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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Briivek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bagdad defends well and Briivek ends up having to push Bagdad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bagdad feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Bagdad feints and as Briivek raises his hands in defense, Bagdad changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Briivek being controlled here, momentarily.
Bagdad lands a couple of digs.
Briivek keeping full guard, as Bagdad tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagdad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bagdad's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bagdad forces his way into half guard.#T1#
Bagdad stalling.
More stalling from Bagdad.
Briivek trying to control here.
Bagdad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bagdad trying to pass the guard but Briivek defending well.
Bagdad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Briivek wants to control but Bagdad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bagdad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Bagdad is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Bagdad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Briivek sprawls well initially but Bagdad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Briivek wants to control but Bagdad is keeping busy.
Briivek makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Briivek.
Bagdad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB2#
Bagdad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bagdad tries to stand but Briivek is controlling his head.
Briivek tries to improve position but can't.
Bagdad cracks Briivek with a big elbow.
Bagdad staying calm.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like Bagdad might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Briivek struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Briivek takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bagdad landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Bagdad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD2#
Bagdad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Briivek is trying to defend but Bagdad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bagdad controlling the action here. #SUB2#
Bagdad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bagdad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagdad tries to pass to full mount but Briivek defends it.
Bagdad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Briivek wants to improve his position but Bagdad is controlling well.
Bagdad wants to take a breather but Briivek is having none of it.
Bagdad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Bagdad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bagdad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Briivek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bagdad is working away from the top position though.
Briivek is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bagdad is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bagdad wants to get back to his feet.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Bagdad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T2#
Bagdad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Briivek is not content to let Bagdad control the position.
Briivek moves into full guard.
Briivek controls Bagdad momentarily but Bagdad frees himself.
Bagdad lands a couple of digs.
Bagdad sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3#
Briivek keeping moving, preventing Bagdad from controlling successfully.
Briivek looking to control but Bagdad passes into half guard.
Bagdad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bagdad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bagdad tries to pass to full mount but Briivek defends it. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bagdad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bagdad is thwarting Briivek's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bagdad content to control rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Bagdad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Briivek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bagdad scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Bagdad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Briivek has his takedown stuffed
and Bagdad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bagdad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#TD2#
Briivek gets caught flat footed, as Bagdad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bagdad engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Bagdad has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bagdad wants to pass the guard but Briivek is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briivek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Briivek is on top in guard.
#REVR##T1##SUB#
Briivek drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bagdad looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bagdad looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bagdad! #REVB#
Briivek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bagdad connects with a decent elbow.
Bagdad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SUB2#
Bagdad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Briivek tries to bench press Bagdad off him but Bagdad keeps the position.
Mehdi Bagdad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bagdad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Briivek down.
#T2#
Bagdad advances nicely into full mount.
Bagdad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bagdad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bagdad controlling from the full mount.
Bagdad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Briivek is looking to get to half guard.
Briivek wants to hold on but Bagdad pushes him away.#T3#
Bagdad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Briivek wants to control but Bagdad is having none of it.
Briivek is trying desperately to improve position.
Bagdad controlling from the full mount.
Mehdi Bagdad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Briivek is desperately trying to improve his position but Bagdad has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bagdad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bagdad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bagdad working Briivek over with strikes here.
Bagdad content just to control the position here.
Briivek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Briivek is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mehdi Bagdad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bagdad 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mehdi Bagdad!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Tobla keeps Horn at a distance using the push kick.
Tobla lands a slapping body shot.
Tobla fails with the takedown.
Tobla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horn but Horn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horn tries to clinch but Tobla is having none of it.
Horn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tobla sprawls well. Tobla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Horn gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Horn or perhaps it was just good defense by Tobla, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tobla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tobla drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Horn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shigeru Tobla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horn is trying to stall.
#T1#
Horn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tobla is keeping busy.
Tobla blocks the elbow strike.
#TD#
Tobla successfully pulls guard.
Horn wanted to stand there but Tobla had control of the position.
