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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 04, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Poole closes the distance and pushes Larsen back into the cage.#TD2#
Poole manages to pull guard.
Poole wants to stand and escape but Larsen is having none of it.
Larsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Larsen 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.
Poole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larsen.
Larsen throwing strikes from guard but Poole blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen is working Poole over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poole seems keen to control Larsen's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poole throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Larsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Larsen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Larsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Poole has wrist control.
Poole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larsen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Poole has Larsen pulled in close to control his posture.
Larsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Larsen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Poole quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Poole makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD#
Poole gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2##SUB#
Larsen drops back looking for a leg! Poole is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Poole manages to kick Larsen off! Larsen jumps back into Poole's guard.
Larsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larsen prevents Poole from getting back to his feet.
Larsen is working Poole over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Larsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Larsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larsen throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Larsen connects with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Poole clinches.
Larsen is trying to pull guard but Poole has him pressed against the cage.
Poole can't get the takedown.
#TD2#
Poole manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Poole looks winded!
Larsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poole controlling Larsen's posture.
Larsen throwing strikes from guard but Poole blocks nicely. #T4#
Larsen working some strikes from top position.
Larsen postures up and lands a big shot to Poole's brow.
Larsen chips away with some ground and pound.
Larsen throws a big right hand that misses.
Poole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larsen. #SUB#
Larsen drops back looking for a leg! Poole is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Poole manages to kick Larsen off! Larsen jumps back into Poole's guard.
Larsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Larsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Poole closes the distance and pushes Larsen back into the cage.#TD#
Larsen jumps into guard, dragging Poole to the mat.
Poole wants to stand but Larsen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Poole trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poole wants to pass the guard but Larsen is keeping the position.
Poole must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Poole throwing strikes from guard but Larsen blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Larsen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poole's guard. #REVR#
Larsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Poole has wrist control.#SUB#
Larsen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Poole is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Larsen, into his guard. #REVB##T1#
Larsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Poole postures up.
#SUB#
Larsen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Poole looking to pass the guard.
Larsen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Larsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Larsen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poole trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clinton Larsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poole is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Larsen working a defensive guard here.
Larsen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Poole controlling the position.
Larsen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Poole is trying to keep Larsen in close.
Poole pulls Larsen in to control the position. #T3#
Larsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poole seems keen to control Larsen's posture.
Poole is trying to keep Larsen in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#SUB#
Larsen has gone for a leg lock! Poole slips out almost immediately though and dives into Larsen's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Poole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poole controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
Larsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Poole preventing the sweep.
Larsen is trying to keep Poole in close.
Poole throwing strikes but missing.
Larsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Poole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU2#
Poole stands up and waves to Larsen to follow him.
Poole lands a jab.
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 Clinton Larsen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Poole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larsen's waist but Larsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Poole off to one side.
Poole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Larsen pushes Poole up against the cage in a clinch.
Larsen has Poole pushed against the cage.#BC2#
Poole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Poole clinches.
Poole tries to throw a body punch but Larsen avoids it by throwing Poole back against the cage.
Larsen is trying to pull guard but Poole has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#TD#
Larsen pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Larsen is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Poole wants to get back to his feet but Larsen is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Poole looking for a sweep. Not yet Poole, not yet.
Poole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poole wants to stand but Larsen is controlling the position.
Larsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larsen with a nice head shot there.
Larsen throwing strikes from guard but Poole blocks nicely.
Poole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB2#
Poole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Larsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Poole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #ES2#
Poole is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Poole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poole tries a knee to the head but Larsen blocks it.
Poole tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsen avoids the damage to the body.
Larsen jumps guard but Poole turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
Larsen managing to block the knees to the body from Poole.
Poole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Larsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Larsen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinton Larsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Poole after a bit of a struggle.
Poole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsen.
Larsen avoiding damage as Poole throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Larsen breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Poole moves into the clinch successfully.
Poole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poole's brow.
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Poole is controlling him.#T4##BC2#
Poole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Larsen gets a double leg takedown into Poole's guard.
Larsen scoring with some ground and pound.
Larsen throwing strikes from guard but Poole blocks nicely.
Larsen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Larsen preventing the sweep.
Larsen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poole's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poole working a defensive guard but Larsen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jimmy Poole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clinton Larsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poole trying to remain calm as Larsen controls from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Poole.
I think Larsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Larsen!
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