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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Draskovich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Draskovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Draskovich tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draskovich.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Draskovich smiles and moves away.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Draskovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draskovich scores with a nice right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Draskovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Draskovich scores with a jab to the body.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Draskovich rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Draskovich misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draskovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Draskovich 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Viktor Draskovich has been cut.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
#T1#
Silva misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Draskovich wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draskovich wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draskovich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draskovich pinned against the cage. Draskovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Draskovich throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well. #CL#
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Draskovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Draskovich smiles and moves away.
Draskovich slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Silva instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draskovich. #TD#
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Draskovich to the mat.
Draskovich tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva striking from his own guard. #T3#
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Draskovich any problems.
Draskovich trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Draskovich darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Draskovich is defending well.#TD#
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Draskovich regains guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Draskovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Draskovich is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Draskovich, who protects the arm well.
Silva scoring with punches from side control. #T4##SUB#
Silva in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Draskovich is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Silva! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Draskovich. Those never looked like landing.
Marka appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Draskovich got wobbled bad by a big combination! Marka presses forward with punches and knees until Draskovich stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Draskovich closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Marka!
Luka Marka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Draskovich misses the jab.
Shigaraki misses with a hook. Draskovich ducked under it nicely.
Draskovich throws a looping overhand right but Shigaraki ducks down to avoid it.
Shigaraki ducks under a wild hook from Draskovich.
Draskovich misses with a low kick.
Shigaraki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shigaraki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draskovich connects with a single shot there.
Jab from Shigaraki.
Draskovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL#
and Shigaraki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shigaraki.
Draskovich takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shigaraki misses with the head strike.
Shigaraki has a couple of punches blocked by Draskovich.
Shigaraki misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Shigaraki as the two fighters clinch.
Shigaraki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Shigaraki lands a body shot.
Draskovich blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shigaraki.
Shigaraki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draskovich backwards.
Shigaraki lands a shot to the body.
Draskovich looks winded!
A short uppercut from Shigaraki. #TD#
Shigaraki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Draskovich regains guard.
Shigaraki passes Draskovich's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Shigaraki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shigaraki lands with a punch from half guard.
Shigaraki working over Draskovich with some ground and pound. Draskovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shigaraki working Draskovich over with strikes. #ROC#Draskovich is rocked!
Shigaraki scores with a big shot! Draskovich's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Draskovich! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomura Shigaraki! |
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Event:
H1
Date: May 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Some wild striking there from Guiness.
Guiness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frewin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frewin.
Guiness throws out a powerful jab.
Guiness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guiness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frewin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guiness under the eye.
Frewin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Frewin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Frewin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Guiness throws out a head kick that Frewin doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Frewin crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Frewin's eyes and has decided to let it go on!#ROC#Frewin is rocked!#CL#
Guiness has Frewin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Frewin is still on wobbly legs! Can Guiness finish him?
Frewin trying to control the position but instead, Guiness has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frewin into the ropes.
Frewin seems to have recovered his senses.
Guiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Frewin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guiness misses with a punch on the inside.
Guiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frewin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guiness blocking some punches.
Frewin throws a punch but it's blocked by Guiness.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guiness blocking some punches.
Guiness wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guiness.
A head punch on the inside from Frewin fails to land.
Frewin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guiness is trying to break free.
Frewin keeps control of Guiness as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frewin.
Guiness blocking some punches.
Frewin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frewin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Guiness seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frewin can turn it around.
Frewin misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guiness.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2##BC#
Guiness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guiness needs to keep his hands up - Frewin had a free shot at his head there.
Frewin lands a head shot.
Frewin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frewin avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Guiness closes the distance and clinches.
Frewin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Frewin blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frewin lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Guiness breaks from the clinch.
Guiness tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frewin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Guiness should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R2##CL#
Guiness moves into the clinch.
Guiness can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Frewin fails to land.
Frewin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guiness has Frewin pressed against the ropes, preventing Frewin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frewin lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Guiness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frewin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frewin lands a nice looking body shot.
Rory Guiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guiness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frewin counters with a straight right hand.
Guiness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guiness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frewin tries a quick counter leg kick but Guiness is wise to it.
Guiness tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frewin counters with a nice uppercut.
Frewin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guiness.
Guiness tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guiness throws a sloppy head kick
and Frewin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Guiness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archie Frewin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guiness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frewin counters with a three punch combo that has Guiness backing up. Guiness nods at Frewin to acknowledge the strikes.
Frewin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guiness has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frewin scores with a sloppy right hand. Guiness should have avoided that one.
Guiness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guiness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frewin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guiness on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frewin lands a jab to the nose.
Frewin connects with a nice looking jab.
Guiness takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frewin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guiness has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guiness misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T2#
Frewin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frewin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guiness's sensitive parts.
Archie Frewin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guiness tries to move into range but Frewin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frewin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guiness's head backwards.
A low kick lands for Frewin.
Guiness takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frewin scores with a leg kick.
Guiness misses with a two punch combination.
Guiness moves forwards but Frewin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Frewin.
Rory Guiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guiness takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Frewin there.
