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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 22, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Ragnarsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ragnarsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pope is trying to maintain the position but Ragnarsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Ragnarsson controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Ragnarsson is working for a kimura here but Pope manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ragnarsson's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ragnarsson can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Pope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pope is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pope trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson seems keen to control Pope's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Pope gets to his feet - Ragnarsson follows without any prompting.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pope is defended easily by Ragnarsson.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ragnarsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Pope, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ragnarsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pope. Pope gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Pope fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Ragnarsson pushes Pope up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Ragnarsson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pope regains guard immediately.
Ragnarsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Pope trying to keep a closed guard but Ragnarsson is proving a slippery customer.
Ragnarsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pope manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ragnarsson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ragnarsson holds on and takes a little breather.
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Ragnarsson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pope has passed into half guard!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnarsson trying to get back to full guard but Pope takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjornmodr Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Pope darts in looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson gets double underhooks and turns Pope into the cage.
Pope shoots for a takedown but Ragnarsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pope has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pope's head.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson unleashes a big counter combination but Pope bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Ragnarsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pope quickly recovers to half guard.
Ragnarsson wants to advance to full mount but Pope doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Pope controls Ragnarsson momentarily but Ragnarsson frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moises Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Ragnarsson is looking to stand up but Pope won't let him.
Ragnarsson prevents Pope from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ragnarsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ragnarsson wants to stand but Pope is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ragnarsson connects with the punch.
Bjornmodr Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Ragnarsson as Pope shoots in.
Ragnarsson throws a counter combo.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#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.#TD2#
Ragnarsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ragnarsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Pope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pope can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ragnarsson controls the pace.#T3#
Pope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ragnarsson is stalling in the full guard.
Pope wants to stand and escape but Ragnarsson is having none of it.
Pope wants to sweep here but Ragnarsson controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnarsson as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Ragnarsson gets the takedown into side control.
Pope struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Ragnarsson stalls from top position.
Ragnarsson tries to stand but Pope controls the position and pulls Ragnarsson into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnarsson stopping the sweep attempt from Pope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjornmodr Ragnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Ragnarsson leaves Pope with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD2#
Ragnarsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pope is trying to defend but Ragnarsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ragnarsson is looking to stall here but Pope recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope keeping full guard, as Ragnarsson tries to pass. #T1#
Ragnarsson throws a strike but Pope rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Ragnarsson wants to hit a switch here but Pope passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ragnarsson there!
Pope wants to control the pace but Ragnarsson is squirming around nicely.
Pope landing strikes from the mount and Ragnarsson is in trouble! #T2#
Ragnarsson can't escape the position.
Ragnarsson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Pope has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Pope cracks Ragnarsson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ragnarsson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
#T3#
Pope controls the action.
Ragnarsson is trying to get back to his feet but Pope has full control of the position and if anything, Ragnarsson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ragnarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Ragnarsson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pope 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.
Ragnarsson is trying to stand back up. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Ragnarsson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pope.
Pope has the hooks in. Ragnarsson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnarsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pope really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ragnarsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moises Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragnarsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bjornmodr Ragnarsson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Alexsej leaves Pope with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pope slips a jab and a cross from Alexsej.
#CL2#
Alexsej forces Pope back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Pope ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pope no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pope wants to get back to his feet but Alexsej is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexsej has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pope is proving hard to escape from.
Pope wants to stand and escape but Alexsej is having none of it.
Pope bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alexsej's guard. #REVR##T1#
Pope makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pope wants to stand but Alexsej is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pope slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pope is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pope controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pope wants to stand but Alexsej has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pope is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Pope shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T3#
Pope looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alexsej with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pope stops Alexsej from getting back to his feet.
Pope controlling the action here.
Alexsej looks winded!
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pope slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Pope dives in and scores a takedown into Alexsej's guard.
Alexsej wants to get back to his feet but Pope passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Pope is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexsej throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Pope manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moises Pope dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Pope looking to score a takedown here. Alexsej is defending well but Pope drives through and ends up in Alexsej's guard.#SU#
Pope gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexsej can do to turn this around?
Pope shoots and misses
and Alexsej counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexsej uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
#TD#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pope decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pope controlling the action here.#SUB#
Pope is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alexsej sees it coming and defends easily.
Alexsej is breathing heavily.#T1#
Pope perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alexsej trying to control here.
Pope prevents Alexsej from improving his position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pope in particular looking to stall.
Pope blocks the strikes from Alexsej.
Alexsej tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pope has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pope controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
Pope's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pope landing strikes from the mount and Alexsej is in trouble!
Alexsej wants to control but Pope is having none of it.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pope tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pope working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alexsej is in a horrible position here. Pope smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pope controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moises Pope dominated that second round.
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#
Horrible takedown attempt by Pope or perhaps it was just good defense by Alexsej, which made it look bad. #TD#
Pope closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alexsej to the mat! Alexsej manages to get full guard.
Pope controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alexsej 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.#T1#
Pope has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SU#
Pope gets to his feet - Alexsej follows without any prompting. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#TD#
Pope is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alexsej's half guard.
Alexsej is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pope scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pope seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pope lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pope controlling the action here. #T3#
Pope working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pope seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pope winds up and cracks Alexsej with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pope keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD#
Pope throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alexsej tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pope is in Alexsej's guard.
Alexsej wants to get back to his feet but Pope passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Pope is controlling the pace.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Pope.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moises Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pope, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moises Pope!
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