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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Stafford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stafford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stafford as he avoids it easily.
Stafford avoids the head kick by Green.
Green closes the distance looking to clinch #TD#
and Stafford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB#
Stafford postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Green is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stafford, into his guard. #REVB#
Green throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Green would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Green wants to control from the top but Stafford keeps moving.
Stafford could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Green passes into half guard.
Green throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stafford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stafford is trying to stand up here but Green is controlling him well.
Stafford won't allow Green to pass to mount. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Green is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Green trying to control the action but Stafford is working from the bottom.
Green prevents Stafford from standing back up.
Green controlling the action here.
Green is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stafford reverses the position - he's now on top in Green's guard. #T3#
Green is trying to keep Stafford in close.
Green 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#
Stafford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Stafford is refusing to be controlled, as Green sits in half guard.
Green wants to pass the guard but Stafford is defending well. #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.
Green wants to control but Stafford is keeping him busy.
Stafford is trying is best to control the position here.
Green looks to land a strike but Stafford avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stafford keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green wants to get up but he can't break Stafford's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Green dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Green shoots for a takedown but Stafford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Green shoots for a takedown but Stafford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Green misses with a takedown attempt
and Stafford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mickey Stafford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Green.
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stafford circles away.
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Green throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Stafford counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Green!
A control attempt from Green but he's now mounted!
Green is working to get back to half guard.
Stafford trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Stafford controlling from the full mount. #T1#
Stafford looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stafford controlling from mount.
Green tries to hold on but Stafford pushes him away. #SU#
Stafford is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Stafford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stafford counters with a three punch combo that has Green backing up. Green nods at Stafford to acknowledge the strikes.#CL2#
Green closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Stafford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Stafford swinging wildly here.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stafford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stafford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stafford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stafford but Stafford pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Green clinches.
Green is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stafford to keep the fight standing.
Green looking for a takedown.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Green is trying to pull guard but Stafford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stafford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T3#
Stafford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Green to keep the fight standing.
Green has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stafford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Green misses with some punches.
#BC#
Stafford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Green.
Stafford went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stafford scores with a nice head shot.
Stafford stalks Green and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Green's face. Green staggers backwards, shaken.
Stafford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stafford cracks Green with a right hand to the side of the head.
Green tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD#
and Stafford counters with a single leg into guard. Green didn't expect that.
Stafford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
Stafford scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stafford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SU#
Stafford stands up from Green's guard - Stafford perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stafford throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Stafford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mickey Stafford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Green darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and Stafford counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Stafford wants to work for an arm triangle but Green is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Stafford seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Stafford dominated that second round.
That's time! Stafford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Green wants to clinch.
Green misses with a double jab
and Stafford counters with an outside leg kick.
Stafford avoids the head kick by Green.
It looked like Stafford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Green goes for a double leg but Stafford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stafford continues to drive forward.
Stafford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Green shoots in and drives through. Stafford sprawls well.
Stafford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stafford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Green eats them both and turns towards Stafford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a sloppy head kick
and Stafford counters with a left and a right that stings Green.
Stafford is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Green looks to move away, Stafford throws a big counter combo but Green just gets out of the way.
Stafford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Green. #T1#
Stafford misses with a straight left.
Green drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stafford defends it well.
Stafford looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stafford went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mickey Stafford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stafford.
Green throws a leg kick but Stafford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Stafford.
Green drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stafford defends it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stafford!
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stafford circles away.
Mickey Stafford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Green.
Stafford misses with a wild combination.
Stafford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Stafford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stafford!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green darts in looking for a takedown but Stafford gets double underhooks and turns Green into the cage.
Green slips under a jab from Stafford.
Stafford is looking to land body kicks.
Stafford misses with a double jab
and Green counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Stafford. Those never looked like landing.
Green misses with a takedown #TD#
and Stafford counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stafford is taking a breather. Green 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.#T3#
Green trying to control but Stafford postures up.
Green taking some punishment here, with Stafford in his half guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stafford is taking a breather. Green 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Green makes his way to full guard, as Stafford worked for a kimura.
Green lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Mickey Stafford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Stafford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stafford 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Stafford!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Lionhart clinches up against the cage.
Lionhart can't get the takedown.
Lionhart is pressed up against the cage. Gill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lionhart down to the mat. Lionhart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL2#
Lionhart rushes Gill and presses him up against the cage.
Lionhart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gill blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Lionhart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Lionhart has Gill up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lionhart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gill's efforts to push away.
Gill wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lesley Gill. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Lionhart has Gill pressed against the cage, preventing Gill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD2#
Lionhart manages to pull guard.
Gill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lionhart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lionhart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gill won't allow Lionhart to get back to his feet.
Lionhart working a defensive guard but Gill manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lionhart tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lionhart is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2##SU#
Gill decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD2#
Lionhart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Gill manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Lionhart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gill to the mat! Gill manages to get full guard.
Lionhart has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gill is proving hard to escape from. #T3#
Lionhart engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Lionhart 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.#ES#
Gill manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Gill has Lionhart pressed against the cage, preventing Lionhart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lionhart is trying to break free.#T4##TD#
Gill wants the takedown. Lionhart is fighting it off but Gill persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lionhart's guard against the cage.#ES2#
Lionhart uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD2#
Lionhart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gill did well to prevent Lionhart getting side control.
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!
Lionhart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lionhart.
Lionhart is keen to just control but Gill is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Gill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lionhart is thwarting Gill's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Lionhart will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Lionhart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES#
Gill throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#TD2#
Lionhart shoots in and bounces Gill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gill wants to sweep here but Lionhart controlling him for the moment.
Lionhart trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Gill controls Lionhart momentarily but Lionhart frees himself.
Lionhart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gill controlling Lionhart's posture.
Lionhart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lionhart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SU2#
Lionhart stands up from Gill's guard - Lionhart perhaps looking for a knockout. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
Lionhart dives in and scores a takedown into Gill's guard.
Lesley Gill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lionhart trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lionhart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lionhart tries to stand but Gill is controlling from the bottom. #T3#
Lionhart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lionhart trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom.
Lionhart looking to pass the guard.
Gill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gill has momentary wrist control but Lionhart slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lionhart sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gill is defended easily by Lionhart.#CL2#
Lionhart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lionhart stalling against the cage.
Gill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Lionhart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Lionhart shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gill napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gill bucks up and tries to throw Lionhart off but instead Lionhart has got his back!
Lionhart misses with an elbow to the head.
Lionhart has Gill flattened out and is raining down punches. #SUB2#
Lionhart patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB2#
Gill is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lionhart gets his way!
#SUB2#
Gill is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lionhart gets his way!
#T1#
Gill tries to escape the position.
Lionhart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lionhart thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gill wants to escape the position.
Lionhart controlling from the back.
Lionhart struggling to land strikes to the head as Gill covers up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lionhart is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#SUB2#
Lionhart has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lionhart is striking well from the back but Gill escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Lionhart is trying to control. Gill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Lionhart is stalling here. Gill is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lionhart seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gill has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lionhart tries to buck Gill off but Gill is having none of it.#SUB#
Lionhart is wriggling around trying to escape but Gill has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Lionhart taps out and Gill picks up the big win! Great work there by Gill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lesley Gill!
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