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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 24, 2023 |
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis tries for a takedown but Gavio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD#
Gavio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Davis quickly recovers to half guard.
Gavio controlling the action here.
Gavio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davis for as long as he can get away with.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis won't allow Gavio to pass to mount. #T1#
Davis wants to control but Gavio is keeping busy.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Gavio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Gavio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gavio is controlling the pace.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davis is trying to stand up here but Gavio is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Gavio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Davis was covering up waiting for the punch and Gavio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gavio wanted to stand there but Davis had control of the position.
Davis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #T3#
Gavio tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Gavio sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gavio throws a big elbow that misses.
Gavio tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Gavio won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davis being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Gavio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T4#
Gavio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Gavio is proving a slippery customer.
Davis looks winded!
Davis wants to sweep here but Gavio controlling him for the moment.
Gavio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gavio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gavio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Gavio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gavio is in Davis's guard.
Gavio showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Davis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gavio defends well.
Justin Gavio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavio tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard. #T1##SUB2#
Davis is looking for a triangle here but Gavio uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Davis is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Gavio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Gavio tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well. #SUB#
Gavio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there. #T2#
Gavio passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davis!
Gavio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gavio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gavio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gavio controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gavio is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Davis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#T3#
Gavio content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Gavio.
Gavio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis tries to lock up and control but Gavio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gavio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. #T4#
Gavio is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gavio jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Davis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gavio controls the position.
Davis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gavio's best efforts.
Gavio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gavio dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##TD#
Gavio fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Gavio is now in Davis's guard.
Gavio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis looking to control.
Gavio stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
Davis is looking to sweep but instead, Gavio has passed into half guard.
Gavio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gavio.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gavio continues to hold on tight.#T1#
Gavio drops an elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Gavio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gavio wants to pass the guard but Davis is defending well.
Gavio winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gavio looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Gavio is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Gavio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Gavio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gavio is in Davis's guard.
Davis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gavio dives into side control.
#T3##REVB#
Gavio advances nicely into full mount.
Gavio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis wants to control but Gavio is having none of it.
Gavio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davis tries to reverse the position but Gavio maintains control.#T4#
Davis tries to lock up and control but Gavio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Gavio working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Davis looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gavio! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Justin Gavio! |
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