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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Aung feints and as Walters raises his hands in defense, Aung changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walters is looking to stand up but Aung isn't so interested in that idea.
Aung pushes down on Walters's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walters keeps working. #ES#
Walters has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Aung is on him like a limpet, forcing Walters back against the cage.#BC#
Walters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD2#
Aung closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Walters is trying to escape back to his feet but Aung uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aung working the ground and pound but Walters is defending the strikes. #T1#
Walters gets back to half guard.
Walters wants to get back to his feet.
Walters trying to control here.
Aung tries to stand but can't do so whilst Walters controls his leg. #SU2#
Aung escapes and gets back to his feet. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aung misses with a double jab.
Aung connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#TD2#
Aung dives in and scores a takedown into Walters's guard.
Aung postures up.
#SU2#
Aung stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2#
Aung looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Walters!#ES#
Walters throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#TD2#
Aung shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Walters kicks off Aung and gets to his feet.
Walters is breathing heavily.#T3##TD2#
Aung throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Walters tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Aung is in Walters's guard.
Walters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aung must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aung is stalling in the full guard. #SU2#
Aung decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T4##TD2#
Aung changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walters looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aung throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SU2#
Aung stands up and beckons Walters to his feet. #TD2#
Aung shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aung showed some decent athleticism there.
Aung throwing shots but Walters is blocking nicely.
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 Eric Walters will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Aung closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aung lands in his opponent's guard.
Walters is wriggling around but Aung manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Walters is refusing to be controlled, as Aung sits in half guard.
Aung performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters trying to control from the bottom.
#T1##ES#
Walters kicks Aung off and gets back to his feet.
Aung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Aung.
A jab lands there for Aung.
No joy there for Walters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aung doesn't manage to clinch there - Walters circles away.
Aung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD2#
Aung shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aung showed some decent athleticism there. #ES#
Walters kicks Aung off and gets back to his feet.
Eric Walters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Aung closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walters to the mat! Walters manages to get full guard. #ES#
Walters pushes Aung off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aung misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Walters counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Walters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Walters to work.
Aung is looking to break free of the clinch but Walters has double underhooks. #T3##BC#
Walters breaks the clinch.
Will Aung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aung scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aung scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#TD2#
Aung changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walters looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Walters wants to control but Aung postures up.
Aung tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Walters regains half guard, as Aung was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aung missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
Aung is keen to just control but Walters is a slippery customer.
Aung controlling the pace.
Aung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walters trying to control here.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Aung 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.
Walters keeping moving, preventing Aung from controlling successfully.
Aung postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Aung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Aung shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aung was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walters gets back to half guard.
Aung stalling.
Walters is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters is trying to control but can't.
#ES#
Walters has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Aung is on him like a limpet, forcing Walters back against the cage.#T1##BC#
Walters manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Aung closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Walters's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aung throwing strikes but missing.
Aung wants to control from the top but Walters keeps moving. #SU2#
Aung stands up from Walters's guard - Aung perhaps looking for a knockout. #T2#
Walters misses with a takedown
and Aung counters with a left to the body.
Aung misses with a double jab.
Aung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walters manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Aung.
Walters dives in and grabs Aung's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aung pushes down on Walters's head and hops out.#CL2#
Aung gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Aung tightens his grip and picks Walters up, before dumping him to the ground. Walters manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aung seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Aung looking to sit in guard and control but Walters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Eric Walters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walters wants to get up but he can't break Aung's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Walters trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Walters wants to stand and escape but instead Aung has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Aung controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
Walters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aung postures up in Walters's guard and throws a big left but Walters blocks it.
Aung is looking to work some ground and pound but Walters has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Aung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aung 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Will Aung!
During a confident post fight interview, Will Aung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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