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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Holmes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Holmes with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jack Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Jackson.#CL2#
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling him.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.#T1#
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks. #TD2#
Jackson successfully pulls guard.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jackson 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.
Holmes wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Holmes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Holmes wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Holmes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holmes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Holmes postures up. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holmes tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jack Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD2#
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.#ES#
Holmes has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jackson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
#TD2#
Jackson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holmes wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him. #T3#
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#ES#
Holmes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
#T4#
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.#CL2#
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes is trying to break free.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Holmes dominated that round.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Holmes is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is trying to drag Holmes to the mat but Holmes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Holmes and move into the clinch position.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jack Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Jackson.#T1#
Holmes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Holmes backing up. Holmes nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Holmes throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.#TD2#
Jackson pulls Holmes into guard.
#SU#
Holmes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL2#
Jackson rushes Holmes and presses him up against the cage.
Holmes wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Holmes has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#TD2#
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T2#
Holmes is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SU#
Holmes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Holmes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.#CL2#
Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T3#
Holmes can't break the clinch.
#TD2#
Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Holmes uses from the top position.
Jackson pulls Holmes in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Holmes postures up. #SU#
Jackson is working an open guard so Holmes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Holmes duly obliges.
Jack Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes cracks Jackson with a good jab.#T4#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Holmes. #CL2#
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Holmes is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson has Holmes pressed against the cage.
Holmes tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD2#
Jackson decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU#
Holmes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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 Jack Holmes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Holmes won't allow it.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Holmes after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Tyrone Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes is trying to break free.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD2#
Jackson jumps guard and drags Holmes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but instead Jackson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him. #ES#
Holmes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#T1#
Holmes lands a head kick!
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Holmes gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jack Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Jackson.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes lands with a slapping head kick.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Holmes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holmes. Jackson shrugs it off though. #T2#
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Holmes.#CL2#
Jackson gets a clinch.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.#T3#
Jackson keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch. #TD2#
Jackson jumps guard.
Jackson is controlling Holmes's posture.#SU#
Holmes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.#T4#
Holmes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Jack Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holmes throws a nice head kick!
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
Jackson slips a straight right by Holmes.#CL2#
Jackson moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Tyrone Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holmes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Holmes! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Reeves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reeves misses with an elbow over the top.
Reeves is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
#TD#
Reeves jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to stand but Reeves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Reeves is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Reeves is retaining full guard.
Jackson preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch#TD#
so Reeves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reeves preventing the sweep.
Reeves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reeves with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Reeves throws a big elbow that misses.
Reeves trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Reeves is looking to advance position but Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson looking to control but Reeves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reeves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson prevents Reeves from getting the reversal.#T3#
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reeves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reeves is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson cracks Reeves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#T4#
Reeves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reeves tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson tries to control but Reeves wriggling away.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reeves looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Reeves is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Reeves shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reeves throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD2#
Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Reeves is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Reeves's guard.
Reeves wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jackson manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Tyrone Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reeves is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves trying to control from the bottom.
#T1#
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reeves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reeves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reeves keeps working.
Reeves is trying to control but can't.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SU2#
Jackson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #TD2#
Jackson scores with a takedown into Reeves's guard.
Reeves is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Reeves keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Reeves working a defensive guard but Jackson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jackson trying to control the action but Reeves is working from the bottom.
Reeves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reeves tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Reeves tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position. #SU2#
Jackson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reeves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Reeves shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Reeves pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.#TD2#
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves is looking to get back to full guard here but Jackson has managed to pass to side control instead.#T4##SU2#
Jackson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reeves misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Reeves will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Reeves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing. #SU2#
Jackson gets to his feet - Reeves follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Jackson feints and as Reeves raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reeves looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Jackson 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reeves's half guard.
Reeves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T2#
Reeves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Reeves's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Reeves trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away. #T3#
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Reeves is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reeves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is staying active underneath Reeves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reeves trying to control from Jackson's half guard. Jackson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Reeves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
William Reeves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Reeves trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Reeves is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Reeves has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jackson has passed into side control.
Tyrone Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reeves is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Jackson! |
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