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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Hendriksen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaios throws a series of strikes that have Hendriksen backpedaling.
Gaios shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hendriksen sprawls well. Hendriksen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaios gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaios moves in looking to clinch but Hendriksen pushes him off.
Hendriksen slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaios, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaios misses with a head kick.
Gaios tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hendriksen defends well and Gaios ends up having to push Hendriksen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Gaios. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Hendriksen breaks from the clinch.
Hendriksen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gaios. #T1#
Hendriksen checks a low kick from Gaios.
Hendriksen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaios throws out the jab.
Gaios tries to clinch there but Hendriksen circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaios. Hendriksen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaios fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hendriksen avoids it really well and circles away.
Gaios sets himself, and Hendriksen steps forward looking for the clinch! Gaios avoids it this time.
Hendriksen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T2#
Hendriksen misses with a body shot.
Gaios takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Hendriksen tries to keep at a distance but Gaios has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Hendriksen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaios with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hendriksen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gaios moves in looking to clinch but Hendriksen pushes him off.
Gaios is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hendriksen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaios tries for a takedown but Hendriksen circles away easily
and Hendriksen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaios is breathing heavily.
Hendriksen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Hendriksen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Gaios rushes Hendriksen and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Hendriksen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Gaios has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hendriksen managing to block the knees to the body from Gaios.
#BC2#
Hendriksen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaios is looking to clinch.
Gaios takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaios shoots in but no luck this time.
Hendriksen thuds a left hand into Gaios's body.
Hendriksen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hendriksen scores with a shot to the body.
#T4#
Hendriksen jabs Gaios right on the nose. Gaios blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaios shoots in looking for a takedown but Hendriksen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gaios's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gaios throws a lazy body kick
and Hendriksen counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaios shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hendriksen but Hendriksen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hendriksen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gaios.
Gaios gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenji Gaios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Hendriksen as he connects with a hook.
Hendriksen throws a one two combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tormod Hendriksen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Gaios drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gaios moves in looking to clinch but Hendriksen pushes him off.
Hendriksen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gaios is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendriksen. Gaios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaios tries to clinch but Hendriksen is having none of it.
Hendriksen unleashes a big counter combination but Gaios bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gaios misses with a right hand
and Hendriksen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hendriksen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendriksen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaios manages to avoid it.
Hendriksen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gaios rather than just go for the knockout.
Gaios shoots in for a double leg but Hendriksen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Hendriksen both land. Nice combination. #CL#
Gaios darts in and clinches Hendriksen up against the cage.#T1#
Gaios has Hendriksen pressed against the cage, preventing Hendriksen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Hendriksen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tormod Hendriksen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendriksen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gaios's head.
Hendriksen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Hendriksen gets tackled into the cage by Gaios. Gaios maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Hendriksen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaios fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Hendriksen counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Hendriksen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaios closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendriksen counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Hendriksen throws a combination. Gaios tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gaios slips a jab from Hendriksen.
Gaios changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gaios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Gaios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaios shoots and misses
letting Hendriksen counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendriksen connects with a body shot that sends Gaios's belly button to the back.
A cross from Hendriksen lands.
Gaios has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T3#
Gaios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendriksen wants to counter the offense by Gaios and move into the clinch position.
Hendriksen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hendriksen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaios on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hendriksen swinging wildly here.
A combination from Hendriksen does no damage.
Hendriksen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendriksen works Gaios's body with a nice hook.
Hendriksen scores with a punch to the head.
Hendriksen stuffs the takedown attempt from Gaios. Gaios gets slowly back to his feet.
Tormod Hendriksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4##CL#
Gaios clinches. #BC2#
Hendriksen breaks the clinch.
Hendriksen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaios moves in looking to clinch but Hendriksen pushes him off.
Hendriksen connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaios defending well as Hendriksen loads up on a big left hand.
Kenji Gaios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendriksen.
Gaios went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gaios tries to clinch but Hendriksen is having none of it.
A nice side step and Hendriksen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tormod Hendriksen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Hendriksen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaios moves away.
Tormod Hendriksen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gaios misses with a takedown
and Hendriksen counters with a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gaios. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gaios tries to clinch there but Hendriksen circles away.
Gaios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendriksen paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Gaios clinches.
Gaios is trying to force a seperation but Hendriksen has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Hendriksen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hendriksen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gaioss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hendriksen lands with a hook. Gaios tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gaios tries to land a front kick but Hendriksen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T1#
Gaios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hendriksen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaios.
Hendriksen looks to land a right hand but Gaios moved out of range.
