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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
EFA 23 Cooke vs Tempest
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Rivero misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivero wants to clinch
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivero tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia jabs Rivero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivero misses with a combination
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Rivero throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Rivero moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.#ROC2#
Rivero is rocked!
Garcia stuns Rivero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Rivero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivero moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Rivero seems to have got his legs back now.
Garcia cracks Rivero with a good jab.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Rivero down.
Rivero moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivero misses with a combination
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Juan Rivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Rivero throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rivero is breathing heavily.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivero under the eye.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#KD2#
Garcia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rivero sprawling to the canvas! Rivero rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Garcia finish him?!
Garcia drops Rivero with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rivero! Garcia dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haislan Garcia!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 822 Round 2
Date: Jan 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Rivero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Volen takes one to the chin there.#CUT2#
It looks like Miscal Volen has been cut.
Rivero wants to clinch
enabling Volen to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rivero lands with a right hand.
Rivero throws a right hand that misses
and Volen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Volen avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Volen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Volen!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivero defending well as Volen loads up on a big left hand.
Rivero throws an off balance right hand
and Volen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivero misses with a double jab
and Volen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivero is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Rivero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rivero wants to clinch but Volen slips to the side
and Volen counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#
Rivero is rocked!
Rivero misses with a double jab
and Volen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivero is still on wobbly legs! Can Volen finish him?#CL2#
Rivero clinches with his opponent.
Rivero seems to have recovered his senses.#BC2#
Rivero breaks the clinch.
Volen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riveros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rivero tries to clinch up
enabling Volen to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivero tries to clinch but Volen moves away
and Volen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivero throws a poor cross that misses
and Volen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Rivero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volen counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volen walks into a stiff left hand from Rivero.
Volen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rivero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miscal Volen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Volen gets tackled into the cage by Rivero. Rivero maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Rivero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivero looks to clinch
and Volen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivero tries to clinch but Volen moves away
and Volen counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Volen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Rivero throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Volen counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivero tries to close the distance and clinch but Volen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Volen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rivero tries to clinch but Volen moves away
letting Volen counter with a right hand.
Rivero tries to clinch but Volen moves away
and Volen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juan Rivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Volen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivero tries to clinch there but Volen circles away.
Volen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivero.
It looked like Volen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T4#
Rivero throws a right hand that Volen ducks under and follows up with a left that Volen also avoids with ease.
Rivero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Volen looks to land a combination. Rivero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Volen counters with a straight right hand.
Rivero misses with a double jab
and Volen counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volen tries to move into range but Rivero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivero darts in trying to clinch
and Volen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivero tries to clinch there but Volen circles away.
Rivero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miscal Volen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miscal Volen's cut.
That's time! Volen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Rivero moves to clinch but Volen breaks away
and Volen counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivero wants to clinch but Volen slips to the side
and Volen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivero wants to clinch up but Volen keeps it at a distance.
Rivero throws out a loose jab but Volen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivero throws a lazy head kick
and Volen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Volen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Rivero tries to clinch
letting Volen counter with a right hand. #KD#
Volen lands a big right hand that sends Rivero crashing to the mat! Volen stays standing though and waves Rivero back to his feet!
Volen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Volen counters with a big right hand! Oh Rivero is in trouble here! Volen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miscal Volen!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 822 Round 1
Date: Jan 10, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Lobrutto darts in and clinches Rivero up against the cage.
Rivero tries to break the clinch but Lobrutto is controlling the position.
Lobrutto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivero avoids it.
Lobrutto is trying to pull guard but Rivero has him pressed against the cage.
Rivero being controlled against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rivero throws a head punch that misses.
Rivero tries a knee to the head but Lobrutto blocks it.
Rivero is trying to push Lobrutto away but Lobrutto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rivero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lobrutto has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Rivero breaks the clinch.
Rivero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lobrutto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobrutto blocks a jab.
Lobrutto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rivero moves in looking to clinch but Lobrutto pushes him off.#TD2#
Lobrutto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rivero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB2#
Lobrutto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rivero on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lobrutto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Rivero wants to get back to his feet but Lobrutto drags him back down.
Lobrutto cracks Rivero with a big elbow.
Rivero is pushing Lobrutto's head away, looking to escape. Lobrutto manages to hold on to the position though.
Rivero tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lobrutto controlling the positon.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rivero trying to get back to his feet but Lobrutto is in full control for now.
Lobrutto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#SUB2#
Lobrutto looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivero is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lobrutto is riding his opponent, not letting Rivero buck him off.
Rivero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB2#
Lobrutto is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rivero has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #T3#
Rivero staying busy and making it hard for Lobrutto to control.
Lobrutto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rivero haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lobrutto controls the position.
Lobrutto trying to control.#ES#
Rivero manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivero. Lobrutto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lobrutto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivero circles away.
A punch combination from Rivero misses.
Rivero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobrutto manages to avoid it.
Rivero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lobrutto.
Lobrutto tries to counter with a clinch but Rivero shakes him off and moves away.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Lobrutto avoids them all with ease. #TD2#
Rivero tries to sprawl but Lobrutto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivero is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Lobrutto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rivero is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Avery Lobrutto will probably get the nod.
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#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivero. Lobrutto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rivero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Lobrutto avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Rivero does no damage. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lobrutto controlling the action here for a moment.
Lobrutto has Rivero pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rivero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobrutto's elbow.
Rivero has had enough of the clinch but Lobrutto keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Rivero is looking to break free of the clinch but Lobrutto has double underhooks. #BC2#
Lobrutto manages to break the clinch.
Lobrutto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rivero.#ROC#
Lobrutto is rocked!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lobrutto is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivero finish him?
Rivero pushes Lobrutto against the cage. Rivero is working some dirty boxing. Rivero pushes off with a quick right hook! Lobrutto goes down! Lobrutto tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rivero moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Rivero!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 822 Round 1
Date: Jan 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Vernacce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bold throws a hook but Vernacce avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bold.
Vernacce dives in for a single leg takedown but Bold sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vernacce looks for a takedown but Bold sprawls well.
KJ Bold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atilio Vernacce.
Bold lands with a right hand.
Bold misses with a wild body shot.
Bold misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Vernacce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#KD#
Bold drops Vernacce with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vernacce looks back up at him and smiles so Bold waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Vernacce is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Bold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vernacce is still on wobbly legs! Can Bold finish him?
Bold lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vernacce to his knees! Bold keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KJ Bold!
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