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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 16, 2023 |
#R1#
Arrigone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liu. Liu obviously looking to wear him down.
Arrigone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liu. Liu obviously looking to wear him down.
Arrigone is looking to land body kicks.#CL2#
Liu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arrigone, pushing him back against the cage.
Liu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arrigone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liu is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Arrigone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arrigone is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Liu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL2#
Liu instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Arrigone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Liu misses. #CL2#
Liu darts in and clinches Arrigone up against the cage.
Liu wants a takedown but no success here.
Arrigone being controlled against the cage.#T1#
Arrigone stalling.
Liu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arrigone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liu smiles and moves away.
Arrigone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liu but Liu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Arrigone's side.
Arrigone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arrigone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Arrigone shoots in and drives through. Liu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Arrigone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Liu.
#T2#
Arrigone fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackie Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arrigone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Liu clinches.
Liu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arrigone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Arrigone.
Arrigone being controlled against the cage.#BC2#
Liu manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Arrigone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU#
Arrigone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T3##CL2#
Arrigone gets tackled into the cage by Liu. Liu maintains the clinch.
Arrigone wants a takedown.
#BC#
Arrigone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Liu pushes Arrigone up against the cage in a clinch.
Liu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Liu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liu lands with a light punch inside.
Arrigone wants to break free but Liu has control.
Liu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arrigone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arrigone is defending well.
Arrigone fails to pull guard.
#T4#
Arrigone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Liu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arrigone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liu just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Arrigone jumps into guard, dragging Liu to the mat.
Arrigone throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Liu content to stall in guard here.
Liu postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Liu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Arrigone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Liu. That snapped Arrigone's head back.
Liu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arrigone avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arrigone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arrigone. That did some damage!
Arrigone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liu counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Liu closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Liu.
Arrigone is pushing Liu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T1#
Liu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arrigone or not.
A short right from Liu on the inside. #BC2#
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Liu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arrigone fails with a takedown attempt. #CL2#
Liu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Liu.
#T2##BC2#
Liu breaks the clinch.
Liu stalks Arrigone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arrigone's face. Arrigone staggers backwards, shaken.
Arrigone doesn't manage to clinch there - Liu circles away.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arrigone misses with a takedown attempt
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Arrigone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrigone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arrigone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling a little - Liu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liu wants to clinch up but Arrigone keeps it at a distance.
Liu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Arrigone misses the target.
Arrigone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
Liu clinches up with Arrigone and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Arrigone looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Liu pushes Arrigone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liu scores with a knee to the head.
Liu is struggling to control the position.
Arrigone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackie Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Liu rushes Arrigone and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Liu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #TD#
Liu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Liu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arrigone is controlling him.
Arrigone tries to stand but Liu is controlling from the bottom. #ES2#
Liu pushes Arrigone off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liu cracks Arrigone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Liu throws a right and a left that Arrigone avoids nicely.
Liu throws out a powerful jab.
Liu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arrigone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Arrigone.
No luck for Arrigone with that takedown attempt.
Arrigone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liu!
Arrigone shoots in for a takedown but Liu shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Arrigone. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Liu closes the distance and pushes Arrigone back into the cage.
Arrigone is trying to pull guard but Liu has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##BC2#
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Arrigone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liu circles away.
Arrigone misses with a takedown attempt - Liu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Liu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Liu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Liu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Giuseppe Arrigone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Liu.
#CL2#
Liu closes the distance and pushes Arrigone back into the cage.
Liu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackie Liu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Liu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Liu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arrigone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arrigone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Liu sprawls and moves away.
Arrigone closes the distance and clinches up with Liu, looking for a takedown. Arrigone pushes Liu against the cage but Liu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arrigone backs up against the cage.
A solid body kick from Liu.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Arrigone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#CL2#
Liu rushes Arrigone and presses him up against the cage.
Liu wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC2#
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Liu moves into range and clinches up with Arrigone.#T3#
Arrigone letting Liu take a breather here.#TD#
Arrigone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Liu uses from the top position.
Liu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Giuseppe Arrigone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arrigone pulls Liu in close to his closed guard and prevents Liu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Liu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arrigone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arrigone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Liu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jackie Liu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liu stopping the sweep attempt from Arrigone.#SUB#
Arrigone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liu.
Giuseppe Arrigone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackie Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liu 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Liu! |
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