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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Doyle shoots in and drives through. Vardy sprawls well.
Vardy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL#
Vardy forces Doyle back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Vardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle shoots in but no luck this time.
Doyle fails with the takedown.
Jamie Vardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Doyle.
Vardy avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle darts in trying to clinch
and Vardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michael Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vardy counters with a head kick. That will keep Doyle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T1#
Doyle misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Vardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC#
Vardy breaks the clinch.
Doyle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doyle darts in trying to clinch
and Vardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vardy counters with a right hand to the body. #T2##CL#
Vardy closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Vardy breaks from the clinch.
Doyle has his takedown stuffed
and Vardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vardy counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vardy jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Doyle has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Vardy counters by clinching up.
Doyle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#T3#
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Vardy keeps him there for the moment.
Doyle goes for a takedown attempt but Vardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vardy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Vardy misses.
Vardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Doyle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T4#
Vardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doyle's hands.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Doyle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vardy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Doyle tries to clinch but Vardy is having none of it.
Vardy is looking for a counter combo.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Vardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle moves to clinch but Vardy breaks away
and Vardy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Doyle really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Vardy.
Doyle wants to counter the offense by Vardy and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Vardy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Vardy scores with a head kick.
Doyle tries to clinch up
and Vardy counters with a big head kick but Doyle shrugs it off.
Doyle tries to clinch up
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vardy keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Vardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Vardy tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doyle with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Vardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vardy counters with a big head kick but Doyle shrugs it off.
Doyle swings for the body but Vardy moves out of range.
Doyle shoots and misses
and Vardy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doyle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jamie Vardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Doyle.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vardy throws a nice head kick!
Vardy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle moves to clinch but Vardy breaks away
and Vardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vardy.
Vardy throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vardy.
Vardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
Doyle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Vardy counter with a right hand.
Doyle shoots and misses
and Vardy counters with a straight right hand.
Doyle tries to clinch but Vardy moves away
and Vardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Doyle throws a sloppy head kick
and Vardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jamie Vardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vardy throws a nice head kick!
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Vardy counters with a thumping low kick.
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Vardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Jamie Vardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Vardy leaves Doyle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Doyle fails with the takedown
and Vardy counters with a one-two to the body. #T4#
Doyle is looking to clinch.
Vardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doyle fails with the takedown.
Good exchange - Vardy coming out on top.
Vardy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Doyle back to the cage. Vardy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vardy counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Vardy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Doyle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vardy counters with a big head kick but Doyle shrugs it off.
Doyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doyle misses with a takedown
and Vardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vardy tries to avoid it but Doyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vardy to the ground. Vardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jamie Vardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Doyle.
Vardy scores with a body shot.
Vardy looks to land a combination. Doyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T1#
Vardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vardy stuffs the takedown.
Doyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doyle has his takedown stuffed
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Vardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doyle with a poor takedown
enabling Vardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Vardy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doyle's head.
Vardy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doyle's head.
Vardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vardy throws a head kick that half lands.
Doyle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doyle misses with a takedown attempt
and Vardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vardy counters with a big head kick but Doyle shrugs it off. #T3#
Doyle darts in looking for a takedown but Vardy gets double underhooks and turns Doyle into the cage.
Doyle misses with a takedown attempt
letting Vardy counter with a right hand.
Doyle shoots and misses
and Vardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Vardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doyle.
Vardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vardy.
Vardy throws a nice head kick!
Doyle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vardy counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Doyle fails with the takedown
and Vardy counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doyle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doyle's head backwards.
Vardy lands with a kick to the temple. Doyle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vardy - that will leave a mark!
Doyle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vardy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doyle's knee momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Vardy. No joy for Doyle on that attempt.
Vardy lands a head kick. Doyle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Michael Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamie Vardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Doyle misses #CL#
and Vardy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vardy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Vardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vardy 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Vardy!
A victorious Jamie Vardy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 04, 2018 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Doyle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lacroix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacroix.
Doyle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lacroix counters with a straight right hand.
Doyle misses with a leg kick
and Lacroix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacroix displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Doyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Doyle with that takedown attempt.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Lacroix circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Doyle.
Lacroix checks a leg kick. #T1#
Lacroix works over Doyle's head and body with a nice combination.
Lacroix scores with a jab to the head.
