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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 22, 2020 |
#R1#
Lin throws a nice looking combination but Rubanok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rubanok tries to clinch but Lin moves away
and Lin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rubanok thinking.
A big left from Lin misses. #CL2#
Rubanok clinches up against the cage.
Lin is trying to stall.
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin tries to throw a body punch but Rubanok avoids it by throwing Lin back against the cage.
Lin misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubanok misses with a knee to the head.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubanok misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Lin avoiding damage as Rubanok throws knees to the body.
Rubanok misses with a knee to the head.
Lin trying to control the position but instead, Rubanok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lin into the cage.
Rubanok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lin's efforts to push away.
Rubanok trying to land knees to the body.
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubanok has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lin.
Lin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rubanok has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rubanok lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
Rubanok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubanok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubanok unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rubanok misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubanok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lin's brow.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Rubanok misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Rubanok misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin tries to throw a body punch but Rubanok avoids it by throwing Lin back against the cage.
Rubanok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
Rubanok keeps control of Lin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rubanok tries to land knees in the clinch but Lin avoids the damage to the body.
Rubanok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rubanok fails to land.
Lin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubanok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms. #T4#
Rubanok misses with a knee to the head.
Rubanok misses with an elbow strike.
Rubanok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lin avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubanok.
Rubanok has Lin pressed against the cage, preventing Lin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lin is trying to break the clinch but Rubanok has him pressed against the cage.
Lin wants to break free but Rubanok has control.
Lin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubanok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubanok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolya Rubanok dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rubanok.
Rubanok looks for the body kick but Lin saw that one coming.
Lin throws a hook but Rubanok avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Lin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lin.
A left and a right from Lin both land. Nice combination.
Lin missing with a left hand there. Rubanok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubanok doesn't manage to clinch there - Lin circles away.
Lin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lin throws a hook but Rubanok avoids it easily.
Rubanok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubanok tries to clinch
and Rubanok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Lin finds it's target.
Rubanok wants to clinch
and Lin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Lin jabs Rubanok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rubanok throws a leg kick
and Lin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Rubanok.#CL2#
Rubanok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubanok gets through Lin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lin working hard to break the clinch.
Rubanok trying to land knees to the body.
Rubanok missing with knees to the body.
Lin blocks the elbow strike.
Lin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Rubanok has Lin pressed against the cage, preventing Lin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rubanok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lin is defending well for now.
Lin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubanok lands with a right to the head.
Rubanok misses with a knee strike.
Rubanok pushes off an throws an elbow but Lin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rubanok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lin can't break the clinch.
Rubanok is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rubanok landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubanok missing with knees to the body.
Rubanok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lin.
#T3#
Rubanok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
Kolya Rubanok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rubanok blocking some punches.
Lin managing to block the knees to the body from Rubanok.
Rubanok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubanok's elbow.
Rubanok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lin is defending well for now.
Rubanok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
Rubanok missing with knees to the body.
Rubanok misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Lin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rubanok misses with an elbow strike.
Rubanok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubanok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lin.
Rubanok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lin is trying to push Rubanok away but Rubanok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rubanok lands with a right to the head.
Rubanok looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubanok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolya Rubanok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Rubanok moves into the clinch.
Rubanok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lin.
Lin dodges an elbow strike from Rubanok.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rubanok as Lin tries to tie him up.
Rubanok tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
Rubanok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lin's efforts to push away.
Lin looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubanok controls his hands.
Rubanok missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Lin tries to circle away but Rubanok has him pinned against the cage.
Rubanok gets through Lin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lin avoiding damage as Rubanok throws knees to the body.
Rubanok missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rubanok prevents Lin from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rubanok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lin. #T2#
Rubanok blocks an uppercut.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin trying to stall but Rubanok improves his position.
Rubanok working aggressively here.
Lin wants to break free but Rubanok has control.
Rubanok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubanok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lin is defending well for now.
Rubanok pushes off an throws an elbow but Lin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lin tries to circle away but Rubanok has him pinned against the cage.
Rubanok scores with a shoulder strike.
Rubanok looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
#T3#
Lin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lin.
Lin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubanok trying to land knees to the body.
Rubanok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rubanok has him pressed against the cage.
Rubanok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rubanok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rubanok prevents Lin from breaking the clinch.
Lin managing to block the knees to the body from Rubanok.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Rubanok throws a head punch that misses.
Lin blocks an elbow strike.
Rubanok tries to land knees in the clinch but Lin avoids the damage to the body.
Rubanok misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lexi Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubanok throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
Still in the clinch, Rubanok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rubanok misses with some punches.
Rubanok throws a head punch that misses.
Kolya Rubanok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lin wants to get back to striking at distance but Rubanok won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kolya Rubanok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rubanok winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolya Rubanok!
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