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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 14, 2025 |
#R1#
Sloof fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL2#
Baker moves into range and clinches up with Sloof.
Sloof drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloof drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hendri Sloof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloof is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloof is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baker fails to land the takedown.
Sloof feinted with a counter takedown.#T1#
Sloof shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baker defends it nicely.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Sloof throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baker's waist but Baker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sloof off to one side.
Baker has a takedown stuffed.#CL2#
Baker clinches.
Sloof is looking for a takedown.#TD#
Sloof pulls guard effortlessly.
Baker's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
Sloof wants to sweep here but Baker controlling him for the moment. #SU2#
Baker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Baker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sloof changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
Sloof changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sloof takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#It looks like Hendri Sloof has been cut.#T3#
Baker fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sloof has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sloof avoids the damage to the body.
Sloof tries to score a body lock takedown but Baker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sloof.
#T4#
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sloof avoids the damage to the body.
Baker prevents the takedown attempt.
Sloof blocks the elbow strike.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sloof jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baker walks away with a smile on his face. Sloof gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Baker has Sloof up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Baker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU2#
Baker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sloof moves out of range as Baker throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Baker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendri Sloof's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Baker shoots for a double leg takedown but Sloof sprawls well. He's pushed Baker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sloof swivels and escapes.
Sloof shoots in and drives through. Baker sprawls well.
Sloof shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD2#
and Baker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sloof's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Baker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sloof is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloof looking for a sweep but Baker has passed into full mount! Oh no!#T1#
Baker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sloof tries to hold on but Baker postures up.
Baker controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloof is trying desperately to improve position.
Baker pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Baker controlling the pace for now. #T2#
Baker landing shots from mount.
Baker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sloof tries to reverse the position but Baker maintains control.
Sloof tries to control the position but Baker now has his back.
#SUB2#
Baker is looking for the choke from the back position but Sloof is controlling his hands well. #SUB2#
Sloof won't enjoy being in this position. Baker looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Sloof is tapping - it's over boys! Baker picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sean Baker!
A victorious Sean Baker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 14, 2025 |
#R1#
De Vries scores with a hook.
Bastiaan De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Nicholas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SU2#
Nicholas decides to stand up.
Nicholas misses with a head kick.
De Vries throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nicholas counters with a body kick that stops De Vries in his tracks momentarily. #TD2#
Nicholas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU2#
Nicholas decides to stand back up. Nicholas steps back and let's De Vries get back to his feet.
De Vries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicholas circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicholas feints a counter leg kick.
De Vries slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD2#
Nicholas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SU2#
Nicholas decides to stand up, so the ref orders De Vries to his feet. #TD2#
Nicholas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Vries manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SU2#
Nicholas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
De Vries takes a swing at Nicholas's ribcage but misses.
De Vries backing away here, and Nicholas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
De Vries lands a glancing blow to the side of Nicholas's head.
De Vries could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
De Vries pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Vries. Nicholas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Nicholas. Beautiful body shot.#TD2#
Nicholas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SU2#
Nicholas stands up from half guard. #TD2#
Nicholas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Vries manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SU2#
Nicholas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
De Vries bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
Donk. De Vries catches Nicholas right on the button with a cross.#TD2#
Nicholas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Vries's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU2#
Nicholas stands up and waves to De Vries to follow him.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicholas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A cross from De Vries lands.
De Vries pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nicholas back to the cage. De Vries follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#TD2#
Nicholas gets the takedown into side control.
De Vries knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nicholas on the ground.#SU2#
Nicholas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
De Vries connects with the punch.
De Vries catches Nicholas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Vries throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
De Vries lands a nice looking body shot.
Nicholas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Vries.
Nicholas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Vries throws a shot from downtown. Nicholas moves away and avoids it.
De Vries lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#TD2#
Nicholas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Vries napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SU2#
Nicholas decides to stand back up. Nicholas steps back and let's De Vries get back to his feet.
Nicholas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Vries pinned against the cage. De Vries gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Vries is looking for a counter combo.
De Vries lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T4#
De Vries loads up on a big right hand but Nicholas slips the punch.
Nicholas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Vries's waist but De Vries gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nicholas off to one side.
De Vries throws an overhand right that lands on Nicholas's shoulder, as Nicholas tries to avoid the shot.
De Vries lands a jab to Nicholas's midsection.
De Vries looks to land a right hand but Nicholas moved out of range.
