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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 23, 2019 |
#R1#
O Connell slaps away a takedown attempt from Blue, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
O Connell clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
O Connell manages to break the clinch.
Blue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Connell's waist but O Connell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blue off to one side. #TD#
O Connell shoots in and gets a takedown into Blue's guard.
Blue working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connell postures up in Blue's guard and throws a big left but Blue blocks it.
O Connell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Connell lands a couple of digs.#T1#
O Connell slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
O Connell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blue sees it coming and defends easily.
O Connell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Connell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blue gets full guard.#SU#
O Connell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A thudding body kick lands there by Blue!
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Connell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#TD#
Blue tries to sprawl but O Connell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
O Connell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
O Connell prevents Blue from improving his position.
Nice strikes from O Connell there. #T2#
O Connell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Connell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
O Connell is nestled in close to Blue, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Connell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blue's head.
O Connell prevents Blue from improving his position.
O Connell throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely. #SU#
O Connell stands up from half guard. #CL#
O Connell instigates a clinch. #T3##BC#
O Connell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Connell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Connell looks to land a body kick but Blue moved away.#TD#
O Connell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blue to the mat! Blue manages to get full guard. #ES2#
Blue pushes O Connell off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from O Connell as Blue shoots in.
Daniel O Connell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Labatts Blue.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by O Connell.
Blue looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Connell scoring with punches from side control.
O Connell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T4#
Blue struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Connell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
O Connell lands some shots froms side control.
Blue sneaks back into half guard.
O Connell is nestled in close to Blue, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Connell throws a strike but Blue avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
O Connell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blue's guard.
Blue tries to roll over but O Connell keeps him under control.
O Connell throwing shots but Blue is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel O Connell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
O Connell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blue, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
O Connell breaks the clinch.
Blue tries to clinch up.
O Connell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blue tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Connell swivels and escapes.
Daniel O Connell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Connell takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Blue tries to clinch there but O Connell circles away.
Blue pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Connell back to the cage. Blue follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blue with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Connell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
O Connell has Blue up against the cage in a clinch.
Blue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Connell is keeping busy.#T1##BC#
O Connell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
O Connell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blue on his heels. He'll look to pass Blue's guard now, I'm sure.
O Connell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Connell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Connell working some strikes from top position.
O Connell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blue can do to turn this around?
O Connell postures up and lands a big shot to Blue's brow.
O Connell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Connell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
O Connell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blue's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Connell throws a big elbow that misses.
O Connell scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Connell with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
O Connell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Connell throws a strike but Blue rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Connell is pulling down on Blue's head. It's preventing any offense from Blue, at least for the moment.
Blue wants to control from the top but O Connell keeps moving.
O Connell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #ES#
O Connell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T3#
Blue is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O Connell to keep the fight standing.
Daniel O Connell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Labatts Blue.#TD#
O Connell pulls guard.
O Connell keeping moving, preventing Blue from controlling successfully. #ES#
O Connell pushes Blue off and scrambles back to his feet.
Blue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Connell's waist but O Connell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blue off to one side. #CL#
O Connell clinches.
Blue goes for a takedown attempt but O Connell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blue is breathing heavily.#CL#
O Connell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blue, pushing him back against the cage.#T4#
Blue stalling in the clinch but O Connell improves position. #BC#
O Connell manages to break the clinch.
Blue shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Connell sprawls well. O Connell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blue gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like O Connell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD#
O Connell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Connell showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel O Connell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Blue swings for the body but O Connell moves out of range.
#CL#
O Connell has closed the distance and engaged Blue in a clinch.
Blue is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but O Connell is defending well.#BC#
O Connell manages to break the clinch.
Daniel O Connell is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and O Connell moves out of range easily.
Labatts Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
O Connell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blue's guard.
O Connell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Connell pushing down on Blue's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Connell.
Blue is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Connell scores with a couple of nice shots.
O Connell not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
O Connell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
O Connell with the ground and pound but Blue uses the opportunity to regain guard. #SUB2#
Blue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Connell scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Connell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blue works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Connell passes into half guard. #SU#
O Connell decides to stand up.
No luck for Blue with that takedown attempt.
O Connell appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2##TD#
Blue tries to sprawl but O Connell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
O Connell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blue wants to get back to full guard.
Daniel O Connell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Connell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blue's head.
O Connell working over Blue with some ground and pound. Blue looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blue is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Connell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. O Connell connects with a nice short shot to Blue's temple.
O Connell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #ROC#
Blue is rocked!
O Connell drops an elbow to the side of Blue's head.
Blue is still in real trouble! Can O Connell finish him?#T3#
O Connell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Connell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Connell working over Blue with some ground and pound. Blue looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
O Connell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blue wants to improve his position but O Connell is controlling well.
Blue seems to have recovered his senses.
O Connell working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
O Connell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Connell working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Blue's thigh. Blue counters though and makes it back to full guard.
O Connell pushing down on Blue's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blue wants to control but O Connell is keeping busy.
O Connell 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.
O Connell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blue with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Connell lands strikes from half guard.
Labatts Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel O Connell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Connell is taking a breather. Blue says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel O Connell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Connell 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel O Connell!
Daniel O Connell made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Puuuhhlease. Give me Labatt 50 any day'.
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