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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 20, 2016 |
#R1# Cherry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aoki. Aoki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cherry's head backwards. Cherry staying out of range there. Masakazu Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Aoki's corner calls for a 1-2. Aoki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Nice cross by Aoki. Jab from Aoki. Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cherry manages to avoid it. Cherry only half commits to the counter leg kick. Aoki throws a lazy uppercut
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Aoki lands the left hand. Aoki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cherry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Aoki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight. Aoki slips a straight right by Cherry. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cherry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Aoki throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it. Cherry throws a body shot but no joy. A slow jab from Cherry misses its intended target. Cherry tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.#CL# Aoki has Cherry up against the cage in a clinch.
#T1# Cherry is trying to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling him. Cherry misses with a body punch.
Aoki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Cherry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aoki has him pressed against the cage.#BC# Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Aoki on the wrong end of a nice hook. Aoki scores with a hook.#KD# Aoki lands a big head kick that sends Cherry tumbling to the mat! Aoki takes a step backwards and waves Cherry back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC# Cherry is rocked! Cherry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aoki. Cherry is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him? This has been an exciting period of action! Aoki missing with a left hand there. Cherry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Cherry throws a body shot but no joy. Aoki throws a jab when Cherry was well out of range. Aoki sizes up Cherry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Aoki looks to land a left hand but Cherry moved out of range nicely. Cherry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T2# Aoki throws a right hand that misses
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand. Aoki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aoki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Cherry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. A big right from Aoki misses. Nice defenses there by Aoki. Cherry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aoki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cherry scrambles back to his feet. Cherry looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely. Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cherry.#CL# Aoki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cherry, pushing him back against the cage. Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Cherry is blocking nicely.
Cherry seems to have recovered his senses.#BC# Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Cherry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CL# Aoki gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC# Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Cherry. Cherry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aoki. Cherry misses with an uppercut. #T3# Cherry tries to move into range but Aoki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Cherry is looking to clinch. Aoki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Aoki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A cross from Aoki lands. Cherry throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Aoki to counter with a crisp jab. Cherry is looking to take this fight into the clinch. It looked like Aoki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cherry. Aoki throws a hook but Cherry avoids it easily.#CL# Aoki closes the distance and pushes Cherry back into the cage.#BC# Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki works the jab nicely. Aoki moves out of range as Cherry strikes. Cherry jabs Aoki right on the nose. Aoki blinks but takes it well. Aoki scores with a body shot.
#T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Aoki cracks Cherry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL# Aoki has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC# Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown. Cherry tries to sprawl out of it but Aoki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cherry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL# Aoki rushes Cherry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Aoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cherry avoids it.#BC2# Cherry manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cherry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A nice inside leg kick there by Aoki. That's going to slow Cherry down. Aoki throws a hook but Cherry blocks it. Cherry misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakazu Aoki dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Cherry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Aoki lands with a nice body kick. Aoki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cherry tries to avoid it but Aoki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cherry to the ground. Cherry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Aoki slips under a jab. Aoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cherry sees it coming and avoids it easily. Aoki lands with a good body shot.#CL# Aoki has Cherry up against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cherry lands a body punch in the clinch. Cherry working hard to break the clinch. Aoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cherry can do to turn this around? Cherry prevents a body shot from Aoki. A bit of stalling here from Aoki.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cherry is defending well for now.#T1# Cherry working aggressively here.
Aoki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Cherry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aoki has him pressed against the cage. Cherry avoiding damage as Aoki throws knees to the body.
Aoki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cherry is trying to break free. Aoki just leaning against Cherry, taking a breather. Cherry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cherry backwards. Aoki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Cherry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Cherry trying to stall but Aoki improves his position.
#T2# Cherry misses with the head strike.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cherry avoids it. Cherry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cherry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Aoki to work.
Cherry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC# Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Cherry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A punch combination from Cherry misses. Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Cherry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masakazu Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.#T3# Cherry moves forwards but Aoki connects with a nice, crisp jab. Cherry throws a chopping leg kick but Aoki manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Aoki misses the shot to the body. Cherry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Aoki is looking to land body kicks. Cherry lands an overhand right. A jab from Aoki misses. Aoki scores with a jab to the jaw. Aoki scores with a jab. Aoki thows a left - swing and a miss! A jab from Cherry misses. Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cherry. Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Cherry. Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Cherry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Cherry misses the jab.#T4# Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cherry.
Aoki is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cherry misses with a straight left. Aoki throws a body shot but no joy. Aoki moves out of range of the leg kick from Cherry. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Aoki lands a front kick. Aoki connects with a crisp jab. Sloppy strikes from Cherry. Those never looked like landing. Aoki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A big right from Aoki misses. Aoki misses with a straight right. Cherry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cherry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cherry is looking to land body kicks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakazu Aoki dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! #R3##CL# Aoki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Cherry. Masakazu Aoki has scored more points in the clinch so far. Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Cherry is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Cherry.
#BC# Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki misses with a straight right. #CL# Aoki moves into the clinch. Cherry tries to break free but Aoki pushes him back against the cage.#BC# Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Aoki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cherry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Aoki lands with a hook. Cherry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cherry paws at him with a jab and circles away. Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki connects with a single shot there. Cherry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1# Cherry tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Cherry misses with a hook
and Aoki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Aoki jabs Cherry right on the nose. Cherry blinks but takes it well. Aoki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Aoki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Aoki misses with a hook to the body
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A jab from Aoki misses. Cherry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Cherry moves out of range as Aoki strikes. Aoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cherry's waist but Cherry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aoki off to one side. Cherry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Aoki looks to land a left hand but Cherry moved out of range nicely. Aoki scores with a shot to the body.
Cherry dips to his left and cracks Aoki with an uppercut! Cherry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aoki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cherry on the side of the head. Cherry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cherry. Aoki missing with a left hand there. Cherry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cherry. Masakazu Aoki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Cherry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki. Cherry throws a leg kick and Aoki counters with a body kick. Jab by Aoki. Aoki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Aoki misses. Aoki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cherry. Cherry circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Aoki dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Aoki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3# Cherry throws a jab but it's blocked by Aoki. A counter left hand to the body from Aoki misses its target. Aoki throws a series of punches but Cherry moves out of range. Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cherry jabs Aoki right on the nose. Aoki blinks but takes it well. A big right from Cherry misses. Aoki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Aoki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Mau Cherry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Cherry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cherry. Cherry swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Aoki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Nice straight punches there by Aoki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aoki. Cherry blocks a jab. Cherry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Cherry throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily. Aoki throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4# 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! Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Cherry wants to clinch. Cherry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily. Aoki misses with a hook. Cherry misses with an uppercut. Aoki saw that one coming. Cherry slips under a jab from Aoki. Cherry looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely. Good standup being displayed there by Cherry as he connects with a hook. That kick from Aoki tenderised Cherry's leg. Cherry is trying to keep his angry face on.#TD# Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Aoki content to stall in guard here. Cherry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that's the end of the fight! Masakazu Aoki showed his dominance in that final round. Well Aoki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masakazu Aoki! Masakazu Aoki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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