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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 28, 2025 |
#R1##TD2#
Brangelier drives through with a takedown into Castaneda's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brangelier controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like Brangelier might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##SUB2#
Brangelier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brangelier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brangelier sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brangelier throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brangelier has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Castaneda as Brangelier shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Castaneda moves into the clinch.
Castaneda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castaneda lands a nice shot to the body.
Brangelier is looking to take this one to the mat.
Raul Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ransom Brangelier.
Brangelier looks winded!
Castaneda pushes Brangelier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brangelier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castaneda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Castaneda prevents the takedown attempt.
#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castaneda.
Castaneda lands with a right to the head.
Castaneda lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Castaneda.
Brangelier takes a shot to the head. #ROC#Brangelier is rocked!
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!
Castaneda misses with some punches.
Brangelier is still on wobbly legs! Can Castaneda finish him?
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by Brangelier.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castaneda misses with some punches.
Castaneda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brangelier or not.
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by Brangelier.
Castaneda misses with a punch on the inside.
Brangelier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castaneda throws a head punch that misses.
Castaneda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brangelier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castaneda throws a punch but it's blocked by Brangelier.
Brangelier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castaneda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brangelier.
Brangelier blocking some punches.
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by Brangelier.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Castaneda - that landed with a thud.
Castaneda misses with some punches.
Castaneda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castaneda lands a nice shot to the body.
Brangelier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castaneda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brangelier.
Castaneda throws a head punch that misses.
Castaneda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Castaneda misses with some punches.
Castaneda throws a punch but it's blocked by Brangelier.
Castaneda misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Castaneda.
Castaneda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castaneda misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Castaneda fails to land.
Castaneda misses with the head strike.
Castaneda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castaneda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castaneda throws a punch but it's blocked by Brangelier.
Castaneda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brangelier blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Castaneda fails to land.
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by Brangelier.
Brangelier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castaneda.
Castaneda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brangelier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castaneda throws a head punch that misses.
Castaneda working aggressively here.
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by Brangelier.
Castaneda working aggressively here.
Castaneda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brangelier or not.
Castaneda misses with some punches.
Castaneda throws a punch but it's blocked by Brangelier.
Brangelier blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Castaneda fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castaneda misses with some punches.
Brangelier wants a takedown.
Brangelier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Castaneda fails to land.
Brangelier is working for takedown but Castaneda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brangelier blocking some punches.
Castaneda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castaneda.
A head punch on the inside from Castaneda fails to land.
Castaneda misses with a punch on the inside.
Castaneda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castaneda working aggressively here.
Brangelier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castaneda misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castaneda.
Brangelier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castaneda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Castaneda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castaneda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castaneda has a couple of punches blocked by Brangelier.
Brangelier blocking some punches.
Castaneda is working Brangelier over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castaneda.
Castaneda throws a head punch that misses.
Castaneda misses with a punch on the inside.
Brangelier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brangelier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brangelier.
A body shot lands from Castaneda.
Castaneda pushes Brangelier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castaneda throws a head punch that misses.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castaneda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Castaneda fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castaneda.
Castaneda misses with the head strike.
Brangelier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brangelier blocking some punches.
Castaneda swings wildly with an uppercut but Brangelier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brangelier blocking some punches.
Brangelier blocking some punches.
Castaneda misses with some punches.
Brangelier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brangelier.
Castaneda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castaneda misses with the head strike.
Castaneda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brangelier.
Castaneda misses with some punches.
Castaneda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castaneda misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castaneda stops a takedown attempt from Brangelier.
Castaneda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castaneda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brangelier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castaneda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL#
Castaneda moves into range and clinches up with Brangelier.
Brangelier blocking some punches.
Castaneda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castaneda misses with some punches.
Castaneda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brangelier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brangelier blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Castaneda 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##CL#
Castaneda drives through and clinches with Brangelier against the cage.
Castaneda throws a big uppercut that drops Brangelier! More strikes from Castaneda and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brangelier lies dazed against the cage as Castaneda celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Castaneda!
