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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 14, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Sampson 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.#SUB2#
Hiott throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiott is trying to control the position but Sampson postures up. #SUB2#
Hiott looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sampson passes into side control.
Hiott struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson wants to stand but Hiott has his arm trapped. #SUB#
Sampson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sampson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Hiott is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sampson trying to control the position but Hiott is working away.
Hiott is looking for a sweep.
Hiott regains half guard.
Hiott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hiott is controlling Sampson's position as best he can from this difficult position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hiott wants to control but Sampson is keeping busy.
Hiott is looking to escape.
Sampson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Sampson is working for an americana but Hiott has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Sampson was thinking about the submission.
Hiott wants to stand but Sampson is controlling the position.
Sampson postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Sampson moves in looking to clinch but Hiott pushes him off.#TD2#
Sampson tries to sprawl but Hiott drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Sampson pushes Hiott off and gets back to his feet.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Hiott clinches up with Sampson and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Hiott gets control of Sampson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hiott will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sampson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hiott wants to get back to his feet but Sampson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sampson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hiott's guard.#T4#
Sampson preventing the sweep.
Hiott looks winded!
Hiott is trying to keep Sampson in close.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sampson is one step ahead there.
Sampson landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlie Sampson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hiott.
Arlie Sampson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hiott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sampson keeps working.
Hiott tries to stand but Sampson is controlling his head. #SUB2#
Hiott is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sampson has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
Hiott tries to stand but Sampson is controlling his head.
Sampson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hiott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hiott looking to control but instead Sampson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hiott trying to control from half guard but Sampson is working away.
Hiott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sampson is looking to escape.
Hiott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sampson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hiott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hiott is breathing heavily.
Hiott slaps away a takedown attempt from Sampson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hiott misses with a head kick.
#TD#
Sampson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sampson working away.
Sampson tries to stand but Hiott is controlling his head.
Hiott can't do much from the bottom here. #T3##SU#
Sampson stands up.
Hiott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
Sampson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hiott!
Sampson wants to stand but Hiott has his arm trapped. #SU#
Sampson decides to stand back up.
Sampson tries to clinch but Hiott moves away
and Hiott counters with a three punch combo that has Sampson backing up. Sampson nods at Hiott to acknowledge the strikes.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4##TD2#
Hiott drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hiott prevents Sampson from getting back to his feet.
Hiott wants to get up but he can't break Sampson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sampson trying to keep a closed guard but Hiott is proving a slippery customer.
Sampson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sampson is trying to keep Hiott in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Hiott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Hiott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sampson is trying to defend but Hiott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sampson is doing well to control the position and prevent Hiott from advancing to side control.#SUB2#
Hiott seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sampson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Hiott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hiott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Hiott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sampson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sampson manages to get to full guard.
Sampson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hiott preventing the sweep. #T2#
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.
Sampson is pulling down on Hiott's head. It's preventing any offense from Hiott, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Hiott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sampson, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Hiott has picked Sampson up - he's going for a ride! Hiott dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hiott prevents Sampson from improving his position.
Hiott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sampson defending well though. #T3#
Sampson wants to get back to his feet.#ES#
Sampson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD2#
Hiott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sampson!
Sampson is trying to get back to his feet.
Sampson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hiott tries to stand but Sampson is controlling his head. #T4#
Hiott working the ground and pound but Sampson is defending the strikes.
Sampson tries to bench press Hiott off him but Hiott keeps the position.
Sampson wants to control but Hiott postures up.
Hiott wants to control but Sampson is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Hiott moves into the clinch successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hiott scores with a shot to the side of Sampson's head.
Hiott is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Hiott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hiott 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Hiott!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Hall has managed to clinch.
Huff tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Huff wants to break free but Hall has control.
Huff trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Huff into the cage.#BC#
Huff breaks from the clinch.
Hall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huff leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ronny Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Huff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pedro Huff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronny Hall.
Huff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall stalks Huff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Huff's face. Huff staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT2#
It looks like Pedro Huff has been cut.#CL2#
Hall has Huff up against the cage in a clinch.
#T1##BC#
Huff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Hall has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Huff manages to break the clinch.
Huff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huff wants it to stay on the feet.
Huff appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Huff moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Huff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall with a poor takedown #CL#
and Huff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huff. #TD2#
Hall pulls guard successfully.
Hall trying to control the position.
Huff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huff's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Hall has momentary wrist control but Huff slips an elbow through the middle.
Hall seems keen to control Huff's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Huff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Huff is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Huff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Huff's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
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.
Huff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Huff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Huff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huff prevents Hall from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huff defends it nicely.
Huff throws a big counter combination but Hall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Huff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huff swivels and escapes.
Hall avoids the head kick by Huff.
Huff tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Hall with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Huff counters by moving into the clinch.
Pedro Huff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronny Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huff tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Huff.
Come on Huff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Huff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Huff is controlling the position. #T1#
Huff is trying to drag Hall to the mat but Hall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Huff is controlling him.#BC#
Huff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Huff. No joy for Hall on that attempt.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huff appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hall is breathing heavily.#T2#
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Huff seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Huff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt - Huff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD#
Huff looking to score a takedown here. Hall is defending well but Huff drives through and ends up in Hall's guard.
Hall trying to control the position.
#T3#
Huff postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Huff postures up.
Huff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huff postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Huff 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.
Huff works over Hall with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Huff's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Hall has his foot on Huff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huff works his way back into a safe position though.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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.
Huff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Huff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
Huff is looking to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Huff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Hall looks to move away, Huff throws a big counter combo but Hall just gets out of the way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Huff pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Huff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Huff's cut.
That's time! Huff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Huff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huff off to one side.
Hall tries to work over Huff's front leg with a kick but Huff checks it. #CL2#
Hall clinches.
Hall wants a takedown.
Huff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Huff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall shoots and misses
and Huff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Huff tries to tie him up.
Hall taking a breather. #T1#
Huff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Huff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Huff gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Pedro Huff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronny Hall.#TD#
Huff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hall on his heels. He'll look to pass Hall's guard now, I'm sure.
Huff is standing up over Hall. Hall looks to escape but Huff dives into side control.
#REVB#
Huff cracks Hall with a big right hand but Hall just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Huff remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Huff.
#T2#
Huff in side control, throwing shots but Hall defends.
Hall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Huff 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.
Huff just content to control the position.
Huff in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Huff's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hall is looking for a sweep.
Hall wants to control but Huff postures up.#T3#
Huff controlling the position.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Pedro Huff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huff lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hall down.
#T4#
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.
Huff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hall to see if he's OK.
Huff slows the pace down.
Huff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hall some visible discomfort.
Hall taking a bit of punishment here - Huff scoring with strikes.
Huff just content to control the position.
Huff scores with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huff lands an elbow. #SUB#
Huff swings around for an armbar but Hall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Huff's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Huff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Huff!
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