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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Mcfadden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #TD2#
Dupond shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcfadden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mcfadden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dupond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcfadden is keeping the position for now. #SU2#
Dupond decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dupond blocks a head kick by Mcfadden.
Dupond lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Mcfadden gets caught flat footed, as Dupond shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcfadden tries to strike from the bottom.
Mcfadden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dupond distracts Mcfadden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dupond wants to pass the guard but Mcfadden is keeping the position.
Mcfadden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dupond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dupond is stalling in the full guard.
Mcfadden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dupond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dupond lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dupond engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dupond is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcfadden has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dupond preventing the sweep.
Dupond sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dupond throws a combination. Mcfadden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#ROC2#
Mcfadden is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Ezra Mcfadden has been cut.
Mcfadden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Mcfadden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Dupond moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Dupond breaks from the clinch.
Mcfadden seems to have got his legs back now.
Dupond throws a head kick but Mcfadden moves out of range.
As Dupond tries to get set, Mcfadden tries to push him back and clinch up but Dupond manages to avoid the attempt.#T3#
Mcfadden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#TD2#
Dupond scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SU2#
Dupond decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD2#
Dupond scores with a takedown into Mcfadden's guard.
Mcfadden is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dupond dives into side control.
#REVR#
Dupond in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dupond controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Let's hope that Dupond has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcfadden prevents Dupond from improving position.
Dupond working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Dupond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezra Mcfadden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Mcfadden throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Dupond moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Dupond gets control of Mcfadden's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dupond will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dupond is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcfadden is controlling him.
Mcfadden being controlled here momentarily.
Dupond keeping full guard, as Mcfadden tries to pass. #SUB2#
Dupond looking for a guillotine here but Mcfadden defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfadden with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Dupond seems keen to control Mcfadden's posture.
Dupond's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Dupond.
Bastien Dupond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcfadden throws an elbow that misses. Dupond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mcfadden's guard. Nice move by Dupond!#REVB##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.#SU2#
Dupond gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD2#
Dupond gets the takedown into side control.
Dupond just content to control the position.
Mcfadden wants to control but Dupond postures up.
Check out the look on Dupond's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#SU2#
Dupond decides to stand back up. Dupond steps back and let's Mcfadden get back to his feet.
Mcfadden wants to clinch up but Dupond keeps it at a distance.
Dupond counters with a body kick.#TD2#
Dupond shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T3#
Dupond stays in close to Mcfadden's body and controls the position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Dupond.
Dupond postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dupond postures up.
#SU2#
Dupond stands and steps away. Mcfadden gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Dupond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Dupond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcfadden slips a jab and a cross from Dupond.
#T4##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Dupond breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Dupond pushes Mcfadden up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcfadden is trying to break free.
Mcfadden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dupond has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Dupond gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES#
Mcfadden kicks off Dupond and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Dupond shoots in and bounces Mcfadden off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES#
Mcfadden has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dupond off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Dupond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezra Mcfadden's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Mcfadden has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Dupond drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Dupond goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mcfadden rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dupond's guard! Nice work there by Mcfadden!
Dupond is pulling down on Mcfadden's head to control his posture. #SUB2#
Dupond looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dupond looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Mcfadden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dupond's head.
Mcfadden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcfadden trying to control but Dupond is working from the bottom.
Mcfadden won't allow Dupond to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcfadden wants to control from the top but Dupond keeps moving.
Dupond is pulling down on Mcfadden's head to control his posture. #SUB2#
Dupond is looking for a triangle but Mcfadden pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Dupond escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mcfadden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Mcfadden won't allow Dupond to get back to his feet.
Mcfadden is fighting to break Dupond's control of his arms but Dupond is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dupond keeping moving, preventing Mcfadden from controlling successfully.
Dupond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dupond has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3##TD2#
Dupond looking to score a takedown here. Mcfadden is defending well but Dupond drives through and ends up in Mcfadden's guard.
Dupond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dupond controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcfadden controlling Dupond's posture.
Dupond wants to pass the guard but Mcfadden is keeping the position.
Dupond slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T4#
Dupond throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcfadden works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Dupond looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ezra Mcfadden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastien Dupond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcfadden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bastien Dupond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dupond has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Dupond!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Scherger misses with a wild combination.
Scherger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Page is looking to counter with a body kick.#TD2#
Scherger feints and as Page raises his hands in defense, Scherger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Scherger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SU2#
Scherger decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Page, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scherger is defended easily by Page.#T1##CL2#
Scherger rushes Page and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scherger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Page gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scherger avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#TD2#
Scherger 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.#ES#
Page wriggles free and stands up. #T2#
Sebastian Scherger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown but Scherger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Page's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL2#
Scherger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Page, pushing him back against the cage.
Page holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Scherger is trying to drag Page to the mat but Page just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Felton Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Scherger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page prevents a body shot from Scherger.
Scherger stalls.
Page is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T3##BC2#
Scherger breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Scherger has managed to clinch.
Page is looking for a takedown.
Scherger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scherger stalling in the clinch.
Page is pushing Scherger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
Page avoiding damage.
Scherger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Page stalling the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Scherger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD#
Page drives through with a takedown into Scherger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scherger controlling Page's posture.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #ES2#
Scherger has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Page is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Scherger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scherger tries to pull guard but Page forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Page.
#T1##TD2#
Scherger pulls guard.
Page landing with the ground and pound.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scherger looking to control.
Page landing with the ground and pound.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Scherger is looking for a triangle but Page pushes his legs off easily.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Scherger has wrist control.#T2##SU#
Page stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL2#
Scherger takes the fight into the clinch.
Scherger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Page smiles and moves away.
No luck for Scherger with that takedown attempt.
Page is looking to counter with a body kick.
Felton Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Scherger.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scherger.
#CL2#
Scherger darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.#T3##BC2#
Scherger breaks from the clinch.
Scherger misses with a takedown
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Scherger forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Scherger tries to pull guard but Page won't allow it.
#TD#
Page jumps guard and drags Scherger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Scherger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Page is trying to keep Scherger in close.
Felton Page overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Scherger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
Page is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Page looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Felton Page will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Scherger rushes Page and presses him up against the cage.
Scherger being controlled against the cage.
Page keeps control of Scherger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Page.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page letting Scherger take a breather here.#BC2#
Scherger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Scherger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Page pinned against the cage. Page gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Page went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Page with a poor takedown #TD2#
and Scherger counters with a shoot takedown. Page fights it but they end up in guard.
Scherger trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Page is trying to control the position but Scherger postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Scherger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SU2#
Scherger gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #TD#
Page drives through with a takedown into Scherger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#T2#
Scherger wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
Page scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Page content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Page won't allow Scherger to sweep him here.
Scherger punching from the bottom.
Page might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scherger is controlling Page's posture.
Scherger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Page landing some decent shots from guard.
Scherger 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.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.
Scherger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Scherger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Page is aware though and is defending well.
Scherger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scherger is trying to keep Page in close.
#SUB2#
Scherger has his foot on Page's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Page works his way back into a safe position though.
Scherger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Page postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Scherger throws a sloppy head kick
and Page counters with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Scherger clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Scherger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scherger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Page jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scherger throws a lazy head kick
and Page makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Scherger really felt that one!
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 Felton Page.
I think Page 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Felton Page!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 10, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Osborne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Osborne trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Osborne is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Freddo frees his head nicely. Oh but Osborne has switched to an armbar! Freddo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Brett Osborne!
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