 |
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
GFC 1: Manaitpasov vs Lune
Date: Jul 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Roh connects with a crisp jab.
Di Agostino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Di Agostino tests Roh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Di Agostino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roh ducks under a wild hook from Di Agostino.
Roh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Di Agostino walks into a left hand.
Di Agostino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roh moves away.
Roh looks to land a right hand but Di Agostino moved out of range.
Roh walks into a jab.
Roh misses with a few strikes there.
Roh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Agostino misses with a hook. Roh ducked under it nicely.
Di Agostino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roh at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Di Agostino misses the target.
Roh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Di Agostino with a body shot.
Di Agostino throws a body punch but Roh moves out of range.
Di Agostino drops his hands momentarily and Roh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roh takes one to the chin there.
Di Agostino throws a jab when Roh was well out of range.
Di Agostino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Di Agostino thuds his right hand into Roh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roh lands an overhand right.
Di Agostino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roh tests Di Agostino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roh scores with a nice right hand.
#T1#
Roh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Di Agostino.
No joy there for Roh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Di Agostino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roh with a hook.
Di Agostino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roh looks to land a left hand but Di Agostino moved out of range nicely.
Di Agostino throws a body shot but no joy.
Roh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Di Agostino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roh lands a glancing blow to the side of Di Agostino's head.
Roh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Di Agostino cracks Roh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Di Agostino throws a hook but Roh blocks it.
Roh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Agostino manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roh. Di Agostino does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Di Agostino. Roh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Di Agostino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Di Agostino avoids the body shot from Roh.
A swing and a miss from Di Agostino.
Roh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Roh throws a body punch but Di Agostino moves out of range.
Di Agostino misses with a looping left.
Roh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Di Agostino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Roh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Di Agostino to score with a decent uppercut.
Di Agostino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roh.
Roh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Roh. That snapped Di Agostino's head back.
A lazy left from Di Agostino finds it's target.
Di Agostino misses with a wild body shot.
Di Agostino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Di Agostino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Di Agostino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Di Agostino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roh.
Di Agostino misses with a body shot.
Roh lands with a good body shot.
Di Agostino throws a big shot that misses.
Di Agostino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roh moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Di Agostino finds it's way through Roh's defenses.
Roh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Di Agostino.
Di Agostino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roh manages to avoid it.
Di Agostino misses with a few strikes there.
#T3#
Di Agostino looks to score with a jab to the body but Roh is just out of range.
Di Agostino lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Roh finds it's way through Di Agostino's defenses.
Roh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roh connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Di Agostino misses its intended target.
Roh blocks a jab.
Roh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Di Agostino throws a hook to the side of Roh's head but Roh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roh moves out of range of the strikes.
Roh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Di Agostino scores with a jab to the body.
Di Agostino swings for the body but Roh moves out of range.
Di Agostino lands a slapping body shot.
Di Agostino tests Roh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roh. Di Agostino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Di Agostino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Di Agostino.
Di Agostino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Di Agostino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roh.
Di Agostino throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Di Agostino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roh blocks a jab.
Roh connects with a jab.
Roh with a jab.
Roh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Di Agostino throws a body shot but no joy.
Roh connects with a nice looking jab.
Roh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Di Agostino.
A punch lands to the side of Di Agostino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Di Agostino misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roh.
Di Agostino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roh manages to avoid it.
Roh lands with a good body shot.
Di Agostino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Di Agostino thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Di Agostino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Di Agostino throws the left hand but Roh avoids the punch easily.
Di Agostino throws the left hand but Roh avoids the punch easily.
Di Agostino walks into a stiff left hand from Roh.
Roh scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sun Ji Roh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Di Agostino misses with a looping left.
Roh connects with a right hand. Di Agostino shakes it off.
Roh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Di Agostino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Di Agostino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roh takes one to the side of the head.
Di Agostino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Di Agostino misses the target.
Di Agostino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roh manages to avoid it.
Di Agostino dodges the punch combination from Roh.
Di Agostino thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Roh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roh ducks under a wild hook from Di Agostino.
Sloppy strikes from Di Agostino. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Roh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roh just misses with a punch to the body.
Di Agostino looks to land a right hand but Roh moved out of range.
Roh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Di Agostino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Di Agostino scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Di Agostino does it's job there.
Roh digs a good hook to Di Agostino's body.
Di Agostino misses with a straight left.
Di Agostino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roh was well out of range. Poor timing from Di Agostino.
Roh cracks Di Agostino with an open hand slap.#T1#
Roh cracks Di Agostino with an open hand slap.
Di Agostino throws an overhand right that lands on Roh's shoulder, as Roh tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Roh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roh throws a good cross that connects.
Di Agostino looks to land a combination but Roh avoids it well.
Di Agostino looks to land a left hand but Roh moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roh.
Roh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Agostino manages to avoid it.
Roh cracks Di Agostino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roh cracks Di Agostino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roh lands a slapping body shot.
Roh jabs Di Agostino right on the nose. Di Agostino blinks but takes it well.
Di Agostino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Di Agostino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roh avoids the body shot from Di Agostino.
Di Agostino throws a body punch but Roh moves out of range.
Roh scores with a jab to the head.
Di Agostino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Di Agostino takes a swing at Roh's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Roh coming out on top.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Di Agostino might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Roh slips under a jab.
