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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Klay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pereira momentarily.
Klay throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well. #CL#
Klay tries to keep at a distance but Pereira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pereira.#TD#
Pereira ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pereira no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pereira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pereira throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pereira seems keen to control Klay's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Pereira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Klay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pereira pulls Klay in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Klay wants to stand and escape but instead Pereira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Klay being controlled here, momentarily. #SU#
Pereira decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Klay, up you get! #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#CL#
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Klay prevents it.
Pereira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klay's efforts to push away.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Klay missing with knees to the body.
Klay throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Klay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Klay has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
#TD#
Pereira ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pereira no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Klay wants to get up but he can't break Pereira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T3##ES#
Pereira has his feet on Klay's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pereira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Klay! But no joy.
Pereira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klay counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klay, as that shot connected.
Pereira tries to move into range but Klay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pereira. Klay shrugs it off though. #CL#
Pereira forces Klay back against the cage and clinches.
Klay tries to stall but Pereira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klay misses with some punches.
Klay throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pereira leaning against his opponent.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Klay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klay lands a jab.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#It looks like Alex Pereira has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klay!
Kash Klay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klay blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Klay tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
It looked like Pereira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Klay looks to clinch
and Pereira counters with a left and a right that stings Klay.
Klay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL#
Pereira rushes Klay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Klay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Pereira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Pereira's cut.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Pereira checks a leg kick.
Klay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Klay moves in looking to clinch but Pereira pushes him off.
Klay tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Klay wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Klay.
Klay has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pereira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Pereira as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
Pereira drives through and clinches with Klay against the cage.
Klay tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body. #T1##TD#
Pereira jumps into guard, dragging Klay to the mat.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck. #SU2#
Klay gets to his feet - Pereira follows without any prompting.
Klay scores with a decent looking hook.
Klay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
Klay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klay tries to land a leg kick but Pereira saw it coming and moves away.
Pereira looks to land a body kick but Klay moved away.
Klay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pereira. Pereira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klay scores with a body shot.
Klay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pereira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Klay is fending him off so far but Pereira persists. Nope, Klay circles away and we're back to standing.
Klay scores with a jab.#T2#
Pereira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klay avoids it really well and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klay lands with an uppercut that bounces Pereira off the cage and back into range.
Pereira moves forwards but Klay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klay blocks the body kick.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pereira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klay.
Klay works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Klay lands a jab to the head.
Klay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pereira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pereira with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Klay counter with a right hand.
Alex Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klay cracks Pereira with a good jab.
Klay lands a jab to the head.
Klay throws a chopping leg kick but Pereira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Klay displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Klay lands with a nice combination. Pereira backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Pereira instigates a clinch.
Klay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pereira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Klay tries to circle away but Pereira has him pinned against the cage.
Klay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klay stops a takedown attempt from Pereira.
Klay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Klay working aggressively here.
Klay is pressed up against the cage. Pereira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Klay down to the mat. Klay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Klay tries a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pereira walks into a stiff left hand from Klay.
Pereira blocks a low kick nicely.
Pereira blocks a low kick nicely.
A left and a right from Klay both land. Nice combination.
Klay connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kash Klay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Pereira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Klay scores with a body shot.
Pereira drops his hands momentarily and Klay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klay avoids it really well and circles away.
Klay lands a right hook to the body.
Klay lands with a straight right. Pereira didn't see that one coming.
Klay scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Pereira closes the distance and pushes Klay back into the cage.
Klay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klay has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
#BC#
Pereira breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Pereira takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Pereira darts in and clinches Klay up against the cage.#TD#
Pereira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klay tries to stand but Pereira is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Pereira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pereira's guard.#T2##ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Pereira manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira taking a breather.
Klay prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klay looking to stall.
Klay has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.#T3##BC#
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira drops his hands momentarily and Klay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klay lands a nice looking body shot.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klay misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Klay.
Klay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira goes for a double leg but Klay avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Klay continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klay can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Klay.#T4#
Klay's corner calls for a 1-2. Klay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klay tries to land a front kick but Pereira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Klay lands with a hook. Pereira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Klay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klay lands a two punch combo.
Klay throws a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Pereira.
Klay lands with an uppercut that bounces Pereira off the cage and back into range.
Klay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kash Klay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kash Klay!
During a confident post fight interview, Kash Klay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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