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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 794 Round 1
Date: Oct 17, 2017 |
#R1#
A low kick from Troach misses #CL#
and Kastrioti counters by moving into the clinch.
Troach misses with a body punch.
Troach tries to stall but Kastrioti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kastrioti tries to circle away but Troach has him pinned against the cage.
Kastrioti managing to block the knees to the body from Troach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Troach throws an elbow but misses.
Troach content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kastrioti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Troach just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kastrioti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Troach is defending well.#BC2#
Troach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troach wants to clinch up but Kastrioti keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Troach closes the distance and pushes Kastrioti back into the cage.
Troach stops a takedown attempt from Kastrioti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gjergj Kastrioti. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Troach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kastrioti throws a leg kick but Troach sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T1#
Kastrioti swats away the attempt to clinch by Troach.#CL#
Kastrioti clinches with his opponent.
Troach is pushing Kastrioti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Troach avoiding damage as Kastrioti throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Troach manages to break the clinch.
Kastrioti could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kastrioti moves in looking to clinch but Troach pushes him off.
Kastrioti throws a head kick but Troach moves out of range.
Troach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Troach as Kastrioti shoots in.#T2#
Kastrioti misses with a head kick.
Troach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kastrioti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troach paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Kastrioti moves into the clinch successfully.
Kastrioti avoiding damage as Troach throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Troach manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kastrioti.
Troach has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kastrioti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kastrioti shoots in for a takedown but Troach shows good takedown defense.
Kastrioti throws a body kick that misses.
Troach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kastrioti. Troach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troach with the counter takedown but Kastrioti avoids it easily.#CL2#
Troach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Troach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kastrioti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kastrioti is breathing heavily.
Troach misses with an uppercut.
Troach tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Troach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Troach tries a knee to the head but Kastrioti blocks it.
Troach manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC2#
Troach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Troach stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Troach wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Troach closes the distance and clinches.
Troach trying to land knees to the body.
Troach misses with an elbow strike.
Kastrioti trying to land knees to the body.
Kastrioti working hard to break the clinch.#TD#
Kastrioti pulls guard.
Kastrioti controls Troach momentarily but Troach frees himself.
Kastrioti wants to improve his position but instead Troach has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ding Troach dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Kastrioti darts in looking for a takedown but Troach gets double underhooks and turns Kastrioti into the cage.
As Kastrioti backs off Troach throws a huge counter combo but Kastrioti manages to avoid it all.
Troach thows a leg kick but Kastrioti checks it #CL#
and Kastrioti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Troach manages to break the clinch.
Kastrioti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Troach tries to avoid it but Kastrioti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Troach to the ground. Troach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL2#
Troach has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Troach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Troach has Kastrioti up against the cage in a clinch.
Kastrioti is trying to pull guard but Troach turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gjergj Kastrioti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troach avoiding damage.
#BC2#
Troach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kastrioti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Troach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Kastrioti moves out of range as Troach throws a body kick.
Kastrioti fails with a takedown attempt.
Troach tries to clinch
and Kastrioti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ding Troach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kastrioti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Troach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troach swats away the attempt to clinch by Kastrioti.
Kastrioti with a lazy takedown attempt #TD2#
and Troach counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like Troach is going to stand back up.
#T2##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Troach darts in trying to clinch
and Kastrioti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Kastrioti throws the kick towards the body but Troach avoids it.#CL2#
Troach drives through and clinches with Kastrioti against the cage.
#BC2#
Troach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Troach tries to get set, Kastrioti tries to push him back and clinch up but Troach manages to avoid the attempt.
Kastrioti misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Troach clinches. #BC2#
Troach breaks the clinch.
Troach wants to clinch up but Kastrioti keeps it at a distance.
Troach throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Troach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kastrioti goes for a double leg but Troach avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Troach continues to drive forward.
Troach feints the counter takedown.
Ding Troach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4##CL#
Kastrioti has Troach up against the cage in a clinch.
Kastrioti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Troach fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Troach moves into the clinch.
Kastrioti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kastrioti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Troach in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kastrioti is trying to pull guard but Troach turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Troach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kastrioti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kastrioti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Troach just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Troach breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ding Troach 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#
Troach is looking to clinch but Kastrioti is avoiding it.
Kastrioti moves in looking to clinch but Troach pushes him off.
Kastrioti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Kastrioti.
Troach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kastrioti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Troach as he avoids it easily.
Kastrioti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Gjergj Kastrioti has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troach misses with a series of wild punches.
Troach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troach tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kastrioti fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##CL2#
Troach has Kastrioti up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kastrioti is trying to drag Troach to the mat but Troach just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gjergj Kastrioti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Troach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Kastrioti wants to clinch.#CL2#
Troach has closed the distance and engaged Kastrioti in a clinch.
Kastrioti has Troach pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Troach manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Troach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kastrioti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troach stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Troach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Troach throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3#
Troach misses with a knee strike.
Kastrioti blocks the elbow strike.
Troach can't find room to land a body shot as Kastrioti controls the action.
Kastrioti is working for takedown but Troach is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Troach manages to break the clinch.
Troach wants to clinch up but Kastrioti keeps it at a distance.
Kastrioti tries to counter with a takedown but Troach is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Troach moves into range and clinches up with Kastrioti.
Troach stalling the fight.
Troach just leaning against Kastrioti, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Troach throws an elbow but misses.
Troach just leaning against Kastrioti, taking a breather.
Kastrioti jumps guard but Troach turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T4##BC2#
Troach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kastrioti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#TD#
Kastrioti 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.
Kastrioti stops Troach from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gjergj Kastrioti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ding Troach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ding Troach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Troach 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 William Peck scores the fight for Ding Troach!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Ding Troach!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Ding Troach!
Ding Troach wins by unanimous decision!
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