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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Sina getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manau tries for a takedown but Sina circles away easily
and Sina counters with a one-two to the body.
Manau slips a jab and a cross from Sina.
Manau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manau connects with a looping right hand.
Sina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Manau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sina is looking for the big counter here.
Sina throws a body shot but no joy.
Sina just misses with a punch to the body.
Sina throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Manau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Manau shoots in and bounces Sina off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sina is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Manau dives into side control.
#T2##REVB##SU#
Manau decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Sina does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manau throws a nice looking combination but Sina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T3#
Sina throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manau on the side of the head.
Manau doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Sina counter with a right hand.
Sina scores with a three punch combo!
Sherman Manau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manau.
Sina swings for the body but Manau moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Manau misses its target.#TD#
Manau shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#T4#
Manau is taking a breather. Sina 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.
Sina wants to improve his position but Manau is controlling well.
Sina trying to control from the bottom.
Manau controlling the action here. #SUB#
Manau is looking for a kimura but Sina is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manau to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Sina dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Sina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sina connects with a looping right hand.
Manau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sina doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sina swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manau shoots in looking for a takedown. Sina tries to sprawl out of it but Manau keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sina manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Manau looks to throw the jab but Sina is out of range.
Sina throws a combination. Manau tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Sina on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sina throws a series of punches but Manau moves out of range. #TD#
Manau scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Manau moves nicely into side control.
Sina struggling a bit here.#T2#
Manau lands a few punches from side control.
Sina can't do much from the bottom here.
Manau remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manau's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Manau working away.#T3#
Sina is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Manau thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sina prevents Manau from moving into mount.
Manau passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sina!
Manau controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
Sina tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sina wants to hold on but Manau pushes him away.
Manau landing shots from mount.
Sina wants to hold on but Manau pushes him away.
Manau fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manau controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sherman Manau dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Sina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
Manau shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Manau was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sina can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Manau is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sina has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sina manages to get back to half guard.#T1#
Manau controlling the action here.
Sina regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sina is trying to keep Manau in close.
Manau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manau is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manau controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sina is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
John Sina seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Manau throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sina tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Manau is in Sina's guard.
Sina wriggles free and stands up. #T3#
Sina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sina has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#CL#
Manau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sina wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Manau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sherman Manau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sina throws a series of punches but Manau moves out of range.
Manau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sina.#T4#
Manau tries to clinch but Sina moves out of range.
Sina doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sina lands with a nice body punch.
Sina lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manau closes the distance and clinches up with Sina, looking for a takedown. Manau pushes Sina against the cage but Sina circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sina now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manau tries to close the distance and clinch but Sina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sina misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Sina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sina 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Sina!
Sherman Manau was interviewed post fight and said 'I made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement, and I don’t expect to be forgiven. I’m simply here to apologize. What we came across that day in the woods was obviously unplanned. The reactions you saw on tape were raw; they were unfiltered. None of us knew how to react or how to feel. I s'. |
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