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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 07, 2018 |
#R1# Adam shoots for a takedown but Douglas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2# Adam clinches up against the cage.#TD# Douglas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Adam won't allow Douglas to sweep him here. Douglas is working hard here to advance position. Adam passes Douglas's left leg - he's now in half guard. Adam is trying to control. Douglas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adam passes to side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES# Douglas sneaks out the side door and pushes Adam away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. A head kick by Adam misses #CL# and Douglas counters by clinching up. #T1##TD2# Adam pulls guard. Adam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Douglas's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Douglas working some strikes from top position. Douglas is looking to work some ground and pound but Adam has wrist control.#SUB2# Douglas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2# Adam had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Douglas defends it easily. Douglas is looking to stand up but Adam won't let him. #ES2# Adam scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL2# Adam clinches. #T2##TD2# Adam pulls guard successfully.
Adam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Adam wants to get back to his feet but Douglas is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Douglas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Douglas wants to get up but he can't break Adam's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #ES2# Adam has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Douglas is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD# Douglas pulls Adam into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB# Douglas has his foot on Adam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adam works his way back into a safe position though. Adam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Adam wants to stand and escape but instead Douglas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##T3##SUB2# The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Adam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adam trying to control the position.
Douglas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Douglas 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. Douglas lands a couple of digs. Douglas is looking to work some ground and pound but Adam has wrist control. Adam is controlling Douglas's posture. Douglas throws a big elbow that misses. #ES2# Adam uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#CL2# Adam closes the distance and clinches.#T4# Adam prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD# Douglas successfully pulls guard.
Douglas is breathing heavily.#SU2# Adam decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL2# Adam instigates a clinch. #BC2# Adam manages to break the clinch.
Adam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. As Adam tries to get set, Douglas tries to push him back and clinch up but Adam manages to avoid the attempt.#TD2# Adam scores with a takedown into Douglas's guard. Douglas wants to get back to his feet but Adam passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niki Adam dominated that 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. #R2##TD2# Adam scores with a takedown into Douglas's guard.#ES# Douglas is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Adam presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. Adam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Douglas jumps guard but Adam turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD# Douglas jumps into guard, dragging Adam to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Douglas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Adam advances position into side control! Adam landing a few strikes. #T1# Adam working away. You can see the frustration on Douglas's face as Adam controls the position. Douglas sneaks back into half guard. Douglas is trying to maintain the position but Adam is very close to passing his half guard. Adam controlling the pace. Douglas misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#SU2# Adam decides to return to a standing position. #T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Adam misses with the combination.
Adam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively. Adam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douglas on the side of the head.#TD2# Adam drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Douglas wants to get back to his feet but Adam passes into half guard.
Niki Adam has got the better of the ground game so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#REVR# Douglas tries to roll over but Adam keeps him under control. Adam sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3# Adam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2# Adam seems to be working for a kimura but Douglas defends the submission attempt. Adam working Douglas over with strikes. Adam is nestled in close to Douglas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T4# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Douglas is staying active underneath Adam, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2# Adam is trying to work for a kimura but Douglas is defending well.
Douglas is looking to escape. Adam looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2# Adam is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Douglas still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Douglas has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niki Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Douglas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! #R3##CL2# Adam clinches with his opponent.
Adam keeps control of Douglas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Adam gets underhooks to prevent Douglas's takedown attempt.
#TD# Douglas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Adam regains guard.
#SUB2# Adam working for a triangle but Douglas defends it easily.
Douglas throwing strikes but missing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2# Adam wriggles free and stands up. Adam has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Adam tries for a takedown but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T1# Adam shoots for a double leg takedown but Douglas sprawls well. He's pushed Adam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Adam fails with the takedown and Douglas counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Damian Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niki Adam. Adam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Adam throws a leg kick but Douglas moved away. A shot to the body from Adam misses and Douglas counters with a head kick. That will keep Adam thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Adam misses with a takedown attempt #CL# and Douglas counters by clinching up. #TD# Douglas jumps into guard, dragging Adam to the mat.
#SUB# Douglas has his foot on Adam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adam works his way back into a safe position though. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Douglas is on top in guard.
#REVR##T2##SUB2# Douglas throws a sloppy strike and Adam has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Douglas is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Adam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Niki Adam!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 04, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Cross closes the distance and clinches. Imanuell lands with a right to the head. Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross. Imanuell looking for a takedown. Cross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2# Cross breaks from the clinch.
