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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 12, 2022 |
#R1# Ja Hari slaps away a takedown attempt from Blackwell, before circling back to the center of the mat. It looked like Ja Hari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Blackwell throws a leg kick but Ja Hari sees it coming and moves out of range. Blackwell throws a sloppy head kick and Ja Hari moves out of range easily. Ja Hari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Blackwell shoots in but no luck this time. Ja Hari appears to be looking for a big counter. Blackwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ja Hari tries to avoid it but Blackwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ja Hari to the ground. Ja Hari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Jawph Ja Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Blackwell. Blackwell shoots in for a takedown but Ja Hari shows good takedown defense. It looked like Ja Hari was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blackwell misses with a takedown and Ja Hari counters with a thumping low kick. Ja Hari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Jawph Ja Hari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##CL2# Ja Hari tries to keep at a distance but Blackwell has taken the fight into the clinch. Blackwell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ja Hari just stands there and leans against the cage. Ja Hari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Blackwell jumps guard but Ja Hari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2# Blackwell manages to break the clinch.
Ja Hari blocks a leg kick. Ja Hari tried to counter with a leg kick but Blackwell avoided it. Robbie Blackwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blackwell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ja Hari as he avoids it easily. Ja Hari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2# Blackwell closes the distance and clinches. Ja Hari is looking to break free of the clinch but Blackwell has double underhooks. #TD2# Blackwell jumps guard.
#T2# Blackwell pulls Ja Hari in to control the position. Ja Hari wants to stand but Blackwell is controlling his posture from full guard. Blackwell wants to sweep but no luck. Blackwell wants to stand but Ja Hari is controlling the position. Ja Hari stopping the sweep attempt from Blackwell. Blackwell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blackwell pulls Ja Hari in to control the position. #T3##REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Blackwell fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2# Blackwell rushes Ja Hari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2# Blackwell pulls Ja Hari into guard.
Blackwell tries to land a sweep but no joy. Blackwell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ja Hari's guard. #REVB# Ja Hari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blackwell. Blackwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Ja Hari is retaining full guard. Blackwell content to stall in guard here. Blackwell prevents Ja Hari from getting back to his feet. #T4# Ja Hari being controlled here, momentarily. Blackwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ja Hari swivels though and keeps the full guard. Blackwell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Ja Hari has momentary wrist control but Blackwell slips an elbow through the middle.#ES# Ja Hari manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. Ja Hari is breathing heavily. Ja Hari is looking to break free of the clinch but Blackwell has double underhooks. Blackwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ja Hari.
Ja Hari is trying to force a seperation but Blackwell has the dominant position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Blackwell taking a breather.#BC2# Blackwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2# Blackwell takes the fight into the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Blackwell dominated that round. 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##TD2# Blackwell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blackwell showed some decent athleticism there. Ja Hari is looking to escape. Blackwell stalling. #SUB2# Blackwell seems to be looking for submissions.
Blackwell performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blackwell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ja Hari knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Blackwell is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1# Blackwell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ja Hari is trying to stand up here but Blackwell is controlling him well. Blackwell is pressing down on Ja Hari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ja Hari is holding on for now. Ja Hari is trying to stand up here but Blackwell is controlling him well. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2# Blackwell scores with a takedown into Ja Hari's guard. Ja Hari is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Ja Hari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Blackwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2# Ja Hari wants to break free but Blackwell has control.
Blackwell tries to throw a body punch but Ja Hari avoids it by throwing Blackwell back against the cage. Blackwell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ja Hari up against the cage. Ja Hari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Blackwell slowing the pace effectively.#BC2# Blackwell breaks from the clinch.
Blackwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ja Hari pinned against the cage. Ja Hari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3# Blackwell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL2# Blackwell darts in and clinches Ja Hari up against the cage. Ja Hari is trying to force a seperation but Blackwell has the dominant position.#BC2# Blackwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2# Blackwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blackwell is looking for a takedown. Jawph Ja Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Blackwell.#BC2# Blackwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4##CL2# Blackwell pushes Ja Hari up against the cage in a clinch. Blackwell just leaning against Ja Hari, taking a breather. Ja Hari tries to break free but Blackwell pushes him back against the cage.#BC2# Blackwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Blackwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Ja Hari throws a quick counter head kick but Blackwell was just out of range. Blackwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ja Hari.
It looked like Ja Hari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Horrible takedown attempt by Blackwell or perhaps it was just good defense by Ja Hari, which made it look bad. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Blackwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3# Blackwell dives in for a single leg takedown but Ja Hari sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Ja Hari is looking for a counter combo. Ja Hari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. As Blackwell looks to move away, Ja Hari throws a big counter combo but Blackwell just gets out of the way. Blackwell goes for a double leg but Ja Hari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ja Hari continues to drive forward. A counter left hand to the body from Ja Hari misses its target. Jawph Ja Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Blackwell. Blackwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ja Hari as he jumps to the side. And Ja Hari counters with a quick kick to the body but Blackwell blocks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blackwell throws a combination that misses and Ja Hari counters with a one-two to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Blackwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ja Hari pinned against the cage. Ja Hari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. It appears Ja Hari was looking to counter with a kick there.#T1# Ja Hari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ja Hari is looking to counter with a body kick. Jawph Ja Hari is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2# Ja Hari gets tackled into the cage by Blackwell. Blackwell maintains the clinch. #BC2# Blackwell breaks the clinch.
Blackwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ja Hari is fending him off so far but Blackwell persists. Nope, Ja Hari circles away and we're back to standing. Ja Hari is looking for a counter combo. Blackwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. It looked like Ja Hari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. No luck with that takedown attempt from Blackwell. Blackwell just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJa Hari.#T2# Blackwell closes the distance but Ja Hari moves to the side and Ja Hari counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. A big right from Blackwell misses. Ja Hari is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Blackwell moves to clinch but Ja Hari breaks away and Ja Hari counters with a series of strikes. Blackwell will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2# Blackwell has managed to clinch.
Blackwell tries to throw a body punch but Ja Hari avoids it by throwing Blackwell back against the cage. #T3# Ja Hari is trying to push Blackwell away but Blackwell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Blackwell is working for takedown but Ja Hari is calmly controlling the position for now. Ja Hari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Blackwell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ja Hari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blackwell prevents Ja Hari from breaking the clinch. Blackwell jumps guard but Ja Hari stands there with Blackwell around his waist. Blackwell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ja Hari is trying to force a seperation but Blackwell has the dominant position. Ja Hari is looking to break free of the clinch but Blackwell has double underhooks. Blackwell leaning his opponent against the cage. Blackwell stalls. #T4# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#BC2# Blackwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Blackwell misses with a takedown attempt and Ja Hari counters with a left to the body. Blackwell has his takedown stuffed and Ja Hari counters with a lovely straight right hand! Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ja Hari leaves Blackwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Jawph Ja Hari showed his dominance in that final round. I think Blackwell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29 Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29 Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Blackwell! |
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