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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1180 Round 2
Date: Feb 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Koch throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Legend counters with a shoot takedown. Koch fights it but they end up in guard.
Koch wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Legend is now in half guard.
Koch trying to control but Legend postures up.
Koch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Koch gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch trying to keep a closed guard but Legend is proving a slippery customer.
Legend works over Koch with some ground and pound from guard.
Koch pulls Legend in to control the position. #T1#
Koch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Legend content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Legend distracts Koch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Legend lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Koch throws his legs up looking for a submission but Legend uses it to pass to side control.
Legend connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Koch some visible discomfort.
Koch wants to control but Legend postures up.
Legend lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Koch is working to avoid the ground and pound but Legend connects with a decent elbow.
Koch is looking for a sweep.
Koch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koch is breathing heavily.
Legend is chipping away with strikes.
Legend grinds an elbow into Koch's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legend scoring with punches and elbows.
Legend works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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!
Legend landing strikes.
Legend scores with punches from side control.
Legend scores with punches from side control. #T3#
Legend lands an elbow.
Koch looking for a sweep but Legend has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Koch tries to hold on but Legend postures up.
Koch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Legend on the ground.
Legend raining down hammerfists from mount.
Legend connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Legend scoring with strikes but Koch is staying in there.
Koch tries to lock up and control but Legend gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Legend is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#T4#
Legend with a couple of short strikes.
Legend pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legend lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Legend landing strikes, looking to finish!
Koch wants to hold on but Legend pushes him away.
Koch taking shots to the head.
Legend landing strikes from the mount and Koch is in trouble!
Legend lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Legend has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legend landing shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sagandi Legend dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Koch tries for a takedown but Legend circles away easily#TD2#
and Legend counters with a takedown into side control.
Koch tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Legend easily slips into full mount!
Koch is looking to improve his position but Legend isn't that keen on the idea.
Koch wants to hold on but Legend pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Legend landing strikes, looking to finish!
Legend pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T1#
Legend is landing with some decent strikes but Koch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Legend with good strikes from the mount here!
Koch trying desperately to get to his feet.
Legend lands with some strikes.
Koch is looking to get to half guard.
Koch is in a horrible position here. Legend smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Legend lands a big elbow. #T2#
Legend landing strikes from the mount and Koch is in trouble!
Legend with shots to the head and body - Koch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legend lands with some strikes.
Legend lands a big shot there that rocks Koch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Legend connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Legend landing strikes from the mount.
Koch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Legend with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Legend connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T3#
Legend landing strikes from the mount and Koch is in trouble!
Legend lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Legend cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Legend landing strikes from the mount.
Koch wants to control but Legend is having none of it.
Legend with a couple of short strikes.
Legend in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Legend is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Legend lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T4#
Legend with shots to the head and body - Koch looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legend landing shots from mount.
Legend lands a couple of good shots and Koch has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Legend scores with punches from the back.
Legend landing with strikes.
Legend lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Koch.
Legend scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sagandi Legend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Koch tries to clinch #TD2#
and Legend counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koch manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Legend keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Koch is trying to pull guard but Legend turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Legend drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Legend goes for a takedown attempt but Koch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T1#
Koch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Legend counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Koch!
Koch struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Legend wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Legend scores with a couple of short elbows.
Koch taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T2#
Koch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koch on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Legend lands an elbow.
Legend scores with punches from side control.
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!
Legend lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Koch takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T3#
Legend working the ground and pound.
Legend looks up at the clock and then as Koch takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Legend smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Legend working the ground and pound.
Legend creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Legend cracks Koch with a big elbow.
Legend connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Koch some visible discomfort.
Koch takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Legend working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T4#
Legend grinds an elbow into Koch's temple.
Koch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Legend scores with punches from side control.
Legend grinds an elbow into Koch's temple.
Legend cracks Koch with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legend landing strikes.
Legend lands a few punches from side control.
Rob Koch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagandi Legend is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Legend lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Koch down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sagandi Legend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Legend 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Sagandi Legend!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Sagandi Legend!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Sagandi Legend!
Sagandi Legend wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1180 Round 1
Date: Feb 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Shinigami tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koch defends well and Shinigami ends up having to push Koch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Shinigami tries to get set, Koch tries to push him back and clinch up but Shinigami manages to avoid the attempt.
Shinigami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koch defends it nicely.
No luck for Koch with that takedown attempt. #TD#
Koch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shinigami tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Shinigami has a hand on Koch's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Koch takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch looking to land elbow strikes but Shinigami uses the position to regain half guard.
