trying to break free.
Matas tries to pull guard but Burch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Burch jumps into guard, dragging Matas to the mat.
Reed Burch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Matas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Burch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Matas gets tackled into the cage by Burch. Burch maintains the clinch.
Matas trying to land knees to the body.
Matas can't get the takedown.
Burch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matas jumps guard but Burch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matas feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burch tries to clinch but Matas is having none of it.
Matas tries a quick counter leg kick but Burch is wise to it.
Matas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Matas shoots in and drives through. Burch sprawls well.
Burch thinks about countering with a body kick.
Reed Burch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerko Matas.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matas swats away the attempt to clinch by Burch.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matas swats away the attempt to clinch by Burch.#CL#
Burch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reed Burch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Burch tries to clinch up but Matas circles away and keeps his distance.
Matas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL2#
Matas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burch lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD#
Burch pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burch is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB#
Burch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB#
Burch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SU#
Burch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Matas, up you get! #T3#
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch but Matas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Burch as Matas shoots in.
Burch wants to clinch up but Matas keeps it at a distance.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matas swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Burch moves into the clinch successfully.
Burch is trying to force a seperation but Matas has the dominant position.#BC#
Burch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Matas gets a clinch. #BC#
Burch manages to break the clinch.
#T4##CL#
Burch instigates a clinch.
Matas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burch's efforts to push away.#BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Burch darts in and clinches Matas up against the cage.
Matas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jerko Matas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed Burch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burch stalling the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Burch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burch 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reed Burch!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Burch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johannesen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johannesen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burch has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Johannesen breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Burch clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burch obliges.
Johannesen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johannesen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johannesen is looking to break free of the clinch but Burch has double underhooks.
Johannesen working hard to break the clinch.#TD#
Burch pulls Johannesen into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Burch working for a triangle but Johannesen defends it easily.
Burch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burch pulls Johannesen in close to his closed guard and prevents Johannesen from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch wants to sweep here but Johannesen controlling him for the moment.
Johannesen postures up.
#T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Burch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johannesen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johannesen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johannesen's guard. #REVR#
Johannesen wants to stand and escape but Burch is having none of it. #SU#
Burch stands and steps away. Johannesen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johannesen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guttorm Johannesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Burch drives through and clinches with Johannesen against the cage.
#BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burch tries to clinch up.#T2##CL#
Burch pushes Johannesen up against the cage in a clinch.
Burch has Johannesen pressed against the cage, preventing Johannesen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burch lands a nice knee to the body.
Johannesen tries to break free but Burch pushes him back against the cage.
Johannesen has had enough of the clinch but Burch keeps him there for the moment.
Johannesen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Burch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Burch drives through and clinches with Johannesen against the cage.
Burch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johannesen walks away with a smile on his face. Burch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burch jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#CL#
Burch gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johannesen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Burch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Burch manages to break the clinch.
Johannesen misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Burch has managed to clinch.
Burch swings wildly with an uppercut but Johannesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johannesen tries to circle away but Burch has him pinned against the cage.
The referee calls for Burch to work.
#BC#
Burch manages to break the clinch.
Burch tries to clinch up.
Johannesen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burch tries to clinch but Johannesen moves out of range.
Burch tries to clinch up.#T4#
Johannesen keeps the fight on the outside.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Burch gets a clinch.
Johannesen prevents a body shot from Burch.
Still in the clinch, Burch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burch with a knee to the head.
Burch jumps guard but Johannesen stands there with Burch around his waist. Burch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reed Burch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johannesen tries to break the clinch but Burch is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Burch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Johannesen swats away the attempt to clinch by Burch.
Burch is looking to clinch but Johannesen is avoiding it.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johannesen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Burch backs off Johannesen throws a huge counter combo but Burch manages to avoid it all.
Burch avoids the head kick by Johannesen.
Johannesen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Burch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johannesen can do to turn this around?
Burch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johannesen unleashes a big counter combination but Burch bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch but Johannesen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johannesen throws a sloppy head kick and Burch moves out of range easily.
Burch fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burch misses with a kick to the body.
Johannesen is breathing heavily.
Burch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johannesen backs up against the cage.
Johannesen keeps the fight on the outside.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johannesen swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Burch.
Reed Burch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Burch closes the distance and clinches.
Johannesen blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Burch breaks the clinch.
Johannesen throws a sloppy head kick
and Burch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Burch wants to clinch.
Burch tries to clinch there but Johannesen circles away.
Burch is looking to clinch but Johannesen is avoiding it.
Johannesen misses with a combination
and Burch counters with a nice body kick.
Burch wants to clinch.#T2#
Burch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johannesen keeps the fight on the outside.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch but Johannesen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johannesen keeps the fight on the outside.
Johannesen throws a counter combo.
Burch doesn't manage to clinch there - Johannesen circles away.
Johannesen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL#
Burch gets a clinch. #BC#
Burch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burch wants to clinch.#CL#
Burch clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burch tries to pull guard but Johannesen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T3#
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Burch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johannesen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#BC2#
Johannesen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johannesen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burch tries to clinch up.#CL#
Burch moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johannesen.
