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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Shelton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roselli has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Roselli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shelton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roselli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Shelton.
Shelton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roselli is looking for a sweep. Shelton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shelton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roselli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shelton works over Roselli with some ground and pound from guard.
Shelton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shelton won't allow Roselli to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roselli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roselli keeping full guard, as Shelton tries to pass.
Roselli 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.#T1#
Roselli keeping moving, preventing Shelton from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Roselli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shelton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roselli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Shelton wants to control from the top but Roselli keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shelton working some strikes from top position.
Shelton stands and throws Roselli 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shelton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Roselli to see if he's OK.
Shelton landing a few strikes.
Shelton taking a breather here.
Roselli is not content to let Shelton control the position. #T2#
Shelton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roselli down.
Shelton cracks Roselli with a big right hand but Roselli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shelton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Shelton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Roselli to see if he's OK.
Shelton lands an elbow.
Roselli is looking to reverse the position.
Shelton 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.
Roselli prevents Shelton from moving into mount. #T3#
Roselli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shelton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roselli keeps working.
Shelton working the body and head with strikes.
Roselli taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roselli gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roselli is staying active underneath Shelton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roselli tries to roll over but Shelton keeps him under control.
Shelton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roselli tries to roll over but Shelton keeps him under control.
Roselli is still trying to improve position.
Shelton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T4#
Shelton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Roselli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shelton pulls his head out easily.
Shelton is trying to control. Roselli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shelton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roselli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Roselli has hold of Shelton's hands but Shelton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shelton wants to control but Roselli is keeping him busy.
Shelton stalling.
Roselli is staying active underneath Shelton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roselli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobi Shelton dominated that round.
That's time! Shelton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Shelton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roselli or perhaps it was just good defense by Shelton, which made it look bad.
Roselli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shelton swivels and escapes.
Shelton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roselli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shelton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roselli sprawls and moves away.
Kobi Shelton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Roselli .
Shelton misses with a hook. Roselli ducked under it nicely.
Roselli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shelton avoids it really well and circles away.
Roselli moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
Shelton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Roselli on his heels. He'll look to pass Roselli 's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kobi Shelton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shelton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shelton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shelton trying to control but Roselli is working from the bottom. #T1#
Roselli wants to sweep but no luck.
Shelton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shelton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roselli striking off his back.
Shelton trying to control but Roselli is working from the bottom.
Shelton stays in close to Roselli 's body and controls the position.
Shelton landing some decent shots from guard.
Roselli keeping moving, preventing Shelton from controlling successfully.
Shelton landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shelton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shelton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Roselli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shelton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shelton postures up and lands a big shot to Roselli 's brow.
Shelton cracks Roselli with a solid left hand.
Roselli looking for a sweep. Not yet Roselli , not yet. #SUB2#
Roselli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roselli has momentary wrist control but Shelton slips an elbow through the middle.
Shelton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shelton scoring with some ground and pound. #T3#
Roselli keeping moving, preventing Shelton from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Roselli has his foot on Shelton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shelton works his way back into a safe position though.
Shelton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Roselli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shelton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shelton wants to control from the top but Roselli keeps moving.
Roselli looking for a sweep. Not yet Roselli , not yet.
Shelton trying to control but Roselli is working from the bottom. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Shelton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shelton is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Roselli shoots in for a double leg but Shelton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John Roselli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roselli .
Shelton stuffs the takedown attempt from Roselli . Roselli gets slowly back to his feet.
Roselli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelton as he avoids it easily.
Shelton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roselli .
Roselli is breathing heavily.
Roselli fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roselli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobi Shelton dominated that second round.
That's time! Shelton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Shelton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roselli . #TD#
Shelton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roselli is not content to let Shelton control the position.
Shelton works his way into side control.
Shelton lands a nice forearm strike.
Shelton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Roselli is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelton landing strikes.
Roselli misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Shelton 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.
Roselli is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shelton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T1#
Shelton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roselli tries to roll over but Shelton keeps him under control.
Shelton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shelton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shelton connects with a nice short shot to Roselli 's temple. #ROC#
Roselli is rocked!
Roselli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shelton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shelton's back!
Roselli is still in real trouble! Can Shelton finish him?
Shelton rolls, trying to escape but Roselli keeps control of the position.
Shelton is keeping busy.
Roselli seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Shelton trying to control the hands but Roselli won't let him.
Roselli scores with punches from the back.
Roselli looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Shelton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roselli can do to turn this around?
Roselli scores with strikes from the back.
Shelton trying to control the position but Roselli manages to sink in the hooks.
Roselli scores with strikes from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roselli missing with strikes from the back.
Roselli lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shelton turns into Roselli and is now in his guard.
#T3#
Shelton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shelton landing with the ground and pound.
Roselli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Shelton scoring with some ground and pound.
Shelton pushing down on Roselli 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shelton is just content to waste time from the top position. Roselli takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shelton lands a couple of elbows.
Roselli has momentary wrist control but Shelton slips an elbow through the middle.
Shelton content to stall in guard here.
Kobi Shelton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4##SUB2#
Roselli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shelton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shelton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shelton is working Roselli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shelton pushing down on Roselli 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Shelton there.
Shelton winds up and cracks Roselli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
John Roselli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roselli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shelton scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobi Shelton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shelton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobi Shelton!
Kobi Shelton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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