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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Graves misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Casey gets a clinch. #TD#
Casey successfully pulls guard.
Graves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Graves wanted to stand there but Casey had control of the position.
Casey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Graves trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
Graves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Graves gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD2#
Graves gets a takedown into half guard.#T1##SUB#
Casey looking for a kimura from the bottom but Graves passes into side control!#SU2#
Graves stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Casey enables Graves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Casey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Graves wants to control from the top but Casey keeps moving.
Graves throws a strike but Casey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T2#
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
Casey being controlled here momentarily.
Casey throws a big elbow that misses.
Graves has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB2#
Graves has an active guard here but Casey has managed to pass into half guard.
#T3#
Graves trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Casey manages to pass to mount!
Graves is trying desperately to improve position.
Graves tries to hold on but Casey postures up.
Graves wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#SUB#
Casey working for a submission but Graves is keeping him at bay. #T4#
Graves is looking to improve his position but Casey isn't that keen on the idea.
Casey misses with a head shot.
Graves is desperately trying to improve his position but Casey has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves wants to control but Casey is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Casey has hold of Graves's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Graves manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gil Casey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Graves closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Casey's guard.
Graves tries to free his leg and advance position but Casey is retaining full guard.
Graves wants to control from the top but Casey keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Graves stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Casey clinches. #TD2#
Graves drags the fight down to the ground.
Casey postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it. #T1#
Graves wants to sweep here but Casey controlling him for the moment.
Graves wants to stand but Casey is controlling the position.
Graves wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Casey manages to pass to side control.
Casey is controlling the pace.
Casey drops an elbow to the side of Graves's head. #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.#SUB#
Casey is trying to work for a kimura but Graves is defending well.
Graves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Casey is working away from the top position though.
Casey wants to stand but Graves has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Graves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Graves is trying to maintain the position but Casey is very close to passing his half guard.
Graves holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Casey clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
Casey has Graves pressed against the cage, preventing Graves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Casey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Archibald Graves has been cut.#TD#
Casey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graves uses from the top position.
Graves throws a strike but Casey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Graves throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#T4#
Casey won't allow Graves to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Graves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Casey defends well.#SUB2#
Graves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Graves isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Casey stacks Graves on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Casey!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graves tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gil Casey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Archibald Graves's cut.
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##TD2#
Graves shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Casey wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
Graves with the ground and pound but Casey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves looking to sit in guard and control but Casey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Casey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1##SUB2#
Casey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Casey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Graves managing to control the position.
Casey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Casey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Casey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#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.
Graves working a defensive guard but Casey passes into half guard.
Graves wants to sweep but Casey has passed to side control!
Graves is looking to get back to his feet here but Casey is keeping cool and he's managed to take Graves's back.
Graves tries to escape the position.
#T3#
Graves covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Graves is really stuck here.
Graves trying to get back to his feet but Casey is in full control for now.
Casey keeps control of the position as Graves tries to break free.
#T4#
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.#SUB#
Casey looking for the choke from the back.
Casey controlling from the back.
Graves trying to control but not successfully.
Graves is in bad spot here.
#SUB#
Casey looking to break Graves's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Graves remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Casey will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Graves covering up well under a series of strikes from Casey.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graves tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gil Casey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Casey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gil Casey!
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