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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Kolev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall tries to stall but Kolev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#TD2#
Kolev jumps guard and drags Hall to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kolev has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position. #SUB2#
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is fighting to break Kolev's control of his arms but Kolev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T1#
Kolev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard. #REVB#
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Kolev is proving a slippery customer.
Kolev content to stall in guard here.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Kolev is proving a slippery customer.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hall being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Kolev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kolev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Kolev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SUB2#
Kolev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kolev wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Kolev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Kolev.
Hall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kolev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall won't allow Kolev to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolev swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Kolev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hall's guard.#T4#
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kolev trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall has Kolev pulled in close to control his posture.
Hall 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.
Kolev content to stall in guard here.
Hall wants to sweep here but Kolev controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall looking to control but Kolev passes into half guard.
Hall wants to improve his position but Kolev is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolio Kolev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Kolev moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
Hall looking to stall.
#TD2#
Kolev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kolev trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall trying to control the position.
Kolev wanted to stand there but Hall had control of the position.
Kolev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kolev manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kolev can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Hall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kolev holds on and takes a little breather. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kolev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hall is looking to work some ground and pound but Kolev has wrist control.#SUB#
Hall drops back looking for a leg! Kolev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kolev manages to kick Hall off! Hall jumps back into Kolev's guard.
Kolev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Kolev gets a clinch. #T3##TD2#
Kolev drags the fight down to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kolev holds on and takes a little breather.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2#
Kolev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hall passes into half guard.
Kolev is trying to stand.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hall prevents Kolev from standing back up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Kolev pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Kolev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall slips a straight right by Kolev.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Kolev gets a takedown into half guard.
Kolev is breathing heavily.
Hall wants to control but Kolev is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolio Kolev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD2#
Kolev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hall was covering up waiting for the punch and Kolev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kolev's guard. #REVR#
Hall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kolev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Kolev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolev is pulling down on Hall's head to control his posture. #T1#
Hall postures up and lands a big shot to Kolev's brow.
Kolev wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kolio Kolev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kolev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kolev wants to stand but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall works over Kolev with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kolev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hall has passed into side control.
#SUB#
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kolev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Kolev! #SUB#
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kolev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kolev wants to get up but he can't break Hall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Kolev from controlling successfully.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kolev manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Hall preventing the sweep.
Kolev is striking but Hall is not phased and passes to half guard.#SUB2#
Hall moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kolev.
You can see the frustration on Kolev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kolev is trying to improve his position.
Hall working away.#SUB#
Hall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kolev tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
Darren Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolio Kolev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Hall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kolev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kolev 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolio Kolev!
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