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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Gains forces Bruce back against the cage and clinches.
Bruce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gains pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bruce drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gains pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bruce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gains.#CL2#
Gains closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bruce wants to break free but Gains has control.
Bruce jumps guard but Gains stands there with Bruce around his waist. Bruce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gains throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruce blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gains lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce is trying to pull guard but Gains turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gains blocking some punches.
#T1#
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Gains gets underhooks to prevent Bruce's takedown attempt.
Bruce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gains lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bruce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gains smiles and moves away.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
A jab from Gains misses.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Gains swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracy Gains seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gains paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gains takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracy Gains is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Gains clinches up with Bruce and pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce tries to pull guard but Gains holds him up against the cage and eventually Bruce drops back down to his feet.
Gains using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gains cracks Bruce with an open hand slap.#T3#
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bruce is defended easily by Gains.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Gains looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Gains lands a lovely overhand right.
Gains lands the left hand.#CL2#
Gains rushes Bruce and presses him up against the cage.
Gains with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gains fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A swing and a miss from Gains.
Bruce tries to bum rush Gains with a series of wild strikes but Gains uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Gains throws a jab when Bruce was well out of range.
Bruce tries to counter with a takedown but Gains is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Gains fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bruce, pushing him back against the cage.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gains unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bruce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bruce is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gains lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bruce tries to work over Gains's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gains using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gracy Gains dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Gains misses with an uppercut. Bruce saw that one coming.
Gains misses the jab.
Gains 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.
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gains.#TD#
Bruce looking to score a takedown here. Gains is defending well but Bruce drives through and ends up in Gains's guard.
Bruce pushes down on Gains's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SU#
Bruce stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bruce fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Gains moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gains misses with a knee to the head.
Gains is breathing heavily.#BC#
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Bruce fails with the takedown.
Bruce throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gains waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruce.
Gains throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Gains throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruce slips under a jab.
Bruce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gains's waist but Gains gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bruce off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown but Gains shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Gains misses with a hook. Bruce ducked under it nicely.
Bruce tries to counter by clinching up but Gains breaks away and moves out of range.
Bruce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gains throws out a loose jab but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce tries to counter by clinching up but Gains breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Gains. No joy for Bruce on that attempt.
Gains wants to counter with a clinch but Bruce pushes him away.
Gains misses with a looping right.
Gains stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice sprawl there from Gains as Bruce shoots in.#TD#
Bruce gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce takes a little break here. Gains wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#SU#
Bruce decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alessandro Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Bruce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gains looks to throw the jab but Bruce is out of range.
Gains has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for Bruce with that takedown attempt.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Gains is avoiding it.
Bruce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gains swivels and escapes.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gains as he jumps to the side.
Bruce slips a jab from Gains.
Bruce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gains tries to avoid it but Bruce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gains to the ground. Gains escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T4#
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gains wants to counter with a clinch but Bruce pushes him away.#CL2#
Gains has closed the distance and engaged Bruce in a clinch.
Bruce jumps guard but Gains turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gains lands with a right to the head.
Gains unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bruce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bruce is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gains lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gracy Gains showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bruce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Bruce darts in looking for a takedown but Gains gets double underhooks and turns Bruce into the cage.
Gains with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Alessandro Bruce has been cut.
A short right from Gains.
Gracy Gains seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gains is keeping busy.
Bruce wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce jumps guard but Gains stands there with Bruce around his waist. Bruce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gains walks away with a smile on his face. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracy Gains seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1##CL2#
Gains closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Bruce pulls guard successfully.
Bruce controls Gains momentarily but Gains frees himself.
Gains stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruce wants to sweep here but Gains controlling him for the moment. #T2##SUB#
Bruce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gains doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gains manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gains really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bruce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bruce is trying to control the position but Gains postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gains slaps away a takedown attempt from Bruce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gains is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruce. #T3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bruce is defended easily by Gains.
A telegraphed right hand from Gains misses the target. #TD#
Bruce shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gains is refusing to be controlled, as Bruce sits in half guard. #SUB#
Bruce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T4#
Bruce is controlling the pace.
Gains keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracy Gains comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gains winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gracy Gains! |
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