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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 03, 2020 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target. #CL2#
Ryan takes the fight into the clinch.
Ryan is trying to break free.
Ryan wants to take the fight to the mat but Markkanen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Markkanen keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Markkanen tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Markkanen drops back down to his feet.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike.#BC#
Markkanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Markkanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Ryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Markkanen in a clinch.
Markkanen goes for a takedown attempt but Ryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Markkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Markkanen throwing a counter right hand but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Markkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1#
Ryan throws a head kick but Markkanen moves out of range.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Markkanen's calf.#CL#
Markkanen rushes Ryan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Markkanen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ryan tries to avoid it but Markkanen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ryan to the ground. Ryan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Markkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Markkanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ryan has Markkanen pressed against the cage, preventing Markkanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Markkanen.
#BC2#
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Markkanen moves into the clinch.
Markkanen tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
#T2#
Ryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Markkanen won't allow it.
#BC2#
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Markkanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan with a lazy takedown attempt #TD#
and Markkanen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryan won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markkanen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ryan is trying to get back to his feet.
Markkanen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #SU#
Markkanen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T3##CL2#
Ryan takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Markkanen has Ryan pressed against the cage, preventing Ryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD#
Markkanen has clasped his hands together around Ryan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here.
Markkanen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ryan for as long as he can get away with.#T4##SUB#
Markkanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ryan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Markkanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ryan holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Markkanen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ryan struggling a bit here.
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 Romeo Markkanen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Markkanen shoots in but Ryan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ryan pushes Markkanen away with a front kick.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Markkanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ryan's guard.
Ryan is looking to sweep but instead, Markkanen has passed into half guard.
Ryan trying to control but Markkanen postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markkanen is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryan tries to kick Markkanen off but Markkanen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1#
Ryan keeping control of the position.
Ryan taking some punishment here, with Markkanen in his half guard.
Ryan scores with a few weak punches.
Markkanen controlling the action here.
Ryan tries to kick Markkanen off but Markkanen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Markkanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ryan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Markkanen not doing much here.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Markkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Markkanen blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Markkanen is defended easily by Ryan.
A head kick by Ryan misses #TD#
and Markkanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ryan's guard.
Markkanen connects with a couple of short punches.
Markkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romeo Markkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Markkanen prevents Ryan from getting back to his feet.
Ryan is adopting a defensive guard.#T3#
Ryan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Markkanen dives into side control.
Markkanen is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Markkanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ryan tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ryan is trying to control Markkanen's posture but Markkanen avoids it.
Ryan wants to get back to his feet but Markkanen is dominant here and he's now got Ryan's back!
Markkanen wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
Markkanen not allowing Ryan to control his hands.
Markkanen just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Markkanen.
Ryan wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Markkanen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markkanen blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Ryan fails with the takedown#CL#
and Markkanen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Markkanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Markkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Markkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markkanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riley Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ryan darts in and clinches Markkanen up against the cage.
Ryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Markkanen has double underhooks.
Ryan landing knees to the body.
Markkanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Ryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Markkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan jumps guard but Markkanen stands there with Ryan around his waist. Ryan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Markkanen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ryan to keep the fight standing.
Markkanen cracks Ryan with a nice body shot.
Romeo Markkanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryan prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC2#
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Markkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. Markkanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Markkanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Markkanen wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Markkanen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD#
Markkanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ryan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES2#
Ryan sneaks out the side door and pushes Markkanen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Markkanen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ryan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ryan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Markkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Markkanen works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3##SUB#
Markkanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Ryan wants to get back to his feet.
Markkanen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ryan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ryan is looking to get to half guard.#T4##SUB#
Markkanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ryan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Markkanen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ryan tries to hold on but Markkanen pushes him away.
Riley Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markkanen trying to control but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Riley Ryan.
I think Markkanen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Romeo Markkanen!
An intense looking Romeo Markkanen took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I won. You bad'.
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