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Event:
SMASH: Garbrandt vs Schultz
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Le misses with a head kick.
Creel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Le drives through and clinches with Creel against the cage.
Creel blocks a body shot from Le.
Creel jumps guard but Le stands there with Creel around his waist. Creel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Creel jumps guard but Le turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Le content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Creel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD#
Le decides to pull guard.
Creel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Le wants to stand and escape but Creel is having none of it. #ES#
Le has his feet on Creel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Le clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Le.
Creel avoiding damage as Le throws knees to the body.
#T1##BC2#
Creel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le tries to clinch but Creel is having none of it.
Crusher Creel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Le gets a clinch.
Le tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creel avoids it.
Le jumps guard but Creel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Le jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Creel walks away with a smile on his face. Le gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Le content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Creel prevents Le from breaking the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Le has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Le jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Creel walks away with a smile on his face. Le gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quang Le. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creel throws a series of punches but Le avoids them all with ease.
Quang Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Creel moves out of range easily.
Le tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Creel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Le tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creel tries to counter with a clinch but Le shakes him off and moves away.
Le scores with a head kick.
#CL#
Le moves into range and clinches up with Creel.#BC2#
Creel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Le tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Le has closed the distance and engaged Creel in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Creel to keep the fight standing.
Le throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Le.
Le fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Le throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creel blocks it with crossed arms. #TD#
Le pulls guard successfully.
#ES#
Le manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#CL#
Le moves into the clinch.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Creel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Le scores with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Le breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Le drives through and clinches with Creel against the cage.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le tries to pull guard but Creel won't allow it.
Le tries to work over Creel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Le manages to break the clinch.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creel throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.
Le wants to clinch but Creel slips to the side#TD2#
so Creel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Le keeping moving, preventing Creel from controlling successfully.
Le keeping full guard, as Creel tries to pass. #ES#
Le is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Creel presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quang Le dominated that round.
That's time! Le's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Le tries to clinch up.
Creel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Le tries to clinch but Creel moves away #TD2#
and Creel counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
Le has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Creel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Quang Le is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le defending well as Creel loads up on a big left hand.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch but Creel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le misses with a few strikes there.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch but Creel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creel is breathing heavily.
Creel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Creel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Creel throws a big counter head kick but Le avoids it with no problem.
Le tries to clinch up.#T1#
Le throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Creel.
Le misses with a few strikes there.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Creel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Le misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Le moves into range and clinches up with Creel.#T2#
Creel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
#TD#
Le decides to pull guard.
Creel looking to sit in guard and control but Le gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Le might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Le wants to stand but Creel is controlling his posture from full guard. #T3##SU#
Le stands and steps away. Creel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL#
Le has closed the distance and engaged Creel in a clinch.
#BC#
Le breaks the clinch.
Creel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quang Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Le drives through and clinches with Creel against the cage.
#TD#
Le drags the fight down to the ground.
#T4#
Le wants to stand and escape but Creel is having none of it. #ES#
Le has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Creel is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Le trying to control the position but instead, Creel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Le into the cage.#TD#
Le pulls Creel into guard.
#ES#
Le is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Creel presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Creel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Le breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Creel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Le - the referee stops the clock and Creel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Le. Creel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quang Le dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Le tries to clinch up.
Le wants to clinch up but Creel keeps it at a distance.
Le tries to clinch but Creel moves out of range.
Le throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Creel.
Le lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le wants to clinch up but Creel keeps it at a distance.
Creel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Le is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Creel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Creel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Creel trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
Le is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Creel can do to turn this around?#T1#
Le is pushing Creel's head away, looking to escape. Creel manages to hold on to the position though.
Creel is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quang Le overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Creel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Le managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Creel.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Le is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creel tries to clinch but Le is having none of it. #CL#
Le rushes Creel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Le is looking for a takedown.
Le keeps control of Creel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Le is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Creel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Le tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Creel just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quang Le. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le'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.
Le jumps guard but Creel stands there with Le around his waist. Le gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quang Le has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4##TD2#
Creel jumps guard.
Creel is trying to hold Le in close to prevent damage but Le has managed to pass into half guard.
