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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Balch shoots for a takedown but Choi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL#
Balch clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Choi has hold of one of Balch's legs. Balch is fighting the takedown attempt but Choi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Choi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Choi stays in close to Balch's body and controls the position.
Balch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Balch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choi throws a big right hand that misses.
Balch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Balch throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#SU2#
Choi stands up and waves to Balch to follow him. #CL2#
Choi closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Choi taking a breather.#BC2#
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##CL#
Balch clinches. #BC2#
Choi breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Balch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Choi lands a nice knee to the body. #TD2#
Choi jumps into guard, dragging Balch to the mat.
Choi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Choi has his foot on Balch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balch works his way back into a safe position though.
Choi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balch is one step ahead there.
Choi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T2##SUB2#
Choi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Balch punching from the bottom.
Choi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Choi thows a huge punch but Balch dodges it nicely.
Choi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Choi 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.
Choi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balch defending well though.
Balch won't allow Choi to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choi throwing shots but Balch is blocking nicely.
Balch strikes from the bottom but Choi passes into mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Choi landing strikes from the mount and Balch is in trouble!
Choi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Balch throwing hammer fists to the chest of Choi. What's that going to do exactly?
Choi landing punches.
Choi landing shots from mount.
Choi throws some wild stikes that Balch manages to avoid easily.
Balch taking shots to the head.
Choi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Choi unloads with some shots from mount but Balch bucks and avoids them well.
Choi throws some wild stikes that Balch manages to avoid easily.
Balch wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Choi.
Choi looking to finish with strikes here!
Choi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Choi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Choi controlling his opponent.
Choi misses with a head shot.#T4#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Choi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Choi cracks Balch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Choi wants to finish this one by submission but Balch is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Choi.
Choi blocks Balch's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choi controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Choi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Choi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Balch is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
#SUB2#
Choi looking for a guillotine from mount but Balch is having none of it.
Choi misses with a head shot.
Balch can't escape the position.
Balch is breathing heavily.
Choi punching from mount but Balch doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Song Choi dominated that round.
That's time! Balch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Choi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Choi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Choi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
Choi rushes Balch and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Balch throws a right hand that Choi ducks under and follows up with a left that Choi also avoids with ease.
Choi tries a quick counter leg kick but Balch is wise to it.
Bob Balch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Choi's waist but Choi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balch off to one side.
Bob Balch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi throws a series of strikes that have Balch backpedaling.
Balch shoots in for a takedown but Choi shows good takedown defense.
Choi unleashes a big counter combination but Balch bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##TD2#
Choi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balch quickly recovers to half guard.
Balch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Choi lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Choi in particular looking to stall.
Balch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choi. #SU2#
Choi decides to stand up. #CL#
Balch instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Choi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Balch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi lands with a kick to the ribs.
#CL2#
Balch gets tackled into the cage by Choi. Choi maintains the clinch. #T2##BC2#
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Choi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Song Choi has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balch's head.#SU2#
Balch is working an open guard so Choi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Choi rushes Balch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Balch takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Choi breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Choi breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Choi lands but Balch takes it in his stride.
Balch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Choi can pounce on him.
#T3##CL2#
Choi takes the fight into the clinch.
Choi lands a body punch.
Song Choi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Choi can't get the takedown.
#BC#
Balch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balch on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Choi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Choi.
Choi lands a good knee to the midsection. Balch won't want to take too many of those.#BC2#
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Choi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balch's guard.#T4#
Balch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balch throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Choi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Choi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Choi stays in close to Balch's body and controls the position.
Choi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Choi with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SU2#
Choi gets to his feet - Balch follows without any prompting.
Choi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balch takes a step back to recover.
Choi connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Song Choi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Balch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Choi.
Balch misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Choi counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Balch moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balch throws a right hand that Choi ducks under and follows up with a left that Choi also avoids with ease.
Balch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Choi drives through and clinches with Balch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Choi obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC2#
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Choi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A good leg kick by Choi. #CL2#
Choi clinches up with Balch and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Choi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Choi clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Choi.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Choi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Choi content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Choi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Choi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SU2#
Balch is working an open guard so Choi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Balch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Choi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Balch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Choi closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T3#
Choi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
Balch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choi, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balch misses with a straight right.
Choi with the counter takedown but Balch avoids it easily.
Choi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balch's sensitive parts.
Choi misses with a takedown attempt - Balch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Choi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Balch somewhat.#T4##CL#
Balch moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Choi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC2#
Choi manages to break the clinch.
Song Choi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#CL#
Balch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Balch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bob Balch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balch throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Song Choi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Choi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Song Choi! |
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