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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 06, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Halpin dives in and scores a takedown into Mariani's guard.
Halpin throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Mariani looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Halpin passes into side control.
Halpin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mariani is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Halpin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mariani keeps working.
Mariani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halpin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Halpin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halpin trying to control the position but Mariani is working away.
Halpin 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.#T1#
Mariani looks to move to half guard but instead Halpin has passed into mount! Damn!
Mariani is looking to improve his position but Halpin isn't that keen on the idea.
Halpin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mariani is looking to escape.
Mariani is working to get back to half guard.
Halpin trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mariani blocking the ground and pound.
Mariani reaches up to try and control the position but Halpin seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Mariani rolls and tries to escape and now Halpin has his back!
Halpin tries to get the hooks in deep but Mariani pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halpin controlling well, preventing Mariani from escaping the position.
Mariani has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Halpin.
Mariani is keeping busy.
Mariani tries to roll but Halpin sticks to his back.
#T3#
Halpin missing with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Halpin tightening his grip on Mariani, looking for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mariani is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Halpin wants to control but Mariani is keeping busy.
Mariani is trying to break free.
#T4##SUB#
Halpin working for a choke but Mariani is defending well.
Mariani wants to escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Halpin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mariani is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mariani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halpin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Halpin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Mariani shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Halpin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Halpin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Halpin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Halpin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mariani's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Halpin is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halpin regains full guard. Nicely done. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mariani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mariani postures up in Halpin's guard and throws a big left but Halpin blocks it.
Halpin is trying to keep Mariani in close.
Mariani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mariani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mariani looking to pass the guard.
Halpin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mariani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mariani with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mariani throwing strikes but missing.
Halpin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Mariani shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Halpin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Halpin wants to control but Mariani postures up.
Halpin is not content to let Mariani control the position.
Halpin tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halpin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mariani off and has taken his back!
Mariani is really stuck here.
#T3#
Mariani trying to control the position but Halpin manages to sink in the hooks.
Mariani rolls, trying to escape but Halpin keeps control of the position.
Mariani staying busy and making it hard for Halpin to control. #SUB#
Halpin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mariani has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Halpin is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mariani knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mariani for a finish.
Halpin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Halpin is hanging on to Mariani's back as he tries to escape.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mariani trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mariani tries to break free.
Halpin punches the canvas rather than the man. #SUB#
Halpin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mariani has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mariani rolls, trying to escape but Halpin keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mariani is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Halpin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Mariani shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Halpin's guard.
Halpin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Halpin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Halpin wants to control from the top but Mariani keeps moving.
Halpin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mariani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halpin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mariani's guard.
Halpin passes into half guard. #T1#
Halpin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mariani is trying is best to control the position here.
Mariani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halpin.
Halpin thows a huge punch but Mariani dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Mariani looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mariani holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Francesco Mariani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Halpin passes to side control.
Halpin wants to control but Mariani is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mariani can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mariani tries to bench press Halpin off him but Halpin keeps the position.
Halpin working away.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Mariani 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.
Mariani slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mariani throws an elbow that misses. Halpin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mariani's guard. Nice move by Halpin!#REVR#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3##SUB2#
Halpin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mariani has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halpin has managed to get both his arms back between Mariani's legs - danger averted.
Halpin wants to control from the top but Mariani keeps moving.
Mariani wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Mariani has his foot on Halpin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halpin works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Mariani working for a triangle but Halpin defends it easily.
Mariani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Halpin content to stall in guard here.
Halpin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Conor Halpin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mariani fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Halpin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halpin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Halpin! |
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