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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Byzantium 2
Date: Aug 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonatos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Antonatos misses with a hook
enabling Reese to counter with a crisp jab.
Reese lands with a nice combination. Antonatos backs away looking to recover.
Reese catches Antonatos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Antonatos misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Reese moves into the clinch.
Antonatos jumps guard but Reese turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reese digs a right hand underneath Antonatos's ribcage. Antonatos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reese lands a left hand.
Reese scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reese has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Antonatos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reese scores with a shot to the side of Antonatos's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese digs a right hand underneath Antonatos's ribcage. Antonatos let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T1#
Reese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reese lands a body shot.
Reese lands a hook that snaps the head of Antonatos backwards. #BC2#
Reese manages to break the clinch.
Reese lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Antonatos ducks right into an uppercut from Reese.
Antonatos has his takedown stuffed
and Reese counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Antonatos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese works over Antonatos's head and body with a nice combination.#T2#
Reese lands with an uppercut that bounces Antonatos off the cage and back into range.
Reese is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese lands a jab to the head.
#CL#
Antonatos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Antonatos takes a shot to the head.
Antonatos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reese scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Reese breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Reese clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Reese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Reese lands with a hook. Antonatos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reese lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Antonatos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Antonatos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Antonatos misses with a double jab
and Reese counters with a stiff right hand.
Reese cracks Antonatos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T4#
Antonatos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reese clobbers Antonatos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reese lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Reese.#CL#
Antonatos moves into range and clinches up with Reese.
Reese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antonatos backwards.
Reese stalls.
Antonatos takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zayaan Reese 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#
Reese lands a body shot.
#CL2#
Reese rushes Antonatos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Reese manages to break the clinch.
Reese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reese moves into range and connects with a jab.
Antonatos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Antonatos there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonatos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reese to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Reese tenderised Antonatos's leg. Antonatos is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Antonatos misses with a double jab
and Reese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antonatos walks into a jab.
Reese shoots in and drives through. Antonatos sprawls well.
Antonatos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reese sizes up Antonatos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reese goes for a double leg but Antonatos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Antonatos continues to drive forward.
Antonatos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T2#
Reese scores with a jab. Antonatos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reese lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reese pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Antonatos back to the cage. Reese follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Reese moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reese. #T3#
Reese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Reese breaks from the clinch.
Antonatos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Reese.
A cross from Reese lands.#CL#
Antonatos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reese lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Antonatos backwards. #BC2#
Reese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Reese shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Antonatos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reese working away.
Antonatos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reese's best efforts.
Reese is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Antonatos gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reese won't allow Antonatos to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antonatos is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Antonatos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Antonatos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antonatos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antonatos trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zayaan Reese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Antonatos misses with a hook
and Antonatos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reese scores with a punch to the head.#CL2#
Reese has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reese lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antonatos.
Reese lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonatos tries to pull guard but Reese forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Antonatos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reese displaying some good clinch control by pressing Antonatos up against the cage.#TD#
Antonatos pulls guard successfully.
#T1#
Antonatos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reese content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Antonatos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reese doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reese manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reese must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reese is stalling in the full guard.
Reese postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reese preventing the sweep.
Reese throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Reese avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T2#
Reese is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reese won't allow Antonatos to sweep him here. #SUB#
Antonatos looking for a guillotine here but Reese defends easily.
Reese has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reese wants to stand but Antonatos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Antonatos controls Reese momentarily but Reese frees himself.
Antonatos 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.
Antonatos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#T3#
Reese slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Antonatos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reese is aware though and is defending well.
Reese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Antonatos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#SUB#
Reese got a little sloppy there for a moment and Antonatos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reese has managed to get both his arms back between Antonatos's legs - danger averted.
Antonatos working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Antonatos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zayaan Reese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Reese stays in close to Antonatos's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Antonatos working for a triangle but Reese defends it easily.
Antonatos has a closed guard, preventing Reese from standing up.
Dimitri Antonatos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reese controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Reese is sitting in close to Antonatos's body. Antonatos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Reese is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Reese is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Antonatos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dimitri Antonatos! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen tries to clinch #TD#
and Salter counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mullen! #SUB#
Salter is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mullen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Salter gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mullen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Salter lets go of the hold and Mullen can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Salter! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foot connects with a high kick. #TD2#
Foot closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Antonatos tries to buck Foot off but Foot is having none of it.