Hendriksen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gaios misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Hendriksen counters by moving into the clinch. #BC2#
Hendriksen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaios is looking to clinch.
Gaios looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Gaios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendriksen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T2##CL#
Gaios has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Hendriksen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Hendriksen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendriksen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendriksen lands a body shot.
Hendriksen looks to land a left hand but Gaios moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Gaios tries to clinch up
and Hendriksen counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Hendriksen misses.
Hendriksen throws a one two combo.
Gaios with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hendriksen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaios is defended easily by Hendriksen.
Hendriksen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
Gaios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendriksen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendriksen scores with a body shot.
Gaios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendriksen misses the target.
Hendriksen looks to land a combination. Gaios sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaios dives in and grabs Hendriksen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hendriksen pushes down on Gaios's head and hops out.
Hendriksen scores with a nice strike.
Gaios shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hendriksen counters with a straight right hand.
Kenji Gaios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendriksen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaios looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tormod Hendriksen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hendriksen 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tormod Hendriksen! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Sokolov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alvah throws an elbow but misses.
Sokolov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvah.
Alvah jumps guard but Sokolov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Sokolov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sokolov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#It looks like Rustam Alvah has been cut.
Sokolov throws a low kick but Alvah moves out of range easily.
A combination from Sokolov does no damage.
Sokolov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvah's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Alvah closes the distance and pushes Sokolov back into the cage.
Sokolov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Alvah breaks the clinch.
Alvah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sokolov defends it nicely.
Sergei Sokolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Alvah.#T1#
Sokolov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokolov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvah circles away quickly and effectively.
Sokolov plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Alvah to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Alvah just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergei Sokolov!
Post fight, Sergei Sokolov took to the microphone: 'This deserves a bottle of vodka.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Ruiz throws a body kick that misses.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Ruiz misses with a wild combination.
Alex steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ruiz.
Ruiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alex checks it well.
Alex dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruiz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alex throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#KD#
and Ruiz counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Ruiz looking to finish!
Ruiz looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Ruiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alex is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Alex is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Ruiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alex is keeping the position for now.
Ruiz pushing down on Alex's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ruiz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ruiz is keen to just control but Alex is a slippery customer.
Alex misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#SUB#
Ruiz is trying to work for a kimura but Alex is defending well.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alex wants to control but Ruiz is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Ruiz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ruiz uses his free foot to push down on Alex's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alex.
Ruiz takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alex is really stuck here.
Alex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alex is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ruiz tries to get the hooks in deep but Alex pushed the leg off. #T3##SUB#
Ruiz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Alex trying to control the action but Ruiz just sinks the hooks in. #SUB#
Ruiz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB#
Ruiz seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Alex's chin but Alex turns very nicely into Ruiz's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Alex.
#SU2#
Ruiz is working an open guard so Alex takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T4##TD2#
Alex closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alex working away.#SUB2#
Alex tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alex has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alex throwing strikes but Ruiz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiz tries to stand but Alex is controlling his head.
Alex tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ruiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Ruiz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruiz tries a low kick but Alex avoids it.
Ruiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alex. #CL2#
Alex rushes Ruiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alex is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruiz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruiz misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruiz.
Alex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruiz's efforts to push away.
Alex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Ruiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruiz is trying to push Alex away but Alex has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ruiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Alex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Alex checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #TD2#
Alex 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.
Ruiz pushes Alex off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Alex has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alex there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alex fails with the takedown
and Ruiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anthony Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emmet Alex.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ruiz.
Anthony Ruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Alex keeps the fight on the outside.
Alex gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anthony Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alex is breathing heavily.
Alex changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruiz tries to avoid it but Alex manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruiz to the ground. Ruiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ruiz is looking for a counter combo.
Ruiz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alex eats them both and turns towards Ruiz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruiz, as that shot connected.
#ROC#Alex is rocked!
Alex keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Alex moves out of range.
Alex now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL2#
Alex clinches up with Ruiz and pushes him back against the cage.
Alex's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruiz's defenses. #BC2#
Alex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Ruiz finds it's target.#T3#
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alex is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ruiz.
Alex is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruiz finish him?
Alex takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Alex misses.
Anthony Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruiz. That's going to slow Alex down.
Look low, kick high! Ruiz uses the oldest trick in the book to send Alex tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Ruiz is absolutely delighted - when Alex wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthony Ruiz!
Anthony Ruiz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Pankratios shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pankratios works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown won't allow Pankratios to pass to mount.
Pankratios content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Pankratios has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Brown defend it? Pankratios steps over the head and cranks it - Brown is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pankratios!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brady Pankratios! |
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