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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 25, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Iniesta closes the distance and clinches.
Vinson jumps guard but Iniesta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Iniesta is trying to trip Vinson. He has hold of a leg but Vinson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Iniesta persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#ES#
Vinson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Iniesta presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Iniesta stalling in the clinch.
Vinson stalling against the cage.
#TD2#
Iniesta gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinson keeping moving, preventing Iniesta from controlling successfully.
Vinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iniesta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vinson is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Iniesta throws an elbow that misses. Vinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Iniesta's guard. Nice move by Vinson!#REVR#
Vinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Iniesta is proving hard to escape from.
Iniesta trying to control the position here.
Vinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Iniesta is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Vinson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vinson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SU#
Vinson gets to his feet. Iniesta looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD2#
Iniesta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vinson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Iniesta controls the position.
Iniesta tries to stand but Vinson controls the position and pulls Iniesta into his guard.
Vinson is trying to keep Iniesta in close.
Iniesta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Iniesta has gone for a leg lock! Vinson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Iniesta's guard.#REVR#
Vinson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vinson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T3#
Iniesta seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vinson working some strikes from top position.
Iniesta wants to stand and escape but Vinson is having none of it. #SUB#
Vinson drops back looking for a leg! Iniesta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Iniesta manages to kick Vinson off! Vinson jumps back into Iniesta's guard.
Iniesta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Iniesta is looking to stand up but Vinson isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Iniesta shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vinson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iniesta trying to control the action but Vinson is working from the bottom.
Iniesta tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
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 Royal Vinson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Vinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iniesta is out of range and Vinson settles back down. #CL2#
Iniesta closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Vinson jumps guard.
Vinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iniesta wants to control from the top but Vinson keeps moving.
Iniesta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vinson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Iniesta postures up.
Iniesta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iniesta.
Royal Vinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iniesta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT2#
It looks like Royal Vinson has been cut.#TD2#
Iniesta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Iniesta wants to get back to his feet.
Iniesta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
Iniesta wants to control but Vinson is keeping him busy.
Iniesta trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Iniesta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#T3#
Iniesta trying to control from Vinson's half guard. Vinson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Iniesta trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vinson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vinson wanted to stand there but Iniesta had control of the position.
Iniesta has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vinson has passed into side control.
Vinson working the body and head with strikes.
Vinson working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Iniesta is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vinson working Iniesta over with strikes.
Iniesta moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergio Iniesta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Royal Vinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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##TD2#
Iniesta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vinson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Iniesta wants to stand but Vinson is controlling his arm.
Iniesta tries to get to his feet but Vinson is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Iniesta in his guard.
Iniesta trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iniesta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinson has Iniesta pulled in close to control his posture.
Vinson working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Iniesta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Let's hope that Iniesta has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2#
Iniesta gets a clinch. #BC2#
Iniesta breaks from the clinch.
Vinson shoots for a takedown but Iniesta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vinson misses with a leg kick #CL2#
and Iniesta counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T2##TD2#
Iniesta jumps guard and drags Vinson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vinson working some strikes from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Iniesta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Iniesta has a closed guard, preventing Vinson from standing up.
Vinson connects with a couple of short punches.
Iniesta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iniesta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vinson looking to sit in guard and control but Iniesta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Vinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T3#
Vinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iniesta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Iniesta throws a strike but Vinson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Iniesta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Iniesta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Iniesta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Iniesta working a defensive guard but Vinson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Iniesta is trying to control Vinson's posture but Vinson avoids it.
Vinson trying to control the action but Iniesta is working from the bottom.
Vinson has control of an arm but Iniesta manages to advance to Vinson's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Iniesta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iniesta 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Iniesta!
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