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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 17, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Taurus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Libre is trying to force a seperation but Taurus has the dominant position.#BC#
Taurus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Libre shoots for a double leg takedown but Taurus sprawls well. He's pushed Libre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taurus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Libre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL#
Taurus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Libre, pushing him back against the cage.
Taurus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Taurus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Taurus has closed the distance and engaged Libre in a clinch.
#BC#
Taurus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Libre shoots in for a takedown but Taurus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wesley Taurus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuba Libre.
Taurus stuffs the takedown attempt from Libre. Libre gets slowly back to his feet. #CL#
Taurus clinches up against the cage.
Libre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Taurus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Taurus pushes Libre up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Taurus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Taurus rushes Libre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1##BC#
Taurus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Taurus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Libre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taurus lands with a right to the head.
Taurus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taurus presses Libre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Taurus forces Libre back against the cage and clinches.
Taurus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Libre or not.
Libre is trying to break the clinch but Taurus is controlling him.#BC#
Taurus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Taurus clinches with his opponent.
Taurus lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Taurus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Taurus gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Taurus manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Taurus closes the distance and pushes Libre back into the cage.#T2##BC#
Taurus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Taurus rushes Libre and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Libre's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Taurus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Libre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taurus pinned against the cage. Taurus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Libre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taurus as he jumps to the side.
Libre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT#
It looks like Cuba Libre has been cut.
Libre misses with a takedown attempt - Taurus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Libre tries to keep at a distance but Taurus has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3#
Libre is looking to break free of the clinch but Taurus has double underhooks.
Taurus pushes Libre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taurus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Libre or not.
Libre looks winded!#BC#
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Libre is defended easily by Taurus.
Taurus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Libre. #CL#
Taurus gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Taurus.
A shot in the inside from Taurus. #BC#
Taurus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Libre circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Taurus takes the fight into the clinch.
Taurus avoiding damage as Libre throws knees to the body.
#T4#
Taurus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Taurus scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
Taurus looks to clinch
and Libre counters with a leg kick.
Taurus tries to clinch up.#TD2#
Taurus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Libre wants to control from the top but Taurus keeps moving.
Libre tries to free his leg and advance position but Taurus is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cuba Libre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Taurus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Libre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Libre tries a quick counter leg kick but Taurus is wise to it.
Libre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taurus defends it nicely.#CL#
Taurus moves into range and clinches up with Libre.
A right handed body shot lands from Taurus.
Taurus lands a nice uppercut.
Taurus has Libre pressed against the cage, preventing Libre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Libre tries to pull guard but Taurus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Taurus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Taurus has Libre up against the cage in a clinch.
Taurus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taurus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Taurus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taurus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1##CL#
Taurus moves into the clinch successfully.
Taurus lands a nice uppercut.
Taurus cracks Libre with a nice body shot.#BC#
Taurus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Taurus closes the distance and clinches.
Taurus pushes Libre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Libre trying to stall but Taurus improves his position.
Taurus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taurus keeps control of Libre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Taurus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Libre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Taurus!
Libre is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Libre trying to control the position but Taurus is working away. #T2#
Taurus is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Libre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Libre wants to control but Taurus is keeping him busy. #T3#
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taurus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taurus wants to clinch up but Libre keeps it at a distance.
Taurus doesn't manage to clinch there - Libre circles away.
Taurus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Libre tries a quick counter leg kick but Taurus is wise to it.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taurus throws a combination that misses
and Libre counters with a thumping low kick. #CL#
Taurus darts in and clinches Libre up against the cage.#BC#
Taurus manages to break the clinch.
Libre keeps the fight on the outside.
Libre feints a counter leg kick.
Taurus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Libre fails with the takedown.
Wesley Taurus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuba Libre.#CL#
Taurus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Libre wants to get back to striking at distance but Taurus won't allow it.
Taurus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Libre backwards.
Taurus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Libre's efforts to push away.
Taurus lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
Libre fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cuba Libre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Taurus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Libre with that takedown attempt.
Libre tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Taurus defends well and Libre ends up having to push Taurus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Libre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taurus is fending him off so far but Libre persists. Nope, Taurus circles away and we're back to standing.
Wesley Taurus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuba Libre.
Taurus tries to clinch
and Libre counters with a thumping low kick.
Taurus moves in looking to clinch but Libre pushes him off.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Libre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Libre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taurus tried to counter with a leg kick but Libre avoided it.
Taurus lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Libre shoots in looking for a takedown. Taurus tries to sprawl out of it but Libre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taurus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taurus tries to clinch but Libre moves out of range.
Libre replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Taurus blocks it well.
Libre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taurus stuffs the takedown attempt from Libre. Libre gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
Taurus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Libre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taurus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taurus moves to clinch but Libre breaks away
and Taurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Libre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Libre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taurus.
Libre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taurus pinned against the cage. Taurus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Libre tries to keep at a distance but Taurus has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Taurus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Taurus has Libre up against the cage in a clinch.
#T2#
Still in the clinch, Taurus scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Taurus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taurus looks to clinch
and Libre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Taurus really felt that one!
Taurus works over Libre's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Libre is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Taurus moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Taurus!
Wesley Taurus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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