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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Alanopoulos forces Francis back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Francis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Francis darts in and clinches Alanopoulos up against the cage.
Francis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Francis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alanopoulos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Francis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL#
Alanopoulos tries to keep at a distance but Francis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Francis cracks Alanopoulos with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Francis - that landed with a thud.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Alanopoulos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Francis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL#
Francis drives through and clinches with Alanopoulos against the cage.
#T1#
Alanopoulos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walter Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giannis Alanopoulos.
Alanopoulos looks winded!
A short right from Francis.
Francis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alanopoulos.#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Francis connects with a body shot.#CL#
Francis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alanopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Francis clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Francis manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Francis clinches.
Nice body punch from Francis - that landed with a thud.
Francis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis is working Alanopoulos over against the cage.
Francis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alanopoulos or not.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis lands a body punch. #T2#
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis lands an uppercut.#BC#
Francis breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Francis gets a clinch.
Francis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Francis closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Francis.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis pushes Alanopoulos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Francis slows down the pace here.
#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Francis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alanopoulos, pushing him back against the cage.
Francis lands an uppercut.#T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Francis.
Francis scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Francis.
Francis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Francis.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis presses Alanopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC#
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Francis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
A short body shot lands from Francis as the two fighters clinch.
Francis lands a body punch. #BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Francis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis lands a body shot.
Francis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alanopoulos.#T4#
Alanopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alanopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL#
Francis clinches.
A body shot lands from Francis.
Stalling in the clinch from Francis.
#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Francis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alanopoulos doesn't seem bothered though.
Francis connects with a body shot.#CL#
Francis instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Francis.
Francis digs a right hand into Alanopoulos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alanopoulos's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alanopoulos backwards. #BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis lands a nice looking body shot.
Francis lands a jab to Alanopoulos's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Francis dominated that round.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL#
Francis moves into the clinch.
Francis cracks Alanopoulos with a nice body shot.
Francis digs a right hand underneath Alanopoulos's ribcage. Alanopoulos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Francis stalling the fight.
#BC#
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alanopoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Alanopoulos gets tackled into the cage by Francis. Francis maintains the clinch.
Francis lands an uppercut.
Francis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Francis breaks from the clinch.
Francis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Francis scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A cross from Francis lands.#ROC#Alanopoulos is rocked!
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Alanopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?#CL#
Francis pushes Alanopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Francis digs a right hand into Alanopoulos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alanopoulos's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Alanopoulos is breathing heavily.
A short right from Francis. #T1#
Francis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Alanopoulos to his knees! Francis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Francis! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Otami goes for a double leg but Alanopoulos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alanopoulos continues to drive forward.
Alanopoulos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Otami but Otami pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alanopoulos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alanopoulos wants to clinch up but Otami keeps it at a distance.
Otami on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alanopoulos shoots for a double leg takedown but Otami sprawls well. He's pushed Alanopoulos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Alanopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alanopoulos slaps away a takedown attempt from Otami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otami closes the distance and clinches up with Alanopoulos, looking for a takedown. Otami pushes Alanopoulos against the cage but Alanopoulos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alanopoulos misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Otami closes the distance and clinches.
Alanopoulos tries to pull guard but Otami holds him up against the cage and eventually Alanopoulos drops back down to his feet.
#T1##BC2#
Otami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otami has a takedown stuffed.#CL2#
Otami drives through and clinches with Alanopoulos against the cage.
Otami tries to pull guard but Alanopoulos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alanopoulos can't break the clinch.
#TD#
Alanopoulos successfully pulls guard.
Alanopoulos is trying to keep Otami in close.
#T2#
Otami prevents Alanopoulos from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alanopoulos looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otami content to stall in guard here.
Alanopoulos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Otami is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Otami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL2#
Otami drives through and clinches with Alanopoulos against the cage.
Otami works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#TD2#
Otami jumps into guard, dragging Alanopoulos to the mat.
Alanopoulos looking to sit in guard and control but Otami gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Alanopoulos controls Otami momentarily but Otami frees himself.
Otami is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alanopoulos wants to hit a sweep here but Otami passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Alanopoulos there! #T4#
Otami takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alanopoulos tries to hold on but Otami postures up.
Otami content just to control the position here.
Otami throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Otami controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Otami dominated that round.
That's time! Alanopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Otami fails with a takedown attempt.
Alanopoulos tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Otami has Alanopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#TD2#
Otami manages to pull guard.
#ES2#
Otami has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Alanopoulos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Otami breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otami dives in and grabs Alanopoulos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alanopoulos pushes down on Otami's head and hops out.
Alanopoulos misses with a takedown attempt
and Otami makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Otami is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alanopoulos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giannis Alanopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shin Otami.
Otami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T1#
Alanopoulos shoots for a takedown but Otami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Otami has managed to clinch.
Alanopoulos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alanopoulos is pressed up against the cage. Otami has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alanopoulos down to the mat. Alanopoulos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Otami is breathing heavily.
Alanopoulos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Otami as Alanopoulos shoots in.#CL#
Alanopoulos clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Alanopoulos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alanopoulos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Otami lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alanopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Otami paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
Alanopoulos misses with a wild combination.
Otami circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otami avoids the body shot from Alanopoulos.
And Otami tries to counter it with a takedown but Alanopoulos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice sprawl there from Alanopoulos as Otami shoots in.
Alanopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Otami defends it nicely.
Otami shoots in for a takedown but Alanopoulos shows good takedown defense.
Alanopoulos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Otami closes the distance and clinches up with Alanopoulos, looking for a takedown. Otami pushes Alanopoulos against the cage but Alanopoulos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T3#
Otami gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Alanopoulos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alanopoulos. #TD#
Alanopoulos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Otami uses from the top position.
Alanopoulos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shin Otami has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Alanopoulos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Otami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alanopoulos swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
Otami slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Otami forces his way into half guard.
Otami passes into side control, despite Alanopoulos's attempt to control the position.
#SU2#
Otami stands up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Otami cracks a nice hook into Alanopoulos's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Otami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Otami - that will leave a mark!
Alanopoulos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Alanopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alanopoulos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alanopoulos darts in looking for a takedown but Otami gets double underhooks and turns Alanopoulos into the cage. #TD#
Alanopoulos drags the fight down to the ground.
Alanopoulos looking to control but Otami passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alanopoulos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Otami.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Otami seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Otami throwing shots but Alanopoulos is blocking nicely. #T1#
Otami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Otami uses his free foot to push down on Alanopoulos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alanopoulos.
Otami controlling from mount.
Alanopoulos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Otami controlling his opponent. #T2#
Otami looking to ground and pound but Alanopoulos is blocking nicely.
Otami controlling from the full mount.
Alanopoulos wants to control but Otami is having none of it.
Otami thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Otami controlling the pace for now. #SUB2#
Otami looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T3#
Otami lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Otami takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB2#
Otami is working for a guillotine from mount but Alanopoulos frees his head quite easily.
Alanopoulos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Otami controlling from mount.
Alanopoulos is trying to escape the mount.
Otami has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Otami tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poor strikes thrown by Otami there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Otami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Otami 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Otami! |
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