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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
PFC 35: McCarty vs. Skif
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Koleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Overeem feints a counter leg kick.#TD#
Koleman 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.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Overeem manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Overeem.
Koleman is trying to pull guard but Overeem turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Overeem tries to work over Koleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koleman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Overeem walks away with a smile on his face. Koleman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devario Koleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Overeem misses
and Koleman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Overeem scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem lands with a kick to the temple. Koleman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koleman misses with a takedown attempt - Overeem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koleman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1##TD#
Koleman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Overeem to the mat! Overeem manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overeem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Koleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Koleman postures up in Overeem's guard and throws a big left but Overeem blocks it.
Koleman trying to control but Overeem is working from the bottom.
Overeem controlling Koleman's posture.
Koleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Overeem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Koleman preventing the sweep. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Overeem manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Overeem is trying to push Koleman away but Koleman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koleman tries to pull guard but Overeem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Overeem prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koleman tries to pull guard but Overeem won't allow it.
Overeem is trying to maintain a safe position but Koleman gets an underhook and turns Overeem into the cage.
Overeem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koleman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Overeem smiles and moves away.
Overeem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Overeem throws a low kick but Koleman avoids it.
Koleman misses with a takedown attempt - Overeem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koleman shoots in but Overeem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Koleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Overeem's waist but Overeem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koleman off to one side.
Overeem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koleman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crack! A monster head kick from Overeem and Koleman falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Overeem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arjen Overeem!
During a confident post fight interview, Arjen Overeem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
North Paw
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Salgado throws a predictable looking body shot
#TD#
and Bang counters with a takedown into side control.
Bang throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Salgado seems a little lost for a moment, as Bang dominates the positioning.
Bang prevents Salgado from escaping the position.
Bang looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Salgado is avoiding damage well.
Salgado is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB#
Bang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang wants to control but Salgado is keeping him busy. #T1#
Salgado wants to get back to his feet.
Bang controls the position from side control.
Salgado is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bang connects with a decent elbow. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bang landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB#
Bang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bang controls the position.
Bang lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bang working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bang in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB#
Bang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Bang in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bang throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Salgado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bang misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#SUB#
Bang is trying to get an arm triangle but Salgado is defending well.
Bang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salgado keeps working. #T4#
Bang throws an elbow but Salgado slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bang working the ground and pound but Salgado is defending the strikes. #SUB#
Bang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bang scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bang is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Salgado will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB#
Bang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Bang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Salgado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bang counters with a nice uppercut.
Simon Salgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salgado misses the jab.
Bang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Salgado.
Good exchange - Bang coming out on top.
Salgado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#
Salgado is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Simon Salgado has been cut.
Salgado throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Bang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Salgado is still on wobbly legs! Can Bang finish him?#TD#
Bang wants the takedown. Salgado is fighting it off but Bang persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Salgado's guard against the cage.
Salgado is wriggling around but Bang manages to pass to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#REVB#
Bang content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Bang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salgado sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Bang there.
Bang lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Salgado quite badly. Salgado pulls Bang in close trying to recover. Bang postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Salgado on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Salgado doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Bang!
Kelvin Bang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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