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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 31, 2016 |
#R1##TD2# Philpott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Goodman! Philpott throws a strike aimed at the side of Goodman's head but Goodman avoids it well. Philpott trying to control the action but Goodman is working from the bottom. Philpott is staying tight to Goodman's torso, preventing him from escaping. Goodman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Philpott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Philpott tries to advance to mount but Goodman denies him. Philpott fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Philpott moves into full mount! #T1# Philpott controlling from the full mount. Goodman is working to get back to half guard.
Philpott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Goodman is working hard here to advance position. Poor strikes thrown by Philpott there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Philpott controlling the pace for now. Philpott misses with a head shot.#T2# Philpott controlling the pace for now. #SUB2# Philpott goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Goodman is on top in guard.
Philpott tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2# Philpott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2# Philpott working for a triangle but Goodman defends it easily.
Philpott trying to control the position.
#T3# Philpott 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# Philpott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goodman keeps working. #SUB2# Philpott is working for a kimura but Goodman is defending it quite comfortably.
#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. Philpott tries to stand and escape but Goodman is controlling the position. #SUB2# Philpott is trying to work for a kimura but Goodman is defending well.
Goodman controlling the position for now. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Philpott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goodman keeps working. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Philpott dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Philpott scores with a body shot.
Goodman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Philpott but Philpott pushes him off and we're back to square one. Philpott tries to counter with a clinch but Goodman shakes him off and moves away. Philpott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Goodman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2# Philpott throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Goodman was covering up waiting for the punch and Philpott finishes the takedown easily into guard. Goodman is wriggling around but Philpott manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#REVR# Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Philpott in particular looking to stall.#T1# Philpott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Philpott looks to land a strike but Goodman avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Philpott throwing strikes but missing. Philpott passes Goodman's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Goodman is trying is best to control the position here. Philpott wants to control but Goodman is keeping him busy. Philpott wants to get back to his feet.
Goodman is trying to control but can't.
Philpott content to control rather than advance. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T3##SUB2# Philpott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2# Philpott is working for a kimura but Goodman is defending it quite comfortably.
Goodman gets back to full guard.
#T4# 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. Goodman can't keep his opponent in guard - Philpott advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Goodman controlling the position well. #SUB2# Philpott seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Philpott is taking a breather. Goodman 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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Philpott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! #R3# Goodman with a lazy takedown attempt and Philpott counters with a straight right hand.#TD2# Philpott gets the takedown into side control. Philpott creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goodman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Goodman dodges the ground and pound from Philpott. Goodman is letting Philpott control him for a moment. Goodman wants to control but Philpott postures up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Philpott works to advance to full mount. Goodman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Goodman is squirming around, avoiding Philpott's attempts to control the action. #SUB2# Philpott is working for a guillotine from mount but Goodman frees his head quite easily.
#T1# Goodman is squirming around, avoiding Philpott's attempts to control the action. Goodman is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position. Goodman prevents Philpott from taking his back.#SUB2# Philpott looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T2# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Goodman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Goodman is trying desperately to improve position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Philpott lands a couple of good shots and Goodman has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Goodman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T3# A lull in the action here.
Philpott has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Goodman is in bad spot here.
A lull in the action here.
#SUB2# Philpott looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB2# Goodman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Philpott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4# Philpott is not going to allow Goodman to sit and survive in this position. #SUB2# Philpott is persistently looking for the submission but Goodman is defending it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2# Goodman showing good submission defense here.
And that's the end of the fight! Alan Philpott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Philpott 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Philpott!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 31, 2016 |
#R1# A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bridgett is defended easily by Knight. Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bridgett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knight is fending him off so far but Bridgett persists. Nope, Knight circles away and we're back to standing. Bridgett shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aston Bridgett. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2# Knight scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Knight is keen to just control but Bridgett is a slippery customer. Bridgett is trying to stand.
Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bridgett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bridgett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Knight throwing shots but Bridgett is blocking nicely. Knight is looking to advance position but Bridgett won't allow it. Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Knight wants to take a breather but Bridgett is having none of it. #T1# Bridgett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Bridgett is trying to maintain the position but Knight is very close to passing his half guard. Nice strikes from Knight there. Knight content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Let's hope that Knight has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Knight slips a nice elbow through Bridgett's hands, connecting with Bridgett's forehead. Knight perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2##SUB2# Bridgett is defending against the submission attempts here by Knight.
Knight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bridgett keeps working. Knight stops Bridgett from getting back to his feet.
Knight is thwarting Bridgett's attempts to control the position. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Knight is looking to take a break and control but Bridgett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Knight looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Knight controlling the action here.#T3# Ground and pound from Knight. Knight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Knight working the head and body with strikes. Knight moves into full mount! Bridgett won't be happy about that! Knight can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bridgett is looking to escape. Knight raining down shots from the mount! Knight lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T4# Bridgett is bucking up trying to escape but Knight cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Knight with good strikes from the mount here! Knight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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! Bridgett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Bridgett manages to regain half guard. Good work. Bridgett misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Knight wants to pass to mount but Bridgett is defending the position. Bridgett taking some punishment here, with Knight in his half guard. Knight wants to free his trapped foot but Bridgett is holding on for dear life with his legs. Knight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Knight dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2##TD2# Knight fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bridgett sprawls well initially but Knight persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Bridgett scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Knight manages to mount him!
Bridgett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knight on the ground. Knight putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Knight working the ground and pound effectively.
Knight lands with some strikes.#ROC2# Bridgett is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bridgett tries to get back to half guard but can't. Knight looking to finish Bridgett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bridgett! Oh Bridgett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Knight unloading with bombs! Bridgett can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Knight scoring with strikes but Bridgett is staying in there. Knight drops a big elbow. That's hurt Bridgett! More shots from Knight and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Knight! Alexander Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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