 |
Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Riddle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Victor's waist but Victor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riddle off to one side.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Victor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Victor looks to land a combination but Riddle avoids it well.
Riddle tries to counter with a clinch but Victor shakes him off and moves away.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Riddle tries to clinch there but Victor circles away.
Victor dodges the punch combination from Riddle.
Victor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riddle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Riddle shoots in and bounces Victor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle stopping the sweep attempt from Victor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Victor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Riddle wants to pass the guard but Victor is keeping the position.#SUB#
Victor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#ES#
Victor has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Riddle has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Riddle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Uzoh Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Riddle.
Victor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Victor tries to break the clinch but Riddle is controlling the position. #BC#
Victor breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Victor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddle is looking for the big counter here.#T2#
Riddle shoots in and drives through. Victor sprawls well.
Victor keeps the fight on the outside.
Uzoh Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Victor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riddle somewhat.
A left and a right from Victor both land. Nice combination.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victor misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle wants to counter with a clinch but Victor pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Riddle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Victor.#T3#
Victor swinging wildly here.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Victor is breathing heavily.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Victor as Riddle shoots in.
Victor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Riddle dodges the punch combination from Victor.
Riddle shoots in for a double leg but Victor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Riddle looks to move away, Victor throws a big counter combo but Riddle just gets out of the way.
Riddle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Victor.
Victor stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddle. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riddle shoots in but Victor avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T4#
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victor looks to land a combination but Riddle avoids it well.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch but Victor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddle tries to clinch but Victor is having none of it.
Riddle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddle circles away quickly and effectively.
Victor looks to land a combination but Riddle avoids it well.
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victor as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uzoh Victor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle avoids them all with ease.
Riddle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Victor misses with a double jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes from Victor. Those never looked like landing.
Riddle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Victor misses with a few strikes there.
Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle moves out of range.
Victor misses with a few strikes there.
Riddle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Victor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle shoots in but Victor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uzoh Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Riddle.
Riddle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Victor circles away.
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riddle can do to turn this around?
Riddle is breathing heavily.#T1#
Victor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Uzoh Victor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victor throws a one two combo.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle.
Riddle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Riddle misses with a kick to the body.
Victor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle.
Riddle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Victor throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Riddle scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T2#
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Victor sprawls well. Victor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Victor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riddle.
Victor is looking for a counter combo.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Victor circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Victor. Those never looked like landing.
Riddle looks for a takedown but Victor sprawls well.
Victor lands a jab-cross combination.
Uzoh Victor is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Riddle misses with a takedown attempt - Victor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Victor. Those never looked like landing.
Riddle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Riddle misses with a takedown attempt - Victor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Victor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riddle looks for the body kick but Victor saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Victor.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victor as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Victor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T4#
Victor misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle wants to clinch.
Victor misses with a series of wild punches.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Riddle clinches.
Victor tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
Victor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Riddle tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC#
Victor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Victor slaps away a takedown attempt from Riddle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uzoh Victor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle moves out of range.
A combination from Victor does no damage.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Victor throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Victor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Victor.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victor as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Victor's waist but Victor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riddle off to one side.
Uzoh Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Riddle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Victor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riddle.
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Victor stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddle. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor moves out of range as Riddle throws a body kick.
It looked like Victor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Victor works over Riddle's head and body with a nice combination.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Riddle tries to clinch but Victor is having none of it.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Uzoh Victor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddle circles away quickly and effectively.
Victor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Victor misses with a few strikes there.
Riddle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T2#
Victor misses with a double jab.
Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle with the counter takedown but Victor avoids it easily.
Riddle shoots in and drives through. Victor sprawls well.
Victor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Victor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Victor as he avoids it easily.
Victor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Victor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victor misses with a wild combination.
Riddle tries to counter with a clinch but Victor shakes him off and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Victor. No joy for Riddle on that attempt.
Victor is looking for a counter combo.
Victor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riddle back to the cage. Victor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Victor does no damage.
Victor swinging wildly here.
#T3#
Riddle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Victor.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Victor but Victor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Victor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riddle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Victor defends it nicely.
Victor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Victor throws a big counter combination but Riddle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Riddle scores with a head kick.
Victor misses with a double jab.
#T4#
Riddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riddle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Victor momentarily.
Victor keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Victor scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victor swinging wildly here.
Victor throws a series of punches but Riddle avoids them all with ease.
Riddle is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Victor. Those never looked like landing.
Victor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tristan Riddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uzoh Victor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Victor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uzoh Victor! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Alvarado misses with a takedown attempt
and Pham counters with a good, hard body kick but Alvarado shrugs it off. #TD#
Pham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alvarado controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pham for as long as he can get away with.#T1#
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarado misses with a takedown
and Pham counters with a head kick. That will keep Alvarado thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alvarado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pham avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Alvarado scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T2#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alvarado looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alvarado is nestled in close to Pham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alvarado looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Alvarado stalling.
Pham wants to improve his position but Alvarado is controlling well.
Pham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Alvarado is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T3#
Alvarado working Pham over with strikes.
Alvarado seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alvarado passes to full mount!
Alvarado controlling his opponent.
Alvarado cracks Pham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#T4#
Alvarado lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alvarado content just to control the position here.
Alvarado's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pham is in a horrible position here. Alvarado smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarado controlling the position easily from mount.
Pham is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Alvarado dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Alvarado tries for a takedown but Pham circles away easily
and Pham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvarado's knee momentarily.
Alvarado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pham can do to turn this around?
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pham but Pham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pham shapes to counter with a head kick.
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pham sprawls well. Pham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarado gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Pham gets tackled into the cage by Alvarado. Alvarado maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado wants a takedown but no success here.
Pham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarado.
