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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 705 Round 1
Date: Nov 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Merver throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease. #TD#
White gets a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Merver makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#CL2#
Merver closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Merver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Merver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Merver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Merver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Merver has taken the fight to the clinch.
White tries for a takedown but Merver manages to get underhooks.
#T1##BC2#
Merver manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
White throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Merver tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. White is in Merver's guard.#SUB2#
Merver has an active guard here but White has managed to pass into half guard.
Merver is in trouble now - White has advanced to mount!
White content just to control the position here.
Merver tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2##T3#
White avoids the attempt from Merver to control.
White takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
White has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merver is desperately trying to improve his position but White has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
White seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Merver for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White continues to stall.
White avoids the attempt from Merver to control.
White controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Super White 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.
#R2#
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Merver tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Merver to the ground. Merver escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Merver misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Merver moves into range and clinches up with White.#BC2#
Merver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
White manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Merver on his heels. He'll look to pass Merver's guard now, I'm sure.
Merver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Super White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Merver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1##SU#
White decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL#
White closes the distance and clinches.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Merver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merver avoids it.#BC2#
Merver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merver fails with the takedown.
White throws a big counter combination but Merver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T2#
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Merver shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Merver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merver sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Merver with that takedown attempt.
Super White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Merver.
Merver is breathing heavily.
White stalks Merver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Merver's face. Merver staggers backwards, shaken.
Merver lands a body shot.
#TD#
White fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Merver sprawls well initially but White persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU#
White stands up from half guard. #T3##TD#
White closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
White passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Merver!
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
White's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Merver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White controlling from the full mount.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merver can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merver can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super White dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Merver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White thows a leg kick but Merver checks it
and Merver counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Merver to acknowledge the strikes.
Merver lands a nice looking body shot.
Merver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White tries to counter by clinching up but Merver breaks away and moves out of range.#TD#
White throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Merver was covering up waiting for the punch and White finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White slips nicely into half guard.#T1#
White slows the pace down in half guard.
Merver trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
More hug and hope from White.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#ES2#
Merver makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Merver shoots and misses #TD#
and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Merver is looking to stand back up but White counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Merver.
Merver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#REVB##SU#
White decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from White as Merver shoots in.
Super White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Merver.#T3##CL#
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Merver goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.
#TD#
White gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Merver regains guard.
White is standing up over Merver. Merver looks to escape but White dives into side control.
#REVB#
Merver being controlled for a moment. #T4#
White lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merver gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rick Merver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Super White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Super White!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Super White!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Super White!
Super White wins by unanimous decision!
Super White tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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