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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 18, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Valentinovich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valentinovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Valentinovich.
Lily has had enough of the clinch but Valentinovich keeps him there for the moment.
Lily throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valentinovich tries to land a knee to the head but Lily blocks with his arms.
Valentinovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lily throws a head punch that misses.
Lily has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lily misses with the head strike.
Lily tries to circle away but Valentinovich has him pinned against the cage.
Valentinovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valentinovich is leaning against Lily and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentinovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valentinovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lily backwards.
Valentinovich pushes Lily back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentinovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Valentinovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lily has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lily tries to break free but Valentinovich pushes him back against the cage.
Valentinovich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valentinovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valentinovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentinovich avoiding damage.
#TD2#
Lily pulls guard successfully.
#SU#
Valentinovich gets to his feet - Lily follows without any prompting.
Lily misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Lily misses.
Lily doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentinovich circles away.
#T2#
Valentinovich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT#It looks like Tyga Lily has been cut.#CL#
Valentinovich takes the fight into the clinch.
Valentinovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lily is defending well for now.
Valentinovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lily fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valentinovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lily tries to circle away but Valentinovich has him pinned against the cage.
Lily tries to circle away but Valentinovich has him pinned against the cage.
Valentinovich lands with a light punch inside.
Valentinovich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lily wants to break free but Valentinovich has control.
Lily tries to pull guard but Valentinovich won't allow it.
Valentinovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valentinovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Lily leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valentinovich lands an uppercut.
Valentinovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lily tries to break the clinch but Valentinovich is controlling the position.
Lily tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zharkov Valentinovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyga Lily.
Valentinovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentinovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lily misses with a punch to the body.
Lily tries to break the clinch but Valentinovich is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentinovich.
A right hook to the body lands for Valentinovich.
Lily looks winded!#T4#
Valentinovich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valentinovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lily or not.
Valentinovich lands a right hand.
Valentinovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valentinovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Valentinovich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentinovich.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentinovich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentinovich lands with a left to the head.
Lily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lily fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valentinovich just leaning against Lily, taking a breather.
A short right from Valentinovich on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zharkov Valentinovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyga Lily'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##CL#
Valentinovich clinches.
Valentinovich is pushing Lily up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valentinovich controlling the action here for a moment.
Valentinovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lily can do to turn this around?
Lily's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valentinovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentinovich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lily backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valentinovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lilys head. #T1#
Valentinovich trying to land knees to the body.
Lily is trying to break the clinch but Valentinovich is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lilys head.
Lily doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lily tries to break free but Valentinovich pushes him back against the cage.
Valentinovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valentinovich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lily tries to break the clinch but Valentinovich is controlling the position.
Valentinovich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valentinovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valentinovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T2#
Lily can't find room to land a body shot as Valentinovich controls the action.
Valentinovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentinovich.
A nice left hand lands by Valentinovich.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valentinovich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valentinovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lily can't break the clinch.
Lily tries to break free but Valentinovich pushes him back against the cage.
Valentinovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lily backwards.
A body shot lands from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Lily avoids the damage to the body.
Lily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Valentinovich.
#T3#
Valentinovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valentinovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lily is defending well for now.
Valentinovich stalling the fight.
Lily is trying to break free.
A short right from Valentinovich on the inside.
Lily swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lily swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lily takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentinovich.
Zharkov Valentinovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lily tries to pull guard but Valentinovich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Valentinovich lands a shoulder strike.
Lily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentinovich misses with an elbow strike.
#T4#
A frustrated look appears on Lily's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentinovich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Valentinovich misses with a knee to the head.
Lily can't break the clinch.
Valentinovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lily's efforts to push away.
Lily jumps guard but Valentinovich stands there with Lily around his waist. Lily gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lily is breathing heavily.
Valentinovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right hand to the body from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich pushes Lily back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valentinovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lily backwards.
Valentinovich throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zharkov Valentinovich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyga Lily's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Valentinovich closes the distance and clinches.
Valentinovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lily is trying to maintain a safe position but Valentinovich gets an underhook and turns Lily into the cage.
Valentinovich misses with an elbow strike.
Valentinovich lands a left hand.
Lily wants to take the fight to the mat but Valentinovich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Valentinovich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lily up against the cage.
Valentinovich lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich slowing the pace effectively.
Lily takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Valentinovich.
Lily takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentinovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valentinovich slows down the pace here.
#T1#
Valentinovich lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with a knee to the head.
Valentinovich stalling in the clinch.
Valentinovich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hand to the body from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich leaning against his opponent.
Valentinovich looking to throw knees to the head but Lily is blocking nicely.
Valentinovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lily backwards.
Valentinovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lily is defending well for now.
Valentinovich connects with a knee to the head.
#T2#
Lily is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Valentinovich.
Lily blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentinovich blocks an elbow strike from Lily.
Valentinovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentinovich.
A shot in the inside from Valentinovich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentinovich trying to land knees to the body.
Lily is trying to push Valentinovich away but Valentinovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valentinovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Valentinovich.
Lily is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentinovich has double underhooks. #T3#
Valentinovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentinovich lands a body punch.
Lily fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lily is trying to break the clinch but Valentinovich has him pressed against the cage.
Lily misses with some punches.
Valentinovich leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Valentinovich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lily tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valentinovich avoids it.#T4#
Lily has had enough of the clinch but Valentinovich keeps him there for the moment.
Valentinovich lands a right hand.
Valentinovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentinovich trying to land knees to the body.
Valentinovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valentinovich cracks Lily with a nice body shot.
Valentinovich taking a breather.
Valentinovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyga Lily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lily tries to land knees in the clinch but Valentinovich avoids the damage to the body.
Valentinovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zharkov Valentinovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lily using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentinovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zharkov Valentinovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentinovich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zharkov Valentinovich!
A victorious Zharkov Valentinovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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