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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Petrov shoots and misses
and Irwin counters with an outside leg kick.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Irwin.
#CL#
Irwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Irwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrov is defending well for now.#BC2#
Petrov manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Petrov closes the distance and pushes Irwin back into the cage.
Irwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Irwin missing with knees to the body.
Irwin lands an elbow just above Petrov 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Alexander Petrov has been cut.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Irwin.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Irwin has him pressed against the cage.
Irwin keeps control of Petrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC#
Irwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Irwin tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD2#
Petrov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Irwin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#TD2#
Petrov dives in and scores a takedown into Irwin's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrov throwing strikes from guard but Irwin blocks nicely.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU2#
Petrov stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Petrov is defended easily by Irwin.
Shawn Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Petrov.
Petrov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Irwin pinned against the cage. Irwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice leg kick from Irwin, right into the meat of the thigh.
#CL2#
Petrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Petrov jumps guard.
Irwin lands a couple of elbows.
Irwin lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SU#
Irwin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T3##CL#
Petrov gets tackled into the cage by Irwin. Irwin maintains the clinch.
Irwin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Irwin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Irwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Petrov.
#TD2#
Petrov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Irwin regains guard immediately.
Irwin seems keen to control Petrov's posture.
Irwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irwin is pulling down on Petrov's head. It's preventing any offense from Petrov, at least for the moment.#T4#
Irwin wants to hit a sweep here but Petrov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Irwin there!
Irwin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Irwin tries to buck Petrov off but he can't manage it. #SUB2#
Petrov looking for a guillotine from mount but Irwin is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Petrov is working for a guillotine from mount but Irwin frees his head quite easily.
#SUB2#
Petrov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Irwin is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Irwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Petrov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Irwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Irwin.
Irwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrov.
Irwin slowing the pace effectively.#TD2#
Petrov has hold of one of Irwin's legs. Irwin is fighting the takedown attempt but Petrov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Irwin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#CL2#
Petrov has closed the distance and engaged Irwin in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Irwin.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Petrov decides to pull guard.
Petrov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Irwin manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Irwin controlling Petrov's posture.
Irwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Irwin tries to get out of the position.#T1#
Petrov postures up.
#ES#
Irwin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Petrov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #CL#
Irwin pushes Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Petrov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Irwin lands a couple of elbows.
Irwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Petrov wants to sweep here but Irwin controlling him for the moment.
Petrov keeps trying to improve his position.#T2#
Irwin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Irwin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrov on the ground.
Irwin lands a couple of digs.
Irwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Irwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
Irwin is looking to stand up but Petrov won't let him.
Irwin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shawn Irwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Irwin stands up from Petrov's guard - Irwin perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Irwin moves into range and clinches up with Petrov.#T3#
Irwin avoiding damage as Petrov throws knees to the body.
Irwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petrov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Irwin walks away with a smile on his face. Petrov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Petrov darts in looking for a takedown but Irwin gets double underhooks and turns Petrov into the cage.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrov shoots in but no luck this time.
Shawn Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Petrov.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
Irwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Irwin rushes Petrov and presses him up against the cage.
Petrov blocks an elbow strike from Irwin.
The referee calls for Irwin to work.
Irwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T4##BC#
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Petrov forces Irwin back against the cage and clinches.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov avoiding damage as Irwin throws knees to the body.
Petrov managing to block the knees to the body from Irwin.
Petrov fails to pull guard.
Irwin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Irwin manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Petrov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Irwin pushes Petrov off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Irwin tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Irwin lands with a nice body kick. #CL#
Irwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Irwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Petrov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Irwin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Petrov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Petrov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Irwin circles away.
Irwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crunch! Irwin slams his shin into Petrov's torso.
Irwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Irwin.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Irwin.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Irwin closes the distance and clinches.
Irwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrov is defending well for now.#T1#
Irwin slows down the pace here.
Irwin blocks an uppercut.
Irwin stalling against the cage.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Irwin stalling.
Irwin is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Irwin closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Irwin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Irwin lands an elbow inside. #T2#
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrov avoids it.#TD2#
Petrov pulls guard effortlessly.
Petrov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Irwin manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Petrov trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom.
Irwin wants to sweep here but Petrov controlling him for the moment.
Petrov throwing strikes but missing.
Irwin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petrov controls the pace.#T3#
Petrov trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom.
Irwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Petrov stops Irwin from standing up.
Petrov landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Irwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Irwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SU2#
Petrov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Irwin, up you get!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov dives in for a single leg takedown but Irwin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alexander Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Irwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shawn Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Petrov.
Irwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Irwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irwin 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Irwin! |
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