Antonatos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Foot's best efforts.
Antonatos regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Antonatos has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Foot doesn't defend quickly enough and Antonatos has managed to lock this one up! Can Foot escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Antonatos on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dimitri Antonatos! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lul throws a big shot that misses.
Pikkarainen scores with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Zu Lul has been cut.
Lul needs to keep his hands up - Pikkarainen had a free shot at his head there.
Pikkarainen cracks Lul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pikkarainen connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lul misses the target.
Lul wants to clinch.
A combination from Lul does no damage.
Nice jab there from Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pikkarainen lands a lovely overhand right.#ROC#Lul is rocked!
Lul misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pikkarainen.
Lul is still on wobbly legs! Can Pikkarainen finish him?#CUT#That has opened up Zu Lul's cut even more.#T1#
Pikkarainen drops Lul with a big left hand! Lul is injured, injured bad! Pikkarainen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Pikkarainen!
Otto Pikkarainen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Candle.
Candle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Jong dodges the punch combination from Candle.
De Jong connects with a leg kick.
Candle scores with a punch to the head.#CUT2#It looks like Stefan De Jong has been cut.
De Jong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Candle.
De Jong loads up on a big right hand but Candle slips the punch.
Candle throws out a counter right but De Jong avoids it with no problem.
De Jong scores with a nice head shot.
De Jong misses with a looping left.
Candle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Jong throws out the jab.
Candle throws out a counter right but De Jong avoids it with no problem.
De Jong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Candle.
Candle defending well as De Jong loads up on a big left hand.
Candle throws a head kick that misses.
De Jong misses with a body shot.
De Jong scores with a nice right hand.
#T1#
Candle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Jong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Candle! But no joy.
Stefan De Jong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Jong throws a hook but Candle avoids it easily.#CL2#
Candle clinches up against the cage.
De Jong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Candle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Jong misses with an elbow over the top.
De Jong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Jong pushes off an throws an elbow but Candle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Candle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Jong throws an elbow that misses.
De Jong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Jong.
De Jong could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#BC2#
Candle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Jong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from De Jong.
Candle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Jong can pounce on him.
Candle misses with a two punch combination.
#T2#
De Jong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Candle clinches with his opponent.
Candle blocking some punches.
Candle avoids the elbow strike from De Jong, against the cage.
De Jong can't break the clinch.
De Jong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Candle's elbow.
De Jong misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Jong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Candle breaks the clinch.
De Jong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Candle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Candle throws a head kick but De Jong moves out of range.
Candle looks to land a body kick but De Jong moved away.
Candle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Jong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Candle closes the distance and clinches up with De Jong, looking for a takedown. Candle pushes De Jong against the cage but De Jong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Jong throws the left hand but Candle avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Candle misses. #T3#
Decent striking displayed by De Jong there.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Jong enables Candle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Jong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Candle controlling from the top position.
Candle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Candle content to stall in guard here.
Candle works over De Jong with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
Candle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Candle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like Candle 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.
Candle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Candle controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Candle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Jong throws out the jab.
Candle swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stefan De Jong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stefan De Jong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Candle throws a nice looking combination but De Jong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Candle finds it's target.
Candle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#TD2#
Candle shoots in and gets a takedown into De Jong's guard.#ES#
De Jong pushes Candle off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A jab from De Jong misses.
Stefan De Jong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Candle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Candle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stefan De Jong is winning the standup battle so far.
Candle misses with a few strikes there.
#TD2#
De Jong gets caught flat footed, as Candle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. De Jong manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
De Jong is trying to break the clinch but Candle has him pressed against the cage.
De Jong has a couple of punches blocked by Candle.
Candle avoids a wild elbow strike from De Jong.
Candle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Candle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Candle avoids a wild elbow strike from De Jong.
De Jong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Jong throws a punch but it's blocked by Candle. #BC2#
Candle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Jong takes one on the button.
Candle tries to clinch up.
Candle lands with a right that hurts De Jong. De Jong looks to clinch but Candle throws a short knee that drops De Jong. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Corey Candle! |
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