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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Moldovanu moves in looking to clinch but Kaff pushes him off.
Kaff shoots in but no luck this time.
Moldovanu misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Kaff on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaff slips a straight right by Moldovanu.
Dragos Moldovanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moldovanu throws a right hand that misses
#CL2#
and Kaff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Moldovanu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC#
Moldovanu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Moldovanu tries to keep at a distance but Kaff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kaff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moldovanu pushes Kaff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moldovanu tries to throw a body punch but Kaff avoids it by throwing Moldovanu back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaff as Moldovanu tries to tie him up.
Kaff jumps guard but Moldovanu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Moldovanu trying to stall but Kaff improves his position.
Moldovanu wants to stall.
#T1#
Kaff tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dragos Moldovanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kif Kaff.
Kaff tries to pull guard but Moldovanu won't allow it.
Kaff letting Moldovanu take a breather here.
Moldovanu keeps control of Kaff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Moldovanu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moldovanu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragos Moldovanu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Moldovanu gets tackled into the cage by Kaff. Kaff maintains the clinch.
Moldovanu lands a shoulder strike.
Kaff is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moldovanu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaff tries to pull guard but Moldovanu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kaff misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Moldovanu looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Moldovanu.
Moldovanu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaff tries to pull guard but Moldovanu won't allow it.
Kaff looks winded!
Moldovanu looking to stall.
#BC#
Moldovanu breaks the clinch.
Kaff ducks under a wild hook from Moldovanu.
Moldovanu swings for the body but Kaff moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moldovanu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moldovanu throws an overhand right that lands on Kaff's shoulder, as Kaff tries to avoid the shot.
Kaff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moldovanu.
Moldovanu throws a sloppy body shot
#CL2#
and Kaff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Moldovanu blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moldovanu.#T3#
Kaff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moldovanu walks away with a smile on his face. Kaff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kaff moves out of range of the strikes.
Moldovanu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Kaff tries to counter it with a takedown but Moldovanu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kaff blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Moldovanu - just one landing.
Moldovanu tries to clinch up.
Kaff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moldovanu misses with a straight right.
Kaff throws a big counter head kick but Moldovanu avoids it with no problem.
Moldovanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moldovanu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moldovanu fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Kaff tries to counter it with a takedown but Moldovanu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Moldovanu misses with a looping left.#T4#
Moldovanu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moldovanu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaff is just out of range.
Kaff looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Moldovanu misses with an uppercut. Kaff saw that one coming.
Kaff blocks a jab.
Moldovanu looks to land a right hand but Kaff moved out of range.
Moldovanu wants to clinch up but Kaff keeps it at a distance.
Moldovanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Moldovanu does no damage.
Moldovanu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Kaff moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Kaff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kaff blocks a body shot from Moldovanu.
Moldovanu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragos Moldovanu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A punch combination from Moldovanu misses. #CL2#
Kaff pushes Moldovanu up against the cage in a clinch.
Moldovanu misses with a punch to the body.
Moldovanu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaff can do to turn this around?
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #TD2#
Kaff pulls guard effortlessly.
Kaff 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#
Kaff is taking a breather. Moldovanu 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kaff seems to be looking for submissions.
Kaff passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Moldovanu! #T1#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaff throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moldovanu because Kaff loaded up on that one.
Kaff controlling the pace for now.
Kaff tries to control but Moldovanu wriggling away.
Kaff controlling his opponent. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moldovanu has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Kaff missing with strikes from the back. #SUB2#
Moldovanu showing good submission defense here.
Kaff keeps control of the position easily here as Moldovanu tries to buck him off.
Even with his hooks in, Kaff manages to miss with strikes from the back. #T3#
Kaff thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Even with his hooks in, Kaff manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Kaff throwing wild punches that miss their target. #SUB2#
Moldovanu preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kaff.
What can Moldovanu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Kaff is persistently looking for the submission but Moldovanu is defending it well.
Kaff controlling the position well here. Moldovanu rolled but Kaff kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#SUB2#
Kaff is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Moldovanu is defending well though. Kaff let's go of the attempt for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kif Kaff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A big left from Moldovanu misses.
Moldovanu throws a body punch but Kaff moves out of range.
Kaff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moldovanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moldovanu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Moldovanu misses the target.
Kif Kaff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Kaff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moldovanu tries to break free but Kaff pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moldovanu is looking to control Kaff's arms but Kaff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moldovanu has his back to the cage.
Kaff tries to break the clinch but Moldovanu is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Moldovanu.
Moldovanu trying to control the position but instead, Kaff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moldovanu into the cage.
Moldovanu working aggressively here.
#T1#
Moldovanu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kaff dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kaff has Moldovanu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moldovanu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dragos Moldovanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kif Kaff.
Moldovanu tries to break the clinch but Kaff is controlling the position.
Moldovanu is trying to push Kaff away but Kaff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaff throws a punch but it's blocked by Moldovanu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaff jumps guard but Moldovanu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Moldovanu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Kaff jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaff is controlling Moldovanu's posture.#T2#
Kaff looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaff, not yet.
Moldovanu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kaff's guard.
Kaff working a defensive guard here.
Kif Kaff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaff thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #T3#
Kaff looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Moldovanu tries to clinch up but Kaff circles away and keeps his distance.
Moldovanu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moldovanu swinging wildly here.
Moldovanu misses with a straight left.
Moldovanu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaff.
Moldovanu tries to clinch there but Kaff circles away.
Kaff is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Moldovanu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kaff counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moldovanu misses with a body shot.
#T4#
Moldovanu throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Kaff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moldovanu lands a left hand.
Kaff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moldovanu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moldovanu lands a right hand.
Moldovanu is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Moldovanu.
Moldovanu lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Moldovanu on the inside.
Moldovanu trying to control the position but instead, Kaff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moldovanu into the cage.
Kaff keeps control of Moldovanu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moldovanu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moldovanu trying to control the position but instead, Kaff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moldovanu into the cage.
Moldovanu has a couple of punches blocked by Kaff.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragos Moldovanu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moldovanu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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