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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Montes lands a body shot.
#CL#
Montes clinches up against the cage.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Montes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montes. Montes obviously looking to wear him down.
#TD#
Montes feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Montes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Montes is looking to pass into half guard but King pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now King is in guard.#REVB#
Montes trying to strike off his back.
King engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
King is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montes wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Montes.
King pushes down on Montes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Montes is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
Montes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
King is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Montes is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maurice King!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 06, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Lourdez moves into range and clinches up with Morales.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lourdez has him pressed against the cage.
Lourdez avoiding damage as Morales throws knees to the body.
Lourdez gets underhooks to prevent Morales's takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Lourdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales throws a front kick that sends Lourdez stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
Lourdez pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Lourdez stalling.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Morales breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Lourdez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lourdez jumps guard but Morales turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morales wants a takedown.
Morales taking a breather.
Lourdez missing with knees to the body.
#T1##TD#
Morales drags the fight down to the ground.
Lourdez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lourdez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morales is keeping the position for now.
Morales wants to get back to his feet but Lourdez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lourdez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morales is looking to stand up but Lourdez isn't so interested in that idea.
Morales is pulling down on Lourdez's head. It's preventing any offense from Lourdez, at least for the moment.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lourdez looking to pass the guard.
Lourdez showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lourdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morales is fending him off so far but Lourdez persists. Nope, Morales circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Lourdez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lourdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lourdez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morales smiles and moves away.
Burl Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Lourdez.#CL2#
Lourdez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T3#
Lourdez tries to pull guard but Morales holds him up against the cage and eventually Lourdez drops back down to his feet.
Morales is trying to pull guard but Lourdez has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Morales jumps into guard, dragging Lourdez to the mat.
Morales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales is working hard here to advance position.
Lourdez wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving. #ES#
Morales is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lourdez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T4##BC2#
Lourdez breaks the clinch.
Lourdez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL2#
Lourdez rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lourdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD2#
Lourdez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lourdez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morales sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morales's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Morales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Lourdez will probably get the nod.
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#
Lourdez scores with a kick to the body.
#TD2#
Morales tries to sprawl but Lourdez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morales has his hands clasped together around Lourdez's back. He's all about the action.
Lourdez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales is controlling Lourdez's trapped leg to prevent Lourdez from advancing to side control.#T1#
Lourdez wants to take a breather but Morales is having none of it.
Lourdez is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Morales manages to get to full guard.
Morales pulls Lourdez in close to his closed guard and prevents Lourdez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Lourdez from controlling successfully.
Morales is pulling down on Lourdez's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Lourdez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Lourdez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morales makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morales.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Morales manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Morales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Lourdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burl Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lourdez shoots in looking for a takedown. Morales tries to sprawl out of it but Lourdez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morales manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3##CL2#
Lourdez moves into the clinch.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lourdez looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
#TD#
Morales pulls Lourdez into guard.
Morales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T4#
Morales has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lourdez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lourdez stops Morales from standing up.
Morales seems keen to control Lourdez's posture.
Morales wants to sweep here but Lourdez controlling him for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#ES#
Morales pushes Lourdez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Burl Morales will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lourdez shoots in looking for a takedown but Morales manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lourdez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL2#
Lourdez clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Morales ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morales no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morales is controlling Lourdez's posture.
Lourdez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Lourdez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morales looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morales looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morales! #REVR#
Morales is staying tight to Lourdez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lourdez wants to control but Morales postures up.
Burl Morales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morales moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T1#
Morales seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lourdez for as long as he can get away with.
Morales working away.
Morales controlling from side mount.
Morales in side control lands a decent elbow. #SU#
Morales stands up and beckons Lourdez to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Morales as Lourdez shoots in.
Lourdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Lourdez clinches with his opponent.
Lourdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Morales breaks the clinch.
#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Lourdez. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Lourdez gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Morales lands a takedown into guard.
Morales sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Morales.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Morales is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Lourdez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T3#
Morales controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Morales drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morales jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Lourdez is looking for a triangle but Morales pushes his legs off easily.
Lourdez is looking to stand up but Morales isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#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.#TD2#
Lourdez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Morales has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lourdez is on him like a limpet, forcing Morales back against the cage.
Morales tries to pull guard but Lourdez won't allow it.