Lacroix scores with a hook to the body. Doyle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lacroix takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Lacroix leaves Doyle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Remy Lacroix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Doyle.
Doyle walks into a jab.
Lacroix fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doyle on the side of the head.
Doyle with a poor takedown
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lacroix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doyle somewhat.#T2#
Lacroix lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Lacroix both land. Nice combination.
Lacroix misses with the combination.
Doyle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacroix counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lacroix but Lacroix pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T3#
Lacroix swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
Remy Lacroix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lacroix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lacroix throws a big counter combination but Doyle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Lacroix.
Lacroix slaps away a takedown attempt from Doyle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lacroix connects with the punch.
Doyle fails to land the takedown.
Lacroix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lacroix connects with a right hand. Doyle shakes it off.#T4#
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Lacroix pushes him off.
Lacroix throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Lacroix keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle digs a good hook to Lacroix's body.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacroix.
Doyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Lacroix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacroix.
And Doyle tries to counter it with a takedown but Lacroix pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Doyle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lacroix defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lacroix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lacroix uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Lacroix.
Lacroix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a series of strikes. Doyle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle darts in looking for a takedown but Lacroix gets double underhooks and turns Doyle into the cage.
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Doyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Lacroix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doyle slips a straight right by Lacroix.
Doyle steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Doyle closes the distance and clinches up with Lacroix, looking for a takedown. Doyle pushes Lacroix against the cage but Lacroix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Remy Lacroix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Doyle.
Doyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a right hand to the body.
Lacroix lands a body shot.
Doyle shoots in and drives through. Lacroix sprawls well.#T2#
Doyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Doyle tries for a takedown but Lacroix circles away easily
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
Lacroix throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lacroix pinned against the cage. Lacroix gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Lacroix was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lacroix with a nice cross.#T3#
Lacroix scores with a hook to the body. Doyle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lacroix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Doyle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lacroix wants to improve his position but Doyle is controlling well.
Doyle wants to take a breather but Lacroix is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lacroix manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T4#
Doyle throws an elbow that misses. Lacroix uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doyle's guard. Nice move by Lacroix!#REVR#
Doyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lacroix is controlling him.
Doyle being controlled here, momentarily.
Lacroix continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lacroix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lacroix dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacroix counters with a series of strikes. Doyle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lacroix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lacroix wants it to stay on the feet.
Lacroix tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle goes for a double leg but Lacroix avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lacroix continues to drive forward.
Lacroix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Remy Lacroix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Doyle.
Doyle shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Lacroix. No joy for Doyle on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle misses with a takedown
and Lacroix counters with a stiff right hand.
Lacroix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left and a right from Doyle both land. Nice combination.
Doyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Lacroix lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacroix counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Lacroix there.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lacroix lands a two punch combo.
Doyle dives in for a single leg takedown but Lacroix sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lacroix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacroix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doyle shoots in but no luck this time.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Lacroix.
Lacroix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doyle in his tracks.
Lacroix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lacroix scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Lacroix coming out on top.
Lacroix lands a nice hook to Doyle's body. Doyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doyle tries to clinch but Lacroix moves away
and Lacroix counters with a left and a right that stings Doyle.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lacroix is fending him off so far but Doyle persists. Nope, Lacroix circles away and we're back to standing.#T3#
Lacroix scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacroix. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remy Lacroix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle moves forwards but Lacroix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doyle misses with a takedown
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacroix throws a series of strikes that have Doyle backpedaling.
Remy Lacroix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doyle with a poor takedown
letting Lacroix counter with a right hand.
Doyle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacroix counters with a three punch combo that has Doyle backing up. Doyle nods at Lacroix to acknowledge the strikes.
Lacroix lands a jab to Doyle's midsection.
Doyle with a poor takedown
and Lacroix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacroix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lacroix digs a good body shot into Doyle's ribs.
Lacroix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lacroix as he avoids it easily.
Remy Lacroix is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacroix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle fails with the takedown
and Lacroix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Lacroix. That snapped Doyle's head back.
Lacroix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Lacroix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacroix, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Lacroix!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Hardy instigates a clinch.
Hardy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardy jumps guard but Doyle stands there with Hardy around his waist. Hardy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy tries to break free but Doyle pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Doyle has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Doyle won't allow it.
