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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 01, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Cross closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cross controlling from side mount.
Giigs sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cross is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Giigs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giigs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cross.
Cross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giigs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cross.
Cross controlling the action here.
Cross tries to pass the half guard into mount. Giigs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Giigs is looking to control Cross's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giigs avoid being mounted?
Cross performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SU#
Cross stands up from half guard.
Cross throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cross throws a leg kick but Giigs moved away.
Ryaan Giigs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross tries to clinch but Giigs moves away
and Giigs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Cross closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Giigs to the mat! Giigs manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cross is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cross'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.
Cross chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Giigs trying to keep a closed guard but Cross is proving a slippery customer.
Cross connects with a couple of short punches.
Giigs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cross stands up over Giigs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cross working some strikes from top position.
Cross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cross not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cross with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4#
Giigs working a defensive guard here.
Cross lands a couple of digs.
Cross is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giigs tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giigs counters with a right hand to the body.
Cross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giigs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giigs throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Cross dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Cross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giigs circles away quickly and effectively.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. Giigs moves away and avoids it.
As Cross backs off Giigs throws a huge counter combo but Cross manages to avoid it all.
Cross tries to clinch but Giigs moves away
and Giigs counters with a nice body shot.
Cross throws a right and a left that Giigs avoids nicely.
Isaac Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross darts in trying to clinch
and Giigs counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross shoots for a double leg takedown but Giigs sprawls well. He's pushed Cross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giigs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cross with a body shot.
Cross misses with a kick to the body.
As Cross backs off Giigs throws a huge counter combo but Cross manages to avoid it all.#TD#
Cross shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cross was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T1#
Giigs is looking for a sweep.
Giigs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cross 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.
Giigs is still trying to improve position.
Cross 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.
Giigs tries to buck Cross off but Cross is having none of it.#SU#
Cross stands up and beckons Giigs to his feet.
Cross with a poor takedown
and Giigs counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
Giigs connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giigs lands a jab-cross combination.
Giigs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD#
Cross feints and as Giigs raises his hands in defense, Cross changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giigs wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giigs looking to control.
Giigs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cross is one step ahead there. #SU#
Cross stands up from Giigs's guard - Cross perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3##TD#
Cross dives in and scores a takedown into Giigs's guard.
Cross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Giigs looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Giigs holds on and takes a little breather.
Isaac Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giigs looking to control but Cross passes into half guard.
#T4#
Cross is thwarting Giigs's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Cross there.
Cross with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SU#
Cross stands up and beckons Giigs to join him on the feet.
Cross misses with a body shot
and Giigs counters with a straight right hand.
Cross avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryaan Giigs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Cross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giigs but Giigs pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD#
Giigs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cross to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Giigs uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Cross shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Giigs's guard.
Giigs looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Giigs trying to keep a closed guard but Cross is proving a slippery customer.
Cross slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Giigs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cross sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cross throwing strikes from guard but Giigs blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ryaan Giigs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cross shoots for a double leg takedown but Giigs sprawls well. He's pushed Cross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Giigs to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giigs counters with a one-two to the body.
Cross misses with a takedown
and Giigs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Cross doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giigs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Giigs scores with a four punch combination!
Giigs lands a nice looking body shot.
Cross wants to clinch but Giigs slips to the side
and Giigs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giigs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#ROC2#Cross is rocked!
Cross loses concentration momentarily and Giigs pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Cross crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Giigs finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryaan Giigs! |
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