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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2021 |
#R1#
Smity looks for a takedown but Hill sprawls well.
Smity fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Smity.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smity.
Hill throws an elbow that misses.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Smity has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smity takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill tries to break free but Smity pushes him back against the cage.
Smity blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hill.#BC#
Smity escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Smity in a clinch.
#T1#
Hill fails to pull guard.
Hill looking to stall.
#BC#
Smity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Smity really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hill with a knee to the head.
Hill tries a knee to the head but Smity blocks it.
Smity jumps guard but Hill turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Smity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill has Smity pushed against the cage.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Smity controls the action.
Smity looking to slow down the pace here.#TD#
Smity pulls Hill into guard.
#SUB#
Smity looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2#
Smity managing to control the position. #ES#
Smity pushes Hill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smity keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smity tries to counter with a takedown but Hill is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Hill drives through and clinches with Smity against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smity misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Hill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hill wants a takedown.
#T3#
Hill stalls.
Smity jumps guard but Hill stands there with Smity around his waist. Smity gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hill lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Joey Smity has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Hill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hill is trying to stall.
Hill can't get the takedown.
Smity pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
Hill working some nice short punches in the clinch.#TD#
Smity manages to pull guard.
#T4#
Smity preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smity has his hands on Hill's head, controlling the position.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smity. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill postures up.
Smity bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hill's guard. #REVR#
Smity is stalling in the full guard.
Smity advances to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dex Hill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Smity's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Hill wants to clinch.
Smity fails with the takedown.
Hill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smity backs up against the cage.
#CL2#
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smity digs a right hand underneath Hill's ribcage. Hill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Smity escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill throws a right hand that Smity ducks under and follows up with a left that Smity also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Hill takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Smity is looking for a takedown.#TD#
Smity jumps guard and drags Hill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smity looking to control.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Smity blocks nicely.
Smity wants to get back to his feet but Hill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smity trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smity doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hill landing with the ground and pound.
Smity looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Smity trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Smity keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.
Hill wants to stand but Smity is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smity fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Smity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Smity, which made it look bad.
Smity keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Smity moves into the clinch.#T3#
Hill wants to get back to striking at distance but Smity won't allow it.
Hill trying to control the position but instead, Smity has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hill into the cage.
Hill blocks an elbow strike from Smity.
Smity is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Smity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Smity rushes Hill and presses him up against the cage.
Smity wants a takedown.
Smity taking a breather.#TD2#
Hill pulls guard successfully.
Smity in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smity postures up.
#T4#
Smity postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Hill trying to control the position.
Smity not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smity shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Smity has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dex Hill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joey Smity's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
Smity 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.
Hill wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smity wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Smity controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smity preventing the sweep. #SU#
Smity gets to his feet - Hill follows without any prompting. #CL#
Smity moves into range and clinches up with Hill.
Hill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smity avoids it.#T1#
Smity is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hill to keep the fight standing.
Smity is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hill is defending well.#BC2#
Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Smity.
Hill checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hill fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Hill clinches with his opponent.
Smity has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Smity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Hill breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smity fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hill wants it to stay on the feet.
Hill is looking for the big counter here.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smity smiles and moves away.
Joey Smity is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill doesn't manage to clinch there - Smity circles away.
Smity tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill with the counter takedown but Smity avoids it easily.#T3#
Smity fails with a takedown attempt. #CL2#
Hill has managed to clinch.
Hill gets through Smity's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smity fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Smity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill tries to clinch up.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Smity tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hill manages to circle out of the way.
Hill works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Hill moves into the clinch.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smity pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T4#
Smity drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hill jumps guard but Smity stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC2#
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Hill rushes Smity and presses him up against the cage.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Smity avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill is looking to clinch but Smity is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smity is looking to clinch.
A combination from Smity does no damage.
Joey Smity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dex Hill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smity throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dex Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dex Hill!
A less than humble Dex Hill misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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