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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 29, 2025 |
#R1# Pulisic is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pulisic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopkins shoots for a takedown but Pulisic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Pulisic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hopkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. A jab from Pulisic does it's job there. Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulisic pinned against the cage. Pulisic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Jon Pulisic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elisha Hopkins. Hopkins looks winded! Pulisic ducks down and throws a hook to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Pulisic clinches. Pulisic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pulisic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1# A nice glancing elbow lands by Pulisic. A knee to the head by Pulisic.
Hopkins takes a knee to the side of the body. Pulisic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Pulisic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hopkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Pulisic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Pulisic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Pulisic. Pulisic lands a nice knee to the body. Knees to the body from Pulisic.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hopkins takes a knee to the side of the body. Pulisic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hopkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Pulisic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Pulisic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hopkins tries to pull guard but Pulisic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T2# The referee calls for Pulisic to work.
Pulisic lands an elbow that stopped Hopkins in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Elisha Hopkins has been cut. Pulisic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopkins's face.
#ROC#Hopkins is rocked! Pulisic lands a good knee to the midsection. Hopkins won't want to take too many of those. Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulisic finish him? Pulisic has Hopkins pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hopkins is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Pulisic - that's hurt Hopkins badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hopkins is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hopkins doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jon Pulisic! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 23, 2025 |
#R1# Some wild striking there from Pulisic.
Finley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Pulisic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pulisic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#It looks like Kylan Finley has been cut.#CL2# Finley moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD2# Finley gets control of Pulisic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Finley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Finley looking for a sweep. Not yet Finley, not yet. #SUB2# Finley is looking for a triangle but Pulisic pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2# Finley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pulisic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pulisic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Finley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#T1# Finley pulls Pulisic in to control the position. Finley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Finley is continuing to stall. Finley has a closed guard, preventing Pulisic from standing up. Finley looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Finley is pulling down on Pulisic's head. It's preventing any offense from Pulisic, at least for the moment.#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2# Finley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pulisic is aware though and is defending well. Finley has Pulisic pulled in close to control his posture. Finley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pulisic manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Finley tries to free his leg and advance position but Pulisic is retaining full guard. #SU2# Finley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Pulisic misses with a wild combination.
#T3# Finley misses with a leg kick. Pulisic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Pulisic moves in looking to clinch but Finley pushes him off. Finley fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Pulisic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finley paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2# Finley has Pulisic up against the cage in a clinch.
Finley avoiding damage as Pulisic throws knees to the body.
Finley trying to land knees to the body.
Finley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Finley fails to pull guard.
Jon Pulisic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylan Finley. Finley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pulisic pulls him back up using the underhooks. Pulisic is trying to maintain a safe position but Finley gets an underhook and turns Pulisic into the cage. Finley jumps guard but Pulisic stands there with Finley around his waist. Finley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pulisic tries a knee to the head but Finley blocks it.
#T4# Pulisic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Finley looks winded! Pulisic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Pulisic is pressed up against the cage. Finley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pulisic down to the mat. Pulisic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Pulisic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finley swats him away and circles back towards the center. #KD# Pulisic drops Finley with a left and a right! Oh, Finley is hurt - Pulisic dives into side control looking to finish!
#ROC#Finley is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pulisic wants to stand but Finley has his arm trapped. Finley is still in real trouble! Can Pulisic finish him? Finley seems to have recovered his senses. Finley tries to improve position but can't. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pulisic tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Pulisic dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kylan Finley's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Pulisic moves in looking to clinch but Finley pushes him off. As Pulisic backs off Finley throws a huge counter combo but Pulisic manages to avoid it all. Finley swats away the attempt to clinch by Pulisic. Pulisic leaves Finley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Pulisic lands with a good body shot. Pulisic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jon Pulisic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pulisic tries to bum rush Finley with a series of wild strikes but Finley uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Finley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pulisic. The fight stays on the outside here - Pulisic looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pulisic throws a series of punches but Finley moves out of range. Pulisic slaps away a takedown attempt from Finley, before circling back to the center of the mat. Finley is breathing heavily. Finley shoots in but Pulisic avoids the takedown attempt easily. Jon Pulisic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylan Finley.#T1# Pulisic lands a hook that stumbles Finley back into the cage. Pulisic follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Finley to the canvas! Pulisic pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Finley has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jon Pulisic! |
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