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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 19, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Munty drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Kovalev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kovalev trying to keep a closed guard but Munty is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Kovalev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Kovalev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kovalev working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munty trying to control but Kovalev is working from the bottom.
Munty won't allow Kovalev to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kovalev can do anything to dispel that myth.#ES2#
Kovalev uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Munty looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovalev is just out of range.#T1##CL2#
Kovalev clinches up against the cage.
Munty prevents a body shot from Kovalev.
Kovalev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munty is trying to break the clinch but Kovalev is controlling him.
Munty takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Munty gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kovalev regains guard.
Munty is breathing heavily.
Kovalev wants to sweep here but Munty controlling him for the moment.
Munty wants to get up but he can't break Kovalev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kovalev is trying to keep Munty in close.
#SUB2#
Kovalev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Munty defends well.#SUB2#
Kovalev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2##SUB2#
Kovalev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Munty being controlled here momentarily.
Kovalev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Munty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munty stopping the sweep attempt from Kovalev.
Munty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Kovalev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Kovalev working for a triangle but Munty defends it easily.
#T3##ES2#
Kovalev has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Munty is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munty.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovalev.
Munty blocking some punches.
Kovalev lands with a left to the head.
Kovalev tries to work over Munty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munty.
Kovalev lands an uppercut.
Kovalev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovalev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munty backwards.
Kovalev misses with a body punch.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Munty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kovalev throws a punch but it's blocked by Munty.
Kovalev tries to throw a body punch but Munty avoids it by throwing Kovalev back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovalev.
Munty looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kovalev tries to work over Munty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovalev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovalev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kovalev tries to work over Munty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kovalev on the inside.
Munty can't break the clinch.
Kovalev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munty backwards.
Kovalev misses with some punches.
Munty blocking some punches.
Munty tries to break the clinch but Kovalev is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Kovalev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Kovalev rushes Munty and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kovalev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kovalev throws a punch but it's blocked by Munty.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
Kovalev keeps control of Munty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksandr Kovalev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev can't find room to land a body shot as Munty controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Munty jumps guard and drags Kovalev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Munty wants to stand and escape but Kovalev is having none of it.
Munty keeping moving, preventing Kovalev from controlling successfully. #T1#
Kovalev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kovalev trying to control the position from guard on top but Munty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovalev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kovalev trying to control the position from guard on top but Munty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kovalev wants to control from the top but Munty keeps moving.
Kovalev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Munty keeping moving, preventing Kovalev from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD#
Munty gets a double leg takedown into Kovalev's guard.#ES2#
Kovalev pushes Munty off and gets back to his feet.
Kovalev looks to throw the jab but Munty is out of range. #CL#
Munty clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Munty has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kovalev clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES2#
Munty has his opponent's back but Kovalev is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Munty. #CL2#
Kovalev has managed to clinch.
Munty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev misses with some punches.
Kovalev struggles to land a body shot inside as Munty controls his hands.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
Munty blocking some punches.
#T3#
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muntys head.
Kovalev lands with a left to the head.
Munty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD#
Munty gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES2#
Kovalev wriggles free and stands up. #CL2#
Kovalev drives through and clinches with Munty against the cage.
Kovalev throws a punch but it's blocked by Munty.
Kovalev scores with a shot to the side of Munty's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalev scores with a shot to the side of Munty's head.
Kovalev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Munty or not.
Kovalev throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovalev.
Kovalev digs a right hand underneath Munty's ribcage. Munty let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
Kovalev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovalev has a couple of punches blocked by Munty.
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovalev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovalev tries a body shot but Munty blocks it.
Kovalev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovalev gets through Munty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Munty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kovalev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovalev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovalev.
Kovalev lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Kovalev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Kovalev forces Munty back against the cage and clinches.
Munty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Munty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovalev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Munty wants to get back to striking at distance but Kovalev won't allow it.
Kovalev has a couple of punches blocked by Munty.
Kovalev lands a body shot.
Kovalev pushes Munty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munty blocks an uppercut.
Munty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovalev misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovalev.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munty blocking some punches.
Kovalev tries a body shot but Munty blocks it.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Kovalev throws a head punch that misses.
Kovalev throws a punch but it's blocked by Munty.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovalev.
Kovalev throws a punch but it's blocked by Munty.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev throws a head punch that misses.
Kovalev swings wildly with an uppercut but Munty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
Munty is rocked!
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Munty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Kovalev misses with some punches.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kovalev swings wildly with an uppercut but Munty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev misses with some punches.
Munty seems to have got his legs back now.
Munty wants to stall.