Doyle wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Doyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Doyle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Come on Doyle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1#
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
#TD#
Hardy lands a takedown into guard.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Doyle blocks nicely.
Doyle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doyle wants to hit a switch here but Hardy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Doyle there!
Doyle manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T2#
Doyle trying to hold on to Hardy's head to control him but Hardy postures up.
Hardy misses with a head shot. Doyle uses the momentum to regain guard.
Doyle has his hands on Hardy's head, controlling the position. #T3#
Hardy throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Doyle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardy defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him. #SUB2#
Doyle is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hardy has his hands clasped together but Doyle extends and breaks Hardy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Doyle.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Doyle!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Hardy tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy shoots for a double leg takedown but Doyle sprawls well. He's pushed Hardy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardy looks winded!
No luck for Doyle with that takedown attempt.
Hardy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Doyle slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Doyle misses its target.#TD#
Doyle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hardy to the ground. Doyle is now in Hardy's guard.
Doyle is standing up over Hardy. Hardy looks to escape but Doyle dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#REVB#
Doyle taking a breather here.
Doyle working away.#T1#
Doyle controls the position from side control.
Hardy prevents Doyle from improving position.
Doyle in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SU#
Doyle decides to stand back up. Doyle steps back and let's Hardy get back to his feet.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#CL#
Doyle moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doyle.
Doyle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle is stalling here.
#TD#
Doyle jumps guard.
Doyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardy is controlling him. #T3#
Doyle seems keen to control Hardy's posture.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Doyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardy lands a couple of elbows.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Doyle's legs - danger averted.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Doyle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hardy on his heels. He'll look to pass Hardy's guard now, I'm sure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Doyle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Doyle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Doyle pushes Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy looking to stall.
Hardy letting Doyle take a breather here.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
#BC2#
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Doyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Doyle feints a jab promting Hardy to slip. Doyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hardy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Doyle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doyle off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doyle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Hardy gets caught napping as Doyle dives in and scores a takedown. Hardy manages to retain guard.
Doyle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.
Michael Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
Doyle advances to half guard.
Doyle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Doyle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Doyle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hardy for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
It looks like Doyle is going to stand back up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Doyle with that takedown attempt.
Doyle wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Doyle is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
#TD#
Doyle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hardy to the mat! Hardy manages to get full guard.
Hardy is looking to stand back up but Doyle counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hardy. #REVB#
Doyle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T4#
Hardy has hold of Doyle's hands but Doyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doyle is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hardy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doyle.
Nice strikes from Doyle there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle working Hardy over with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle controlling the action here.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Doyle 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#
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doyle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doyle throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Doyle shoots in but no luck this time.
Doyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardy avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Doyle. 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.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doyle.
#TD#
Doyle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Doyle controlling the pace.
Doyle wants to stand but Hardy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Doyle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hardy!
Hardy taking shots to the head. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardy tries to lock up and control but Doyle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Doyle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Doyle is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Doyle looking to control and managing it successfully. #T3#
Doyle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Doyle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Doyle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Doyle looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardy wants to control but Doyle is having none of it.#T4#
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Doyle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Doyle avoids the attempt from Hardy to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doyle 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Doyle!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Kitaoka moves into the clinch.
Doyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doyle looking for a takedown. #TD#
Kitaoka is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Doyle can't fight it off and eventually Kitaoka manages to take the fight to the floor. Doyle looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kitaoka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doyle on the ground.
Kitaoka content to stall in guard here.
Kitaoka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitaoka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kitaoka stops Doyle from standing up. #T1#
Doyle being controlled here, momentarily.
Kitaoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kitaoka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Doyle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Kitaoka pushes him off.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#TD#
Kitaoka drives through with a takedown into Doyle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doyle wants to get back to his feet but Kitaoka passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Doyle is looking to escape.
Doyle flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kitaoka is looking to advance position but Doyle won't allow it.
Kitaoka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kitaoka stops Doyle from getting back to his feet.
#T3#
Kitaoka is taking a breather. Doyle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Doyle tries to roll over but Kitaoka keeps him under control.
Doyle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doyle controls Kitaoka momentarily but Kitaoka frees himself.
