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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Singh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sabar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sabar looks to land a combination. Singh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Sabar does no damage.
Singh looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Sabar.
Singh misses with a takedown attempt - Sabar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Singh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Singh shoots for a double leg takedown but Sabar sprawls well. He's pushed Singh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayant Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Sabar as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Singh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sabar is looking to break free of the clinch but Singh has double underhooks. #T1#
Sabar tries to break free but Singh pushes him back against the cage.
Singh landing knees to the body.
Singh lands a nice uppercut.
Singh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabar controls his hands.
#BC#
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sabar avoids the head kick by Singh.
Andrew Sabar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sabar.
Singh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sabar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh. #T2#
Singh looks for a takedown but Sabar sprawls well.
Sabar scores with a three punch combo!
#CL#
Singh rushes Sabar and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabar avoiding damage as Singh throws knees to the body.
Singh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Singh avoiding damage.
#BC#
Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3#
Sabar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh.
Sabar cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Sabar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sabar wants it to stay on the feet.
Sabar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Singh with a body shot.
Andrew Sabar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Sabar.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Sabar moves out of range easily.
Sabar scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Singh pushes Sabar up against the cage in a clinch.
Singh is working for takedown but Sabar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Singh wants a takedown.
#BC#
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Singh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice side step and Sabar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
Sabar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Sabar throws a series of punches but Singh moves out of range.
Sabar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sabar sprawls well. Sabar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Singh gets slowly back to his feet.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Singh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sabar is fending him off so far but Singh persists. Nope, Sabar circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Singh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Singh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sabar smiles and moves away.
#TD#
Singh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sabar to the mat! Sabar manages to get full guard. #ES2#
Sabar is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Singh presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC#
Singh manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Sabar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sabar scores with a three punch combo!
Jab from Sabar.#CL#
Singh pushes Sabar up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Singh looking for a takedown. #BC#
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Sabar misses with a series of wild punches.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sabar as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Sabar.
Singh fails to land the takedown.
Sabar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayant Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Singh misses.
Sabar lands with an uppercut that bounces Singh off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Sabar scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Singh or perhaps it was just good defense by Sabar, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabar punishes Singh's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Sabar.
Sabar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Singh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sabar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sabar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sabar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sabar misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Singh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabar throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sabar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Singhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sabar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T2##CL#
Singh instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#TD#
Singh manages to pull guard.
Singh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sabar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Singh is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB#
Singh drops back looking for a leg! Sabar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sabar manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Sabar's guard. #T3#
Sabar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SU#
Singh gets to his feet. Sabar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sabar throws a one two combo.
Jayant Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh tries for a takedown but Sabar circles away easily
and Sabar counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Singh has closed the distance and engaged Sabar in a clinch.
#T4#
Sabar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sabar working hard to break the clinch.#TD#
Singh jumps guard.
#SUB#
Singh is looking for a triangle but Sabar pushes his legs off easily.
#SU2#
Sabar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No luck for Singh with that takedown attempt.
Sabar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Sabar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Singh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sabar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singh thinking.
Singh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sabar defends it nicely.
Singh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sabar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sabar!
Sabar connects with a right hand. Singh shakes it off.
Singh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sabar tries to avoid it but Singh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sabar to the ground. Sabar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Singh is looking to clinch but Sabar is avoiding it.
Sabar throws a combination. Singh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1#
Sabar misses with a two punch combination.
Singh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sabar misses with a double jab.
Sabar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Singh throws a right hand that Sabar ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabar also avoids with ease.
Singh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sabar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayant Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabar looks to land a combination. Singh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sabar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sabar.
Sabar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Singh misses with a takedown attempt - Sabar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabar lands a nice looking body shot.
#T2#
Singh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sabar circles away.
Sabar connects with a nice looking jab.
Andrew Sabar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sabar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Sabar scores with a four punch combination!
No luck for Singh with that takedown attempt.
Singh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Singh takes one to the side of the head.
Sabar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh looks to land a combination. Sabar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No luck for Singh with that takedown attempt. #T3#
Sabar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Sabar looks to move away, Singh throws a big counter combo but Sabar just gets out of the way.
Singh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sabar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabar connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back.
Sabar throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Singh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sabar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sabar wants to get back to striking at distance but Singh won't allow it.
Singh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sabar's efforts to push away.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Singh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sabar after a bit of a struggle.
Sabar tries to break the clinch but Singh is controlling the position.
Singh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Singh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sabar walks away with a smile on his face. Singh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sabar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left and a right from Sabar both land. Nice combination.
Jayant Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Sabar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Singh throws a body punch but Sabar moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Sabar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sabar 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Sabar!
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