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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Ballwood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ballwood feints a jab promting Fighter to slip. Ballwood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fighter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Ballwood.
Ballwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter.
Fighter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Ballwood scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for Ballwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballwood.
Fighter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fighter fails with the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ballwood!
#T1#
Fighter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ballwood is fending him off so far but Fighter persists. Nope, Ballwood circles away and we're back to standing.
Rake Ballwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballwood moves out of range of the body kick.
Ballwood scores with a jab.
A left and a right from Ballwood both land. Nice combination.
Ballwood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fighter backs up against the cage.
Ballwood is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fighter with a poor takedown
and Ballwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for My Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballwood feints a jab promting Fighter to slip. Ballwood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fighter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Ballwood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ballwood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter takes one on the button.#T2#
Ballwood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fighter at a distance.
Ballwood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fighter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ballwood lands a jab.
Ballwood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ballwood with a nice cross.
A left lands for Ballwood.
Ballwood is looking to clinch.
It appears Fighter was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ballwood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T3#
Ballwood feints a jab promting Fighter to slip. Ballwood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fighter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fighter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rake Ballwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Ballwood.
Fighter misses with a takedown
and Ballwood counters with a three punch combo that has Fighter backing up. Fighter nods at Ballwood to acknowledge the strikes.
Ballwood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL2#
Ballwood closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ballwood tries to pull guard but Fighter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ballwood's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
Ballwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fighter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ballwood's efforts to push away.
Ballwood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fighter is keeping busy.
Ballwood is trying to break the clinch but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Ballwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ballwood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Fighter breaks the clinch.
Ballwood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ballwood lands with a nice combination. Fighter backs away looking to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rake Ballwood 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#
Ballwood lands with an overhand left.
Ballwood lands a two punch combo.
#CL2#
Ballwood rushes Fighter and presses him up against the cage.
Ballwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ballwood is trying to force a seperation but Fighter has the dominant position.#BC#
Fighter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fighter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ballwood throws a right and a left that Fighter avoids nicely.
Fighter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballwood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ballwood duly obliges.
Fighter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ballwood tries to work over Fighter's front leg with a kick but Fighter checks it.
Fighter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T1#
Ballwood wants to clinch.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ballwood sprawls well. Ballwood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Ballwood stalks Fighter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fighter's face. Fighter staggers backwards, shaken.
Fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ballwood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#T2#
Ballwood misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A left and a right from Ballwood both land. Nice combination.
Ballwood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown but Ballwood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Ballwood.
Fighter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fighter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fighter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ballwood is breathing heavily.
Fighter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Ballwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for My Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Fighter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ballwood defends it nicely.
Ballwood looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
And Fighter counters with a quick kick to the body but Ballwood blocks it.
Ballwood throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Fighter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ballwood trying to control here.
Fighter content to control rather than advance.
Ballwood is controlling Fighter's trapped leg to prevent Fighter from advancing to side control.#T4#
Ballwood wants to control but Fighter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Fighter.
Ballwood trying to hold on to Fighter's head to control him but Fighter postures up.
Fighter wants to control but Ballwood is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ballwood connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rake Ballwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Ballwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballwood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fighter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ballwood lands a two punch combo.
Fighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ballwood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fighter.
Ballwood throws a low kick, looking for Fighter's leg but Fighter calmly moves out of range.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ballwood but Ballwood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ballwood instigates a clinch. #T1#
Ballwood tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballwood slows down the pace here.
#BC#
Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ballwood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ballwood scores with a nice strike.
Ballwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ballwood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Ballwood as he connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Ballwood scores with a four punch combination!
Rake Ballwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballwood to score with a decent uppercut.
Fighter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ballwood misses with a double jab.
Ballwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fighter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ballwood scores with a hook to the body. Fighter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ballwood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ballwood misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown but Ballwood shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for My Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Ballwood stuns Fighter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Ballwood.
Fighter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ballwood.
Ballwood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballwood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fighter eats them both and turns towards Ballwood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fighter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ballwood is fending him off so far but Fighter persists. Nope, Ballwood circles away and we're back to standing.
Ballwood tries to bum rush Fighter with a series of wild strikes but Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter.
Ballwood misses with a few strikes there.
Ballwood misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ballwood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fighter somewhat.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter misses with an attempted mid kick.
My Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballwood scores with a hook to the body. Fighter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fighter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ballwood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Ballwood as Fighter shoots in.
Ballwood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rake Ballwood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fighter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rake Ballwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ballwood 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rake Ballwood! |
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