#T1#
Alvarado is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pham is defending well.
Pham stops a takedown attempt from Alvarado.
#TD#
Alvarado has clasped his hands together around Pham's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Alvarado landing strikes.
Alvarado in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Alvarado advances nicely into full mount.
Pham is bucking up trying to escape but Alvarado cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#Pham is rocked!
Alvarado takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alvarado with the ground and pound from mount.
Pham is still in real trouble! Can Alvarado finish him?
A big strike lands for Alvarado! That's really hurt Pham and he's turned his back - Alvarado keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Alvarado jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Israel Alvarado!
A determined Israel Alvarado didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Slice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Victor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slice looks winded!
Victor misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Victor rushes Slice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Victor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slice is defending well for now.
Slice is trying to pull guard but Victor has him pressed against the cage.
Slice prevents Victor from breaking the clinch.
Slice keeps control of Victor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Victor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Victor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slice.
#BC#
Victor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice ducks under a wild hook from Victor.
Slice drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Victor defends it well.
Slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Victor grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Slice takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Victor cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uzoh Victor! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Mohn moves into the clinch.#TD#
Onyeka pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Mohn is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Onyeka has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mohn is looking to defend but Onyeka has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mohn! Onyeka pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mohn taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steven Onyeka! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Yosef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#TD2#
Yosef darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yosef lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yosef lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yosef lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC2#Pham is rocked!
Yosef controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Pham is out! Yosef gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joseph Yosef! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Craig gets a double leg takedown into Mckinney's guard.
Craig controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Craig with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mckinney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mckinney looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Craig puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Well, if Craig is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Craig is pressing down on Mckinney's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mckinney is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckinney is looking for a sweep. Craig is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mckinney is trying to stand back up but Craig is controlling him
Craig tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mckinney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mckinney is looking to escape.#T1#
Mckinney tries to get to full guard but Craig has control of the leg.
Mckinney tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Craig has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Craig throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Craig takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Craig prevents Mckinney from getting the reversal.
Craig sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mckinney working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craig could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mckinney tries to lock up and control but Craig gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T2#
Craig throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mckinney keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mckinney is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Craig avoids the attempt from Mckinney to control.
Craig looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mckinney wants to control but Craig is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craig misses with a head shot.
Craig controlling from the full mount.
Mckinney is working to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Craig avoids the attempt from Mckinney to control.
Craig controlling the position easily from mount.
Craig throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mckinney because Craig loaded up on that one.
Craig misses with a head shot.
Mckinney blocking the ground and pound.
Mckinney is looking to get to half guard.
Mckinney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Craig throwing strikes here but Mckinney is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Craig misses with a head shot.#T4#
Craig thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mckinney is trying desperately to improve position.
Mckinney tries to hold on but Craig pushes him away.
Mckinney is looking to improve his position but Craig isn't that keen on the idea.
Craig controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Craig there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mckinney is wriggling around trying to escape.
Craig has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Craig content just to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mckinney can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mckinney holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Craig tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Craig dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Mckinney takes the fight into the clinch.
Mckinney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Craig lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Craig is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mckinney is defending well.
Craig goes for a takedown attempt but Mckinney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Craig or perhaps it was just good defense by Mckinney, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Craig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craig walks into a straight right hand from Mckinney.#CUT2#It looks like Barry Craig has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Craig closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mckinney did well to prevent Craig getting side control.
Craig looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mckinney wants to get back to his feet.
#T1#
Mckinney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mckinney wants to control but Craig passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Mckinney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mckinney is looking to regain half guard here but Craig keeps moving and retains side control.
Craig remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mckinney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mckinney trying to remain calm as Craig controls from the top position.
Craig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckinney can do to turn this around?#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mckinney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mckinney keeps trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mckinney wants to control but Craig postures up.
Mckinney is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Craig is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mckinney is trying desperately to improve position.
Mckinney squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Craig lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Craig tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mckinney is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Mckinney tries to lock up and control but Craig gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mckinney wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Craig tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mckinney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Craig content just to control the position here.
Mckinney is trying to escape the mount.
Craig takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Mckinney tries to reverse the position but Craig maintains control.
Mckinney is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craig looking to control and managing it successfully.
Craig looking to finish with strikes here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Craig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry Craig's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Craig decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Craig thows a huge punch but Mckinney dodges it nicely.
Craig is controlling the pace.
Mckinney is looking to get back to full guard here but Craig has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mckinney can't do much from the bottom here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Craig here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mckinney tries to control but Craig manages to take his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckinney trying to get back to his feet but Craig is in full control for now.
Craig has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mckinney's body.
#T1#
Craig is hanging on to Mckinney's back as he tries to escape.
Craig missing with strikes from the back.
Craig thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Mckinney trying to get back to his feet but Craig is in full control for now.
Craig avoiding Mckinney 's attempts to control his hands.
Craig controlling well, preventing Mckinney from escaping the position.
Craig controls the position.
Mckinney wants to get back to his feet. #T2#
Mckinney trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You can see the frustration on Mckinney's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Craig misses with an elbow to the head.
Craig biding his time, controlling Mckinney.
Barry Craig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
I really don't envy Mckinney right now.
Craig really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mckinney.
Mckinney trying to control the action but Craig just sinks the hooks in.
Craig missing with strikes from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Craig controlling the positon.
Mckinney tries to escape but Craig has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Craig thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Barry Craig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Craig throwing sloppy strikes.
Craig trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mckinney doesn't escape.
Mckinney wants to get back to his feet.
Mckinney rolls, trying to escape but Craig keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Mckinney do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Craig scores with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Craig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craig, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Craig!
After winning the bout, Barry Craig thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
