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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Pushkin looking to score a takedown here. Schwartz is defending well but Pushkin drives through and ends up in Schwartz's guard.
Schwartz keeping moving, preventing Pushkin from controlling successfully. #SU2#
Pushkin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pushkin lands a jab to Schwartz's midsection.#TD2#
Pushkin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schwartz is looking to reverse the position.
Pushkin just content to control the position.
Pushkin tries to score with some ground and pound. Schwartz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Schwartz stops Pushkin from passing to mount. #T1##SU2#
Pushkin decides to stand back up. #CL2#
Pushkin clinches up against the cage.
Pushkin just leaning against Schwartz, taking a breather.
Pushkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pushkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schwartz wants a takedown.
Schwartz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pushkin smiles and moves away.
Schwartz is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Schwartz gets tackled into the cage by Pushkin. Pushkin maintains the clinch. #T2#
Schwartz fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Schwartz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Pushkin manages to pull guard.
Schwartz wants to control from the top but Pushkin keeps moving.
Schwartz throws a big right hand that misses.
Pushkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwartz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pushkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwartz is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Pushkin working for submissions but it's allowed Schwartz to get to half guard.
Pushkin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schwartz is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Pushkin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pushkin 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#
Pushkin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4#
Schwartz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pushkin sitting in guard here, content to control. #ES#
Schwartz pushes Pushkin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #TD#
Schwartz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pushkin quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB2#
Pushkin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schwartz pulls his head out easily.
Pushkin trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Schwartz manages to pass to mount!
Pushkin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schwartz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Pushkin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Schwartz kicks Pushkin off and gets back to his feet.#TD2#
Pushkin drives through with a takedown into Schwartz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Schwartz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pushkin preventing the sweep.
Schwartz has his hands on Pushkin's head, controlling the position.
Pushkin passes Schwartz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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!
Pushkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Schwartz taking some punishment here, with Pushkin in his half guard.
Pushkin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schwartz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Schwartz gets full guard.
Pushkin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schwartz keeping moving, preventing Pushkin from controlling successfully.
Pushkin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
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.#ES#
Schwartz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pushkin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Pushkin jumps into guard, dragging Schwartz to the mat.
Schwartz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schwartz wants to control from the top but Pushkin keeps moving.
Schwartz cracks Pushkin with a solid left hand.#T3#
Pushkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pushkin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pushkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Pushkin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Schwartz uses it to pass to side control.
Pushkin tries to improve position but can't.
Schwartz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Schwartz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T4#
Pushkin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Schwartz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Schwartz looks up at the clock and then as Pushkin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Schwartz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pushkin is looking for a sweep.
Schwartz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pushkin is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schwartz working the ground and pound but Pushkin is defending the strikes.
Schwartz gets to mount! Pushkin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Schwartz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Schwartz avoids a kick to the body.
Schwartz throws a quick counter head kick but Pushkin was just out of range.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown but Pushkin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pushkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Schwartz.
Pushkin avoids the head kick by Schwartz.
Schwartz misses with a few strikes there.
#TD2#
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pushkin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pushkin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Pushkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Pushkin takes a little break here. Schwartz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#SU2#
Pushkin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Schwartz to his feet.
Schwartz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #TD2#
Pushkin shoots in and gets a takedown into Schwartz's guard.#SU2#
Pushkin gets to his feet - Schwartz follows without any prompting. #T2##CL2#
Pushkin closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Pushkin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schwartz regains guard immediately. #SU2#
Pushkin stands up from Schwartz's guard - Pushkin perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Schwartz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schwartz throws a sloppy head kick and Pushkin moves out of range easily. #T3##CL2#
Pushkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pushkin lands a body punch. #TD2#
Pushkin pulls Schwartz into guard.
#SUB2#
Pushkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schwartz defends it easily.#SUB2#
Pushkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schwartz defends well.
Pushkin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#T4#
Schwartz cracks Pushkin with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Pushkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schwartz defends it easily.
Schwartz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schwartz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pushkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schwartz is looking for a counter combo.
Schwartz dives in for a single leg takedown but Pushkin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Pushkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pushkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Pushkin!
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