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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Soto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benson avoids it really well and circles away.
Benson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soto.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soto throws a series of punches but Benson moves out of range.
Soto darts in looking for a takedown but Benson gets double underhooks and turns Soto into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Soto closes the distance and clinches.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson prevents Soto from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Soto decides to pull guard.
Soto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Soto has Benson pulled in close to control his posture.
Soto wants to get back to his feet but Benson is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Soto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Soto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#ES#
Soto has his feet on Benson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Benson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Benson moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Soto misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Soto or perhaps it was just good defense by Benson, which made it look bad.
Benson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Benson forces Soto back against the cage and clinches.
Soto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T2#
Benson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soto can't get the takedown.
Soto avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the cage.
Soto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benson smiles and moves away.
Benson tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Soto throws a right and a left that Benson avoids nicely.
Benson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soto darts in looking for a takedown but Benson gets double underhooks and turns Soto into the cage.
Benson tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Benson tries to clinch up but Soto circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson avoids the head kick by Soto.
Benson fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Benson moves into range and clinches up with Soto.#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson.
Soto jumps guard but Benson stands there with Soto around his waist. Soto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Benson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soto.
Benson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soto backwards.
Soto is trying to force a seperation but Benson has the dominant position.
Soto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benson misses with some punches.
#T4#
A frustrated look appears on Soto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soto stalling against the cage.
Soto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Soto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benson to keep the fight standing.
Soto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benson is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A frustrated look appears on Soto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soto lands a nice uppercut.
Soto is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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 Nathan Soto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Soto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Benson moves out of range of the leg kick from Soto.#CL#
Soto instigates a clinch. #TD#
Soto jumps guard.
Soto has Benson pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Soto is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Benson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Soto pressing his opponent against the cage. #T1#
Soto avoiding damage.
Soto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soto taking a breather.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soto avoids it.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Soto is looking to break free of the clinch but Benson has double underhooks.
Soto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Soto successfully pulls guard.
#T2#
Soto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benson's guard. #REVR#
Soto passes Benson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Soto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benson won't allow Soto to pass to mount.
Soto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nathan Soto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Soto stands up and beckons Benson to join him on the feet.
Nathan Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Soto closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the cage.
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#TD#
Soto pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Soto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benson is aware though and is defending well.#T3#
Benson tries to stand but Soto is controlling from the bottom.
Soto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Soto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benson defends it easily.
Soto pulls Benson in close to his closed guard and prevents Benson from doing any damage or advancing position.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Benson from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson stuffs the takedown attempt from Soto. Soto gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benson as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Benson clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Soto dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Soto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Soto!
#CUT#
It looks like Evan Benson has been cut.#CL#
Soto closes the distance and clinches.
Soto wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
Soto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soto is trying to break free.
Soto is trying to force a seperation but Benson has the dominant position.
Benson stops a takedown attempt from Soto.
#TD#
Soto pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Soto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Soto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Soto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benson has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Benson wants to stand but Soto has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Soto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benson defends it easily.
Soto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Soto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soto is adopting a defensive guard.#T3#
Benson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Soto has a closed guard, preventing Benson from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Soto. Those never looked like landing.
Soto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Benson as Soto shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soto throws a counter high kick but Benson was just alert enough to avoid it.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A head kick misses from Soto.
Soto has a takedown stuffed.
Soto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benson as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
Soto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soto.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benson misses with a knee strike.
Soto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evan Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Soto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benson has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Soto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Soto!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Chapman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. David defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from David is defended easily by Chapman.
Chapman counters with a body kick.#TD2#
Chapman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#ES#
David is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chapman tries to pull guard but David holds him up against the cage and eventually Chapman drops back down to his feet.
Chapman has David pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. David manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Samuel David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donie Chapman.#T1#
Chapman misses with a punch to the body.
Chapman tries to break free but David pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Chapman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES#
David is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #TD#
David jumps guard.
David controlling Chapman's posture.
Chapman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Chapman is looking to pass into half guard but David pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now David is in guard.#REVR#
David is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chapman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
David with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David is looking to stand up but Chapman won't let him. #SU#
Chapman is working an open guard so David takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD2#
Chapman drives through with a takedown into guard.
David keeping moving, preventing Chapman from controlling successfully. #T3##ES#
David manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chapman looks winded!
David throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Chapman counters with a single leg into guard. David didn't expect that. #ES#
David pushes Chapman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David has his takedown stuffed
and Chapman counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Chapman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David throws a series of punches but Chapman moves out of range. #TD#
David decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
David is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T4#
Chapman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Chapman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
David throwing strikes here but Chapman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel David dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
David misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chapman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from David.
Chapman fails with an attempt to clinch.
David takes a swing at Chapman's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Chapman.
Chapman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with David but David pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2#
Chapman shoots in and gets a takedown into David's guard.#ES#
David has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Chapman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman is looking for a takedown.
Chapman is breathing heavily.#T1#
David has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chapman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David tries to break free but Chapman pushes him back against the cage.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
David has Chapman pressed against the cage, preventing Chapman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chapman tries to pull guard but David won't allow it.
#BC#
David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chapman shoots for a double leg takedown but David sprawls well. He's pushed Chapman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Chapman. No joy for David on that attempt.
David fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chapman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chapman looks for a takedown but David sprawls well.#T2#
David throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chapman's waist but Chapman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing David off to one side.
David closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chapman circles away.
Chapman is looking for the big counter here.
Chapman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
David tries to counter by clinching up but Chapman breaks away and moves out of range.
Chapman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for David with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Chapman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. David did well to prevent Chapman getting side control.
David is looking to control Chapman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can David avoid being mounted?
David 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.
David regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3#
David has Chapman pulled in close to control his posture.
David lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Chapman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
David slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
David controlling from side mount. #T4#
Chapman looks to move to half guard but instead David has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chapman is wriggling around trying to escape.
David looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel David dominated that second round.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##TD#
David closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chapman's guard.
David is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chapman can do to turn this around?
Chapman looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU#
David decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chapman, up you get!
Chapman cracks the inside of David's front leg. #TD2#
Chapman scores with a takedown into David's guard.#ES#
David uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Chapman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chapman blocks a jab.
Chapman is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Chapman tries to clinch but David moves out of range. #CL#
David clinches with his opponent.
#T1##TD#
David gets control of Chapman's arms and successfully pulls guard. David will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
David is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chapman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #ES#
David has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chapman has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Chapman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD#
David scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T2#
David looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chapman is avoiding damage well.
David throwing shots but missing, from side control.
David working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chapman can't do much from the bottom here.
David just content to control the position.
Chapman looks to move to half guard but instead David has passed into mount! Damn!
David sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#T3#
Chapman wants to control but David is having none of it.
David misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB#
David is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Chapman is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Chapman flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. David anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Chapman and secures both hooks! This could be bad! David slips an arm under Chapman chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. David has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. David is squeezing on Chapman like an anaconda would it's prey. Chapman fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samuel David!
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