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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Cold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cold stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Cold instigates a clinch. #BC#
Lawerence breaks from the clinch.
Cold stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cold wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawerence closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cold circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lawerence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawerence fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lawerence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cold tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Lawerence shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1#
Cold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawerence.
Lawerence with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cold tries to get to full guard but Lawerence has control of the leg.
Lawerence is trying to control. Cold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lawerence missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawerence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawerence.
Lawerence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SU#
Lawerence stands up from half guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lawerence blocks a head kick by Cold.
Lawerence was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cold closes the distance and clinches up with Lawerence, looking for a takedown. Cold pushes Lawerence against the cage but Lawerence circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lawerence swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cold avoids the head kick by Lawerence.
Cold shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawerence but Lawerence pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL#
Cold tries to keep at a distance but Lawerence has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Lawerence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cold tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3##CL2#
Cold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cold is trying to maintain a safe position but Lawerence gets an underhook and turns Cold into the cage.
Lawerence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawerence will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cold up against the cage.#BC#
Lawerence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cold fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawerence looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T4#
Cold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lawerence can pounce on him.
Cold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawerence as he jumps to the side.
Johnny Lawerence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Lawerence closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lawerence lands in his opponent's guard.
Lawerence throwing strikes but missing.
Cold keeping moving, preventing Lawerence from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawerence advances to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawerence dominated that round.
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##CL#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lawerence takes the fight into the clinch.
Cold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lawerence gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawerence walks away with a smile on his face. Cold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cold wants to clinch up but Lawerence keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Lawerence has managed to clinch.
Cold is trying to pull guard but Lawerence has him pressed against the cage.
Johnny Lawerence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zayne Cold.
Lawerence landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cold changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lawerence fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawerence shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Lawerence shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cold napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lawerence working the ground and pound but Cold is defending the strikes.
Lawerence controlling the position. #T1#
Cold wants to control but Lawerence postures up.
Cold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawerence. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SU#
Lawerence stands up.
Lawerence will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lawerence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cold can do to turn this around?
Lawerence tries to close the distance and clinch but Cold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawerence stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawerence wants it to stay on the feet.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lawerence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lawerence throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cold's waist but Cold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lawerence off to one side. #TD#
Lawerence looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cold!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cold gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cold is trying desperately to improve position.
Cold is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lawerence prevents Cold from getting the reversal.
Lawerence 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.#T3#
Cold is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnny Lawerence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Lawerence is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cold to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cold shrugs it off.
Lawerence looking to finish with strikes here!
Lawerence misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lawerence is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cold is surviving well by controlling Lawerence's body position as best he can. #SUB#
Lawerence is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cold can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#T4#
Cold wants to hold on but Lawerence pushes him away.
Lawerence prevents Cold from getting the reversal.
Lawerence avoids the attempt from Cold to control.
Lawerence sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawerence content just to control the position here.
Lawerence landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawerence dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Lawerence forces Cold back against the cage and clinches.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Cold manages to break the clinch.
Cold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnny Lawerence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cold tries to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Lawerence manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cold on his heels. He'll look to pass Cold's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawerence is looking to work some ground and pound but Cold has wrist control.
Lawerence advances position into side control!
Lawerence misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T1#
Cold is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Lawerence wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cold, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Lawerence is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cold has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawerence working the ground and pound but Cold is defending the strikes. #SUB#
Lawerence tries for a kimura but Cold is defending well.
Cold throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawerence creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cold sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lawerence tries to score with some ground and pound. Cold controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cold is trying to control Lawerence's posture but Lawerence avoids it.
Lawerence trying to control the position but Cold is working away.
Cold defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Lawerence are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lawerence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cold keeps working.
Lawerence in side control, throwing shots but Cold defends. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Cold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawerence shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cold pinned against the cage. Cold gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cold throws a leg kick which misses Lawerence's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawerence tries to avoid it.
Lawerence misses with a takedown attempt
and Cold counters with a left and a right that stings Lawerence.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lawerence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawerence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cold.
Cold is looking to clinch but Lawerence is avoiding it.
Lawerence throws a big counter combination but Cold scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T4#
Lawerence tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cold defends well and Lawerence ends up having to push Cold into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lawerence throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cold blocks it with crossed arms.
Cold looking to throw knees to the head but Lawerence is blocking nicely.
Lawerence is trying to pull guard but Cold turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cold shoots in but no luck this time.
Cold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawerence shoots in for a double leg but Cold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cold dives in and grabs Lawerence's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lawerence pushes down on Cold's head and hops out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Cold clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold tries to break free but Lawerence pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zayne Cold.
I think Lawerence has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Lawerence!
Johnny Lawerence looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy'.
In defeat, Zayne Cold stepped up to the mic, saying 'As my mum once said, every loss is one step closer to achieving greatness, and brother, I will not let this win stop me from finding you. I will end your career, put you in poverty. Just like you did to our family.'. |
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