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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Gamburinyan throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Gamburinyan shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamburinyan.
Drake thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gamburinyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake throws a counter high kick but Gamburinyan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cletus Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Gamburinyan.
Gamburinyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gamburinyan. #T1#
Gamburinyan shoots in looking for a takedown but Drake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gamburinyan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gamburinyan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Drake clinches up with Gamburinyan and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#TD#
Gamburinyan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Drake is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gamburinyan to the mat. Gamburinyan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gamburinyan pulls Drake in to control the position. #SUB2#
Gamburinyan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gamburinyan looks winded!#SU#
Drake stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gamburinyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.#T2##CL#
Drake clinches. #TD#
Drake jumps guard.
#ES#
Drake wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Drake dives in and scores a takedown into Gamburinyan's guard.#SU#
Drake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Drake rushes Gamburinyan and presses him up against the cage.
Drake lands a hook that snaps the head of Gamburinyan backwards. #TD#
Drake pulls Gamburinyan into guard.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake is trying to control the position but Gamburinyan postures up. #T3##ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Drake manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Drake prevents Gamburinyan from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Drake pulls Gamburinyan into guard.
#SUB#
Drake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drake 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.#ES#
Drake uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Drake leaves Gamburinyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T4#
Gamburinyan missing with knees to the body.
#TD#
Drake drags the fight down to the ground.
Gamburinyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gamburinyan tries to stand but Drake is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Drake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Gamburinyan is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Drake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Drake clinches up with Gamburinyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Gamburinyan is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gamburinyan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC#
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Gamburinyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD2#
Gamburinyan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake wants to sweep here but Gamburinyan controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Drake has his foot on Gamburinyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gamburinyan works his way back into a safe position though.#ES#
Drake pushes Gamburinyan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gregory Gamburinyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gamburinyan. #T1##CL#
Drake forces Gamburinyan back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Drake pushes Gamburinyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Gamburinyan is looking to control Drake's arms but Drake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gamburinyan has his back to the cage.
Gamburinyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gamburinyan is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Gamburinyan breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Drake wants to clinch up but Gamburinyan keeps it at a distance.
Gamburinyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gamburinyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cletus Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Gamburinyan.
Gamburinyan shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drake throws a big counter combination but Gamburinyan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gamburinyan shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL#
Drake rushes Gamburinyan and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Drake drives through and clinches with Gamburinyan against the cage.
#T3#
Gamburinyan takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Drake pulls Gamburinyan into guard.
#SUB#
Drake has his foot on Gamburinyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gamburinyan works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Gamburinyan from controlling successfully.
Gamburinyan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drake throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#SUB#
Drake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gamburinyan defends it easily.
Drake throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gamburinyan can do to turn this around?
Drake throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamburinyan works over Drake with some ground and pound from guard.
Gamburinyan won't allow Drake to sweep him here. #T4##ES#
Drake has his feet on Gamburinyan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gamburinyan misses with a wild combination.
Cletus Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gamburinyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #TD#
Drake drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Drake dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Drake clinches.
Cletus Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gamburinyan stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gamburinyan throws an elbow but misses. #TD#
Drake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Drake 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.#SUB#
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SUB#
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gamburinyan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cletus Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Drake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gamburinyan trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Gamburinyan looking for subs from the bottom but Drake mounts him!
Gamburinyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Drake is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gamburinyan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gamburinyan! #T2##ES#
Drake wriggles free and stands up. #TD#
Drake shoots in and bounces Gamburinyan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU#
Drake stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gamburinyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake tried to counter with a leg kick but Gamburinyan avoided it.#T3#
Drake tries to clinch up but Gamburinyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gamburinyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gamburinyan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drake tries to clinch but Gamburinyan moves out of range.
Gamburinyan throws a head kick that half lands.
Gamburinyan fails to land the takedown.#CL#
Drake closes the distance and pushes Gamburinyan back into the cage.#TD#
Drake drags the fight down to the ground.
#T4##ES#
Drake has his feet on Gamburinyan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gamburinyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Gamburinyan circles away.
Gamburinyan feints the counter takedown.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Drake drives through with a takedown into Gamburinyan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gamburinyan wants to get back to his feet but Drake passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#REVB#
Drake working Gamburinyan over with strikes.
Gregory Gamburinyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cletus Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SU#
Drake gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Drake!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 03, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Gregoriev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gregoriev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Waller.#CL2#
Gregoriev drives through and clinches with Waller against the cage.
Waller has Gregoriev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gregoriev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Gregoriev manages to break the clinch.
Waller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Waller wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregoriev fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Waller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Waller could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Waller tries to pull guard but Gregoriev holds him up against the cage and eventually Waller drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradford Waller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waller is working for takedown but Gregoriev is calmly controlling the position for now.#T1#
Gregoriev tries to score a body lock takedown but Waller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Waller is trying to break the clinch but Gregoriev has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Gregoriev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waller doesn't manage to clinch there - Gregoriev circles away.
