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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Josua moves out of range of the body kick from Octopus.
Octopus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Josua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Josua misses.
Josua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Octopus can pounce on him.
Josua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Josua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#KD#
Josua lands a big head kick that sends Octopus tumbling to the mat! Josua takes a step backwards and waves Octopus back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Octopus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Josua tries to close the distance and clinch but Octopus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Octopus is still on wobbly legs! Can Josua finish him?
Josua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Octopus seems to have recovered his senses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Octopus, right into the meat.
Octopus is looking to score with low kicks.
Josua drops down looking for a counter takedown but Octopus sprawls and moves away.
Octopus dodges the punch combination from Josua.
Josua moves in looking to clinch but Octopus pushes him off.
Octopus flicks out a counter leg kick but Josua steps away.
Josua throws a nice head kick!
#T1#
Octopus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Octopus thumps Josua with a low kick.
Octopus avoids the head kick by Josua.
Both fighters circling a little - Octopus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Octopus connects with a leg kick. Josua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #KD#
Josua lands a big head kick that sends Octopus tumbling to the mat! Josua takes a step backwards and waves Octopus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Octopus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Octopus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Octopus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Octopus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Josua tries a head kick but it misses.
Octopus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Josua.
Octopus tries a quick counter leg kick but Josua is wise to it.
Josua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Josua tries to clinch but Octopus moves out of range.
Octopus misses with a body kick.
Josua misses with a few strikes there.
Octopus scores with a push kick.
Octopus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Octopus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Octopus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Octopus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Josua throws a combination that misses
and Octopus counters with a solid body kick.
Josua is breathing heavily.
Octopus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Octopus scores with a nice body kick.
Octopus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Octopus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Octopus lands a front kick.
Josua connects with a high kick.
Doctor Octopus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Octopus thumps Josua with a low kick.
Josua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Octopus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Octopus.
A solid leg kick lands there for Octopus.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Octopus. Josua shrugs it off though.
Josua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Octopus circles away quickly and effectively.
Octopus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Josua crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Octopus - the referee stops the clock and Josua gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Octopus. Josua manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Octopus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Josua will feel that in the morning.
Octopus scores with a nice body kick.
Josua will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Josua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doctor Octopus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Josua tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Octopus lands a leg kick that knocks Josua off balance momentarily.
Octopus scores with a spinning back kick!
Octopus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Josua's calf.#T4#
Octopus delivers a nice body kick.
Octopus scores with a push kick.
Josua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Octopus.
Octopus scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Octopus.
Octopus lands a front kick.
Josua takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Octopus. Josua shrugs it off though.
Octopus thows a body kick. Josua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Octopus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Josua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Octopus thuds his shin into the meat of Josua's side.
Octopus throws a front kick that sends Josua stumbling back into the cage.
Josua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Octopus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Octopus scores with a nice body kick.
Octopus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Josua if he has to take too many more of those.
Josua dives in for a single leg takedown but Octopus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Octopus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Octopus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Octopus is looking to land body kicks.
Octopus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Josua wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Josua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Octopus, right into the meat.
Octopus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Josua throws a head kick that misses
and Octopus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Josua's knee momentarily.
Crunch! Octopus slams his shin into Josua's torso.
Octopus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Josua.
Octopus feints a counter leg kick.
Octopus is looking to slow Josua down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Josua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Octopus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Josua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Octopus.
Josua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Josua.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Octopus, right into the meat.
Josua throws a head kick but Octopus moves out of range.
Octopus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! Octopus slams his shin into Josua's torso.
Octopus delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Octopus.
Antonio Josua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Octopus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Josua if he has to take too many more of those.
Octopus throws a front kick that sends Josua stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Octopus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Octopus thows a body kick. Josua tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Octopus throws a front kick that sends Josua stumbling back into the cage.
Josua throws a head kick but Octopus moves out of range.
Octopus thuds his shin into the meat of Josua's side.
Octopus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Josua takes a step back to recover.
Octopus connects with a leg kick. Josua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Octopus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Octopus scores with a leg kick.
Octopus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Octopus.
Octopus lands a leg kick that knocks Josua off balance momentarily.
Octopus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Octopus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Josua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Octopus.
Doctor Octopus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Josua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T3#
Octopus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Octopus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Octopus connects with a solid leg kick.
Josua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Octopus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Octopus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Octopus scores with a nice body kick.
Octopus scores with a spinning back kick!
Octopus scores with a push kick.
Octopus delivers a nice body kick.
Octopus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Josua.
Octopus slips a jab and a cross from Josua.
Octopus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Josua takes a step back to recover.
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!
Octopus thumps Josua with a low kick.#T4#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Octopus. Josua shrugs it off though.
Octopus scores with a kick to the body.
Octopus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Octopus. Josua shrugs it off though.
Octopus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Josua takes a step back to recover.
Octopus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Josua.
Octopus defending well as Josua loads up on a big left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Josua might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Octopus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Josua's calf.
Octopus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Octopus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Octopus, right into the meat.
Octopus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Josua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Octopus. Octopus obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Octopus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Octopus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Octopus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Octopus staying out of range there.
Octopus lands a nice looking body kick.
Octopus throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Octopus.
Josua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Octopus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Josua takes a step back to recover.
Good standup being displayed there by Josua as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octopus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Octopus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Octopus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Octopus.
Crunch! Octopus slams his shin into Josua's torso.#T1#
Josua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Octopus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Octopus.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Josua.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Octopus!
Josua misses with a takedown attempt - Octopus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Octopus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Octopus misses with a body kick.
Josua fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Josua. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Josua crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Octopus - the referee stops the clock and Josua gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Octopus. Josua manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Octopus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Octopus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Octopus scores with a push kick.
Josua tries to clinch but Octopus moves away
and Octopus counters with an outside leg kick.
Doctor Octopus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Octopus slams his shin into Josua's torso.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Octopus - that will leave a mark!
Josua throws a lazy head kick
and Octopus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Josua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Octopus. Octopus obviously looking to wear him down.
Josua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Octopus.
Josua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T3#
Octopus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Josua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Octopus. Josua shrugs it off though.
Octopus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Octopus.
That kick from Octopus tenderised Josua's leg. Josua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Octopus thows a body kick. Josua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Octopus thuds his shin into the meat of Josua's side.
Octopus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Octopus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Octopus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Octopus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Octopus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Josua tries to bum rush Octopus with a series of wild strikes but Octopus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Octopus.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Octopus.
Octopus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Josua. That did some damage!
Octopus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Josua's sensitive parts.
Octopus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Octopus lands a nice looking body kick.
Josua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Josua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Octopus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Octopus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Octopus lands a nice looking body kick.
Octopus thuds his shin into the meat of Josua's side.
Antonio Josua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Octopus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Octopus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Octopus 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Octopus!
Antonio Josua was interviewed post fight and said 'In life you lose, you win, but one thing is for sure: YOU NEVER GIVE UP!'.
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