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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Urban Night 9
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Oliver looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Singer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliver avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Oliver shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Singer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Tokyo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliver lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer taking some punishment here, with Oliver in his half guard.
Singer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oliver trying to mount his opponent but Singer defends it.
Singer is looking to control Oliver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singer avoid being mounted?
Singer looks winded!#T1#
Oliver prevents Singer from improving his position.
Oliver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oliver definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in half guard, Oliver seems content to control.
Oliver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC#
Singer is rocked!#SUB#
Oliver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Singer defends it well.
Singer is still in real trouble! Can Oliver finish him?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T2#
Oliver has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Singer seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliver trying to pass the guard but Singer defending well.
Singer is looking for a sweep. Oliver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Oliver there. #SUB2#
Singer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oliver is controlling the pace.
#SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliver is trying to work for a kimura but Singer is defending well.
#T3#
Oliver is nestled in close to Singer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oliver keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Singer tries to get to full guard but Oliver has control of the leg.
Oliver keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oliver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oliver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oliver seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
Ground and pound from Oliver.
Oliver working Singer over with strikes.
Oliver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliver is nestled in close to Singer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oliver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oliver content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oliver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singer wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Oliver dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Oliver closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Singer to the mat! Singer manages to get full guard.
Singer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliver is one step ahead there.
Oliver with a nice head shot there.
Oliver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oliver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Singer's head.
Oliver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Oliver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oliver postures up and lands a big shot to Singer's brow.
Singer is breathing heavily.#T1#
Oliver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oliver showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Singer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Oliver uses it to pass to side control.
Oliver looks up at the clock and then as Singer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Oliver smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Singer taking a bit of punishment here - Oliver scoring with strikes. #SUB#
Oliver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Singer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliver moves into full mount! #T2#
Oliver cracks Singer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singer can do to turn this around?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Oliver! Singer is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lenny Oliver!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Kekkonen clinches up against the cage.
Kekkonen misses with an elbow strike.
Kekkonen lands an elbow that stopped Cline in his tracks for a moment.
Kekkonen has Cline pressed against the cage, preventing Cline from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kekkonen lands an elbow just above Cline 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Geoffrey Cline has been cut.#TD#
Cline has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kekkonen uses from the top position.
Cline has his hands on Kekkonen's head, controlling the position. #ES#
Cline kicks Kekkonen off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Cline closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cline is trying to force a seperation but Kekkonen has the dominant position.
Cline takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cline working hard to break the clinch.
Cline wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kekkonen has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Cline holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kekkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cline in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cline is breathing heavily.
Cline working hard to break the clinch.
Cline is trying to break the clinch but Kekkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Kekkonen lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
Geoffrey Cline's cut is getting worse.
Cline could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kekkonen lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cline backwards.
Nice elbow from Kekkonen. #ROC2#
Cline is rocked!#CUT2#
Geoffrey Cline's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kekkonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Cline is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Kekkonen lands a big elbow that drops Cline! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cline is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karma Kekkonen!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Kurmo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mejia but Mejia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mejia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kurmo sprawls and moves away.#CL2#
Kurmo clinches.
Mejia wants a takedown.
Mejia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kurmo has Mejia pressed against the cage, preventing Mejia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurmo wants a takedown.
King Mejia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Kurmo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mejia is trying to pull guard but Kurmo has him pressed against the cage.
Mejia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kurmo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T1##TD#
Mejia drags the fight down to the ground.
Kurmo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mejia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kurmo controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurmo throws an elbow that misses. Mejia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kurmo's guard. Nice move by Mejia!#REVR#
Kurmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mejia is one step ahead there. #T2#
Mejia won't allow Kurmo to get back to his feet.
Kurmo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kurmo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Kurmo is controlling the pace.
Mejia is looking to control Kurmo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mejia avoid being mounted?#T3#
Kurmo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kurmo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mejia's head.
Kurmo trying to control from half guard but Mejia is working away.