Waller walks into a stiff left hand from Gregoriev.#CUT2#
It looks like Bradford Waller has been cut.
Gregoriev circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gregoriev throws the kick towards the body but Waller avoids it.#CL2#
Gregoriev has managed to clinch.
Gregoriev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Waller tries to pull guard but Gregoriev won't allow it.
#BC2#
Gregoriev breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Waller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T2#
Gregoriev is looking to improve his position.
Gregoriev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Waller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gregoriev's head.
Waller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gregoriev is looking to control Waller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gregoriev avoid being mounted?
Waller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Waller prevents Gregoriev from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Waller is controlling the pace.
Waller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Waller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Waller trying to control from half guard but Gregoriev is working away.
Gregoriev trying to control here.
Gregoriev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Waller. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Waller connects with a solid leg kick.
Waller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #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.#CL2#
Waller gets tackled into the cage by Gregoriev. Gregoriev maintains the clinch.
Waller is trying to pull guard but Gregoriev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD2#
Gregoriev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gregoriev controlling Waller's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waller postures up in Gregoriev's guard and throws a big left but Gregoriev blocks it.
Gregoriev 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.
Waller postures up in Gregoriev's guard and throws a big left but Gregoriev blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waller trying to control but Gregoriev is working from the bottom.
Gregoriev 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.
Waller is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregoriev has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gregoriev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bradford Waller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Waller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gregoriev.
Gregoriev fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gregoriev.#CL2#
Gregoriev forces Waller back against the cage and clinches.
Gregoriev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Waller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bradford Waller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gregoriev.
Gregoriev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Waller is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Waller manages to break the clinch.
Waller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Waller slaps away a takedown attempt from Gregoriev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Waller really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...#T1#
Waller shoots in looking for a takedown but Gregoriev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Waller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gregoriev shoots in looking for a takedown but Waller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gregoriev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL2#
Gregoriev rushes Waller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gregoriev tries to pull guard but Waller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Waller goes for a takedown attempt but Gregoriev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Waller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gregoriev defends it nicely.
Bradford Waller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waller tries to clinch up but Gregoriev circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexander Gregoriev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Waller tries to keep at a distance but Gregoriev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gregoriev prevents the takedown attempt.
#T2#
Waller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gregoriev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gregoriev'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.
Waller tries to pull guard but Gregoriev holds him up against the cage and eventually Waller drops back down to his feet.
Gregoriev keeps control of Waller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Gregoriev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gregoriev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Waller wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gregoriev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Waller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waller tries to clinch but Gregoriev moves out of range.
Gregoriev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3#
Gregoriev misses with a takedown attempt - Waller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gregoriev is breathing heavily.
Waller is looking to chop away at Gregoriev's legs.
Waller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregoriev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Waller defends it well.
Waller takes one to the side of the head.
Waller misses with a takedown attempt - Gregoriev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD#
Waller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gregoriev is trying to defend but Waller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES2#
Gregoriev manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Waller keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T4##TD#
Waller gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Waller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gregoriev keeping control of the position.
Gregoriev is trying to maintain the position but Waller is very close to passing his half guard.#ES2#
Gregoriev makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gregoriev fails with a takedown attempt.
Waller is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gregoriev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bradford Waller's cut.
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#
Waller moves in looking to clinch but Gregoriev pushes him off.
Gregoriev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Waller sprawls well. Waller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gregoriev gets slowly back to his feet.
Gregoriev goes for a double leg but Waller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Waller continues to drive forward.
Gregoriev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Gregoriev looks to move away, Waller throws a big counter combo but Gregoriev just gets out of the way.
Bradford Waller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gregoriev.
Gregoriev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gregoriev finds it's way round the side to connect with Waller's head.
Gregoriev has a takedown stuffed.
Gregoriev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Gregoriev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Waller tries to avoid it but Gregoriev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Waller to the ground. Waller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gregoriev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Waller wants to clinch up but Gregoriev keeps it at a distance.
Waller is looking to clinch but Gregoriev is avoiding it.
Gregoriev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Waller.
Waller tries to close the distance and clinch but Gregoriev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waller is looking to clinch but Gregoriev is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gregoriev checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Gregoriev clinches up with Waller and pushes him back against the cage.
Gregoriev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Waller.
#TD2#
Gregoriev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T2#
Waller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Waller works over Gregoriev with some ground and pound from guard.
Waller throws an elbow that misses. Gregoriev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Waller's guard. Nice move by Gregoriev!#REVB##SUB#
Waller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gregoriev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Waller's guard.
Gregoriev thows a huge punch but Waller dodges it nicely.
Gregoriev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gregoriev is looking to stall here but Waller recovers full guard. #SUB#
Waller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gregoriev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gregoriev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Waller working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Waller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gregoriev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gregoriev controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Waller trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Waller scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
#SUB#
Waller working for a triangle but Gregoriev defends it easily.
Alexander Gregoriev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gregoriev postures up in Waller's guard and throws a big left but Waller blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gregoriev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gregoriev 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gregoriev!
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