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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Hooker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hooker is in Smith's guard.#ES#
Smith pushes Hooker off and gets back to his feet.
#CL#
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith wants a takedown.
Hooker is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hooker down to the mat. Hooker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith goes for a double leg but Hooker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hooker continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith blocks a head kick by Hooker.
#TD2#
Hooker shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hooker on the ground.
Hooker trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Hooker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hooker trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Hooker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Hooker from controlling successfully.
Hooker won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hooker throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Hooker.
Smith feinted with a counter takedown.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#CL#
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith tries to pull guard but Hooker holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
#TD2#
Hooker has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Hooker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smith keeping hold of Hooker's head, controlling as best he can.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Hooker has control of the leg.
Hooker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Hooker wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Hooker wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it. #T3#
Hooker blocks the strikes from Smith.
Smith is trying is best to control the position here.
Hooker is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hooker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hooker wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hooker defends well and Smith ends up having to push Hooker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Hooker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hooker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
#T4#
Hooker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Hooker from controlling successfully.
Hooker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hooker wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Hooker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hooker dominated that 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.
#R2##TD2#
Hooker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hooker wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hooker trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooker wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooker looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Hooker wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
#T1##ES2#
Hooker pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.#TD2#
Hooker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Smith has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hooker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Smith'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.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hooker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hooker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith is working for takedown but Hooker is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Hooker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hooker pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Hooker. Hooker maintains the clinch.
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!
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith prevents Hooker from breaking the clinch.#TD2#
Hooker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Hooker 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.
Hooker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3#
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hooker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hooker wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Hooker trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hooker is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hooker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL2#
Hooker instigates a clinch. #T4#
Hooker prevents the takedown attempt.
Hooker wants to break free but Smith has control.
#TD#
Smith has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hooker regains guard immediately. #SUB2#
Hooker is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Smith has his hands clasped together but Hooker extends and breaks Smith's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hooker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Hooker!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Gray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grant's waist but Grant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gray off to one side.
Floyd Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Grant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gray defends well and Grant ends up having to push Gray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Grant shoots for a double leg takedown but Gray sprawls well. He's pushed Grant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grant with a poor takedown #CL#
and Gray holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walton Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Grant.
Gray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grant tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grant wants to break free but Gray has control.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant working hard to break the clinch.
Gray has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grant after a bit of a struggle.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gray gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Gray has him pressed against the cage. #T1##BC2#
Grant breaks the clinch.
Grant shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grant to keep the fight standing.
Gray is working for takedown but Grant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gray is defending well.
Gray tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grant to keep the fight standing.
Gray fails to pull guard.
Grant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gray smiles and moves away.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Gray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2##CL2#
Grant takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Grant jumps guard and drags Gray to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Grant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant pulls Gray in close to his closed guard and prevents Gray from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Grant managing to control the position. #T3##SUB2#
Grant looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gray has picked Grant up and slammed him! Grant can't keep hold of the triangle and Gray manages to pass to side control!
Grant struggling a bit here.
Grant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grant has one of Gray's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Grant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB#
Gray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Gray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grant is taking a breather. Gray says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Grant is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Grant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Grant takes the fight into the clinch.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gray is trying to pull guard but Grant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gray fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray jumps guard but Grant turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walton Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#TD2#
Grant jumps guard.
Grant seems keen to control Gray's posture.#T1##SUB2#
Grant is looking for a triangle but Gray pushes his legs off easily.
Gray postures up.
#SUB2#
Gray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Grant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #ES2#
Grant pushes Gray off and gets back to his feet.
#T2#
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Gray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grant circles away.
A left and a right from Grant both land. Nice combination.
Grant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gray tries to avoid it but Grant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gray to the ground. Gray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gray tries to counter by clinching up but Grant breaks away and moves out of range.
Grant is breathing heavily.#CL#
Gray instigates a clinch.
Gray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gray after a bit of a struggle. #TD2#
Grant jumps guard and drags Gray to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #T3#
Gray has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grant is proving hard to escape from.
Gray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SU#
Gray gets to his feet. Grant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gray throws a big counter combination but Grant scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL2#
Grant drives through and clinches with Gray against the cage.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T4#
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grant walks away with a smile on his face. Gray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gray thows a body kick. Grant tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gray avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gray tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
Walton Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Gray counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Grant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gray, pushing him back against the cage.
Grant prevents a body shot from Gray.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gray tries to pull guard but Grant holds him up against the cage and eventually Gray drops back down to his feet.
Gray is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grant is trying to break free.
Gray has Grant pressed against the cage, preventing Grant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gray is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray is trying to pull guard but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walton Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant tries to pull guard but Gray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grant gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grant is trying to pull guard but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Gray fails to pull guard.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gray avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gray up against the cage.
Gray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grant prevents it.
Gray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grant has him pressed against the cage.#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.
Grant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grant is pushing Gray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grant to keep the fight standing.
Grant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.#TD2#
Grant ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grant no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gray being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2#
Grant throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gray escapes and throws Grant's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T3#
Gray working away.
Grant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Gray is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grant doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gray.
Grant is looking for a sweep. Gray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grant trying to control but Gray postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Grant!
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