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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
OFK #4 - Tudekiks Vs Omarov
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suljovic walks into a left hand.
Suljovic fails with a takedown attempt. #TD2#
Raggazza gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Raggazza drops an elbow to the side of Suljovic's head.
Well, if Raggazza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Raggazza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raggazza works his way into full mount!
Suljovic is breathing heavily.
Raggazza throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
#T1#
Raggazza looking to finish Suljovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suljovic!
Suljovic blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raggazza misses with a head shot.
Raggazza throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Raggazza controlling from mount. #SUB2#
Raggazza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Suljovic is surviving well by controlling Raggazza's body position as best he can.
Raggazza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raggazza unloading with bombs!
Raggazza misses with a head shot.
Raggazza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Raggazza throwing strikes here but Suljovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Raggazza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raggazza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raggazza controlling from the full mount. #T2#
Raggazza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Raggazza looking to ground and pound but Suljovic is blocking nicely.
Raggazza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Raggazza looking to finish Suljovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suljovic!
Raggazza with a couple of short strikes.
Raggazza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#ROC2#Suljovic is rocked!
Raggazza landing strikes from the mount and Suljovic is in trouble!
Oh Suljovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raggazza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suljovic hang on?
Raggazza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suljovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raggazza on the ground.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Raggazza! Suljovic is hurt baaadly! Raggazza is firing away with more strikes - Suljovic is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Raggazza!
Danny Raggazza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Island Brawls 21
Date: Jun 27, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Al Zahid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowmer doesn't seem phased though.
Al Zahid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Al Zahid misses.
Bowmer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Zahid throws a sloppy head kick and Bowmer moves out of range easily.
Bowmer unleashes a big counter combination but Al Zahid bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Al Zahid fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Bowmer moves into the clinch.
Bowmer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Zahid just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Bowmer manages to break the clinch.
Bowmer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Al Zahid lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowmer lands a lovely overhand right.
Al Zahid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Bowmer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Al Zahid looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Zahid is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Bowmer staying calm.
Bowmer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bowmer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Al Zahid!
Bowmer content just to control the position here. #SUB2#
Bowmer goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Al Zahid turns into him and now he's in Bowmer's guard.
#T2#
Bowmer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Bowmer has his foot on Al Zahid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Zahid works his way back into a safe position though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bowmer holds on and takes a little breather.
Al Zahid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowmer is keeping the position for now.
Al Zahid pushes down on Bowmer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bowmer is controlling Al Zahid's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bowmer pushes Al Zahid off looking to stand but Al Zahid dives back in and keeps control.
#T3#
Bowmer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bowmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Zahid is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing good reports from Al Zahid's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Al Zahid looking to sit in guard and control but Bowmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowmer showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Bowmer drops back looking for a leg! Al Zahid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Al Zahid manages to kick Bowmer off! Bowmer jumps back into Al Zahid's guard.
Al Zahid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bowmer controls the pace.#T4#
Al Zahid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Zahid controls Bowmer momentarily but Bowmer frees himself.
Bowmer looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowmer slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Bowmer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Bowmer rushes Al Zahid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Al Zahid wants to stall.
Bowmer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Al Zahid is trying to break free.
Al Zahid tries to break free but Bowmer pushes him back against the cage.
Bowmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Al Zahid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bowmer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Zahid to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Bowmer breaks from the clinch.
Bowmer's coach down at Armored Fitness & Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bowmer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bowmer looks for a takedown but Al Zahid sprawls well.
Yussuf Al Zahid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bowmer.#T1##TD2#
Bowmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Al Zahid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Al Zahid is looking to stand back up but Bowmer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Al Zahid.
Al Zahid scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bowmer manages to mount him!
David Bowmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bowmer content just to control the position here. #T2#
Bowmer with shots to the head and body - Al Zahid looks very uncomfortable down there. #SUB2#
Bowmer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Al Zahid can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bowmer controlling the pace for now.
Bowmer raining down shots from the mount!#T3#
Bowmer controlling from the full mount. #SU2#
Bowmer is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! #TD2#
Bowmer gets a double leg takedown into Al Zahid's guard.
Bowmer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Al Zahid is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bowmer is controlling him well.#T4#
Al Zahid takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bowmer controls the position from side control.
Bowmer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bowmer just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Zahid tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bowmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bowmer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Al Zahid's head.
Al Zahid misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Bowmer counters by clinching up.
Bowmer is trying to pull guard but Al Zahid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Al Zahid tries to break free but Bowmer pushes him back against the cage.
Bowmer is trying to pull guard but Al Zahid has him pressed against the cage.
Al Zahid is trying to break free.#BC2#
Bowmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowmer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bowmer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Zahid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yussuf Al Zahid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bowmer.#CL2#
Bowmer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Zahid, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Zahid tries to break the clinch but Bowmer is controlling the position. #T1##TD2#
Bowmer jumps guard.
