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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
League of Handsome Guys 1
Date: Jan 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Upp throws a sloppy head kick and De Carlo moves out of range easily. #TD#
De Carlo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if De Carlo 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.
De Carlo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Upp defending well though.
Upp is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, De Carlo seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Upp looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and De Carlo pushes past his half guard into mount! #T1#
Upp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Carlo.
De Carlo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
De Carlo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB#
De Carlo wants to finish this one by submission but Upp is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De Carlo.
Upp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Upp blocking the ground and pound.
Upp wants to hold on but De Carlo pushes him away.
Upp can't escape the position.
De Carlo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
Upp in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Carlo controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Upp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Carlo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Carlo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Upp for as long as he can get away with.
De Carlo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De Carlo 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#
De Carlo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Upp has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Carlo is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Upp is in real trouble.
Upp trying to control the hands but De Carlo breaks the grip.
Good control from De Carlo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Carlo missing with strikes from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David De Carlo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
De Carlo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Upp napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Upp tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#SUB#
De Carlo working for a choke but Upp is defending well.
Upp is trying to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I would not like to be Upp right now.
#T1#
Upp trying to get back to his feet but De Carlo is in full control for now.
De Carlo controlling from the back.
David De Carlo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Carlo thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Upp wants to get back to his feet.
Upp wants to control his opponent's hands but De Carlo gets his hands free.
De Carlo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Upp doesn't escape. #SUB#
Upp fending off the submission attempt from De Carlo. #T2##SUB#
De Carlo is looking for the choke from the back position but Upp is controlling his hands well. #SUB#
De Carlo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Upp is in bad spot here.
De Carlo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#SUB#
De Carlo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
De Carlo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Upp can do to turn this around?#T3#
Upp is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
De Carlo punches the canvas rather than the man.
De Carlo thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
I really don't envy Upp right now.
#SUB#
De Carlo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
De Carlo biding his time, looking for the opening.
#T4##SUB#
De Carlo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Upp has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from De Carlo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
De Carlo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Upp knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Upp for a finish.
De Carlo misses with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David De Carlo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Upp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Carlo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Carlo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
De Carlo drives through with a takedown into Upp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Upp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Carlo tries to free his leg and advance position but Upp is retaining full guard.
De Carlo preventing the sweep.
De Carlo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De Carlo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Carlo is staying tight to Upp's torso, preventing him from escaping.
De Carlo is looking to take a break and control but Upp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
De Carlo landing strikes.
De Carlo happy to just control the position for now.
Upp is trying to get back to half guard.
De Carlo cracks Upp with a big right hand but Upp just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Upp trying to remain calm as De Carlo controls from the top position.#SUB#
De Carlo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Upp, who protects the arm well.
De Carlo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Upp is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB#
De Carlo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Carlo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB#
De Carlo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Carlo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Carlo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T4##SUB#
De Carlo tries for a kimura but Upp is defending well.
De Carlo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
De Carlo advances to full mount.
De Carlo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
De Carlo looking to finish Upp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Upp!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Carlo controlling his opponent.
De Carlo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
David De Carlo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Carlo, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David De Carlo! |
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Event:
BLAZE 4 - ERUPT
Date: Dec 03, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Lie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
De Vries is pulling down on Lie's head to control his posture.
Lie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Vries. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lie trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
De Vries is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lie is aware though and is defending well.
De Vries managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lie tries to stand but De Vries is controlling from the bottom. #T1#
De Vries keeping moving, preventing Lie from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Lie is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but De Vries has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lie is looking to defend but De Vries has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lie! De Vries pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lie taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Timo De Vries!
Timo De Vries took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MKFC for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upp lands a jab to Winh's midsection.
Horrible takedown attempt by Winh or perhaps it was just good defense by Upp, which made it look bad.
Upp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Upp backs off Winh throws a huge counter combo but Upp manages to avoid it all.
Winh tries to clinch up
and Upp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Winh misses
and Upp counters with a three punch combo that has Winh backing up. Winh nods at Upp to acknowledge the strikes.
Upp tries to close the distance and clinch but Winh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Upp tries to close the distance and clinch but Winh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Upp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Upp moves into the clinch.
Winh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Upp pulls his leg out and moves away.
Winh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Upp pinned against the cage. Upp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jat Upp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tu Winh.#T1#
Upp with a lazy takedown attempt #KD2#
and Winh counters with a crisp one two that drops Upp! Winh thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Upp to his feet! Upp is in big trouble!
Winh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Upp avoids it really well and circles away.
Winh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Upp swivels and escapes.
Upp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Upp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Upp tries to clinch there but Winh circles away.
Upp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winh tries to avoid it but Upp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winh to the ground. Winh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T2#
Upp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winh.
Upp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winh circles away.
Upp is breathing heavily.
Winh shoots in for a double leg but Upp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Upp darts in looking for a takedown but Winh gets double underhooks and turns Upp into the cage.
Winh throws a right and a left that Upp avoids nicely.
Upp throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Winh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Upp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Upp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winh is aware though and is defending well.
Upp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Winh controls the pace.#T3##SUB#
Upp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winh defends well.
Winh cracks Upp with a solid left hand.
Winh sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Winh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Upp throws Winh to one side and escapes!#T4#
Upp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Winh unleashes a big counter combination but Upp bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Winh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Upp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Upp avoids it really well and circles away.
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 Jat Upp will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Upp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Winh thinks about the counter body kick.
Winh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Upp avoids it really well and circles away.
Upp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winh but Winh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Upp tries to clinch up but Winh circles away and keeps his distance.
Winh keeps the fight on the outside.
Winh closes the distance but Upp moves to the side
and Upp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winh shoots in and drives through. Upp sprawls well.
Upp tries to clinch up.
Winh stuffs the takedown attempt from Upp. Upp gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jat Upp. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Winh circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Winh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Winh showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Upp is not content to let Winh control the position.
Upp gets back to full guard.
Winh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Winh trying to control but Upp is working from the bottom.
Winh landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Upp has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winh throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Winh trying to control the position from guard on top but Upp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Winh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Upp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Upp trying to keep a closed guard but Winh is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Upp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winh. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Winh fails with the takedown.
Upp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winh.
Winh with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Upp counters by clinching up.
Upp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winh is defending well for now.
Upp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winh or not.
Winh jumps guard but Upp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Winh is trying to push Upp away but Upp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A short uppercut from Upp.
Winh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Upp fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Upp lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jat Upp dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Upp misses with a low kick.
Winh tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winh.
Upp misses with a takedown attempt
and Winh counters with a huge head kick that drops Upp! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Winh! |
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