Di Agostino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Roh lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Roh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roh.#T2#
Roh lands a really nice looking cross but Di Agostino seems unphased.
Roh stuns Di Agostino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roh defending well as Di Agostino loads up on a big left hand.
Roh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roh thuds his right hand into Di Agostino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Di Agostino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Di Agostino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roh jabs Di Agostino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Di Agostino missing with a left hand there. Roh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Di Agostino throws a body shot but no joy.
Roh cracks Di Agostino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roh ducks right into an uppercut from Di Agostino.
Roh defending well as Di Agostino loads up on a big left hand.
Di Agostino walks into a straight right hand from Roh.
Di Agostino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Di Agostino.
#T3#
Di Agostino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roh.
Roh lands a nice looking body shot.
Di Agostino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roh manages to avoid it.
Di Agostino stuns Roh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Roh as he connects with a hook.
Roh cracks Di Agostino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roh cracks Di Agostino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roh ducks under a wild hook from Di Agostino.
Roh moves out of range as Di Agostino strikes.
Roh sizes up Di Agostino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Roh.
Roh sizes up Di Agostino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Agostino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Di Agostino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Di Agostino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roh moves away.
Roh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Di Agostino's corner calls for a 1-2. Di Agostino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Di Agostino throws a body punch but Roh moves out of range.
Roh with a jab.
Di Agostino misses with an uppercut. Roh saw that one coming.#T4#
Di Agostino connects with a right hand. Roh shakes it off.
Roh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Di Agostino finds it's way round the side to connect with Roh's head.
Nice defenses there by Roh.
Roh moves out of range as Di Agostino strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roh.
Roh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Di Agostino doesn't seem bothered though.
Roh connects with a single shot there.
Roh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Di Agostino missing with a left hand there. Roh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Di Agostino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Roh misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Di Agostino.
Roh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roh ducks under a wild hook from Di Agostino.
Sun Ji Roh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Di Agostino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Di Agostino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roh lands with an overhand left.
Roh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Di Agostino throws out the jab.
Di Agostino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ji Roh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Roh looks to land a combination but Di Agostino avoids it well.
Di Agostino moves forwards but Roh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Di Agostino was well out of range. Poor timing from Roh.
Roh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Di Agostino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Di Agostino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Di Agostino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roh was well out of range. Poor timing from Di Agostino.
Di Agostino just misses with a punch to the body.
Di Agostino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Di Agostino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roh momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Di Agostino there.
Di Agostino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Di Agostino in his tracks.
A jab from Roh does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roh avoids the body shot from Di Agostino.
Di Agostino lands with an overhand left.
Roh connects with a body shot.
Di Agostino scores with a jab to the body.
Roh moves away from the strike by Di Agostino.
Roh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Di Agostino with a body shot.
Di Agostino throws a looping overhand right but Roh ducks down to avoid it.
Roh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Di Agostino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Di Agostino with a nice cross.#T1#
Di Agostino lands a body shot.
Roh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Di Agostino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roh.
A cross from Roh lands.
Roh scores with a hook to the body. Di Agostino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roh defending well as Di Agostino loads up on a big left hand.
Roh throws a series of punches but Di Agostino moves out of range.
Roh blocks a jab.
Di Agostino ducks right into an uppercut from Roh.
Roh ducks under a wild hook from Di Agostino.
Roh scores with a jab to the body.
Roh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roh lands a really nice looking cross but Di Agostino seems unphased.
Roh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Di Agostino scores with a body shot.
Roh connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roh.
Roh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roh defending well as Di Agostino loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Roh.#T2#
Jab from Di Agostino.
Roh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roh avoids the body shot from Di Agostino.
Roh works the jab nicely.
Di Agostino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Di Agostino needs to keep his hands up - Roh had a free shot at his head there.
Roh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Di Agostino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roh lands a jab to the nose.
Roh slips under a jab.
Di Agostino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Di Agostino misses the jab.
Roh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Di Agostino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roh lands with a hook. Di Agostino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roh lands with a cross.
Roh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Di Agostino under the eye.
Di Agostino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T3#
Roh slips a jab from Di Agostino.
It seemed like Roh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roh slips under a jab from Di Agostino.
Di Agostino misses with a hook. Roh ducked under it nicely.
Roh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Di Agostino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roh's hands.
Di Agostino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Roh.
Roh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Di Agostino throws a hook but Roh avoids it easily.
Di Agostino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roh lands with a good body shot.
Di Agostino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roh.
Roh cracks Di Agostino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Di Agostino misses with a straight right.
Roh scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Di Agostino lands with a shot to the body.
Di Agostino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Di Agostino lands with an overhand left.
Roh blocks a jab.
Roh connects with a single shot there.#T4#
Di Agostino misses the shot to the body.
Di Agostino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roh was well out of range. Poor timing from Di Agostino.
Di Agostino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Di Agostino.
Roh throws out a powerful jab.
Di Agostino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roh.
Nice straight punches there by Roh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roh.
Di Agostino throws a big shot that misses.
Roh blocks a jab.
Di Agostino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roh.
Roh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roh scores with a punch to the head.
Di Agostino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Di Agostino just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Di Agostino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Di Agostino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Di Agostino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roh was well out of range. Poor timing from Di Agostino.
Mikey Di Agostino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Di Agostino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Ji Roh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Ji Roh!
Sun Ji Roh managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ZERO Fightwear, into his post fight interview. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