De Vries tests Nicholas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Vries throws a jab when Nicholas was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Nicholas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Nicholas stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Vries loads up on a big right hand but Nicholas slips the punch.
De Vries lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastiaan De Vries dominated that round.
That's time! De Vries's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
De Vries throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicholas throws a counter combo.
Nicholas ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
De Vries is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Vries connects with a body shot that sends Nicholas's belly button to the back.#TD2#
De Vries gets caught napping as Nicholas dives in and scores a takedown. De Vries manages to retain guard.
De Vries wants to stand and escape but Nicholas is having none of it. #SU2#
Nicholas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicholas.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicholas can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Nicholas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Vries to the mat! De Vries manages to get full guard. #SU2#
Nicholas stands up and waves to De Vries to follow him. #TD2#
De Vries gets caught flat footed, as Nicholas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU2#
Nicholas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Vries, up you get!
Bastiaan De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
De Vries's corner calls for a 1-2. De Vries obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nicholas slips under a jab from De Vries.#TD2#
Nicholas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Vries's half guard.#SU2#
Nicholas gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
De Vries scores with the left hand. Nicholas knows he should have avoided that one. #TD2#
Nicholas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Vries bucks up and tries to throw Nicholas off but instead Nicholas has got his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicholas controlling the position well here. De Vries rolled but Nicholas kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T2##SU2#
Nicholas gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
De Vries throws a nice looking combination but Nicholas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicholas with the counter takedown but De Vries avoids it easily.
Nicholas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Vries.
De Vries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicholas takes one to the chin there.
De Vries scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nicholas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Vries.
De Vries is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicholas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nicholas.#TD2#
Nicholas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SU2#
Nicholas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows De Vries to get to his feet.
De Vries cracks Nicholas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#TD2#
Nicholas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Vries manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SU2#
Nicholas stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2#
De Vries gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nicholas to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SU2#
Nicholas gets to his feet - De Vries follows without any prompting. #T4#
De Vries connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD2#
Nicholas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nicholas is breathing heavily.
De Vries is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SU2#
Nicholas stands up and beckons De Vries to his feet.
Bastiaan De Vries is winning the standup battle so far.
De Vries stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
De Vries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicholas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nicholas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Vries with a jab.#TD2#
Nicholas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastiaan De Vries dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Nicholas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Vries throws a hook but Nicholas avoids it easily.
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicholas with the counter takedown but De Vries avoids it easily.
A big left from De Vries misses.
Nicholas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nicholas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Vries throws the left hand but Nicholas avoids the punch easily.
Nicholas throws a big counter head kick but De Vries avoids it with no problem.
De Vries throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Nicholas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Nicholas stands up out of the half guard.
De Vries looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicholas is just out of range.#TD2#
Nicholas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T1##SU2#
Nicholas stands up from half guard.
Nicholas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Nicholas.#TD2#
Nicholas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SU2#
Nicholas stands up and beckons De Vries to join him on the feet. #TD2#
Nicholas drives through with a takedown into De Vries's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SU2#
Nicholas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A big left from De Vries misses. #TD2#
Nicholas shoots in and bounces De Vries off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SU2#
Nicholas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T2#
Nicholas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vries.
Nicholas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD2#
Nicholas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Vries to the mat! De Vries manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU2#
Nicholas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A decent looking cross lands there for De Vries.
De Vries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicholas sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Nicholas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SU2#
Nicholas stands and steps away. De Vries gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
De Vries misses with an uppercut.
Nicholas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vries scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Nicholas tries for a takedown but De Vries sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Vries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicholas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Vries jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from De Vries misses.
Nicholas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Vries finds it's way round the side to connect with Nicholas's head.
De Vries uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nicholas has time to react.
A big left from De Vries misses.
Nicholas fails to land the takedown.
De Vries swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Vries goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T4#
De Vries looks to land a left hand but Nicholas moved out of range nicely.
De Vries pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from De Vries. Those never looked like landing.
De Vries connects with a body shot that sends Nicholas's belly button to the back.
De Vries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Nicholas looking to score a takedown here. De Vries is defending well but Nicholas drives through and ends up in De Vries's guard.#SU2#
Nicholas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
De Vries lands a nice hook to Nicholas's body. Nicholas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Vries cracks Nicholas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Vries missing with a left hand there. Nicholas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richard Nicholas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Vries fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicholas manages to avoid it.
Nicholas throws a fast counter high kick but De Vries manages to duck under it in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bastiaan De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Vries, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastiaan De Vries!
After the fight, Bastiaan De Vries was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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