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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 05, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meyer sprawls well initially but James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James is looking to take a break and control but Meyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, James seems content to control.
James wants to advance to full mount but Meyer doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
James passes Meyer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is looking to stall here but Meyer recovers full guard.
James throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
James wants to control from the top but Meyer keeps moving.
James wants to stand and escape but instead Meyer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meyer 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.
Meyer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SU#
Meyer stands and steps away. James gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
Meyer fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jared Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald James.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from James misses.
Meyer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but James manages to circle out of the way.
James looks winded!
Horrible takedown attempt by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyer, which made it look bad.
James lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T4##TD#
Meyer shoots in and bounces James off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Meyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Meyer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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 Jared Meyer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Meyer with a lazy takedown attempt
and James counters with a nice body kick.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Meyer counters by clinching up.
James fails to pull guard.
James fails to pull guard.
#BC2#
James breaks from the clinch.
James throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Meyer gets the takedown into side control.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meyer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer slows the pace down. #T1#
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meyer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Meyer taking a breather here. #SUB#
Meyer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Meyer staying calm.
Meyer working away.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James trying to remain calm as Meyer controls from the top position.
Meyer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Meyer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
James tries to bench press Meyer off him but Meyer keeps the position.
Meyer slows the pace down.
Meyer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down James for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meyer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T3#
A lull in the action here as Meyer stalls from top position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
James drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
James is breathing heavily.
Meyer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Meyer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4#
Meyer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jared Meyer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Meyer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Meyer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jared Meyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meyer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Meyer landing a few strikes.
Meyer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Meyer working away.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meyer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Meyer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, James has escaped the position, nice work there.
James can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meyer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #SUB#
Meyer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Meyer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Meyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James looking for a sweep but Meyer has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Meyer content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Meyer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But James has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from James! #T3#
James won't allow Meyer to get back to his feet.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meyer is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES#
Meyer wriggles free and stands up.
Meyer throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
#T4##TD#
Meyer gets a takedown into half guard.
Meyer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
James tries to roll over but Meyer keeps him under control.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meyer is taking a breather. James says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gerald James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jared Meyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Meyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meyer, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Meyer!
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