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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stillwater tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benzon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stillwater somewhat.
Stillwater throws a combination. Benzon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#It looks like Rico Benzon has been cut.
Benzon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stillwater .
Benzon misses with a body kick.
Benzon sets himself, and Stillwater steps forward looking for the clinch! Benzon avoids it this time.
Nice body kick from Stillwater .#TD#
Benzon looking to score a takedown here. Stillwater is defending well but Benzon drives through and ends up in Stillwater 's guard.
Benzon advances to half guard.
Benzon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stillwater 's head. #SUB#
Benzon seems to be looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stillwater is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Benzon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Benzon moves nicely into side control.
Stillwater is trying to control Benzon 's posture but Benzon avoids it.
Benzon moves into full mount!
Benzon controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stillwater throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Stillwater is looking to get to half guard.
Benzon scoring with strikes but Stillwater is staying in there.
Benzon controlling his opponent.
Benzon lands a big shot there that rocks Stillwater but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Benzon controlling the position easily from mount.
Stillwater tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T3#
Benzon dominating with strikes here.
Stillwater is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB#
Benzon working for a submission but Stillwater is keeping him at bay.
Benzon controlling his opponent.
Benzon avoids the attempt from Stillwater to control.
Benzon landing strikes from the mount and Stillwater is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Stillwater is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benzon controlling his opponent. #SUB#
Benzon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stillwater is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Benzon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Benzon '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##TD#
Benzon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Benzon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stillwater 's guard.
Benzon stalling.
Benzon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stillwater can do to turn this around?
Stillwater tries to roll over but Benzon keeps him under control.
Rico Benzon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benzon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzon works his way into side control. #T1#
Benzon scoring with punches from side control.
Stillwater is looking for a sweep.
Benzon takes a little break here. Stillwater wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Benzon advances nicely into full mount.
Benzon content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Benzon wants to finish this one by submission but Stillwater is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Benzon .
Benzon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T2#
Benzon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stillwater can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Benzon controlling the position easily from mount.
Benzon 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.
Stillwater tries to lock up and control but Benzon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stillwater working to try and regain half guard.
#T3#
Benzon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stillwater really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stillwater is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stillwater taking shots to the head.
Benzon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB#
Benzon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stillwater to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stillwater shrugs it off. #T4#
Benzon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benzon controlling his opponent.
Benzon scoring with strikes but Stillwater is staying in there.
Stillwater really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benzon . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benzon controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Benzon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rico Benzon '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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Benzon scores with a hook.
Benzon slaps away a takedown attempt from Stillwater , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benzon attempts a counter takedown but Stillwater avoids it well and moves away.
Stillwater shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benzon as he jumps to the side. #TD#
Benzon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stillwater was covering up waiting for the punch and Benzon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Benzon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stillwater 's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzon advances to half guard. #T1#
Benzon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Benzon wants to stand but Stillwater has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Benzon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stillwater is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benzon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Benzon with the ground and pound from mount. #T2#
Stillwater wants to control but Benzon is having none of it.
Benzon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Benzon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benzon is in the full mount, landing strikes. #SUB#
Benzon working for a guillotine from mount but Stillwater is in no mood to give up.
Benzon wants to stand but Stillwater is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Benzon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stillwater looks a forlorn figure.
#T3#
Benzon with shots to the head and body - Stillwater looks very uncomfortable down there.
Benzon content just to control the position here.
Stillwater slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Benzon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T4#
Benzon not doing much here.
Stillwater trying to hold on to Benzon 's head to control him but Benzon postures up.
Benzon content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stillwater is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Benzon 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Benzon 's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Benzon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benzon , 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Benzon ! |
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