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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 28, 2017 |
#R1#
McShittor has a takedown stuffed.
McShittor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Austin's waist but Austin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McShittor off to one side.
Austin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL2#
McShittor closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McShittor managing to block the knees to the body from Austin.
#TD#
Austin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Austin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McShittor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin postures up.
McShittor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McShittor has his hands on Austin's head, controlling the position.
Austin 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.
McShittor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Austin. #T1#
Austin throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#SUB2#
McShittor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Austin postures up in McShittor's guard and throws a big left but McShittor blocks it.
McShittor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Austin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McShittor is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch up but McShittor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McShittor shoots in for a double leg but Austin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adolfo Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McShittor.
McShittor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL2#
McShittor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2##BC#
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McShittor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Austin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McShittor closes the distance and clinches up with Austin, looking for a takedown. McShittor pushes Austin against the cage but Austin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McShittor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but McShittor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McShittor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McShittor looks winded!
Austin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Austin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Conor McShittor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McShittor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Austin misses with the combination.
Austin leaves McShittor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McShittor lands a jab to the nose.#CL2#
McShittor has managed to clinch.
Austin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McShittor misses with a knee to the head.
Austin is trying to pull guard but McShittor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Austin stalling in the clinch but McShittor improves position. #T4#
McShittor tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Austin trying to stall but McShittor improves his position.
McShittor avoiding damage as Austin throws knees to the body.
#TD2#
McShittor drags the fight down to the ground.
Austin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McShittor wants to sweep but no luck.
McShittor is still trying to improve position.
Austin wants to stand but McShittor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Austin postures up in McShittor's guard and throws a big left but McShittor blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
McShittor is looking for a triangle but Austin pushes his legs off easily.
Austin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor McShittor will probably get the nod.
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#
Austin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McShittor dives in for a single leg takedown but Austin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McShittor is looking to clinch.
Austin throws a big counter combination but McShittor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McShittor fails to land the takedown.
McShittor misses with a leg kick. #CL2#
McShittor clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conor McShittor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Austin has closed the distance and engaged McShittor in a clinch.
Austin leaning his opponent against the cage.#TD2#
McShittor jumps guard and drags Austin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #T1#
Austin throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Austin throwing strikes but missing.
Austin throws an elbow that misses. McShittor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Austin's guard. Nice move by McShittor!#REVB#
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
Austin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Austin wants to stand but McShittor is controlling the position.
Austin pulls McShittor in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
Austin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McShittor is looking to work some ground and pound but Austin has wrist control.
McShittor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McShittor is continuing to stall.
Austin keeping moving, preventing McShittor from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3#
McShittor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adolfo Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McShittor tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Austin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adolfo Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McShittor.
McShittor dives in and grabs Austin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes down on McShittor's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Austin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McShittor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Austin avoids it really well and circles away.
McShittor is breathing heavily.
McShittor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Austin counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McShittor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4#
McShittor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Austin as he jumps to the side.
McShittor tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As McShittor tries to get set, Austin tries to push him back and clinch up but McShittor manages to avoid the attempt.
Austin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McShittor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by McShittor.
Austin throws a quick counter kick to the body but McShittor avoids it.
McShittor is looking to clinch.
Austin is looking to counter punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McShittor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McShittor misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adolfo Austin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Nice shot lands for McShittor.#CL2#
McShittor closes the distance and pushes Austin back into the cage.#TD2#
McShittor successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McShittor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McShittor has a closed guard, preventing Austin from standing up.
Austin is fighting to break McShittor's control of his arms but McShittor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McShittor trying to control the position.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McShittor works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1##SUB2#
McShittor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Austin defends well.
Conor McShittor has got the better of the ground game so far.
McShittor pulls Austin in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Austin is looking to clinch but McShittor is avoiding it.
McShittor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Austin avoids it really well and circles away.
McShittor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Austin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#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.
McShittor tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adolfo Austin is winning the standup battle so far.
McShittor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adolfo Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McShittor.
Austin tries to clinch up.
McShittor unleashes a big counter combination but Austin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Austin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McShittor's head.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Austin keeps control of McShittor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Austin is pushing McShittor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Austin has McShittor pressed against the cage, preventing McShittor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Austin stalling against the cage.
Austin prevents the takedown attempt.
#T3#
McShittor gets underhooks to prevent Austin's takedown attempt.
McShittor tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
McShittor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as McShittor controls his hands.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but McShittor avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Austin stalling the fight.
McShittor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Austin tries to pull guard but McShittor won't allow it.
Austin wants to stall.
Austin goes for a takedown in the clinch but McShittor prevents it.
#BC#
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4##CL2#
McShittor clinches.
Austin is pressed up against the cage. McShittor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Austin down to the mat. Austin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McShittor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McShittor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Austin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McShittor, pushing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McShittor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McShittor stalling in the clinch but Austin improves position.
McShittor managing to block the knees to the body from Austin.
McShittor wants a takedown but no success here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conor McShittor.
I think McShittor 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Conor McShittor!
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