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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 24, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Pedro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cage stopping the sweep attempt from Pedro.
Cage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pedro's guard.
Cage looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pedro keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Cage working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pedro can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Cage working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cage is working Pedro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Cage's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cage controlling the position.
Pedro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cage misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cage really is a fat lump.
Pedro has one of Cage's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Pedro is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cage misses with the ground and pound.
Pedro wants to control but Cage postures up.#T3#
Pedro prevents Cage from improving position.
Pedro looking for a sweep but Cage has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Pedro regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Cage gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #CL#
Cage moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Pedro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pedro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cage.#T4##CL#
Cage rushes Pedro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pedro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC#
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pedro is defended easily by Cage.#TD#
Cage shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage tries to pass to full mount but Pedro defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Cage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Pedro blocks the body kick.
As Cage backs off Pedro throws a huge counter combo but Cage manages to avoid it all.
Pedro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cage avoids it really well and circles away.
Cage seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pedro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cage pinned against the cage. Cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pedro shoots for a double leg takedown but Cage sprawls well. He's pushed Pedro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Pedro.#TD#
Cage looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pedro throws a strike from the bottom but Cage passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Cage stands up. #T1#
Pedro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cage tries to avoid it but Pedro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cage to the ground. Cage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cage is looking for a counter combo.
Pedro shoots in looking for a takedown. Cage tries to sprawl out of it but Pedro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pedro is breathing heavily.#CL#
Cage has Pedro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pedro stalling the fight.
Pedro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD#
Cage decides to pull guard. #T2#
Pedro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry Cage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cage throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pedro trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pedro stops Cage from standing up. #ES#
Cage is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short right from Cage. #T3#
Pedro blocks an uppercut.
Cage lands a damaging elbow. #BC2#
Pedro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cage avoids the head kick by Pedro.
Cage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pedro as he jumps to the side.
Crunch! Pedro slams his shin into Cage's torso.#TD#
Cage closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pedro quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Pedro manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cage keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Pedro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cage tries to circle away but Pedro has him pinned against the cage.#T4#
Cage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pedro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#TD#
Cage gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cage controlling the action here.
Cage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Cage dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Pedro darts in looking for a takedown but Cage gets double underhooks and turns Pedro into the cage.
Cage fails with the takedown.
Cage fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Pedro counters by clinching up.
Cage tries to pull guard but Pedro won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedro tries to pull guard but Cage won't allow it.
#TD2#
Pedro drags the fight down to the ground.
Cage wants to control from the top but Pedro keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cage wants to control from the top but Pedro keeps moving. #T1##SUB2#
Pedro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cage passes into half guard.
Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cage.
Cage is keen to just control but Pedro is a slippery customer.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Cage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pedro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cage.
Pedro is refusing to be controlled, as Cage sits in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pedro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pedro wants it to stay on the feet.
Pedro fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Pedro keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage lands with a kick to the ribs.
#TD#
Cage gets a double leg takedown into Pedro's guard.
Pedro wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cage manages to pass to side control.
Pedro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#REVB#
Cage wants to control but Pedro is keeping him busy.
Cage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cage is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pedro! #T4#
Pedro tries to lock up and control but Cage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cage pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cage avoids the attempt from Pedro to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage wants to control the pace but Pedro is squirming around nicely.
Cage landing shots from mount.
Curtis Pedro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Cage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pedro is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Cage!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 23, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Magsayo clinches up with Short and pushes him back against the cage.
Magsayo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Short gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD2#
Magsayo drags the fight down to the ground.
Magsayo has Short pulled in close to control his posture.
Magsayo trying to keep a closed guard but Short is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Magsayo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Short stacks Magsayo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Short!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short with the ground and pound but Magsayo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Magsayo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#T1#
Magsayo is trying to get back to full guard.
Magsayo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Short.
Short throwing strikes but missing.
Short postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Short won't allow Magsayo to sweep him here.
Short scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Magsayo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Short is aware though and is defending well.
Short postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Magsayo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Short defends it easily.
Magsayo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magsayo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magsayo wants to sweep but no luck.
Magsayo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Short loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Magsayo clinches.
Magsayo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Short walks away with a smile on his face. Magsayo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Short really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Short gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
Short kicks Magsayo off and gets to his feet.
Magsayo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Short shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magsayo but Magsayo pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T4#
Magsayo misses with the combination.
#CL#
Short clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magsayo wants a takedown but no success here.
Florencio Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Magsayo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magsayo as Short tries to tie him up.
Short throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magsayos head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Florencio Short will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Magsayo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Short misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magsayo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Short throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC2#
Magsayo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Magsayo clinches.
Short tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Magsayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Magsayo tries to clinch up.
Magsayo shoots in for a takedown but Short shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Short throws a push kick but Magsayo slaps the foot to one side.
And Magsayo tries to counter it with a takedown but Short pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Magsayo dives in and grabs Short's left leg, looking for a takedown. Short pushes down on Magsayo's head and hops out.
Magsayo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShort.#CL#
Short moves into the clinch.
Short keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magsayo's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Magsayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magsayo.
As Magsayo backs away, Short returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Florencio Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Magsayo.#CL2#
Magsayo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Short, pushing him back against the cage.
Magsayo dodges an elbow strike from Short.
Magsayo jumps guard but Short turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Magsayo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Magsayo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T3#
Magsayo tries to pull guard but Short won't allow it.
#BC2#
Magsayo manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Magsayo or perhaps it was just good defense by Short, which made it look bad.
Short tries to counter by clinching up but Magsayo breaks away and moves out of range.
Magsayo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Short as he jumps to the side. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Magsayo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Short but Short pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Short appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marco Magsayo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magsayo is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Magsayo has Short up against the cage in a clinch.
Magsayo has Short pushed against the cage.#TD2#
Magsayo drags the fight down to the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU#
Short gets to his feet. Magsayo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Magsayo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Magsayo looking to score a takedown here. Short is defending well but Magsayo drives through and ends up in Short's guard.
Short 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.#ES#
Short manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Short misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Magsayo counters with a single leg into guard. Short didn't expect that. #ES#
Short has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Magsayo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magsayo with a knee to the head.
Short tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Magsayo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Magsayo goes for a takedown attempt but Short pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Short tries to clinch there but Magsayo circles away.
#T1##CL2#
Magsayo closes the distance and clinches.
Magsayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magsayo is trying to pull guard but Short turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Florencio Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Magsayo.#TD2#
Magsayo jumps guard and drags Short to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Magsayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magsayo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Short with a nice head shot there.
Magsayo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Short will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU#
Short gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T2#
Magsayo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magsayo swinging wildly here.
Short feinted with a counter takedown.
Magsayo has a takedown stuffed.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Magsayo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Short.
Magsayo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Magsayo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Short is defending well.#TD2#
Magsayo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Short uses from the top position.
Magsayo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Short throwing strikes but missing.
Short with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magsayo striking off his back but it's not causing Short any problems.
Magsayo is trying to keep Short in close.
Florencio Short overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magsayo wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Short cracks Magsayo with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magsayo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Florencio Short.
I think Short 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Florencio Short!
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