Bowmer wants to sweep here but Al Zahid controlling him for the moment.
Bowmer keeps trying to improve his position.
Al Zahid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowmer is keeping the position for now. #ES2#
Bowmer pushes Al Zahid off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bowmer takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like David Bowmer has been cut.
Al Zahid throws an off balance right hand
and Bowmer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Al Zahid stuffs the takedown attempt from Bowmer. Bowmer gets slowly back to his feet. #T2#
Al Zahid misses with a body kick.
Bowmer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bowmer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Al Zahid throws a combination. Bowmer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowmer dives in for a single leg takedown but Al Zahid sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bowmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowmer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bowmer avoids the head kick by Al Zahid.
Bowmer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Zahid.
Al Zahid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Al Zahid is looking for a counter combo.
Al Zahid throws a series of punches but Bowmer avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Bowmer has managed to clinch.
Al Zahid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T3#
Bowmer lands a right hand.
Al Zahid gets underhooks to prevent Bowmer's takedown attempt.
Bowmer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Zahid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Al Zahid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Zahid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowmer counters with a left and a right that stings Al Zahid.
Al Zahid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bowmer backs up against the cage.
Bowmer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Bowmer has closed the distance and engaged Al Zahid in a clinch.
#T4#
Bowmer tries to score a body lock takedown but Al Zahid shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Al Zahid is trying to break the clinch but Bowmer is controlling him.
Bowmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Bowmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Al Zahid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Zahid throws a sloppy head kick and Bowmer moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Al Zahid.
Bowmer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowmer shoots and misses
and Al Zahid counters with a big head kick but Bowmer shrugs it off.
Yussuf Al Zahid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Bowmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bowmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Al Zahid defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yussuf Al Zahid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowmer 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bowmer! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiltord looks to land a combination but Bro avoids it well.
A punch combination from Bro misses.
Bro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiltord pinned against the cage. Wiltord gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Decent striking displayed by Wiltord there.
Wiltord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wiltord feints and then cracks Bro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bro down. #KD2#
Wiltord lands a big head kick that sends Bro tumbling to the mat! Wiltord takes a step backwards and waves Bro back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Mario Bro has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bro is defended easily by Wiltord.
Wiltord lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Wiltord tenderised Bro's leg. Bro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wiltord avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Bro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Wiltord on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Bro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Wiltord throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Bro is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Romain Wiltord! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kulvics.#CUT#It looks like Hector Rodriguez has been cut.
Kulvics misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kulvics.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulvics.
Kulvics throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Rodriguez tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Kulvics is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Rodriguez buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Rodriguez!! Rodriguez is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Kulvics throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Kulvics! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Shot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Shot.
A body shot lands from Shot.
Shot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shot lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shot pushes Al Zahid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Zahid backwards.
Shot is leaning against Al Zahid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Al Zahid looks winded!
Shot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Shot pushes Al Zahid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Shot.
Shot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shot.
Shot lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Shot.
#T1#
Shot lands with a right to the head.
Shot digs a right hand into Al Zahid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Al Zahid's gas tank.
Shot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Shot.
Shot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shot.
Nice body punch from Shot - that landed with a thud.
Al Zahid takes a shot to the head.
Shot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shot lands a body shot.
Shot lands a shot to the body.
Shot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Zahid backwards.
Shot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shot lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Shot scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
A short right from Shot on the inside.
Shot lands with a light punch inside.
Shot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shot lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Al Zahid is rocked!
Shot scores with a shot to the side of Al Zahid's head.
Al Zahid is still on wobbly legs! Can Shot finish him?
Shot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shot.
Al Zahid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shot dips a shoulder and cracks Al Zahid with a mighty uppercut! Al Zahid falls back against the cage and Shot unloads with a barrage of strikes! Al Zahid is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Shot screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheap Shot!
In his post fight interview, Cheap Shot started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 16, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganjaman looks to score with a jab to the body but Echobo is just out of range.
Echobo throws a counter high kick but Ganjaman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Echobo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ganjaman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Echobo misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Ganjaman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ganjaman.
Ganjaman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ganjaman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ganjaman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Echobo is looking to stand up but Ganjaman isn't so interested in that idea.
Echobo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ganjaman stands up over Echobo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Echobo controls Ganjaman momentarily but Ganjaman frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganjaman working some strikes from top position.
Ganjaman tries to free his leg and advance position but Echobo is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Echobo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ganjaman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Echobo swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Ganjaman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Echobo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ganjaman scoring with punches to the head and body. #ES#
Echobo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ganjaman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#TD2#
Ganjaman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ganjaman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Echobo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ganjaman lands a decent elbow from side control. #CUT2#It looks like Hakim Echobo has been cut.
Ganjaman landing strikes. #ROC2#Echobo is rocked!
Ganjaman lands a huge shot from side control! Echobo is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominique Ganjaman! |
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