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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
VTT 1: Genesis
Date: May 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Towns throws a head kick that misses.
Levin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Levin moves into the clinch.
Levin scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Levin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Levin moves into the clinch.
Levin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#TD#
Levin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Towns wants to control but Levin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Towns wants to get back to his feet.
Levin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Towns on the ground.
Ground and pound from Levin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Levin looks to land a strike but Towns avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#SUB2#
Towns is looking for a triangle but Levin pushes his legs off easily.
Levin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Levin throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Levin throws a big elbow that misses.
Levin throws a strike but Towns rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB2#
Towns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Towns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Levin keeping moving, preventing Towns from controlling successfully.
Towns preventing the sweep.
Levin working a defensive guard here.
Towns trying to control the position from guard on top but Levin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levin striking from the bottom.
Levin keeping moving, preventing Towns from controlling successfully.
Towns controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Towns trying to control the position from guard on top but Levin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Towns lands a couple of elbows.
Levin wants to get back to his feet but Towns passes into half guard.
Levin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Levin wants to get back to his feet.
Levin is refusing to be controlled, as Towns sits in half guard.
Towns is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Levin punching from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Towns tries to clinch but Levin is having none of it. #T3#
Towns fails with the takedown
and Levin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Levin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Towns's jaw. Towns's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Levin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Levin!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 28, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Towns shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Towns showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Towns works his way into side control.
Hopper tries to bench press Towns off him but Towns keeps the position.
Towns working away.#SUB2#
Towns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hopper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Towns is looking to take a break and control but Hopper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Towns working the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Towns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hopper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Towns taking a break here but Hopper is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hopper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hopper preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hopper wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Towns perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hopper is staying active underneath Towns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Towns controlling the action here.
Hopper is not content to let Towns control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Towns working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Towns is keen to just control but Hopper is a slippery customer.
Towns throwing shots but Hopper is blocking nicely.
Towns prevents Hopper from standing back up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Towns shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Towns stops Hopper from getting back to his feet.
Towns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hopper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Towns controlling the pace. #T4#
Towns trying to control from half guard but Hopper is working away.
Hopper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Towns's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Towns's back!
Hopper not allowing Towns to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Towns might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hopper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Towns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Hopper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Towns to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hopper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hopper controls Towns momentarily but Towns frees himself.
Towns is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Towns is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Towns is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Hopper has Towns pulled in close to control his posture.
Towns wants to control from the top but Hopper keeps moving.
Towns content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Hopper gets a clinch. #TD2#
Towns decides to pull guard. #T2#
Towns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hopper wanted to stand there but Towns had control of the position.
Hopper lands a couple of digs.
Hopper throws an elbow that misses. Towns uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hopper's guard. Nice move by Towns!#REVB#
Towns trying to move into half guard but instead Hopper has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Hopper postures up.
Hopper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Towns is proving hard to escape from. #T3#
Towns is trying to keep Hopper in close.
Hopper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Towns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hopper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hopper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Towns working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hopper has passed into half guard!
Towns blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hopper. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Towns is trying to stand back up but Hopper is controlling him
Towns trying to control but Hopper postures up.
Hopper throwing shots but Towns is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Towns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopper.
Jordan Towns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Hopper there.
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 Werner Hopper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Towns tries to clinch but Hopper is having none of it. #TD2#
Towns shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hopper is trying to defend but Towns finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Towns is controlling the pace.
Hopper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Towns stalling.
Hopper looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T1#
Towns thows a huge punch but Hopper dodges it nicely.
Hopper wants to get back to his feet.
Towns trying to control from half guard but Hopper is working away.
Towns is taking a breather. Hopper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Towns looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hopper!#SUB2#
Towns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Towns taking a breather here. #SUB2#
Towns tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Towns has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Towns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopper can't do much from the bottom here.
Hopper tries to bench press Towns off him but Towns keeps the position. #T3#
Hopper is trying to buck Towns off.
Hopper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Towns cracks Hopper with a big right hand but Hopper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Towns in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Towns is looking to take a break and control but Hopper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Towns is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hopper will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Towns working away.
Towns wants to control but Hopper is keeping him busy.
Hopper sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Towns is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hopper sees it coming and defends easily.
Hopper wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Towns controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Towns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Towns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Towns!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 28, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Kaufman gets tackled into the cage by Cage. Cage maintains the clinch.
Kaufman is struggling to control the position.
Kaufman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cage jumps guard but Kaufman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cage is pushing Kaufman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cage tries to pull guard but Kaufman holds him up against the cage and eventually Cage drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaufman is trying to drag Cage to the mat but Cage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Cage gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Kaufman is looking for a sweep. Cage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Cage seems content to control.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Cage has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kaufman defend it? Cage steps over the head and cranks it - Kaufman is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Cage!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Price throws a counter high kick but Wallace was just alert enough to avoid it.#CL2#
Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Price, pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Price is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wallace can't fight it off and eventually Price manages to take the fight to the floor. Wallace looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Price keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Price. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price works over Wallace with some ground and pound from guard.
Price scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Price works over Wallace with some ground and pound from guard.#T1#
Price is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet but Price passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Price is looking for a kimura here.
Price scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2##SUB#
Price is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wallace sees it coming and defends easily.
Price will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wallace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wallace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Price really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wallace has hold of Price's hands but Price slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Price maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Wallace could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Price has cracked it and Wallace is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Price!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reginald Price!
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