Koch trying to pass the guard but Shinigami defending well. #T1#
Koch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Koch throws a strike but Shinigami avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shinigami not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koch is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Shinigami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koch is looking to stand up but Shinigami won't let him.
Shinigami can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koch controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koch trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinigami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Koch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shinigami has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koch has managed to get both his arms back between Shinigami's legs - danger averted.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shinigami has Koch pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Koch shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shinigami or perhaps it was just good defense by Koch, which made it look bad.
Rob Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kure Shinigami.#T3#
Shinigami fails to land the takedown.
Koch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koch wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Shinigami with that takedown attempt.
Shinigami looks winded!#CL#
Koch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Shinigami breaks the clinch.
Shinigami shoots in for a takedown but Koch shows good takedown defense.
Shinigami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice leg kick from Shinigami, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Koch.
Shinigami throws a counter combo.#T4##CL#
Koch rushes Shinigami and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Koch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinigami shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Shinigami releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koch lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koch tries to clinch there but Shinigami circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koch.
#CL#
Koch moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Koch.
#CUT#It looks like Kure Shinigami has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shinigami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#BC#
Koch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koch throws a head kick but Shinigami moves out of range.
And Shinigami tries to counter it with a takedown but Koch pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Koch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kure Shinigami's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Shinigami tries to clinch up but Koch circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinigami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koch defends it nicely.
Koch appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
Koch clinches up against the cage.
Shinigami is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koch to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Shinigami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch dives in for a single leg takedown but Shinigami sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shinigami is looking for a takedown.
Rob Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kure Shinigami.#BC2#
Shinigami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koch throws a sloppy head kick and Shinigami moves out of range easily. #T1#
Koch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shinigami's waist but Shinigami gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koch off to one side.
Shinigami shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shinigami steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Koch gets tackled into the cage by Shinigami. Shinigami maintains the clinch.
Shinigami looking for a takedown.
Shinigami is looking for a takedown.#BC2#
Shinigami breaks the clinch.
Koch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shinigami pinned against the cage. Shinigami gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Crunch! Shinigami slams his shin into Koch's torso.
Koch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinigami can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Shinigami clinches with his opponent.
Shinigami has Koch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Shinigami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koch lands a high kick!
Shinigami tries to clinch up but Koch circles away and keeps his distance.
Rob Koch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinigami has a takedown stuffed.
A counter left hand to the body from Koch misses its target.#T3#
Koch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shinigami but Shinigami pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shinigami swivels and escapes.#CL2#
Shinigami moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Shinigami manages to break the clinch.
Koch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinigami shoots in for a double leg but Koch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Koch shoots in but no luck this time.
Koch shoots in for a double leg but Shinigami sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T4#
Shinigami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shinigami fails to land the takedown.#CL#
Koch closes the distance and clinches.
Shinigami tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koch avoids it.
Shinigami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koch tries to pull guard but Shinigami won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kure Shinigami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kure Shinigami's cut.
That's time! Koch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Koch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shinigami shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koch as he avoids it easily.
Rob Koch is winning the standup battle so far.
Koch wants to clinch#TD2#
and Shinigami counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koch manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shinigami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koch tries to avoid it but Shinigami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koch to the ground. Koch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koch throws a right and a left that Shinigami avoids nicely.
Koch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shinigami avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koch is defended easily by Shinigami.#T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shinigami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rob Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kure Shinigami.#BC2#
Shinigami manages to break the clinch.
Shinigami wants to clinch.
Shinigami works over Koch's head and body with a nice combination.#T2#
Koch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shinigami throws a head kick that misses.
Koch wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shinigami shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koch sprawls well. Koch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shinigami gets slowly back to his feet.
Shinigami tries to clinch but Koch is having none of it.
Shinigami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koch fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T3#
Koch doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinigami circles away.
Shinigami wants to counter the offense by Koch and move into the clinch position.
Koch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shinigami defends well and Koch ends up having to push Shinigami into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC#
Koch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL#
Koch closes the distance and clinches.
Shinigami fails to pull guard.
#TD#
Koch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shinigami uses from the top position. #SUB#
Koch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Koch has his foot on Shinigami's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shinigami works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
Shinigami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shinigami slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koch defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Shinigami tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rob Koch.
Well Koch 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Rob Koch!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Rob Koch!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Rob Koch!
Rob Koch wins by unanimous decision! |
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