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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch but Sears swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro is looking to land body kicks.
Sears seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Castro lands with a shot to the body.
Sears scores with a jab to the body.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Sears moves out of range easily.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Sears.
#TD2#
Castro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sears to the ground. Castro is now in Sears's guard.#ES#
Sears scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Sears misses.
Castro is looking to land body kicks.
Sears swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
#T1#
Castro shoots in but no luck this time.
Sears changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Castro looks winded!
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Sears holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sears using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sears crunches a lovely knee into Castro's ribcage.
Sears will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Castro up against the cage.
Castro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sears to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Sears as the two fighters clinch.
Sears working Castro over with knees to the body.#TD#
Sears lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sears sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castro defending well though. #T2#
Sears not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sears 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.
Sears not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sears working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sears scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sears sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castro defending well though.
Sears blocks the strikes from Castro.
Castro wants to control but Sears is keeping busy.
Sears really is a fat lump.
Castro is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sears jumps into side control!#T3#
Sears working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Castro is looking for a sweep.
Sears looks up at the clock and then as Castro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sears smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Castro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sears.
Sears is chipping away with strikes.
Sears misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sears works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sears working away.
Sears working the ground and pound.
Sears throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T4#
You can see the frustration on Castro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sears working the head and body with strikes.
Sears lands some shots froms side control.
Sears lands a few punches from side control.
Sears landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Castro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sears works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minh Sears dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
#CL#
Sears moves into the clinch.
Sears stalling the fight.
Castro dodges an elbow strike from Sears.
#BC2#
Castro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sears swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sears drops down looking for a counter takedown but Castro sprawls and moves away.
Sears misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sears changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sears is defended easily by Castro.#T1#
Castro shoots in and drives through. Sears sprawls well.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Sears displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castro.
Sears tries to counter with a takedown but Castro is quick to defend against it.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sears paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minh Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sears.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minh Sears. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro shoots for a takedown but Sears saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Castro closes the distance and clinches.
Sears tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Sears is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Castro jumps guard but Sears turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Castro takes a knee to the side of the body. #TD#
Sears is trying to trip Castro. He has hold of a leg but Castro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sears persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Castro is looking to stand back up but Sears counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Castro. #REVB#
Castro is looking for a sweep. Sears is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sears thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sears missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sears throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Sears takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sears takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sears landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Castro tries to get to full guard but Sears has control of the leg.
Sears looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sears is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Sears seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Castro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sears.
Sears sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castro defending well though. #T4#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sears connects with a nice short shot to Castro's temple.
Castro wants to control the action here but instead Sears manages to pass to full mount!
Sears landing shots from mount.
Sears looking to control but Castro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sears avoids the attempt from Castro to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sears scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Castro?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minh Sears dominated that second round.
That's time! Sears's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Castro fails with a takedown attempt.
Castro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Castro tenderised Sears's leg. Sears is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice takedown defense from Castro. No joy for Sears on that attempt.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - Sears circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Sears misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Castro responds with a good body kick, but Sears manages to step out the way in time.#CL#
Sears closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.
Castro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##TD#
Sears turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sears manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Castro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sears working the ground and pound but Castro is defending the strikes.
Sears with the ground and pound but Castro regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Minh Sears overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro is controlling Sears's trapped leg to prevent Sears from advancing to side control.
Castro is trying to stand up here but Sears is controlling him well. #T2#
Castro wants to control but Sears is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sears throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sears is working away from the top position though.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sears.
Sonny Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sears throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Sears holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD#
Sears turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sears manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T3#
Castro tries to bench press Sears off him but Sears keeps the position.
Castro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sears.
Sears lands some shots froms side control.
Sears cracks Castro with a big elbow.
Castro is trying to control Sears's posture but Sears avoids it.
Castro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castro taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T4#
Sears is chipping away with strikes.
Castro wants to control but Sears postures up.
Sears lands some shots froms side control.
Sears throws an elbow but Castro slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sears lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castro is trying to control Sears's posture but Sears avoids it.
Sonny Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minh Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sears working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minh Sears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sears 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minh Sears!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 29, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Mathis gets the takedown into side control.
Castro parries the strikes from Mathis easily there. Mathis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Castro to escape.
Castro struggling a bit here.
Castro is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathis working the ground and pound from side control.#SUB#
Mathis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Mathis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro is trying to control Mathis's posture but Mathis avoids it. #T1#
Castro is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Mathis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mathis working away.
Mathis working the head with strikes.
Mathis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SUB#
Mathis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mathis wants to control but Castro is keeping him busy. #T2#
Castro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mathis has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SU#
Mathis decides to stand back up. Mathis steps back and let's Castro get back to his feet.#TD#
Mathis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Castro's guard.
Castro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mathis cracks Castro with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Castro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mathis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mathis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mathis is in close to Castro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mathis with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3##SU#
Mathis stands up and waves to Castro to follow him. #TD#
Mathis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SU#
Mathis stands up.
Mathis blocks a head kick by Castro.
#TD2#
Castro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Castro looks winded!
Castro is trying to control. Mathis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mathis works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
Mathis managing to control the position.
Mathis keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
Mathis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mathis is on top in guard.
#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Mathis dominated that 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.
#R2#
Castro misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD2#
Castro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mathis can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Castro swings around for an armbar but Mathis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Castro's guard.
Mathis won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
Mathis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU#
Mathis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Castro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mathis quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Mathis is trying to maintain the position but Castro is very close to passing his half guard.
Castro is breathing heavily.#ES#
Mathis has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Castro is on him like a limpet, forcing Mathis back against the cage.#T1##TD2#
Castro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mathis is holding on to half guard well.
Mathis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mathis 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.
Castro postures up in Mathis's guard and throws a big left but Mathis blocks it.
Castro stopping the sweep attempt from Mathis.
Castro looking to pass the guard.
Castro won't allow Mathis to get back to his feet.
Mathis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Mathis is looking to sweep but instead, Castro has passed into half guard.
Jared Mathis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro is thwarting Mathis's attempts to control the position.
Castro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mathis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mathis moves into full guard.
Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mathis is keeping the position for now.
Mathis looking for a sweep. Not yet Mathis, not yet.
Castro content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Mathis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castro is one step ahead there.
Mathis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Mathis keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Castro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES#
Mathis throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#TD#
Mathis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Mathis seems to be working for a kimura but Castro defends the submission attempt.#T4#
Mathis wants to stand up but Castro has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mathis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castro defending well though.
Castro is looking to escape.
Castro wants to control the action here but instead Mathis manages to pass to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mathis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Mathis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Castro throws a right hand that misses
#CL#
and Mathis counters by clinching up.
Mathis has Castro pressed against the cage, preventing Castro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mathis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Castro walks away with a smile on his face. Mathis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathis circles away.
Mathis tries to counter with a takedown but Castro is quick to defend against it.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Mathis counters by clinching up. #TD2#
Castro pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Castro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mathis is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Mathis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Castro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##SU#
Mathis gets to his feet. Castro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD2#
Castro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mathis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mathis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Castro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Castro's back!#SUB#
Mathis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Mathis has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Castro! Can he survive? No! He's out! Mathis gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jared Mathis!
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