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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Pollock tries to close the distance and clinch but Verjigen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pollock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Verjigen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Pollock takes the fight into the clinch.
Verjigen blocks a body shot from Pollock.
Pollock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verjigen blocking some punches.
Verjigen blocking some punches.
Pollock throws a punch but it's blocked by Verjigen.
Verjigen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pollock misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pollock fails to land.
Verjigen is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Pollock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verjigen misses with an elbow over the top.
Pollock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pollock working aggressively here.
Verjigen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T1##BC#
Verjigen manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pollock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pollock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pollock fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Pollock clinches up with Verjigen and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Verjigen jumps guard.
Pollock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Verjigen's guard.
Verjigen controlling the position.
Pollock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Verjigen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pollock wants to stand but Verjigen is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Verjigen is looking for a triangle but Pollock pushes his legs off easily.
#T2#
Verjigen has Pollock pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Verjigen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pollock.
Jackson Pollock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Pollock gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Verjigen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verjigen circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Pollock closes the distance and clinches.#T3#
Verjigen is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Verjigen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Pollock fails to land.
Pollock misses with a punch on the inside.
Pollock tries to work over Verjigen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pollock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Verjigen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pollock tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Verjigen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pollock pushes Verjigen off but Verjigen dives into side control.
#SU#
Verjigen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pollock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Verjigen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pollock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pollock wants to clinch.
Verjigen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pollock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Verjigen somewhat.#T4##CL2#
Pollock closes the distance and pushes Verjigen back into the cage.#TD#
Verjigen pulls Pollock into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Verjigen 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#
Pollock is looking to escape.
Pollock looks winded!
Verjigen stalling.
Verjigen moves into full mount! Pollock won't be happy about that!
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 Frank Verjigen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Pollock moves in looking to clinch but Verjigen pushes him off.
Verjigen throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Pollock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Verjigen has Pollock up against the cage in a clinch.
Pollock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Verjigen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pollock.
Verjigen is trying to maintain a safe position but Pollock gets an underhook and turns Verjigen into the cage.
Verjigen fails to pull guard.
Pollock tries a body shot but Verjigen blocks it.
Pollock swings wildly with an uppercut but Verjigen uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Verjigen pulls Pollock into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Verjigen is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Verjigen is in close to Pollock's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Verjigen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verjigen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Verjigen'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.#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.#SU#
Verjigen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pollock tries to clinch up but Verjigen circles away and keeps his distance.
Verjigen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#CL2#
Pollock takes the fight into the clinch.
Pollock tries to throw a body punch but Verjigen avoids it by throwing Pollock back against the cage.
Verjigen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pollock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Verjigen. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Verjigen manages to break the clinch.
Pollock tries to clinch there but Verjigen circles away.
Verjigen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pollock can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Pollock closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Verjigen breaks the clinch.
Frank Verjigen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Pollock moves into the clinch.
Pollock is pressed up against the cage. Verjigen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pollock down to the mat. Pollock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T3##CL#
Verjigen instigates a clinch.
Verjigen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD#
Verjigen tightens his grip and picks Pollock up, before dumping him to the ground. Pollock manages to land in guard.
Verjigen is standing up over Pollock. Pollock looks to escape but Verjigen dives into side control.
Pollock is breathing heavily.
Verjigen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB#
Verjigen is trying to get an arm triangle but Pollock is defending well. #SUB#
Verjigen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pollock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4##SUB#
Verjigen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SU#
Verjigen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verjigen circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Verjigen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Verjigen shoots in for a takedown but Pollock shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Pollock clinches.
Pollock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pollock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pollock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Verjigen breaks the clinch.
Verjigen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pollock is fending him off so far but Verjigen persists. Nope, Pollock circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Pollock drives through and clinches with Verjigen against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Verjigen.
Nice body punch from Pollock.
Pollock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verjigens head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollock misses with a body punch.
Verjigen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Verjigen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pollock has a couple of punches blocked by Verjigen.
Pollock misses with a body punch.
Pollock misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Pollock misses with some punches.
Pollock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pollock misses with a body punch.
#TD#
Verjigen gets control of Pollock's arms and successfully pulls guard. Verjigen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#ES#
Verjigen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pollock tries to clinch up but Verjigen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pollock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pollock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Pollock pushes Verjigen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pollock swings wildly with an uppercut but Verjigen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pollock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pollock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pollock tries to throw a body punch but Verjigen avoids it by throwing Pollock back against the cage.
Pollock has a couple of punches blocked by Verjigen.
Pollock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2##BC#
Verjigen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pollock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verjigen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pollock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pollock slips under a jab from Verjigen.#TD#
Verjigen dives in and scores a takedown into Pollock's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verjigen lands a couple of digs.
Pollock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verjigen.
Verjigen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pollock's guard.
Verjigen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pollock is looking to get back to is feet but Verjigen passes into side control.
#T3#
Verjigen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU#
Verjigen decides to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Verjigen.
Verjigen has a takedown stuffed.
Verjigen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pollock tries to clinch there but Verjigen circles away.
It looked like Verjigen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Verjigen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pollock.
Verjigen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pollock stuffs the takedown attempt from Verjigen. Verjigen gets slowly back to his feet.
Verjigen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson Pollock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollock tries to clinch but Verjigen moves away #TD#
and Verjigen counters with a single leg into guard. Pollock didn't expect that.
Jackson Pollock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Verjigen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pollock wants to get back to his feet but Verjigen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 Frank Verjigen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Verjigen, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Verjigen!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 21, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Mendoza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leonard's guard.
Leonard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendoza controls the pace.
Leonard can't keep his opponent in guard - Mendoza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leonard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendoza on the ground.
Mendoza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Mendoza gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1##TD2#
Mendoza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Mendoza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leonard wants to get back to full guard.#SU2#
Mendoza gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Leonard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Mendoza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leonard to the mat! Leonard manages to get full guard.
Leonard can't keep his opponent in guard - Mendoza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2##SUB#
Leonard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendoza takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mendoza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mendoza wants to free his trapped foot but Leonard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mendoza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like Mendoza might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T3#
Leonard tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mendoza has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mendoza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mendoza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leonard hang on?
Mendoza looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Mendoza is landing with some decent strikes but Leonard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mendoza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mendoza lands a big shot there that rocks Leonard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mendoza content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendoza lands a heavy elbow.
Mendoza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Mendoza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
Mendoza clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Mendoza ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mendoza no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Leonard wanted to stand there but Mendoza had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendoza holds on and takes a little breather.
Leonard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leonard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard wants to get up but he can't break Mendoza's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leonard being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Mendoza 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.#T1#
Leonard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Mendoza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendoza cracks Leonard with a solid left hand.
Mendoza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mendoza passes Leonard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mendoza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Mendoza works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mendoza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leonard tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB2#
Mendoza has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Leonard is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Mendoza!
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