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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Pacaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dejesus is just out of range.#CL2#
Pacaldo rushes Dejesus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pacaldo tries to circle away but Dejesus has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Dejesus breaks the clinch.
Pacaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Dejesus ducks right into an uppercut from Pacaldo.
Dejesus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacaldo avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dejesus shoots in for a takedown but Pacaldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacaldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Pacaldo clinches with his opponent.
Dejesus looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilario Dejesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Dejesus avoiding damage as Pacaldo throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dejesus fails to land.
Pacaldo tries a body shot but Dejesus blocks it.
Pacaldo can't break the clinch.
Pacaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Pacaldo can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Dejesus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dejesus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacaldo as he avoids it easily.
Ralph Pacaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dejesus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pacaldo thuds a left hand into Dejesus's body.#TD#
Dejesus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pacaldo is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacaldo is looking to control Dejesus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pacaldo avoid being mounted?
Dejesus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2##SUB#
Dejesus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacaldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dejesus is trying to control. Pacaldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dejesus stops Pacaldo from getting back to his feet.
Pacaldo is controlling Dejesus's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pacaldo is looking to improve his position.
Pacaldo is trying to stand up here but Dejesus is controlling him well.
Dejesus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pacaldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Dejesus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pacaldo trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dejesus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacaldo takes a kick to the side of the head.#TD#
Dejesus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pacaldo to the ground. Dejesus is now in Pacaldo's guard.
Pacaldo is pulling down on Dejesus's head. It's preventing any offense from Dejesus, at least for the moment.
Dejesus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dejesus 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. #T4#
Pacaldo pulls Dejesus in to control the position.
Dejesus wants to control from the top but Pacaldo keeps moving.
Pacaldo wants to sweep here but Dejesus controlling him for the moment.
Pacaldo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dejesus's guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacaldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dejesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dejesus pulls Pacaldo in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dejesus lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Dejesus has his hands on Pacaldo's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Pacaldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Dejesus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dejesus circles away.
Pacaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacaldo lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Dejesus gets a clinch.
Pacaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pacaldo tries to work over Dejesus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dejesus prevents a body shot from Pacaldo.
Pacaldo lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Pacaldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dejesus.
Pacaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Dejesus controls the action.
Pacaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dejesus's elbow.
Dejesus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pacaldo throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Dejesus breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dejesus or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacaldo, which made it look bad.
Pacaldo lands a jab to the nose.
Dejesus swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacaldo.#T2#
Pacaldo lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Pacaldo.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dejesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pacaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD#
Dejesus manages to pull guard.
Pacaldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dejesus trying to keep a closed guard but Pacaldo is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Pacaldo throwing strikes but missing. #SU2#
Pacaldo stands and steps away. Dejesus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pacaldo thuds a left hand into Dejesus's body.
The crowd cheers as Pacaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dejesus doesn't seem phased though.
Pacaldo cracks Dejesus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dejesus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Pacaldo coming out on top.
Dejesus dives in and grabs Pacaldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacaldo pushes down on Dejesus's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilario Dejesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Pacaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Dejesus shoots in for a double leg but Pacaldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacaldo cracks Dejesus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A lazy left from Pacaldo finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacaldo lands a really nice looking cross but Dejesus seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Pacaldo - just one landing.
Hilario Dejesus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacaldo stuffs the takedown.
Pacaldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pacaldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD#
Dejesus gets a double leg takedown into Pacaldo's guard.
Dejesus trying to control but Pacaldo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Pacaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Dejesus misses with a takedown attempt
and Dejesus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dejesus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dejesus is looking to counter punch.
Dejesus tries to clinch
and Pacaldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL2#
Dejesus tries to keep at a distance but Pacaldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pacaldo tries a body shot but Dejesus blocks it.
Pacaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Dejesus controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Dejesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Dejesus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pacaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacaldo stops a takedown attempt from Dejesus.
#T1#
Pacaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacaldo blocking some punches.
Pacaldo tries to throw a body punch but Dejesus avoids it by throwing Pacaldo back against the cage.
Pacaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacaldo tries to throw a body punch but Dejesus avoids it by throwing Pacaldo back against the cage.
Pacaldo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilario Dejesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dejesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacaldo blocking some punches.
Dejesus prevents a body shot from Pacaldo.
Dejesus prevents a body shot from Pacaldo.
Dejesus working aggressively here.
Pacaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacaldo.
Pacaldo misses with a body punch.
#T2##BC#
Dejesus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dejesus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dejesus.
Pacaldo sizes up Dejesus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dejesus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacaldo counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Pacaldo does it's job there.
Dejesus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacaldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacaldo is looking to clinch.
Dejesus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T3#
Pacaldo dodges the punch combination from Dejesus.
Pacaldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dejesus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacaldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pacaldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pacaldo stuns Dejesus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ralph Pacaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacaldo is looking to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Dejesus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dejesus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dejesus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Dejesus dives in for a single leg takedown but Pacaldo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pacaldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacaldo digs a good body shot into Dejesus's ribs.
Pacaldo scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Pacaldo finds it's way through Dejesus's defenses.
Pacaldo cracks Dejesus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pacaldo lands with a good body shot.
Pacaldo scores with a punch to the head.
Dejesus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacaldo defends it nicely.
A nice side step and Pacaldo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Pacaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pacaldo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Pacaldo!
During a confident post fight interview, Ralph Pacaldo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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