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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Kato tries to clinch but Bruce moves away
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruce throws out the jab.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bruce counters with a right hand to the body.
Kato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kato lands a really nice looking cross but Bruce seems unphased.
Kato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kato wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Kato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bruce counters with a nice body shot.
Kato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Kato.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Kato.
Kato tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Kato tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Kato with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruce throws out the jab.
Kato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T1#
Kato tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Kato tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
A combination from Bruce does no damage.
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.
Kato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Kato avoids them all with ease.
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kato's head.
Bruce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kato throws a right hand that misses
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
Kato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#ROC2#
Kato is rocked!
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Kato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruce misses with a left hand
and Kato counters with a nice uppercut.
Kato seems to have got his legs back now.
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kato wants to clinch.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Kato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kato takes one to the chin there.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kato is looking to clinch.
Bruce scores with a shot to the body.
Kato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Bruce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
#T3#
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce throws a lazy right hand but Kato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kato walks into a jab.
Kato tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Kato wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Kato wants to clinch
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Bruce there.
Kato slips under a jab.
Kato doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.
Kato slips a straight right by Bruce.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Kato.
Kato walks into a left hand.
Bruce is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kato had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bruce lands with a good body shot.
Bruce misses with a hook. Kato ducked under it nicely.
Kato wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.#T4#
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.
Kato looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Kato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kato there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kato throwing a counter right hand but Bruce manages to avoid it.
A big left from Bruce misses.
A quick step to the side and Kato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Kato tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
It seemed like Bruce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kato manages to avoid it.
Kato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruce.
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.
Kato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce cracks a nice hook into Kato's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Kato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bruce lands with a cross.
Kato moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kato is looking to clinch but Bruce is avoiding it.
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruce lands with a hook. Kato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruce throws a hook but Kato avoids it easily.
Kato looks to clinch
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
Kato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruce misses with a wild combination.
Harry Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kato throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Bruce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Bruce thuds his right hand into Kato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kato.
Kato slips under a jab from Bruce.
Kato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruce lands with a right hand.
Kato wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Kato fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruce! But no joy.
Kato wants to clinch
enabling Bruce to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kato closes the distance but Bruce moves to the side
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Kato closes the distance but Bruce moves to the side #KD2#
and Bruce counters with a nice right hand that sends Kato toppling to the canvas! Kato scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bruce finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce throws an overhand right that drops Kato like a sack of potatoes! Bruce dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Bruce!
After winning the bout, Harry Bruce thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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