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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 14, 2016 |
#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tiger.
Dunn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tiger lands the left hand.
Tiger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL#
Dunn darts in and clinches Tiger up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dunn.
Dunn stalling.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dunn for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tiger being controlled against the cage.#T1#
Tiger letting Dunn take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Earl Dunn.
Tiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunn is looking to counter punch.
Tiger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL#
Dunn has closed the distance and engaged Tiger in a clinch.
#TD#
Dunn wants the takedown. Tiger is fighting it off but Dunn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tiger's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Tiger managing to control the position.
Dunn connects with a couple of short punches.
Dunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dunn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dunn sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3#
Dunn postures up in Tiger's guard and throws a big left but Tiger blocks it.
Dunn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiger has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dunn takes one to the chin there.
Tiger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dunn's head.
Tiger looks winded!#TD#
Dunn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tiger's half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dunn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Tiger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Dunn dives in for a single leg takedown but Tiger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dunn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiger clobbers Dunn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blue Tiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunn wants to clinch.
Dunn takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CL#
Dunn rushes Tiger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dunn has Tiger pressed against the cage.
#T1#
Dunn leaning against his opponent.
Dunn seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#BC#
Dunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blue Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger cracks Dunn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiger scores with a jab.
Tiger 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.
Dunn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tiger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dunn scrambles back to his feet.#CL#
Dunn clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dunn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tiger looking to stall.
#T2#
Dunn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tiger tries to break the clinch but Dunn is controlling the position.
Dunn has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Dunn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T3#
A frustrated look appears on Tiger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunn is struggling to control the position.
Tiger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dunn.
Dunn wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tiger is looking to control Dunn's arms but Dunn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiger has his back to the cage.
Dunn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tiger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunn has Tiger pushed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiger tries to stall but Dunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Tiger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Tiger lands with a hook. Dunn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tiger but Tiger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Tiger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dunn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiger to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tiger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tiger.#CL#
Dunn rushes Tiger and presses him up against the cage.
Dunn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiger up against the cage.
Dunn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dunn slowing the pace effectively.#T1#
Tiger has had enough of the clinch but Dunn keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dunn blocks an uppercut.
Tiger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dunn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tiger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
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.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dunn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Earl Dunn.#CL#
Dunn moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiger working hard to break the clinch.
Dunn stalling the fight.
#TD#
Dunn wants the takedown. Tiger is fighting it off but Dunn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tiger's guard against the cage.
Tiger is looking to stand back up but Dunn counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tiger. #T3##REVB#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tiger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tiger wants to stand back up but Dunn manages to pass into side control.
Tiger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunn scores with a couple of short elbows.#SUB#
Dunn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dunn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tiger's shoulder. That is not cool. #T4#
Dunn cracks Tiger with a big right hand but Tiger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dunn is staying tight to Tiger's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dunn cracks Tiger with a big elbow.
Dunn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tiger's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dunn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tiger for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Dunn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiger 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blue Tiger!
A less than humble Blue Tiger misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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