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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 24, 2025 |
#R1#
Phantom wants to clinch.
Phantom doesn't manage to clinch there - Strickland circles away.
Strickland connects with a right hand. Phantom shakes it off.
Phantom tries to clinch but Strickland moves away
and Strickland counters with a series of strikes. Phantom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phantom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Strickland.
Phantom tries to clinch up.
Danny Phantom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Phantom closes the distance and pushes Strickland back into the cage.#BC#
Strickland breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Strickland closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Phantom's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strickland stops Phantom from standing up.
Strickland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strickland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1#
Phantom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strickland.
Strickland slips nicely into half guard.
Strickland takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Strickland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Strickland 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.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Strickland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Strickland is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phantom sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Phantom wants to improve his position but Strickland is controlling well.
Phantom is trying to stand.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Phantom lands a jab-cross combination. #TD#
Strickland drives through with a takedown into Phantom's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Phantom wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Strickland manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Strickland in particular looking to stall.#T3#
Strickland will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Phantom pushes Strickland off but Strickland dives into side control.
#SUB#
Strickland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strickland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Phantom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phantom tries to control but Strickland manages to take his back.#T4#
Strickland not allowing Phantom to control his hands.
Phantom is in bad spot here.
Even with his hooks in, Strickland manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Strickland just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strickland seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Phantom for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Strickland dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Strickland throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Phantom tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Strickland is in Phantom's guard.
Strickland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Strickland slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Strickland won't allow Phantom to sweep him here.
Phantom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Strickland decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Phantom, up you get!
Strickland keeps the fight on the outside.
Phantom just misses with a punch to the body.
Phantom swinging wildly here.
#T1#
Phantom looks to land a combination but Strickland avoids it well. #TD#
Strickland shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Strickland showed some decent athleticism there.
Phantom pushes Strickland off but Strickland dives into side control.
#SUB#
Strickland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phantom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Phantom tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Strickland controlling his opponent. #T2#
Strickland thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #SUB#
Strickland working for a guillotine from mount but Phantom is in no mood to give up.
Phantom squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Strickland unloads with some shots from mount but Phantom bucks and avoids them well.
Strickland unloads with some shots from mount but Phantom bucks and avoids them well.
Strickland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phantom can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Strickland working for a submission but Phantom is keeping him at bay. #SUB#
Strickland looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T3#
Phantom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Strickland really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strickland throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #SU#
Strickland stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Phantom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strickland blocks a head kick by Phantom.
#TD#
Strickland shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Strickland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
Strickland moves nicely into side control.
Strickland is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Strickland advances to full mount.
Phantom is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phantom is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Strickland dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Phantom tries to clinch up but Strickland circles away and keeps his distance.
Danny Phantom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phantom tries to clinch up but Strickland circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Strickland clinches up against the cage.
Phantom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strickland or not. #TD#
Strickland lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Strickland controlling the pace.
Phantom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Strickland wants to work for an arm triangle but Phantom is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phantom trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Strickland manages to pass to mount!
Strickland landing strikes, looking to finish! #T1#
Strickland controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Strickland is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Phantom to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Phantom shrugs it off.
Strickland looking to finish with strikes here!
Strickland content just to control the position here.
Strickland misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Strickland punching from mount but Phantom doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T2#
Strickland content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Strickland wants to finish this one by submission but Phantom is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Strickland.
Phantom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Strickland throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Phantom is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Strickland has taken his back!
Strickland throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. #SUB#
Strickland is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Phantom knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Phantom for a finish. #T3##SUB#
Strickland working for the choke.
Strickland slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#SUB#
Strickland is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Phantom knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Phantom for a finish.
Strickland missing with strikes. #SUB#
Strickland is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Phantom is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T4#
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.
Strickland biding his time, looking for the opening.
Phantom wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Phantom preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Strickland.
Phantom covering up well and avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strickland is riding his opponent, not letting Phantom buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Strickland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strickland, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Strickland! |
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