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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 17, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Mcgregor gets caught flat footed, as Decker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcgregor managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Mcgregor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Mcgregor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Mcgregor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Decker defends well.#SUB2#
Mcgregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor has control of Decker's left arm, preventing Decker from doing any damage.
Decker throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Decker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Mcgregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Decker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Decker postures up.
Decker won't allow Mcgregor to sweep him here.
Decker throws a big right hand that misses.
Decker 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.
Decker connects with a couple of short punches.
Decker chips away with some ground and pound.
Mcgregor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Decker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Decker won't allow Mcgregor to sweep him here.
Decker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Decker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Decker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Decker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Decker throws an elbow that misses. Mcgregor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Decker's guard. Nice move by Mcgregor!#REVB#
Mcgregor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Decker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Decker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor wants to control from the top but Decker keeps moving.
Mcgregor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Decker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T3#
Mcgregor tries to stand but Decker is controlling from the bottom.
Mcgregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Decker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgregor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mcgregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Decker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcgregor trying to control but Decker is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mcgregor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Mcgregor forces Decker back against the cage and clinches.
Mcgregor tries to circle away but Decker has him pinned against the cage.
Decker is looking to control Mcgregor's arms but Mcgregor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decker has his back to the cage. #TD2#
Mcgregor wants the takedown. Decker is fighting it off but Mcgregor persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Decker's guard against the cage.
Mcgregor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Decker is keeping the position for now.
Decker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SU2#
Mcgregor gets to his feet. Decker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Mcgregor clinches up with Decker and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor Mcgregor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Mcgregor wants to clinch.#TD2#
Mcgregor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Decker's guard.#SUB2#
Mcgregor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Decker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mcgregor, into his guard. #REVR#
Decker lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Mcgregor is trying to hold Decker in close to prevent damage but Decker has managed to pass into half guard.
Decker is thwarting Mcgregor's attempts to control the position.
Decker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mcgregor tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Decker has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mcgregor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Decker lands a couple of good shots and Mcgregor has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Decker avoiding Mcgregor 's attempts to control his hands.
Decker is landing with strikes from the back. #T2##SUB#
Mcgregor fending off the submission attempt from Decker.
Mcgregor trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB#
Decker working for a choke but Mcgregor is defending well.
Mcgregor is trying to get back to his feet but Decker has full control of the position and if anything, Mcgregor has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB#
Decker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mcgregor has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Decker scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mcgregor is looking for a way out. #T3#
Mcgregor is trying to stand back up.
Decker is not going to allow Mcgregor to sit and survive in this position.
Mcgregor tries to escape but Decker has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB#
Decker looking for the choke but no joy.
Mcgregor tries to escape the position.
Jere Decker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#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.
Decker gets his hands free as Mcgregor looks to control. #SUB#
Decker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mcgregor is trying to get back to his feet but Decker has full control of the position and if anything, Mcgregor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Decker throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mcgregor!
#SUB#
Mcgregor preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Decker.
Mcgregor is covering up but some of the strikes from Decker are getting through and doing damage.
Mcgregor trying to control but not successfully.
Decker connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mcgregor to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgregor wants to get back to his feet.
Mcgregor is trying to remain composed but Decker is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Decker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Decker has Mcgregor up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Decker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Mcgregor has Decker up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Mcgregor pulls guard.
Mcgregor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Decker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcgregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Decker throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcgregor 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#
Mcgregor is looking to take a break and control but Decker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Decker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mcgregor won't allow Decker to get back to his feet.
Decker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Decker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcgregor looking to sit in guard and control but Decker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Mcgregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcgregor has Decker pulled in close to control his posture.
Decker throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcgregor looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcgregor, not yet.
Mcgregor controls Decker momentarily but Decker frees himself.
Decker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mcgregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcgregor 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#
Decker trying to control but Mcgregor postures up.
#T3#
Mcgregor is trying to control the action in half guard but Decker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Decker wants to control but Mcgregor is keeping busy.
Mcgregor passes to side control.
Mcgregor tries to stand but Decker controls the position and pulls Mcgregor into his guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mcgregor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Decker has a closed guard, preventing Mcgregor from standing up.
Mcgregor postures up.
Decker wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcgregor looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Decker wants to clinch up but Mcgregor keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conor Mcgregor.
I think Mcgregor 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Mcgregor!
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