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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 01, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Gambini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Gambini is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gambini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land. #TD2#
Silva decides to pull guard.
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gambini won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gambini lands a couple of elbows.
Gambini showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gambini from controlling successfully.
Gambini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gambini controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gambini trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambini scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva controls Gambini momentarily but Gambini frees himself. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gambini wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gambini won't allow Silva to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gambini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gambini wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
As Gambini backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Gambini manages to avoid it all.
Gambini fails with the takedown.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambini has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Gambini. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Silva rushes Gambini and presses him up against the cage.#T3##BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gambini is avoiding it.
#TD#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gambini to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gambini stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Gambini postures up.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Silva punching from the bottom - just letting Gambini know he's still in a fight.
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gambini is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T4#
Gambini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva looks winded!
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gambini is defended easily by Silva.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gambini tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Gambini circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gambini misses with the combination.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Gambini tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. #CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Gambini holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paul Gambini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Gambini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD#
Gambini manages to pull guard.
#SUB#
Gambini is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Gambini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva is breathing heavily.#T1##SUB2#
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambini wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gambini wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gambini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Gambini tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#BC#
Gambini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Silva instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gambini trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gambini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paul Gambini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Gambini working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Gambini tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gambini has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3#
Gambini trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva regains half guard.#SUB#
Gambini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gambini wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Gambini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gambini with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Gambini is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva controlling the position well. #SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is pressing down on Gambini's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gambini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gambini from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Gambini will probably get the nod.
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#
Silva throws a hook but Gambini avoids it easily.
Gambini shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gambini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Gambini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gambini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Gambini. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##CL2#
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Gambini forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gambini is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gambini is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch.
Gambini fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Gambini gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Silva wants the takedown. Gambini is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gambini's guard against the cage.
Gambini has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva working away.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gambini's legs.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gambini sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gambini some visible discomfort.
Silva throws an elbow but Gambini slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gambini tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to control but Gambini is keeping him busy. #T3#
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gambini manages to get back to half guard.
Silva prevents Gambini from improving his position.
Gambini gets back to full guard.
Gambini is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#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.#SUB#
Gambini is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Paul Gambini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gambini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Silva counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Silva rushes Gambini and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Silva breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gambini enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gambini manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gambini looking for a sweep. Not yet Gambini, not yet.
Gambini looking to control.
Gambini being controlled here, momentarily.
Gambini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 23, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Mann clinches up with Gambini and pushes him back against the cage.
Mann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mann.
Mann leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gambini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mann stalling.
Mann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Paul Gambini has been cut.#BC2#
Gambini manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambini looks for a takedown but Mann sprawls well.
Mann is looking to clinch.
Gambini on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL#
Mann clinches up with Gambini and pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Mann lands an elbow inside that Gambini shrugs off.
Gambini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mann looking to throw knees to the head but Gambini is blocking nicely.
Mann tries a knee to the head but Gambini blocks it.
Mann leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gambini managing to block the knees to the body from Mann.
Gambini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gambini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gambini tries for a takedown but Mann manages to get underhooks.
King Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gambini.
Gambini has had enough of the clinch but Mann keeps him there for the moment.
Mann avoiding damage.
Mann connects with a knee to the head.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Mann is pushing Gambini up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gambini is looking to control Mann's arms but Mann gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gambini has his back to the cage.
Gambini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Gambini's ribcage.
Gambini is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mann is defending well.
Mann scores with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Gambini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Mann moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Mann.
Gambini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mann missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
A knee to the head by Mann.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gambini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gambini takes an elbow to the temple.
Gambini takes an elbow to the temple.
Gambini'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.
Mann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gambini tries to pull guard but Mann forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mann slowing the pace effectively.
Mann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Mann. #T4#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gambini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mann.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gambini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #TD2#
Gambini has picked Mann up - he's going for a ride! Gambini dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gambini looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambini is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gambini prevents Mann from standing back up.
Mann trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Mann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gambini's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Mann pushes Gambini up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Mann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gambini avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Mann tries to land a knee to the head but Gambini blocks with his arms.
Gambini avoiding damage.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Gambini avoids the damage to the body.
King Mann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gambini tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambini avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Gambini's ribcage.
Mann effectively controlling the action here.
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Gambini's ribcage.#T1#
Mann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gambini's face.
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Mann lands an elbow that stopped Gambini in his tracks for a moment. #TD2#
Gambini jumps guard.
Mann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mann throwing strikes but missing.
Mann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gambini on the ground.
Mann throwing strikes from guard but Gambini blocks nicely.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Gambini.
Mann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SU#
Mann stands up and waves to Gambini to follow him.
Mann tries to clinch there but Gambini circles away.
#CL#
Mann moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Gambini trying to land knees to the body.
Gambini wants to get back to striking at distance but Mann won't allow it.
Mann landing knees to the head.
Mann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambini takes an elbow to the temple.
Gambini is trying to pull guard but Mann turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mann taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gambini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gambini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gambini is breathing heavily.
Mann lands an elbow inside.
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
Gambini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mann prevents Gambini from breaking the clinch.#T3#
Mann lands an elbow just above Gambini 's eye.
Gambini avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Gambini jumps guard but Mann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
King Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gambini.
Gambini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mann walks away with a smile on his face. Gambini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gambini misses with a body kick.
King Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Mann rushes Gambini and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Mann.
Gambini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mann walks away with a smile on his face. Gambini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Mann has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gambini can do to turn this around?
Mann lands a nice knee to the body.
Mann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gambini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T4#
Gambini wants a takedown.
Mann pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mann is stalling here.
Gambini tries to score a body lock takedown but Mann shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gambini has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mann is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gambini is trying to push Mann away but Mann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mann connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann scores with a knee to the head.
Mann lands an elbow inside that Gambini shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Mann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gambini's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Mann gets a clinch.
Mann landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mann.
Mann lands a damaging elbow.
Gambini is trying to push Mann away but Mann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Mann.
#ROC#Gambini is rocked!
Mann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gambini blocks it with crossed arms.
Gambini is still on wobbly legs! Can Mann finish him?
Nice elbow from Mann.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Gambini tries to score a body lock takedown but Mann shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gambini seems to have recovered his senses.
Mann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Mann to work.
Gambini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mann lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
Gambini takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#That has opened up Paul Gambini's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Mann.
Gambini can't break the clinch.
Mann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gambini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mann landing knees to the head.
Mann lands a good knee to the midsection. Gambini won't want to take too many of those.
Mann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gambini is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mann gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T2#
Mann landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann has Gambini pressed against the cage.
Mann crunches a lovely knee into Gambini's ribcage.
Gambini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gambini up against the cage.
Mann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mann stalls.
Mann prevents a takedown attempt there.
King Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gambini.
Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gambini up against the cage.#T3#
Mann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gambini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gambini drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mann pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Mann darts in and clinches Gambini up against the cage.
Mann stalling against the cage.
Mann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gambini's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T4#
Gambini jumps guard but Mann stands there with Gambini around his waist. Gambini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mann looking to throw knees to the head but Gambini is blocking nicely.
Mann lands a knee to the body.
Mann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gambini's defenses.
Mann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gambini being controlled against the cage.
Mann stalling against the cage.
Mann gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by King Mann.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Mann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mann, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Mann! |
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