Frewin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Frewin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frewin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 19:18
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 19:18
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 19:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Guiness!
In his post fight interview, Rory Guiness started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Westberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnstone as he avoids it easily.
Barnstone lands with a big right hook that stumbles Westberg - he's out on his feet here! Barnstone follows up with another monster hook that separates Westberg from consciousness! Westberg falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Barnstone stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Riley Barnstone!
Post fight, an emotional Riley Barnstone said 'When I Step In The Ring I See Red, My Hands Are Lethal, Whoever Wants Some Come get It'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 05, 2023 |
#R1#
Guiness tries to land a body kick#TD2#
and Jacob counters with a takedown into side control.
Jacob working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Guiness can't do much from the bottom here.
Jacob sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Guiness is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jacob happy to just control the position for now.
Guiness dodges the ground and pound from Jacob.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacob looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Guiness is avoiding damage well.
Jacob throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jacob tries to move to mount but Guiness blocks the move with his legs. #T1#
Guiness can't do much from the bottom here.
Jacob fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacob controlling the position from side mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#SU2#
Jacob stands up. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacob dodges the punch combination from Guiness.
#CL2#
Jacob has Guiness up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Jacob jumps into guard, dragging Guiness to the mat.
Jacob throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Guiness trying to control but Jacob is working from the bottom.
Jacob controlling the position.
Guiness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacob on the ground.
Jacob lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
Jacob is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacob throws a big right hand that misses.
Jacob looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacob keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guiness's head.#SU2#
Jacob stands up from Guiness's guard - Jacob perhaps looking for a knockout.
Guiness pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacob fails with a takedown attempt.
Guiness is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rory Guiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacob dodges the punch combination from Guiness.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Jacob with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Jacob dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Guiness throws an off balance right hand
and Jacob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacob dodges the punch combination from Guiness.
Jacob keeps the fight on the outside.
Guiness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacob throws a head kick that Guiness semi-blocks.
Jacob avoids the body shot from Guiness.
Guiness misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacob shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guiness as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Guiness instigates a clinch.
Guiness goes for a takedown attempt but Jacob pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jacob connects with a leg kick. #T1#
Jacob looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot lands for Guiness.
Jacob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guiness lands with a hook. Jacob tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guiness tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guiness looks to land a combination but Jacob avoids it well.
Jacob shoots in but Guiness avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rory Guiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Jacob.
Jacob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guiness as he jumps to the side. #T2#
Jacob slips a jab and a cross from Guiness.
No luck for Jacob with that takedown attempt.
Rory Guiness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacob is breathing heavily.
Guiness misses with a body shot.
Jacob dives in for a single leg takedown but Guiness sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from Guiness sends Jacob down but not out. Guiness dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC#Jacob is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacob seems a little lost for a moment, as Guiness dominates the positioning.
Jacob is still in real trouble! Can Guiness finish him?#SU#
Guiness decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jacob to his feet.
Jacob displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guiness.
Guiness is looking to clinch. #CL#
Guiness clinches. #BC2#
Jacob manages to break the clinch.
Jacob shoots and misses
and Guiness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guiness cracks Jacob on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jacob falls backwards against the cage. Guiness follows up with more strikes that drop Jacob to his knees. Guiness keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jacob! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory Guiness!
Jacob Jacob spoke after the fight, saying 'I hate this guy and I want him to lose from here on out.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 05, 2023 |
#R1#
Chapo connects with a jab.
Chapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Chapo. Those never looked like landing.
Chapo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chapo, as that shot connected.
#TD2#
Barnstone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barnstone performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SU2#
Barnstone decides to stand and escape the position.
Chapo slips a jab and a cross from Barnstone.
Chapo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Barnstone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chapo circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnstone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chapo slips a jab from Barnstone.
Barnstone misses with a few strikes there.
Barnstone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chapo, as that shot connected.
Barnstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnstone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#Barnstone is rocked!
Chapo connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Barnstone to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Chapo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). EL Chapo!
Riley Barnstone spoke after the fight, saying 'Close Fight, Gonna Need To Spend Time With My Family, Get Back To The Gym And Keep Grinding, 1 Loss Dosnt define me, Ill Be Back'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Barnstone fails with the takedown
and Liars connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liars tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnstone was well out of range. Poor timing from Liars.
Liars showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnstone.
Barnstone tries to clinch up.
Liars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Liars swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnstone.
Liars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barnstone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liars tries to avoid it but Barnstone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liars to the ground. Liars escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnstone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnstone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liars manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnstone shoots in but Liars avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christian Liars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Barnstone.
Barnstone misses with a combination
#TD#
and Liars counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Liars scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Liars looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnstone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnstone is looking to control Liars's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnstone avoid being mounted?
Liars lands strikes from half guard.#T1#
Liars scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Liars is thwarting Barnstone's attempts to control the position.
Barnstone looks winded!
Barnstone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnstone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC#Barnstone is rocked!
Barnstone has hold of Liars's hands but Liars slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnstone is still in real trouble! Can Liars finish him?
Liars lands a big elbow - Barnstone is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Liars!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Liars!