Kitaoka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Kitaoka tries to pass. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kitaoka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doyle is looking to clinch. #CL#
Kitaoka has Doyle up against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kitaoka to keep the fight standing.#BC#
Kitaoka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazushi Kitaoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Doyle.#CL#
Kitaoka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doyle, pushing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Kitaoka lands a takedown into guard.
Kitaoka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Kitaoka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Doyle cracks Kitaoka with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
Kitaoka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kitaoka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Doyle up against the cage.#TD#
Kitaoka gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle is trying to control the position but Kitaoka postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kitaoka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doyle is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Kitaoka is working hard here to advance position.
Kitaoka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB2#
Doyle throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kitaoka uses it to pass to side control.
Doyle is looking for a sweep.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kitaoka remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Doyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Doyle can't do much from the bottom here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doyle misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Kitaoka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T3#
Kitaoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Doyle is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kitaoka is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Doyle to the mat. Doyle regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Doyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kitaoka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kitaoka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kitaoka wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Doyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Doyle, not yet. #SUB2#
Doyle has his foot on Kitaoka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kitaoka works his way back into a safe position though.
Kitaoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kitaoka content to stall in guard here. #T4#
Doyle wants to stand and escape but Kitaoka is having none of it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doyle throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Kitaoka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC#
Kitaoka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle throws a sloppy head kick and Kitaoka moves out of range easily.
Doyle shoots in looking for a takedown. Kitaoka tries to sprawl out of it but Doyle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kitaoka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Kitaoka 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##CL#
Kitaoka rushes Doyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kitaoka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kitaoka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kitaoka slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kitaoka for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kitaoka stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Kitaoka has hold of one of Doyle's legs. Doyle is fighting the takedown attempt but Kitaoka gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kitaoka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kitaoka tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
Kazushi Kitaoka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Doyle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kitaoka controls the pace.
Kitaoka stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Doyle wants to stand and escape but Kitaoka is having none of it.
Doyle working a defensive guard here.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Kitaoka tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Kitaoka gets a clinch. #TD#
Kitaoka lands a takedown into guard.
#SUB2#
Doyle working for submissions but it's allowed Kitaoka to get to half guard.
#T2#
Doyle wants to improve his position but Kitaoka is controlling well.
Kitaoka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Doyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kitaoka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T3#
Kitaoka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Doyle for as long as he can get away with.#SUB2#
Doyle looking for subs from the bottom but Kitaoka mounts him!
Kitaoka controlling the pace for now. #T4#
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.
Kitaoka is trying to take his opponent's back.
Kitaoka controlling the pace for now.
Doyle throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle is working to get back to half guard.
Doyle really wants to buck Kitaoka off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Kitaoka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kitaoka 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Kitaoka!
A very excited looking Kazushi Kitaoka rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Doyle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardy is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Doyle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Doyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.#TD2#
Doyle jumps into guard, dragging Hardy to the mat.
#SUB2#
Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Doyle's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Doyle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle pulls Hardy in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Doyle is trying to hold Hardy in close to prevent damage but Hardy has managed to pass into half guard.
#T1#
Doyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doyle wants to get back to full guard.
Doyle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Doyle is pulling down on Hardy's head to control his posture.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Doyle is pulling down on Hardy's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardy, at least for the moment.
Doyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy stops Doyle from standing up.
Doyle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Doyle is looking to stand up but Hardy won't let him.
Hardy is looking to sweep but instead, Doyle has passed into half guard.
#T3#
It looks like Doyle is going to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, if Doyle 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.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Doyle tries to get set, Hardy tries to push him back and clinch up but Doyle manages to avoid the attempt.#TD2#
Hardy gets caught flat footed, as Doyle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Doyle dives into side control.
#REVR#
Doyle controls the position from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle in side control, throwing shots but Hardy defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Doyle dominated that round.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Doyle has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Doyle pulls guard successfully.
Doyle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard. #REVB#
Doyle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardy's guard.
Doyle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Doyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle stays in close to Hardy's body and controls the position.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.
Doyle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Let's hope that Doyle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Doyle fails to land the takedown.#T3#
Doyle works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Doyle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Billy Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Doyle.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Billy Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Doyle dives in for a single leg takedown but Hardy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL2#
Doyle has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle jabs at Hardy's body.
Doyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doyle somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle throws a nice head kick!
Doyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Doyle persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Hardy drives through and clinches with Doyle against the cage.