Creel tries to roll over but Le keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Creel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Creel is looking for a sweep. Le is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quang Le.
Well Le 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quang Le!
Post fight, an emotional Quang Le said '🤫🤫🤫🤫'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2020 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Creel as Door shoots in.
And Creel tries to counter it with a takedown but Door pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Creel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Door is looking to get back to his feet here but Creel is keeping cool and he's managed to take Door's back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Creel tries to keep control of the position but Door is staying busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creel biding his time, looking for the opening.
#SUB2#
Creel looking for the RNC. #T1#
Creel not allowing Door to control his hands.
Door is covering up but some of the strikes from Creel are getting through and doing damage.
Creel scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Door rolls, trying to escape but Creel keeps control of the position.
#SUB2#
Creel has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Door has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Creel scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Door is looking for a way out.
What can Door do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T2#
Creel tries to keep control of the position but Door is staying busy.
Creel has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Door.
Creel lands strikes to the head.
Door is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Creel is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Door has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Door prevents Creel from getting a body triangle.
What can Door do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T3#
Door trying to control the hands but Creel won't let him.
A lull in the action here.
#SUB2#
Creel looking for the choke from the back.
Will Creel go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Door tries to escape but Creel has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Door is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Creel.
Door staying busy and making it hard for Creel to control.
You can see the frustration on Door's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Door looking very determined here, making life difficult for Creel.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusher Creel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Creel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Door on his heels. He'll look to pass Door's guard now, I'm sure.
Door is wriggling around but Creel manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Door is refusing to be controlled, as Creel sits in half guard. #SU2#
Creel decides to stand up. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Door tries to score a body lock takedown but Creel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Creel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Door up against the cage.#T1##BC#
Door breaks the clinch.
Creel tries to close the distance and clinch but Door swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Door. No joy for Creel on that attempt.
Door seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Creel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD2#
Door gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Creel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Door keeping moving, preventing Creel from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Creel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Creel wants to control from the top but Door keeps moving.
Creel lands a couple of digs.
Creel wants to control from the top but Door keeps moving.
Door working a defensive guard but Creel passes into half guard.
Creel is nestled in close to Door, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Creel controlling the action here.
Creel is keen to just control but Door is a slippery customer.
Creel sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SU2#
Creel decides to return to a standing position.
Creel wants to clinch.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Creel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Door sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Creel somewhat.
Back Door has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crusher Creel.
Door tries a head kick but it misses.
Door will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
Door has Creel up against the cage in a clinch.
Door on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Door scores with a shot to the side of Creel's head.
Door stalling in the clinch.
Creel goes for a takedown attempt but Door pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Creel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Creel doesn't manage to clinch there - Door circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusher Creel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Door's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Door looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creel is fending him off so far but Door persists. Nope, Creel circles away and we're back to standing.
Creel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Door avoids the head kick by Creel.
#TD#
Door closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Creel did well to prevent Door getting side control.
Creel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Creel trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Door got a little sloppy there for a moment and Creel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Door has managed to get both his arms back between Creel's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creel working a defensive guard here.
Creel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Door haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T1#
Door wants to get up but he can't break Creel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Door wants to control from the top but Creel keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Door throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Door pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Door counters with a left and a right that stings Creel.
Door doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Creel counters with a two punch combo. #T2##TD2#
Creel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Door's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Creel cracks Door with a solid left hand.
Creel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Creel trying to control but Door is working from the bottom.
Creel postures up in Door's guard and throws a big left but Door blocks it. #SUB#
Door working for a triangle but Creel defends it easily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T3#
Creel trying to control but Door is working 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.
Creel throws a shot to the body.
Door leaves Creel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Door tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Creel defends well and Door ends up having to push Creel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Back Door. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Creel looking to score a takedown here. Door is defending well but Creel drives through and ends up in Door's guard.#T4##SU2#
Creel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Door, up you get! #CL#
Door moves into the clinch.#BC#
Door's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL2#
Creel gets a clinch.
Door drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Creel wants a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Door lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Back Door has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crusher Creel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Creel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Door pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Crusher Creel.
I've got Creel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crusher Creel!
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