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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Test 1
Date: Mar 26, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks avoiding damage as Boom throws knees to the body.
#TD2#
Brooks manages to pull guard.
Boom throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom wants to stand and escape but instead Brooks has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##SU2#
Brooks stands and steps away. Boom gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2#
and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T1#
Boom is working Brooks over against the cage.
Boom trying to control the position but instead, Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boom into the cage.
Boom jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boom with a knee to the head.
Boom is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonic Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks tries to break the clinch but Boom is controlling the position. #TD2#
Brooks successfully pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brooks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brooks is pulling down on Boom's head. It's preventing any offense from Boom, at least for the moment.
Boom wants to stand but Brooks is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
Boom trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks has control of Boom's left arm, preventing Boom from doing any damage.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
Boom wants to stand but Brooks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boom scoring with punches to the head and body. #T3#
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brooks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2#
Brooks is looking for a triangle but Boom pushes his legs off easily.
Boom trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES2#
Brooks has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boom off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Boom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side.
Boom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T4##CL2#
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Boom is trying to maintain a safe position but Brooks gets an underhook and turns Boom into the cage.#TD2#
Brooks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Boom scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Brooks manages to mount him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks controlling the pace for now.
Brooks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brooks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Brooks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Boom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Boom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side.
And Brooks tries to counter it with a takedown but Boom pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Brooks feints and as Boom raises his hands in defense, Brooks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throwing strikes from guard but Boom blocks nicely. #T1#
Boom wants to sweep here but Brooks controlling him for the moment.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boom 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.
Brooks is stalling in the full guard.
Brooks looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boom blocks a leg kick.
Boom throws a big counter combination but Brooks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boom dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Boom tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brooks as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonic Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom moves to clinch but Brooks breaks away #TD2#
and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brooks is nestled in close to Boom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Brooks is looking for a kimura but Boom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brooks to get the leverage. #T3#
Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Boom defends it.
Boom is looking to improve his position.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Let's hope that Brooks 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.
Boom trying to control here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brooks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##TD2#
Brooks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boom quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB2#
Brooks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Boom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
Brooks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks wants to stand up but Boom has a hold of him and won't allow it. #T1##SUB2#
Brooks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boom defends it well.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Boom is trying to get back to full guard.
Brooks is nestled in close to Boom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T2#
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.
Brooks is thwarting Boom's attempts to control the position.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brooks moves nicely into side control.
Brooks working away.
Boom is looking to regain half guard here but Brooks keeps moving and retains side control.
Brooks passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Boom! #T3#
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boom tries to lock up and control but Brooks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Boom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Brooks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#SUB2#
Brooks looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brooks working the ground and pound effectively.
Brooks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T4#
Brooks controlling his opponent.
Boom tries to reverse the position but Brooks maintains control.#SUB2#
Brooks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Brooks raining down shots from the mount!
Boom is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Brooks has hold of Boom's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Boom manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brooks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Brooks!
After the fight, Gerry Brooks was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
IMMAC 1 The Beginning
Date: Mar 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Crush defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Forssell.
Forssell shoots and misses
letting Crush counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Forssell shoots in and bounces Crush off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forssell advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Forssell tries for a kimura but Crush is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush wants to control but Forssell postures up.
Crush is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Forssell off and has taken his back!#T1#
I really don't envy Forssell right now.
Forssell just trying to survive but Crush is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Will Crush go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Crush keeps control of the position as Forssell tries to break free.
Forssell is still trying to improve position.#T2#
Forssell staying busy and making it hard for Crush to control.
Crush is really struggling to control Forssell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Forssell is trying to break free.
Forssell looking very determined here, making life difficult for Crush.
Forssell trying to control but not successfully.
Forssell is in bad spot here.
#T3#
Forssell trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Crush keeps control of the position as Forssell tries to break free.
Forssell trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Crush's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Forssell is really stuck here.
#T4#
Forssell looking very determined here, making life difficult for Crush.
Crush doesn't have the hooks in and Forssell manages to turn into his guard.
Forssell wants to pass the guard but Crush is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Forssell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Crush looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Crush looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Crush! #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forssell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ultra Crush will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Crush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Forssell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crush avoids it really well and circles away.
Forssell with a poor takedown
and Crush counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Forssell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crush was covering up waiting for the punch and Forssell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crush is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Forssell 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush postures up.
#T1##SUB2#
Forssell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crush defends well.
Forssell keeping moving, preventing Crush from controlling successfully.
Forssell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crush preventing the sweep. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Forssell pulls Crush in to control the position.
Forssell looking for a sweep. Not yet Forssell, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Forssell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Forssell controls Crush momentarily but Crush frees himself. #SUB2#
Forssell is looking to cinch up a triangle. Crush throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Forssell's body to avoid the submission. Forssell has instead reached around Crush's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Forssell arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Timo Forssell!
Timo Forssell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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