Christian Liars was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Riley Barnstone had this to say: 'Close Fight, Gonna Need To Spend Time With My Family, Get Back To The Gym And Keep Grinding, 1 Loss Dosnt define me, Ill Be Back'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Batt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guiness backs up against the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Batt. #CL#
Guiness instigates a clinch. #BC#
Guiness breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Guiness misses
and Batt counters with a nice leg kick. #CL#
Guiness moves into the clinch successfully.
Guiness prevents Batt from breaking the clinch.
Batt is trying to pull guard but Guiness has him pressed against the cage.
Batt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Guiness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guiness lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#It looks like Dylan Batt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guiness as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Guiness takes the fight into the clinch.
Batt is pressed up against the cage. Guiness has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Batt down to the mat. Batt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T1#
Batt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Guiness defends well and Batt ends up having to push Guiness into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rory Guiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Batt.
Guiness looks for the body kick but Batt saw that one coming.
Guiness has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Batt.
Guiness throws a sloppy head kick and Batt moves out of range easily.
Batt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Batt misses with a takedown attempt - Guiness sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Guiness clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Guiness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rory Guiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batt misses with a head kick.
Batt closes the distance and clinches up with Guiness, looking for a takedown. Batt pushes Guiness against the cage but Guiness circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Batt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batt looks winded!
Batt throws a head kick but Guiness moves out of range.
Guiness throws a sloppy head kick and Batt moves out of range easily. #T2##CL#
Guiness takes the fight into the clinch.
Batt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guiness gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC#
Guiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batt wants to clinch.
Batt feints and then cracks Guiness's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guiness down.
Batt blocks a head kick by Guiness.
Batt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T3#
Guiness misses with a wild body shot.
Guiness circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD#
Guiness shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Batt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Batt throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Good exchange - Guiness coming out on top.#ROC#Batt is rocked!#CL#
Guiness clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Guiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batt checks a low kick from Guiness.#TD#
Guiness closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Batt is still in real trouble! Can Guiness finish him?
Batt is trying to escape the position but Guiness is controlling the position.
Batt seems to have recovered his senses.#T4##SU#
Guiness stands up.
Guiness looks to score with a jab to the body but Batt is just out of range.
Guiness fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Batt fails with the takedown#TD#
so Guiness counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB2#
Batt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Batt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guiness controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Guiness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Batt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Batt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guiness sprawls well. Guiness wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Batt gets slowly back to his feet.
Guiness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guiness tests Batt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Guiness. No joy for Batt on that attempt. #CL#
Guiness forces Batt back against the cage and clinches.
Guiness lands a left hand.
Guiness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batt can do to turn this around?
Batt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Guiness breaks the clinch.
Batt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guiness swivels and escapes.
Rory Guiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Batt.
Batt is breathing heavily.#CL#
Guiness rushes Batt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Batt is pressed up against the cage. Guiness has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Batt down to the mat. Batt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T1#
Batt tries to clinch there but Guiness circles away.
Batt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guiness circles away.
Batt throws a combination that misses #KD#
and Guiness counters with a big uppercut that knocks Batt off his feet! Guiness dives into side control looking to finish!
Guiness cracks Batt with a big right hand but Batt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Guiness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Batt on the ground.
Batt is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Guiness is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guiness breaks from Batt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Batt tries to lock up and control but Guiness gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guiness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Guiness scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Batt tries to hold on but Guiness postures up.#T2#
Guiness lands a big elbow.
Batt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guiness in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rory Guiness overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guiness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Guiness seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Batt for as long as he can get away with.
Batt can't escape the position.
#T3#
Batt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Guiness controlling his opponent.
Batt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Guiness working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Guiness.
A nice elbow there by Guiness.
Guiness sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Guiness continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Guiness dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Batt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Guiness misses with a few strikes there.
Guiness defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Batt.#CL#
Guiness clinches with his opponent.
Batt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Guiness after a bit of a struggle.
Batt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guiness is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rory Guiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Batt.
Guiness misses with a knee strike.
#BC#
Guiness breaks from the clinch.
Batt shoots for a double leg takedown but Guiness sprawls well. He's pushed Batt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Guiness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD#
Guiness drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guiness landing with the ground and pound.
Guiness pushing down on Batt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SU#
Guiness decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##CL#
Guiness moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Guiness breaks from the clinch.
Batt stuffs the takedown attempt from Guiness. Guiness gets slowly back to his feet.
Guiness blocks a leg kick.#TD#
Guiness fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Batt to the ground. Guiness is now in Batt's guard.
Guiness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Batt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guiness engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SU#
Guiness gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T2#
Guiness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batt fails with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Guiness decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guiness is controlling the pace.
More hug and hope from Guiness.#T3#
Batt trying to control from the bottom.
Guiness trying to control the pace.
Guiness is thwarting Batt's attempts to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Guiness as Batt shoots in.
Batt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#TD#
Guiness changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Batt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guiness working away.
Rory Guiness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Guiness connects with a decent elbow.
Dylan Batt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guiness avoids the strikes from the bottom by Batt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Guiness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guiness 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Guiness! |
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