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Doyle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hardy is defending well.
Doyle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Billy Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Doyle.
Doyle tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Doyle looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hardy prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyle tries to pull guard but Hardy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T1##TD2#
Doyle jumps guard.
Doyle controlling Hardy's posture.
Doyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Doyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doyle wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Doyle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Doyle landing some decent shots from guard.
Doyle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Doyle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hardy is proving hard to escape from.
Michael Doyle has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Doyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB2#
Doyle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Doyle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardy's guard.
Doyle is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hardy!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Doyle connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Doyle connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T4#
Doyle lands a big shot there that rocks Hardy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Doyle raining down shots from the mount!
Doyle controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Doyle!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 15, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardy looks winded!
Doyle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Doyle decides to pull guard.
Doyle wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
Doyle managing to control the position.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hardy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Doyle dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Doyle showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Doyle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Doyle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Doyle tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doyle just content to control the position.
Doyle wants to stand but Hardy is controlling his arm.
Doyle scoring with punches from side control.
Doyle controlling from side mount. #SU#
Doyle decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Doyle shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3##CL#
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Doyle trying to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Doyle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Doyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doyle is pulling down on Hardy's head to control his posture.
Doyle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4##SUB#
Doyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hardy stops Doyle from standing up.
Hardy is fighting to break Doyle's control of his arms but Doyle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Doyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Doyle dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy unleashes a big counter combination but Doyle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyle has a takedown stuffed.
Doyle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle dives in for a single leg takedown but Hardy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Doyle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Doyle getting side control.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Doyle frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Doyle lands a nice shot to the head.
Doyle scoring with strikes but Hardy is staying in there.
Doyle controlling from the full mount.
Hardy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Doyle lands a big shot there that rocks Hardy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Doyle content just to control the position here. #T2#
Doyle lands a big elbow.
Doyle landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Doyle.
Doyle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Doyle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T3#
Doyle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Doyle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardy hang on?
Doyle with a couple of short strikes.#ROC#
Hardy is rocked!
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardy is still in real trouble! Can Doyle finish him?
Doyle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hardy for as long as he can get away with.
Michael Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#T4#
Doyle lands a couple of good shots and Hardy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Doyle has Hardy flattened out and is raining down punches.
Doyle controlling from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Hardy fending off the submission attempt from Doyle.
Doyle controlling the position well here. Hardy rolled but Doyle kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Doyle lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Doyle dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A solid body kick from Doyle.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Doyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.#KD#
Doyle drops Hardy with a beautiful combination! Hardy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Doyle is looking for the KO!
Doyle scores with a nice body kick.
Doyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Michael Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doyle sets himself, and Hardy steps forward looking for the clinch! Doyle avoids it this time.
Doyle shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doyle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T1#
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doyle shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.#TD#
Doyle dives in and scores a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Doyle wants to stand but Hardy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Doyle lands a couple of elbows.
Doyle 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.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doyle advances position into side control!#T2##SUB#
Doyle tries for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.
Doyle controls the position. #SU#
Doyle decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hardy to his feet.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target. #TD#
Hardy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardy is looking to stand back up but Doyle counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hardy. #REVB#
Doyle not doing much here.
Doyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Doyle is trying to work for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.
#T4#
Doyle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Doyle tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hardy won't allow Doyle to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doyle 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Doyle!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 13, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Doyle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Doyle passes Hardy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Doyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
Doyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Doyle seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Doyle wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Doyle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hardy!
Doyle controlling the pace for now.
Doyle landing strikes from the mount.#T1#
Doyle working Hardy over with strikes here. #SUB2#
Doyle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hardy is surviving well by controlling Doyle's body position as best he can.
Doyle wants to stand but Hardy is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
#SUB2#
Doyle has control of Hardy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hardy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Doyle breaks from Hardy's wrist control and lands an elbow. #T2#
Doyle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Doyle breaks from Hardy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doyle raining down shots from the mount!
Doyle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Doyle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T3#
Doyle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Doyle landing strikes from the mount.
Doyle scoring with strikes but Hardy is staying in there. #ROC2#
Hardy is rocked!
Doyle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Oh Hardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
It looks like Doyle might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee warns Hardy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hardy takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Doyle's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Doyle!
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