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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 12, 2018 |
#R1#
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick and Rich moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams wants a takedown.
#TD2#
Adams pulls guard.
Rich will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rich prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.
Adams controls Rich momentarily but Rich frees himself.
Rich throwing strikes but missing.
Rich prevents Adams from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Adams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams wants to sweep here but Rich controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rich landing with the ground and pound.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#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.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rolando Rich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Adams.#CL2#
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Rich in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adams is stalling here.
#BC2#
Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rich leaves Adams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rich fails to land the takedown.#T3#
Rich wants to clinch.
Rich leaves Adams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Adams moves into the clinch.
Rich lands a right hand.
Rich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adams.
#BC2#
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Rich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Geoff Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Adams has Rich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adams to keep the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Rich.
Rich stalling against the cage.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD2#
Adams pulls guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rich postures up.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Adams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Rich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams.
As Adams looks to move away, Rich throws a big counter combo but Adams just gets out of the way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adams.
It looked like Rich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rich tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rich to the ground. Rich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rolando Rich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Adams.#CL#
Rich closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams can't get the takedown.
Rich jumps guard but Adams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Adams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rich up against the cage.
Adams tries to pull guard but Rich holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
#T1#
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rich controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adams fails to pull guard.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rich goes for a takedown attempt but Adams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Adams clinches with his opponent.
Rich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adams prevents it.
#T2#
Rich looking for a takedown.
Rich blocks an elbow strike from Adams.
Rich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Rich gets tackled into the cage by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adams prevents it.
Adams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD2#
Adams has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rich uses from the top position.
Adams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3#
Rich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rich throwing strikes but missing.
Rich really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Rich slips an elbow through the middle.
Adams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#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.
Rich throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rich's waist but Rich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side. #CL2#
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Rich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick and Rich moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Rich jumps guard but Adams stands there with Rich around his waist. Rich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rich taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich prevents the takedown attempt.
Rich is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Adams pulls Rich into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Adams throws a leg kick but Rich checks it.
It looked like Rich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Adams moves into range and clinches up with Rich.
Rich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #TD#
Rich ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rich no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams passes into half guard.
Rich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
Rich trying to control here.
Adams controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rich controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T1#
Rich is refusing to be controlled, as Adams sits in half guard.
Adams wants to stand up but Rich is controlling the position.
Adams controlling the pace.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rich defending well though. #SUB2#
Adams is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Rich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rich is pressing down on Adams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rich keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Rich is trying to keep Adams in close.
Adams trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rich counters with a left and a right that stings Adams. #CL2#
Adams instigates a clinch.
Rich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T3#
Adams has Rich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rich is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Rich into the cage.#TD2#
Adams pulls guard.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rich defends well.
Adams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rich.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adams is controlling Rich's posture.#T4#
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.
Rich stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Rich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Rich darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rolando Rich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Adams.
Adams has Rich pushed against the cage.
Rich lands with a light punch inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Rich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rolando Rich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geoff Adams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch 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 Rolando Rich.
I think Adams 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Adams!
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