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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 13, 2023 |
#R1# Feet doesn't manage to clinch there - Thurgood circles away.
Despite the aggression on Thurgood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Feet throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #CL2# Feet gets tackled into the cage by Thurgood. Thurgood maintains the clinch. Thurgood is trying to force a seperation but Feet has the dominant position. Thurgood is pressed up against the cage. Feet has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thurgood down to the mat. Thurgood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Feet fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Thurgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Feet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thurgood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jeremiah Thurgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thurgood throws a head kick that misses. Feet doesn't succeed with the takedown and Thurgood counters with a right hand to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seemah Feet. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Feet shoots in and drives through. Thurgood sprawls well. Thurgood throws a series of punches but Feet moves out of range. Feet shoots in looking for a takedown but Thurgood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Feet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Nice takedown defense from Thurgood. No joy for Feet on that attempt. #T1# Feet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thurgood lands a head kick!
Thurgood throws a poor cross that misses
and Feet counters with a one-two to the body. Feet tries to clinch but Thurgood moves out of range. Thurgood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Thurgood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Feet blocks a head kick by Thurgood.
Thurgood slaps away a takedown attempt from Feet, before circling back to the center of the mat. Feet is breathing heavily. Thurgood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Feet on the side of the head. #CL2# Thurgood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC# Feet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Thurgood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Feet circles away quickly and effectively.#T2# Feet dives in and grabs Thurgood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thurgood pushes down on Feet's head and hops out. Thurgood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thurgood throws a push kick but Feet slaps the foot to one side. Feet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thurgood defends it nicely. Thurgood throws a leg kick which misses Feet's front leg but catches the back leg as Feet tries to avoid it. Thurgood misses with the combination.
Feet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Thurgood tries a head kick but it misses.
Thurgood lands a nice looking body kick.#T3##CL2# Thurgood clinches up against the cage.#BC2# Thurgood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thurgood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Feet's head. Thurgood tries to clinch but Feet moves out of range. Thurgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Feet fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Thurgood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Feet feinted with a counter takedown. A thudding body kick lands there by Thurgood!
Jeremiah Thurgood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Feet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Feet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thurgood but Thurgood pushes him off and we're back to square one. Thurgood tries to work over Feet's front leg with a kick but Feet checks it. #T4# Thurgood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thurgood misses with an uppercut. Thurgood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Feet back to the cage. Thurgood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Feet shoots in looking for a takedown. Thurgood tries to sprawl out of it but Feet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thurgood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Feet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Thurgood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Feet. Thurgood lands with a kick to the temple. Feet shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Feet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Thurgood dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Thurgood lands with a kick to the temple. Feet shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Thurgood misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Thurgood does no damage. Thurgood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Feet. Feet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thurgood as he jumps to the side. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Feet is defended easily by Thurgood. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seemah Feet. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Feet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thurgood was well out of range. Poor timing from Feet. Thurgood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Feet. Thurgood lands with a nice combination. Feet backs away looking to recover. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Thurgood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Feet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1# Thurgood scores with a push kick. Thurgood throws a sloppy head kick and Feet moves out of range easily. Feet dives in and grabs Thurgood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thurgood pushes down on Feet's head and hops out. Feet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thurgood pinned against the cage. Thurgood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Thurgood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Feet fails with a takedown attempt. Feet avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2# Thurgood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Feet tries to counter with a takedown but Thurgood is quick to defend against it. Thurgood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thurgood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Thurgood tries to bum rush Feet with a series of wild strikes but Feet uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Feet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thurgood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thurgood - that will leave a mark!
Thurgood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#CL2# Thurgood pushes Feet up against the cage in a clinch. 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! Feet tries to land knees in the clinch but Thurgood avoids the damage to the body. Feet is working for takedown but Thurgood is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2# Thurgood breaks the clinch.
#CL2# Thurgood clinches with his opponent.
#T3##BC2# Thurgood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thurgood misses with a few strikes there.
Feet feinted with a counter takedown. Feet looks to score with a jab to the body but Thurgood is just out of range. Thurgood swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Feet misses. Feet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thurgood swivels and escapes. Thurgood misses with a series of wild punches.
Thurgood throws a head kick but Feet moves out of range.
Thurgood has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Feet looks for a takedown but Thurgood sprawls well.#T4# Good shot there by Thurgood. Thurgood fails to land with a series of punches.
Feet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2# Thurgood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2# Thurgood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Thurgood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Feet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2# Thurgood rushes Feet and presses him up against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thurgood tries for a takedown but Feet manages to get underhooks.
Thurgood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC# Feet breaks from the clinch.
Feet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thurgood paws at him with a jab and circles away. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Thurgood 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3# Feet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thurgood swats him away and circles back towards the center. Thurgood throws a leg kick but Feet sees it coming and checks it nicely. Thurgood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Feet's head. Feet misses with a double jab.
Thurgood throws a head kick that misses. Good exchange - Feet coming out on top. Feet dives in for a single leg takedown but Thurgood sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Feet is trying to push Thurgood away but Thurgood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2# Thurgood breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thurgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Feet seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. A combination from Thurgood does no damage. Nice takedown defense from Thurgood. No joy for Feet on that attempt. A head kick misses from Thurgood. #T1# Feet tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thurgood defends well and Feet ends up having to push Thurgood into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seemah Feet. That's going to take a lot out of him. Feet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Feet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD2# Thurgood has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Feet uses from the top position. Thurgood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Feet manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SU2# Thurgood stands and steps away. Feet gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Thurgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thurgood throws a series of punches but Feet avoids them all with ease. Feet wants to clinch.#T2# Thurgood tries a head kick but it misses.
Thurgood scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Thurgood misses with a two punch combination.
Feet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Feet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Feet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Thurgood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Feet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Feet thinks about countering with a head kick. Sloppy strikes from Thurgood. Those never looked like landing. Feet moves in looking to clinch but Thurgood pushes him off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Feet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thurgood swats him away and circles back towards the center. Thurgood swats away the attempt to clinch by Feet. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Feet. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.#T3# Feet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thurgood swivels and escapes. Feet dodges the punch combination from Thurgood.
Feet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thurgood circles away. Thurgood throws a series of punches but Feet avoids them all with ease. As Thurgood looks to move away, Feet throws a big counter combo but Thurgood just gets out of the way. Feet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Left hook, right uppercut from Thurgood. A head kick by Thurgood misses #CL# and Feet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Feet is trying to drag Thurgood to the mat but Thurgood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T4# Thurgood tries to break free but Feet pushes him back against the cage. Thurgood is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2# Thurgood breaks from the clinch.
Thurgood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Feet is looking for a counter combo. A chopping leg kick lands by Thurgood. Feet blocks a head kick by Thurgood.
Seemah Feet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Feet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Feet works Thurgood's body with a nice hook. Seemah Feet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jeremiah Thurgood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Feet lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight! Jeremiah Thurgood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Thurgood 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Thurgood! |
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