A victorious Raul Castaneda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Harrington clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Harrington pulls guard effortlessly.
Chimera postures up in Harrington's guard and throws a big left but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Chimera is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harrington is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harrington has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Chimera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chimera looking for a sweep. Not yet Chimera, not yet.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chimera works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Chimera being controlled here, momentarily.
Chimera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrington is controlling him.
Harrington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Chimera manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#BC2#
Chimera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chimera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chimera wants to clinch up but Harrington keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Harrington clinches up with Chimera and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Chimera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Chimera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington throws a head kick but Chimera moves out of range.
#CL2#
Chimera takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Harrington pulls guard.
Harrington has Chimera pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Harrington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chimera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU2#
Chimera stands up from Harrington's guard - Chimera perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3##CL#
Harrington has closed the distance and engaged Chimera in a clinch.
Chimera leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Harrington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chimera tries to land a knee to the head but Harrington blocks with his arms.
Chimera taking a breather. #TD2#
Chimera has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Harrington is trying to keep an underhook but Chimera manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES#
Harrington kicks off Chimera and gets to his feet.
Chimera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Harrington takes the fight into the clinch. #T4##TD2#
Chimera pulls guard successfully.
Chimera looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harrington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Harrington drops back looking for a leg! Chimera is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chimera manages to kick Harrington off! Harrington jumps back into Chimera's guard.
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Harrington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
Chimera moves into the clinch successfully.
Chimera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Chimera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harrington tries to break the clinch but Chimera is controlling the position.
Chimera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#TD#
Harrington pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimera wants to stand and escape but instead Harrington has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Harrington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Harrington'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.
Chimera wants to get back to his feet but Harrington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chimera for as long as he can get away with.
Harrington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chimera can do to turn this around?#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chimera wants to get back to his feet but Harrington is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrington wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#TD2#
Chimera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chimera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harrington bucks up and tries to throw Chimera off but instead Chimera has got his back!
Harrington trying to control the hands but Chimera won't let him.
Harrington is trying to get back to his feet but Chimera has full control of the position and if anything, Harrington has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T3#
Chimera wants to control the position but Harrington frees himself and scrambles - Chimera manages to regain control in side control.
Chimera trying to control the position but Harrington is working away.
Harrington is looking for a sweep.#SU2#
Chimera decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chimera misses with a wild combination.
Emil Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chimera is breathing heavily.#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.#CL#
Harrington takes the fight into the clinch.
Chimera lands an elbow that stopped Harrington in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Emil Harrington has been cut.
Chimera misses with a knee to the head.
Chimera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harrington.
Chimera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrington avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chimera has had enough of the clinch but Harrington keeps him there for the moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Meruem Chimera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Emil Harrington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Chimera tries to clinch up.
Harrington drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chimera sprawls and moves away.
Chimera is looking to clinch but Harrington is avoiding it.
#CL#
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Chimera has had enough of the clinch but Harrington keeps him there for the moment.#TD#
Harrington has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chimera uses from the top position. #SU2#
Chimera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harrington, up you get! #CL#
Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrington is trying to force a seperation but Chimera has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington tries for a takedown but Chimera manages to get underhooks.
Harrington tries to pull guard but Chimera won't allow it.
Chimera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T1#
A short right from Chimera on the inside. #TD2#
Chimera drags the fight down to the ground.
Harrington prevents Chimera from getting back to his feet.
Harrington is stalling in the full guard.
Chimera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harrington 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. #T2#
Harrington throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harrington trying to control but Chimera is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Harrington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chimera napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Emil Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chimera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrington is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chimera will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB#
Harrington tries for a kimura but Chimera is defending well.
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Chimera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Chimera struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Harrington politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harrington prefers to stall for the moment though.#SUB#
Harrington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chimera, who protects the arm well.
Harrington taking a breather here.
Chimera is trying to get back to his feet.
Harrington moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chimera is looking for a sweep.
Harrington slows the pace down. #SUB#
Harrington is trying to get an arm triangle but Chimera is defending well.
Harrington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harrington controlling the position from side mount.
Chimera is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harrington 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Harrington!
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