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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2016 |
#R1# Duncan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2# Ryder closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Duncan's guard. Duncan 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.#ES# Duncan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ryder presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. Duncan tries to break the clinch but Ryder is controlling the position. #BC# Duncan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD# Duncan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ryder manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES2# Ryder has his feet on Duncan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2# Ryder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1##TD2# Ryder lands a takedown into guard.
Duncan wants to stand up but Ryder is controlling him. Duncan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ryder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SU2# Ryder gets to his feet. Duncan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Duncan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#TD2# Ryder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Ryder prevents Duncan from improving his position.#ES# Duncan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ryder keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T2# Duncan has Ryder pressed against the cage, preventing Ryder from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ryder misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2# Ryder manages to break the clinch.
#TD2# Ryder changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duncan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES# Duncan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! 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!#TD2# Ryder gets a takedown into half guard. Duncan works his way to full guard. Good work. Duncan wants to get back to his feet but Ryder is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB2# Ryder drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryder jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Ryder looks winded!#T3##ES# Duncan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ryder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duncan. Duncan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ryder tries to avoid it but Duncan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ryder to the ground. Ryder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eusebio Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2# Ryder darts in and clinches Duncan up against the cage. Duncan tries to circle away but Ryder has him pinned against the cage. Ryder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duncan avoids it.#BC# Duncan manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duncan.#T4# Ryder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Ryder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#CL2# Ryder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duncan, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2# Ryder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2# Ryder has closed the distance and engaged Duncan in a clinch.
Duncan has had enough of the clinch but Ryder keeps him there for the moment.#BC# Duncan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duncan fails with a takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dillan Ryder will probably get the nod. That's time! Duncan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2##TD# Duncan drives through with a takedown into Ryder's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Duncan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryder works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ryder looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Duncan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Duncan postures up in Ryder's guard and throws a big left but Ryder blocks it. Duncan distracts Ryder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Ryder tries to land a sweep but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Duncan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Duncan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Ryder has momentary wrist control but Duncan slips an elbow through the middle. Ryder is trying to keep Duncan in close.
Ryder has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1# A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Duncan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2# Ryder looking for a guillotine here but Duncan defends easily.
Ryder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ryder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duncan's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Duncan with a flurry of punches that miss. Duncan with a nice head shot there. Duncan distracts Ryder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Eusebio Duncan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Duncan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2# Duncan landing with the ground and pound. Duncan throwing strikes from guard but Ryder blocks nicely. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Duncan lands a couple of decent looking shots. Duncan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Duncan with a flurry of punches that miss. Duncan lands a couple of elbows. Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Duncan throwing strikes from guard but Ryder blocks nicely. Duncan postures up and lands a big shot to Ryder's brow. Ryder is breathing heavily. Ryder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Ryder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Duncan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3# Duncan with a nice head shot there. Duncan is working Ryder over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Duncan is in close to Ryder's body, working some short punches and elbows. Duncan stays in close to Ryder's body and controls the position. Duncan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Ryder keeping moving, preventing Duncan from controlling successfully. #SUB2# Ryder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duncan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duncan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Duncan working some strikes from top position. Duncan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Duncan works over Ryder with some ground and pound from guard. Duncan scoring with some ground and pound. Duncan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4# Ryder looking to control.
Ryder being controlled here, momentarily. Duncan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Duncan trying to control but Ryder is working from the bottom. Duncan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Duncan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryder can do to turn this around? Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ryder trying to keep a closed guard but Duncan is proving a slippery customer.
Ryder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eusebio Duncan dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Ryder leaves Duncan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Ryder tries to counter by closing the distance. Duncan misses with a takedown attempt - Ryder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2# Duncan tries to keep at a distance but Ryder has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2# Ryder gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ryder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duncan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Ryder working the head and body with strikes. Ryder keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Ryder thows a huge punch but Duncan dodges it nicely.
#T1# Duncan is looking to control Ryder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duncan avoid being mounted? Ryder prevents Duncan from standing back up.
Duncan moves into full guard.
Duncan trying to control the position.
Duncan wants to stand but Ryder is controlling the position. Duncan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#ES# Duncan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ryder off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Ryder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2# Duncan dives in and grabs Ryder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ryder pushes down on Duncan's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eusebio Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ryder throws a series of punches but Duncan avoids them all with ease. Ryder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duncan.
Ryder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD2# Ryder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Ryder prevents Duncan from standing back up.
Duncan trying to control here.
#SU2# Ryder postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Duncan to stand up. #T3##TD2# Ryder changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duncan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES# Duncan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL2# Duncan gets tackled into the cage by Ryder. Ryder maintains the clinch. #BC2# Ryder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duncan looks for a takedown but Ryder sprawls well. Dillan Ryder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2# Ryder shoots in and gets a takedown into Duncan's guard.#T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Duncan lands some strikes from the bottom. Ryder prevents Duncan from getting back to his feet. #ES# Duncan pushes Ryder off and gets back to his feet.
Duncan goes for a double leg but Ryder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ryder continues to drive forward.#CL2# Ryder has Duncan up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2# Ryder gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Duncan regains guard.
Duncan is looking to stand up but Ryder isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Dillan Ryder. I think Ryder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dillan Ryder!
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