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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 28, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Tomatoe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Knox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tomatoe tries to stand but can't do so whilst Knox controls his leg.
Tomatoe controlling the pace.
Tomatoe is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Knox flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
It looks like Tomatoe is going to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox is refusing to be controlled, as Tomatoe sits in half guard.
Knox controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T1#
Tomatoe is taking a breather. Knox says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Tomatoe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Knox sprawls well initially but Tomatoe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like Tomatoe is going to stand back up.
Knox holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Knox is staying active underneath Tomatoe , who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
Knox is looking to control Tomatoe 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knox avoid being mounted?
Tomatoe is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Tomatoe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knox to the mat! Knox manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Knox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tomatoe defends it easily.
Tomatoe wants to stand and escape but instead Knox has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##T3#
Knox wants to stand but Tomatoe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tomatoe is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tomatoe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Knox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU#
Knox gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tomatoe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD2#
Tomatoe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knox on his heels. He'll look to pass Knox's guard now, I'm sure.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Tomatoe from controlling successfully. #T4#
Tomatoe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tomatoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomatoe won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Tomatoe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Tomatoe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knox!
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Knox is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tomatoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Knox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tomatoe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Tomatoe decides to stand back up. Tomatoe steps back and let's Knox get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Tomatoe . Those never looked like landing. #TD#
Knox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tomatoe trying to control but Knox postures up.
#SUB2#
Tomatoe has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Knox escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Knox!#T2##SUB#
Knox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Knox tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Knox has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Knox scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tomatoe struggling a bit here.#T3##SU#
Knox decides to stand back up. Knox steps back and let's Tomatoe get back to his feet.#TD2#
Tomatoe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tomatoe showed some decent athleticism there.
Knox trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Tomatoe is trying to work for a kimura but Knox is defending well.
Knox trying to hold on to Tomatoe 's head to control him but Tomatoe postures up.
Knox trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tomatoe manages to pass to mount!
#T4#
Tomatoe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knox is looking to escape.
Knox tries to hold on but Tomatoe pushes him away.
Tomatoe trying to control but Knox is having none of it.
Knox flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Tomatoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Knox manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tomatoe on his heels. He'll look to pass Tomatoe 's guard now, I'm sure.
Tomatoe looking to control but Knox passes into half guard.
It looks like Knox is going to stand back up.
#SUB#
Knox wants to work for an arm triangle but Tomatoe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Knox looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SU#
Knox decides to stand and escape the position. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomatoe throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Tomatoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Tomatoe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knox to the mat! Knox manages to get full guard.
Tomatoe looking to pass the guard.
Tomatoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knox continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Knox.#T2#
Knox striking from the bottom.
Knox is pulling down on Tomatoe 's head. It's preventing any offense from Tomatoe , at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Tomatoe gets a double leg takedown into Knox's guard.#T3#
Tomatoe is fighting to break Knox's control of his arms but Knox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tomatoe postures up.
Tomatoe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tomatoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tomatoe is looking to stand up but Knox won't let him. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knox trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Tomatoe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomatoe working away.
Tomatoe trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Edwardo Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Tomatoe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB2#
Tomatoe is trying to get an arm triangle but Knox is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Tomatoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomatoe 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Tomatoe !
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