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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
OPG: Fight Night 1
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Baker tries to sprawl but Joelinho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Baker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joelinho is keen to just control but Baker is a slippery customer.
Baker trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joelinho wants to stand but Baker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Joelinho controlling the action here. #SUB#
Baker makes his way to full guard, as Joelinho worked for a kimura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joelinho controls the pace.#T1#
Baker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joelinho looking to sit in guard and control but Baker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joelinho is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Joelinho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2#
Joelinho stopping the sweep attempt from Baker.
Joelinho content to stall in guard here.
Baker looking to control.
Joelinho is pushing down on Baker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baker is fighting to maintain full guard but Joelinho has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Joelinho wants to get back to his feet.
Joelinho is thwarting Baker's attempts to control the position.
Joelinho tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baker throws a low kick, looking for Joelinho's leg but Joelinho calmly moves out of range. #CL#
Joelinho drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
#TD#
Joelinho is trying to trip Baker. He has hold of a leg but Baker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Joelinho persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Baker is looking to stand back up but Joelinho counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Baker. #REVB##SUB#
Joelinho is looking for a kimura but Baker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joelinho to get the leverage. #T4#
Baker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
Joelinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baker wants to control but Joelinho is keeping busy.
Baker looks winded!
Joelinho wants to stand but Baker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Baker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joelinho.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joelinho slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joelinho'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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Joelinho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD#
Joelinho drives through with a takedown into Baker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Joelinho tries to free his leg and advance position but Baker is retaining full guard.
Joelinho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Joelinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Baker is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Joelinho dives into side control.
Baker wants to control but Joelinho postures up.#SUB#
Joelinho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Joelinho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Baker trying to remain calm as Joelinho controls from the top position.
Baker bucks up and tries to throw Joelinho off but instead Joelinho has got his back!#SUB#
Baker is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Joelinho gets his way!
Baker takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Baker is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Joelinho off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Baker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Joelinho's guard. Nice work there by Baker.
Joelinho pulls Baker in close to prevent any damage. #T2##SUB#
Joelinho working for a triangle but Baker defends it easily.
Baker stands up over Joelinho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Baker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3#
Baker stops Joelinho from standing up.
Joelinho keeping moving, preventing Baker from controlling successfully.
Joelinho has his hands on Baker's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Baker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Joelinho controls Baker momentarily but Baker frees himself. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joelinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Joelinho, not yet.
Baker looking to sit in guard and control but Joelinho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Joelinho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joelinho wants to get up but he can't break Baker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Joelinho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Baker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joelinho but Joelinho pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD#
Joelinho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baker!
Joelinho sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Baker is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Joelinho decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker checks a leg kick.
Baker closes the distance and clinches up with Joelinho, looking for a takedown. Baker pushes Joelinho against the cage but Joelinho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joelinho seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Joelinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baker is looking to get back to is feet but Joelinho passes into side control.
Baker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##SU#
Joelinho decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joelinho circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Joelinho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Joelinho has Baker pulled in close to control his posture.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from Joelinho.
Joelinho is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Joelinho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Joelinho holds on and takes a little breather.
Baker tries to free his leg and advance position but Joelinho is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Joelinho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Joelinho advances position into side control!#SU#
Joelinho decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baker to his feet. #T3#
Baker avoids the head kick by Joelinho.
#TD#
Joelinho shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baker is trying to defend but Joelinho finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Baker is looking to get back to is feet but Joelinho passes into side control.
Joelinho throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SU#
Joelinho stands up and beckons Baker to his feet. #TD#
Joelinho dives in and scores a takedown into Baker's guard.
Joelinho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T4##SUB#
Joelinho has hold of Baker's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Baker seems comfortable defending it but Joelinho has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Baker is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Baker is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Joelinho couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brandon Joelinho! |
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Event:
Conquest I
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Parke closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Parke tightens his grip and picks Marquez up, before dumping him to the ground. Marquez manages to land in guard.
Parke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquez is keeping the position for now.
Marquez has control of Parke's left arm, preventing Parke from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Marquez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Marquez has his feet on Parke's thighs here. He's pushed Parke off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Parke screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominic Marquez!
Dominic Marquez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
HFA Fight Night 1
Date: Jun 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Larson wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Larson darts in and clinches Ramos up against the cage.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Larson.
The referee calls for Ramos to work.
Ramos tries to pull guard but Larson won't allow it.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD2#
Larson jumps guard and drags Ramos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramos trying to control but Larson is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Larson has his foot on Ramos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ramos works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Larson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Larson is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Larson in particular looking to stall.
Larson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramos defending well though. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramos keeping control of the position.
Larson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ramos tries to get to full guard but Larson has control of the leg.
Ramos won't allow Larson to pass to mount.
Larson controlling the action here.
Larson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ramos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T3##SUB2#
Larson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larson is stalling here. Ramos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Larson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ramos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramos is staying tight to Larson's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T4#
Ramos wants to control but Larson is keeping him busy.
Larson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramos.
Larson is trying to escape the position but Ramos is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramos has control of an arm but Larson manages to advance to Ramos's back!#SUB2#
Larson is looking for the choke from the back position but Ramos is controlling his hands well.
Larson controlling well, preventing Ramos from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kody Larson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been told by Ramos's head coaches at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larson is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Larson is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Larson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramos, which made it look bad.
Ramos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ramos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Larson darts in and clinches Ramos up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larson jumps guard but Ramos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Larson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Larson controls the action.
Larson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ramos up against the cage.
Larson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pablo Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kody Larson.
Ramos prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC#
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Ramos instigates a clinch. #T2#
Larson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Larson is breathing heavily.
Larson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Larson blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos wants to get back to striking at distance but Larson won't allow it.
Larson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC#
Ramos breaks the clinch.
Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larson is looking for the big counter here.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Larson avoids them all with ease.
Ramos throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Ramos with that takedown attempt.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T3##CL2#
Larson closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Larson jumps guard.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Larson is keeping the position.
Larson wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos preventing the sweep. #T4#
Larson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Larson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramos pulls Larson in close to prevent any damage.
Larson is looking to advance position but Ramos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Ramos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Larson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larson tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Larson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramos tries to sprawl out of it but Larson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramos misses its target.
Larson fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Larson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramos.#T1##CL#
Ramos darts in and clinches Larson up against the cage.
Larson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pablo Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kody Larson.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but Larson has double underhooks.
Larson wants a takedown.
Larson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC2#
Larson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larson shoots in for a double leg but Ramos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Larson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramos.#T2#
Larson shoots in and drives through. Ramos sprawls well.
Ramos darts in looking for a takedown but Larson gets double underhooks and turns Ramos into the cage.
Larson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Larson blocks a body shot from Ramos.
A bit of stalling here from Larson.
Ramos tries to break free but Larson pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Larson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Larson manages to circle out of the way.
Larson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramos looks for a takedown but Larson sprawls well.
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!
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T3#
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Ramos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larson.
Ramos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Larson counters by moving into the clinch.
Larson keeps control of Ramos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Larson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Larson tries to pull guard but Ramos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Larson defends it nicely.#T4##CL2#
Larson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramos, pushing him back against the cage.
Larson can't get the takedown.
Larson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ramos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larson avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larson is trying to break the clinch but Ramos has him pressed against the cage.
Larson is trying to force a seperation but Ramos has the dominant position.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ramos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Ramos!
In his post fight interview, Pablo Ramos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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