Horn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tobla managing to control the position. #SU2#
Tobla is working an open guard so Horn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Horn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gape Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Tobla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#TD2#
Horn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tobla manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD#
Tobla ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tobla no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU2#
Horn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Horn tries to clinch up.
Tobla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horn but Horn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horn misses with a low kick.
Tobla is looking to counter with a body kick.
Horn tries to clinch
and Horn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Horn rushes Tobla and presses him up against the cage.#T3#
Horn has had enough of the clinch but Tobla keeps him there for the moment.
Horn misses with a knee to the head. #TD#
Tobla manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Horn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Horn trying to control the position from guard on top but Tobla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horn wanted to stand there but Tobla had control of the position.
Tobla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Horn. #SU2#
Horn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tobla, up you get!
Tobla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tobla keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tobla.
Tobla is breathing heavily.
Tobla tries for a takedown but Horn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tobla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horn pinned against the cage. Horn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tobla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horn cracks Tobla with an open hand slap.
Horn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horn misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shigeru Tobla will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Tobla with a poor takedown
and Horn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shigeru Tobla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tobla defends well and Horn ends up having to push Tobla into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD#
Tobla closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Horn gets back to half guard.
Horn controlling the position well.
Horn won't allow Tobla to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn wants to get back to his feet.
Tobla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Horn wants to get back to full guard but Tobla has mounted him!
Horn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Horn is looking to get to half guard.
Tobla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tobla throwing strikes but Horn bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top. #T2##SU2#
Horn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Horn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tobla avoids the head kick by Horn.
Horn darts in trying to clinch
and Tobla counters with a left and a right that stings Horn.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Horn is defended easily by Tobla.
Horn is breathing heavily.
Horn moves in looking to clinch but Tobla pushes him off.
Tobla tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Horn manages to circle out of the way.#T3#
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
Tobla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horn but Horn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horn wants to clinch up but Tobla keeps it at a distance.
Tobla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tobla darts in looking for a takedown but Horn gets double underhooks and turns Tobla into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shigeru Tobla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL2#
Horn closes the distance and clinches.
Tobla goes for a takedown attempt but Horn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tobla fails with the takedown.#T4#
Horn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch but Tobla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tobla feinted with a counter takedown.
Tobla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horn is looking to clinch but Tobla is avoiding it.
As Horn looks to move away, Tobla throws a big counter combo but Horn just gets out of the way.#CL#
Tobla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tobla gets underhooks to prevent Horn's takedown attempt.
#BC#
Tobla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tobla shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Horn as he avoids it easily.
Gape Horn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horn wants to clinch up but Tobla keeps it at a distance.
Horn fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gape Horn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Horn wants to clinch.
Horn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tobla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tobla misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Horn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tobla works on Horn's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Tobla breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Horn has closed the distance and engaged Tobla in a clinch.
Horn fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tobla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horn or not. #BC2#
Horn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tobla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Horn tries to avoid it but Tobla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Horn to the ground. Horn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tobla circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1##CL2#
Horn clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Tobla breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL#
Tobla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tobla goes for a takedown attempt but Horn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shigeru Tobla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tobla keeps the fight on the outside.
Tobla appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Horn is looking to clinch but Tobla is avoiding it.
Horn tries to clinch up but Tobla circles away and keeps his distance.
Horn shoots in for a takedown but Tobla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tobla appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck for Tobla with that takedown attempt.
Tobla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Horn forces Tobla back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Horn.
Tobla takes an elbow to the temple.
Tobla changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Horn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tobla fails with the takedown.
Horn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tobla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tobla shoots in but no luck this time.
Horn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horn wants to clinch.
Tobla appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3#
Tobla keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Tobla rushes Horn and presses him up against the cage.
Horn stalling.
Tobla looking for a takedown.
Horn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tobla has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Horn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Horn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tobla.
Horn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T4#
Tobla swats away the attempt to clinch by Horn.#CL2#
Horn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Horn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Horn.
Tobla blocks an elbow strike from Horn.
Horn looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Horn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tobla.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gape Horn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Horn 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gape Horn!
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