#TD#
Morales ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morales no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lourdez trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lourdez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lourdez wants to stand but Morales is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burl Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burl Morales!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Barlow stuffs the takedown.
Montes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barlow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Montes tries for a takedown but Barlow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lou Barlow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolas Montes.
Barlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montes shoots in for a double leg but Barlow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montes misses with a takedown attempt
and Barlow counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Barlow dives in and scores a takedown into Montes's guard.
Barlow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montes trying to control the position here.
Montes wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Montes looking to control.
Montes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barlow throwing strikes from guard but Montes blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Montes takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Montes. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#BC2#
Montes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikolas Montes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Montes. #CL2#
Montes has closed the distance and engaged Barlow in a clinch.
Barlow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Montes just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Barlow drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montes stays in close to Barlow's body and controls the position.
Barlow wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Montes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Montes 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.
Barlow keeping full guard, as Montes tries to pass. #SU2#
Montes gets to his feet - Barlow follows without any prompting.
Barlow jabs Montes right on the nose. Montes blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Barlow moves into the clinch.
Montes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barlow smiles and moves away.
Barlow misses with a kick to the body.
Montes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Montes shoots in looking for a takedown but Barlow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Montes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T4#
Montes tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Barlow rushes Montes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Montes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Barlow closes the distance and pushes Montes back into the cage.#BC#
Barlow breaks from the clinch.
Barlow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montes.
Montes looks winded!
Barlow lands with a kick to the temple. Montes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barlow stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Barlow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Barlow fails with the takedown.
Montes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barlow.
Montes shoots in and drives through. Barlow sprawls well.
Barlow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montes can do to turn this around?
Montes keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Montes forces Barlow back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Montes has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Barlow regains guard immediately.
Barlow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montes working a defensive guard here.
Barlow trying to control but Montes is working from the bottom. #T1#
Barlow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barlow throwing strikes but missing.
Montes trying to strike off his back.
Barlow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Montes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barlow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montes is on top in guard.
#REVB##T2#
Montes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SU2#
Barlow is working an open guard so Montes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barlow wants to clinch but Montes slips to the side
and Montes counters with a series of strikes. Barlow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Montes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barlow avoids it really well and circles away.
Montes is breathing heavily.
Montes avoids a kick to the body.
Lou Barlow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Barlow does it's job there.
Barlow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montes.#T3##CL2#
Montes darts in and clinches Barlow up against the cage.
Barlow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barlow tries to pull guard but Montes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Barlow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montes stalling against the cage.
Montes is stalling here.
#TD2#
Montes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Montes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lou Barlow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barlow throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Montes controls Barlow momentarily but Barlow frees himself. #SUB2#
Montes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barlow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Montes controls Barlow momentarily but Barlow frees himself.
Barlow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Montes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barlow's guard. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barlow is looking to stand up but Montes isn't so interested in that idea.
Barlow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolas Montes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Barlow lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Montes.
Barlow tries to counter with a takedown but Montes is quick to defend against it.
Montes throws a combination. Barlow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#
It looks like Lou Barlow has been cut.
Montes shoots in but no luck this time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barlow.
Montes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barlow fails with the takedown.
Montes tries to counter with a clinch but Barlow shakes him off and moves away.#TD#
Barlow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barlow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Montes throws Barlow to one side and escapes!#T1##CL2#
Montes moves into the clinch.
Montes stalling the fight.
Barlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Montes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barlow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montes.
Lou Barlow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolas Montes.
Montes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T2#
Montes has had enough of the clinch but Barlow keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Montes breaks the clinch.
Lou Barlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Montes fails with the takedown.
Montes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barlow tries to avoid it but Montes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barlow to the ground. Barlow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Montes stuffs the takedown attempt from Barlow. Barlow gets slowly back to his feet.
Barlow thumps Montes with a low kick.#T3#
Montes circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barlow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montes scores with a push kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barlow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barlow misses with a two punch combination.
Montes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barlow as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Barlow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4#
Montes misses with a body punch.
Barlow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Montes keeps control of Barlow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barlow jumps guard but Montes stands there with Barlow around his waist. Barlow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Montes lands a good knee to the midsection. Barlow won't want to take too many of those.
Montes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barlow's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC2#
Montes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolas Montes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montes 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolas Montes!
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