#T2#
Kovalev lands with a left to the head.
Munty blocking some punches.
Kovalev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Munty blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalev digs a right hand underneath Munty's ribcage. Munty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Munty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev tries to work over Munty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovalev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovalev lands a nice shot to the body.
Munty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kovalev has a couple of punches blocked by Munty.
#T3#
Kovalev tries to throw a body punch but Munty avoids it by throwing Kovalev back against the cage.
Kovalev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
Kovalev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Munty is trying to break the clinch but Kovalev has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Munty manages to pull guard.
Kovalev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Munty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kovalev wants to control from the top but Munty keeps moving.
Kovalev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munty is keeping the position for now.
Kovalev landing some decent shots from guard.
Kovalev stands and throws Munty's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T4##SUB2#
Kovalev tries for a kimura but Munty is defending well. #SUB2#
Kovalev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Munty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Kovalev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Munty is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Danny Munty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munty throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Kovalev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kovalev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Watson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Kovalev!
In his post fight interview, Aleksandr Kovalev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Sandal tries to clinch up but Munty circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Munty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandal.
Munty throws a series of punches but Sandal moves out of range.
Sandal tries to counter by closing the distance.
Munty tries to land a front kick but Sandal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Munty throws a right and a left that Sandal avoids nicely.
Sandal fails to land with a series of punches.
Munty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sandal defends well and Munty ends up having to push Sandal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sandal misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Sandal misses.
Sandal moves in looking to clinch but Munty pushes him off.
Sandal with a hook.
Sandal misses with a double jab.
Sandal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sandal misses with a double jab.
Munty dives in for a single leg takedown but Sandal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sandal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
Munty clinches.
Sandal is trying to drag Munty to the mat but Munty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sandal wants a takedown.
#T1#
Sandal has Munty pressed against the cage, preventing Munty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munty is trying to break the clinch but Sandal is controlling him.
Munty wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandal won't allow it.
Sandal effectively controlling the action here.
Munty is trying to break free.
Sandal lands a knee to the head.
Sandal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Danny Munty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Sandal.
Munty is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sandal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC2#
Sandal manages to break the clinch.
Munty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Munty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sandal pinned against the cage. Sandal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sandal is looking to clinch. #T2#
Munty defending well as Sandal loads up on a big left hand.
Sandal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munty attempts a counter takedown but Sandal avoids it well and moves away.
Munty moves out of range of the strikes.
Munty quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#CL#
Munty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sandal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munty walks away with a smile on his face. Sandal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Munty wants to land a leg kick but Sandal is out of range.
Munty scores with a jab to the body.
Sandal looks to land a combination but Munty avoids it well.
Munty is looking to counter the offense by Sandal and move into the clinch.
Munty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sandal misses with an uppercut.
Sandal misses with a left hand
and Munty counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Sandal misses with a straight left.
Munty is looking to counter the offense by Sandal and move into the clinch.
Munty slaps away a takedown attempt from Sandal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sandal looks winded!
Munty closes the distance and clinches up with Sandal, looking for a takedown. Munty pushes Sandal against the cage but Sandal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T3#
Munty dodges the punch combination from Sandal.
Marc Sandal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandal throws a series of punches but Munty moves out of range.
Munty digs a good body shot into Sandal's ribs.
Munty throws a one two combo.
Sandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Munty or perhaps it was just good defense by Sandal, which made it look bad.
Sandal moves out of range of the body kick.
Sandal throws a combination that misses
and Munty counters with a left and a right that stings Sandal.
Munty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandal.
Munty wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Munty lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Munty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munty keeps the fight on the outside.
Munty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sandal.
Munty misses with a head kick.
#T4##CL#
Munty has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Sandal breaks the clinch.
Sandal misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Munty. Beautiful body shot.
Sandal looks to land a combination but Munty avoids it well.
Munty tries to bum rush Sandal with a series of wild strikes but Sandal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Sandal misses.
Sandal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munty fails with a takedown attempt.
Sandal thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Munty moves into range and clinches up with Sandal.
Munty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Munty avoiding damage as Sandal throws knees to the body.
#TD#
Munty jumps into guard, dragging Sandal to the mat.
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 Danny Munty will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sandal misses with a few strikes there.
Sandal stuffs the takedown.
Sandal looks to throw the jab but Munty is out of range. #CL#
Munty drives through and clinches with Sandal against the cage.
#BC#
Munty manages to break the clinch.
Sandal misses with an uppercut. Munty saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Munty.
#ROC#
Sandal is rocked!
Munty connects with a nice cross there... Sandal is looking wobbly and Munty recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sandal to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Munty jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danny Munty!
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