Imanuell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Imanuell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Imanuell tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross goes for a double leg but Imanuell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Imanuell continues to drive forward. Imanuell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cross checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #CL2# Cross gets in close and instigates a clinch. Cross has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Imanuell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Cross tries to score a body lock takedown but Imanuell shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Brian Imanuell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Green Cross. Imanuell is trying to pull guard but Cross has him pressed against the cage.#TD# Imanuell manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Cross tries to free his leg and advance position but Imanuell is retaining full guard. #T1# Imanuell keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully. Cross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Imanuell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Imanuell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cross is controlling him. Cross won't allow Imanuell to sweep him here. #SUB# Imanuell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cross defends well. Cross trying to stand up but can't free himself from Imanuell's guard. Imanuell wants to sweep here but Cross controlling him for the moment. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#CL2# Cross has managed to clinch.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD# Imanuell jumps guard.
#SUB# Imanuell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Imanuell is looking to stand up but Cross isn't so interested in that idea. Cross controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB# Imanuell working for a triangle but Cross defends it easily.
#T3# Cross wants to pass the guard but Imanuell is keeping the position. Cross wants to stand but Imanuell is controlling his posture from full guard. Cross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Cross wants to stand but Imanuell is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Imanuell misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2# Cross moves into the clinch. Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross. Imanuell is trying to force a seperation but Cross has the dominant position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Cross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD# Imanuell jumps guard and drags Cross to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SU2# Cross gets to his feet - Imanuell follows without any prompting. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Green Cross will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2##CL2# Cross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Imanuell is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross has double underhooks. Imanuell tries to pull guard but Cross forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Cross pushes off an throws an elbow but Imanuell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Cross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Imanuell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Imanuell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cross gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. A short uppercut from Cross. Nice body punch from Cross. Cross is defending well against a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Imanuell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cross pushes Imanuell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Imanuell backwards. Imanuell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
#BC2# Cross breaks the clinch.
#CL2# Cross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Imanuell is working for takedown but Cross is calmly controlling the position for now.#T1##TD# Imanuell jumps guard and drags Cross to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Imanuell working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SU2# Cross gets to his feet. Imanuell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2# Cross gets a clinch. Imanuell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.#TD2# Cross manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Imanuell controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Imanuell trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Imanuell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cross works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2# Cross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SU# Imanuell stands up and waves to Cross to follow him. #CL2# Cross gets a clinch. A nice left hand lands by Cross.
Cross tries to score a body lock takedown but Imanuell shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Cross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Imanuell has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment. Imanuell jumps guard but Cross stands there with Imanuell around his waist. Imanuell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cross throws a head punch that misses. Imanuell is trying to stall.
Cross has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Imanuell tries to pull guard but Cross forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T3# A short left from Cross. Imanuell wants a takedown.
Cross scores with a shot to the side of Imanuell's head. Cross stalling against the cage.
#TD# Imanuell jumps guard.
Imanuell has a closed guard, preventing Cross from standing up. Imanuell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SU2# Cross stands up from Imanuell's guard - Cross perhaps looking for a knockout. #T4# Imanuell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2# and Cross holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Green Cross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Cross pushes Imanuell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Cross scores with a nice hook to the head. Cross lands a right hand. Cross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've been informed that Cross has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#BC2# Cross manages to break the clinch.
#CL2# Cross closes the distance and clinches. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cross scores with a nice hook to the head. Cross content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Imanuell has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment.#BC# Imanuell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Imanuell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cross finds it's way round the side to connect with Imanuell's head. Cross stuffs the takedown attempt from Imanuell. Imanuell gets slowly back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round! #R3##CL2# Cross has managed to clinch.
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside. Imanuell is trying to maintain a safe position but Cross gets an underhook and turns Imanuell into the cage. Imanuell tries to pull guard but Cross holds him up against the cage and eventually Imanuell drops back down to his feet.
Cross scores with a shoulder strike. Imanuell trying to stall but Cross improves his position.
#BC2# Cross breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Cross drives through and clinches with Imanuell against the cage.
Imanuell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cross lands a body punch in the clinch. Cross misses with an elbow strike.
Cross misses with a knee to the head. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Imanuell is looking to take this one to the mat. A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross. #T1# The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Cross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Imanuell or not. #TD2# Cross pulls Imanuell into guard.
Cross is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Imanuell stops Cross from standing up. Imanuell throwing strikes but missing. Cross keeping full guard, as Imanuell tries to pass. #SU# Imanuell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cross, up you get! #T2##CL2# Cross gets a clinch. Imanuell is defending well against a takedown attempt. Cross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Imanuells head. #BC2# Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Imanuell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Imanuell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cross misses with a takedown #CL# and Imanuell counters by clinching up. Imanuell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cross pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cross takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3##CL2# Cross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Cross tries for a takedown but Imanuell manages to get underhooks.
Imanuell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cross.
Cross lands with a short shot to the head. Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Imanuell wants to break free but Cross has control.
#TD2# Cross pulls guard. Imanuell throwing strikes but missing. Imanuell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Green Cross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4# Imanuell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cross for as long as he can get away with. Imanuell trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight! Green Cross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Cross winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Green Cross!
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