Burch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johannesen's efforts to push away.
Burch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johannesen walks away with a smile on his face. Burch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Burch pushes Johannesen up against the cage in a clinch.
Burch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burch lands a body shot. #T4#
Johannesen is trying to break free.
Burch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johannesen is defending well for now.
Johannesen is trying to break the clinch but Burch is controlling him.#TD#
Burch jumps guard and drags Johannesen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Burch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johannesen defends it easily.
Johannesen wants to stand but Burch has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #ES#
Burch wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johannesen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Burch backs off Johannesen throws a huge counter combo but Burch manages to avoid it all.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Burch dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Burch avoids the head kick by Johannesen.
Johannesen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burch tries to clinch up but Johannesen circles away and keeps his distance.
Burch doesn't manage to clinch there - Johannesen circles away.
Burch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burch tries to clinch there but Johannesen circles away.
Guttorm Johannesen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johannesen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burch tries to clinch up but Johannesen circles away and keeps his distance.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch but Johannesen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johannesen.
It appears Burch was looking to counter with a kick there.
Burch tries to clinch but Johannesen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch doesn't manage to clinch there - Johannesen circles away.
Johannesen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Burch moves into range and clinches up with Johannesen.
Come on Burch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johannesen wants to get back to striking at distance but Burch won't allow it.
#T1#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burch has Johannesen pushed against the cage.#BC#
Burch breaks from the clinch.
Johannesen tries a head kick but it misses.
Burch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johannesen swats away the attempt to clinch by Burch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burch tries to clinch but Johannesen moves out of range.
Johannesen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Guttorm Johannesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#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.
Burch tries to clinch up but Johannesen circles away and keeps his distance.
Johannesen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Burch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Burch rushes Johannesen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burch swings wildly with an uppercut but Johannesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johannesen wants to get back to striking at distance but Burch won't allow it.
Burch holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burch.
Johannesen is trying to break the clinch but Burch has him pressed against the cage.
Burch throws a punch but it's blocked by Johannesen.
Burch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burch scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Burch is looking to control Johannesen's arms but Johannesen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burch has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Burch.
Reed Burch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johannesen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johannesen is defending well for now.
Johannesen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burch working aggressively here.
#BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burch wants to clinch.
Johannesen lands with a slapping head kick. #T4#
Burch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burch tries to close the distance and clinch but Johannesen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burch tries to clinch there but Johannesen circles away.
#CL#
Burch clinches with his opponent.
Burch just leaning against Johannesen, taking a breather.
Burch lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD#
Burch pulls Johannesen into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burch is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Burch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johannesen has momentary wrist control but Burch slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Johannesen has his foot on Burch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burch works his way back into a safe position though.
Reed Burch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reed Burch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burch working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Burch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burch, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reed Burch!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Por Kvartir throws a head kick that misses.
Por Kvartir looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Burch clinches up with Por Kvartir and pushes him back against the cage.
Por Kvartir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Por Kvartir prevents a body shot from Burch.
Burch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burch swings wildly with an uppercut but Por Kvartir uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Burch closes the distance and clinches. #T1##BC#
Burch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Por Kvartir connects with a high kick. #CL#
Burch clinches.
Por Kvartir blocks an uppercut.
Por Kvartir wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Burch manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Burch clinches with his opponent.
Por Kvartir being controlled against the cage.#BC#
Burch breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Por Kvartir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Por Kvartir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Burch lands.
A head kick misses from Por Kvartir. #CL#
Burch has closed the distance and engaged Por Kvartir in a clinch.
#BC#
Burch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Burch forces Por Kvartir back against the cage and clinches.
Por Kvartir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Burch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Por Kvartir's elbow.
Burch pushes Por Kvartir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Por Kvartir can't break the clinch.
Por Kvartir tries to break free but Burch pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Burch gets control of Por Kvartir's arms and successfully pulls guard. Burch will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've been informed that Por Kvartir has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#ES#
Burch has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Por Kvartir has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T4#
Burch trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Burch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Burch clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Burch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Burch rushes Por Kvartir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burch is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Burch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Burch forces Por Kvartir back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burch has a couple of punches blocked by Por Kvartir.
Burch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Por Kvartir just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burch struggles to land a body shot inside as Por Kvartir controls his hands.
Reed Burch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Por Kvartir tries to circle away but Burch has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Kvartir is trying to break the clinch but Burch is controlling him.
Burch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Por Kvartir is breathing heavily.
Burch fails to pull guard.
#T1#
Por Kvartir is pressed up against the cage. Burch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Por Kvartir down to the mat. Por Kvartir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reed Burch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#CL#
Burch has Por Kvartir up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Burch.
#BC#
Burch manages to break the clinch.
Reed Burch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Burch clinches.
Burch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Por Kvartir prevents it.
#T2#
Still in the clinch, Burch scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD#
Burch successfully pulls guard.
#SUB#
Por Kvartir is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Burch has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Por Kvartir is looking to defend but Burch has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Por Kvartir! Burch pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Por Kvartir taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Reed Burch!
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