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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Buckley shoots in but no luck this time.
Pulevoi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pulevoi shoots in for a takedown but Buckley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pulevoi or perhaps it was just good defense by Buckley, which made it look bad.
Christian Buckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennadiy Pulevoi.
Buckley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buckley fails to land with a series of punches.
Pulevoi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley slaps away a takedown attempt from Pulevoi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulevoi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buckley tries to counter with a takedown but Pulevoi is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Buckley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pulevoi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Buckley.
Buckley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulevoi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pulevoi wants to clinch but Buckley slips to the side
and Buckley counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulevoi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buckley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
Buckley drives through with a takedown into Pulevoi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Buckley'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.#T2#
Pulevoi keeping moving, preventing Buckley from controlling successfully.
Pulevoi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Pulevoi working for submissions but it's allowed Buckley to get to half guard.
Pulevoi trying to control here.
#T3#
Buckley stalling.
Pulevoi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Buckley is keen to just control but Pulevoi is a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Buckley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Buckley shoots in and gets a takedown into Pulevoi's guard.#ES2#
Pulevoi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Buckley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T4#
Pulevoi tries for a takedown but Buckley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Buckley checks a leg kick.#TD#
Buckley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pulevoi to the mat! Pulevoi manages to get full guard.
Pulevoi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Buckley dives into side control.
Pulevoi looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#REVB#
Pulevoi can't do much from the bottom here.
Buckley is looking to take a break and control but Pulevoi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Christian Buckley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Buckley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Pulevoi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christian Buckley is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulevoi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buckley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pulevoi tries for a takedown but Buckley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pulevoi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buckley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulevoi shoots for a takedown but Buckley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buckley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pulevoi tries to clinch but Buckley moves out of range.
Pulevoi tries to clinch up.
Buckley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Buckley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulevoi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Pulevoi as Buckley shoots in.
Pulevoi wants to counter the offense by Buckley and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Pulevoi clinches up with Buckley and pushes him back against the cage.
Buckley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pulevoi is looking for a takedown.
Christian Buckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennadiy Pulevoi.#T1##BC2#
Pulevoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pulevoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gennadiy Pulevoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulevoi is breathing heavily.
Pulevoi leaves Buckley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buckley lands with a hook. Pulevoi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Buckley. #SU#
Buckley decides to stand back up.
Buckley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pulevoi circles away.
Buckley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pulevoi as he avoids it easily. #T2#
Buckley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pulevoi sprawls well. Pulevoi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buckley gets slowly back to his feet.
Buckley tries for a takedown but Pulevoi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pulevoi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Buckley keeps the fight on the outside.
Buckley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buckley dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulevoi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Christian Buckley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulevoi shoots in and drives through. Buckley sprawls well.
Buckley is looking to clinch but Pulevoi is avoiding it.
Pulevoi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulevoi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buckley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buckley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buckley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T3#
Pulevoi is looking to clinch.
Pulevoi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pulevoi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Buckley blocks it well.
Pulevoi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buckley avoids it really well and circles away.
Buckley shoots for a double leg takedown but Pulevoi sprawls well. He's pushed Buckley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pulevoi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pulevoi stuffs the takedown attempt from Buckley. Buckley gets slowly back to his feet. #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.#CL2#
Pulevoi has closed the distance and engaged Buckley in a clinch.
Pulevoi prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Buckley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pulevoi is stalling here.
A bit of stalling here from Buckley.
Buckley working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buckley tries to break the clinch but Pulevoi is controlling the position. #TD2#
Pulevoi pulls Buckley into guard.
Buckley postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennadiy Pulevoi 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. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Pulevoi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pulevoi showed some decent athleticism there.
Pulevoi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buckley's head.
Pulevoi is pressing down on Buckley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Buckley is holding on for now.
Buckley wants to control but Pulevoi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Christian Buckley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buckley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pulevoi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Pulevoi 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.
#SUB2#
Pulevoi is working for a submission of some sort.
#T1#
Buckley trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pulevoi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buckley tries to get to full guard but Pulevoi has control of the leg.
Buckley is trying to maintain the position but Pulevoi is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulevoi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#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.
Pulevoi is looking to clinch.
Buckley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pulevoi as he avoids it easily.
Buckley misses with a takedown attempt
and Pulevoi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buckley thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pulevoi is defended easily by Buckley.
Buckley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pulevoi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buckley scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Pulevoi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T3#
Buckley trying to stall but Pulevoi improves his position.
#TD2#
Pulevoi pulls guard. #SUB2#
Pulevoi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SU#
Buckley gets to his feet - Pulevoi follows without any prompting.
Pulevoi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CL#
Buckley closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Buckley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckley shoots in looking for a takedown. Pulevoi tries to sprawl out of it but Buckley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pulevoi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Buckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Pulevoi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buckley tries to avoid it but Pulevoi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buckley to the ground. Buckley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Buckley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pulevoi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buckley somewhat.
Buckley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buckley wants it to stay on the feet.
Buckley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pulevoi closes the distance and clinches up with Buckley, looking for a takedown. Pulevoi pushes Buckley against the cage but Buckley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buckley goes for a double leg but Pulevoi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pulevoi continues to drive forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gennadiy Pulevoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pulevoi 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennadiy Pulevoi!
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