Mejia regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kurmo. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mejia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kurmo controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Kurmo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurmo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kurmo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Kurmo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Kurmo gets a takedown into half guard.
Kurmo throws a strike but Mejia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kurmo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kurmo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurmo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kalevi Kurmo has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Kurmo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mejia keeping moving, preventing Kurmo from controlling successfully.
Kurmo throws an elbow that misses. Mejia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kurmo's guard. Nice move by Mejia!#REVR#
Kurmo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mejia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kurmo is looking for a sweep. Mejia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurmo is trying to control but Mejia passes into side control!
Kurmo is looking for a sweep.
Mejia working away.#T2#
Kurmo is trying to improve his position.
Kurmo is not content to let Mejia control the position.
Mejia staying calm.
Kurmo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mejia's best efforts.#T3#
Mejia tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kurmo controls his leg.
Kurmo is concentrating on defense, preventing Mejia from advancing position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kurmo is trying to control but can't.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mejia.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kurmo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mejia is trying to pull guard but Kurmo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mejia is trying to pull guard but Kurmo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Mejia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mejia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kurmo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kurmo tries to score a body lock takedown but Mejia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mejia tries to score a body lock takedown but Kurmo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kurmo looking for a takedown. #BC#
Mejia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Mejia gets caught flat footed, as Kurmo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kurmo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurmo working some strikes from top position.
Kurmo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Kurmo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Kurmo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mejia's half guard.
Kurmo throwing shots but Mejia is blocking nicely.
Kurmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mejia is looking for a sweep. Kurmo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurmo throws a strike but Mejia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T1#
Kurmo working some strikes from top position.
Kurmo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kurmo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kurmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Mejia has wrist control.
Kurmo wants to control from the top but Mejia keeps moving.
Kurmo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurmo wants to control from the top but Mejia keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kurmo content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Kurmo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mejia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Kurmo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kurmo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kurmo is chipping away with strikes.
Kurmo landing strikes. #T3#
Kurmo trying to control the action but Mejia is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Kurmo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurmo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #ROC2#
Mejia is rocked!
A big shot lands for Kurmo! That's hurt Mejia! Will he recover? Kurmo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalevi Kurmo!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 15, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Kekkonen clinches.
Mulq looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice elbow from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Josei Mulq has been cut.
Kekkonen lands a damaging elbow.
Kekkonen lands an elbow that stopped Mulq in his tracks for a moment.
Kekkonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mulq's defenses.
Kekkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kekkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mulq backwards.
A knee to the head by Kekkonen.
Mulq takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Kekkonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mulq is trying to drag Kekkonen to the mat but Kekkonen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kekkonen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mulq prevents it.
Mulq is trying to maintain a safe position but Kekkonen gets an underhook and turns Mulq into the cage.
Kekkonen lands an elbow just above Mulq 's eye.
Mulq takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Kekkonen. #T1#
Kekkonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mulq's defenses.
Kekkonen lands an elbow inside that Mulq shrugs off.
Kekkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kekkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kekkonen lands an uppercut.
Kekkonen lands an elbow just above Mulq 's eye. #CUT#
That has opened up Josei Mulq's cut even more.
Kekkonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mulq's defenses.
Kekkonen scores with a shot to the side of Mulq's head.
Kekkonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mulq's face.
#ROC#
Mulq is rocked!
Nice elbow from Kekkonen.
Mulq is still on wobbly legs! Can Kekkonen finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kekkonen lands an elbow inside that Mulq shrugs off.
Kekkonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen presses Mulq against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kekkonen.
Kekkonen lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
The cut above Josei Mulq's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mulq has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kekkonen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mulq can turn it around.
Kekkonen lands an elbow that stopped Mulq in his tracks for a moment.
Kekkonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen lands an elbow that stopped Mulq in his tracks for a moment.
Kekkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kekkonen creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Mulq! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Kekkonen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karma Kekkonen!
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