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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 15, 2025 |
#R1#
Vazquez closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side #TD#
so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vazquez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sanchez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC#
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Vazquez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Vazquez has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #TD#
Sanchez drags the fight down to the ground.
#T1#
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Vazquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vazquez postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vazquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vazquez landing some decent shots from guard.
Vazquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Vazquez is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Vazquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vazquez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vazquez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sanchez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Vazquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Sanchez is not content to let Vazquez control the position.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vazquez.
Sanchez tries to kick Vazquez off but Vazquez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vazquez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
Vazquez working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Vazquez is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vazquez. #T3#
Vazquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Vazquez has control of the leg.
Vazquez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vazquez trying to control from Sanchez's half guard. Sanchez has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #SUB#
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Vazquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vazquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vazquez connects with a couple of short punches.
Vazquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Vazquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vazquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Vazquez trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Vazquez throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vazquez. #TD#
Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Vazquez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vazquez trying to control here.
Vazquez is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duncan Vazquez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vazquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vazquez connects with a couple of short punches.
Vazquez cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Vazquez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vazquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Vazquez wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Vazquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Vazquez can't handle though.
#T1#
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to hit a sweep here but Vazquez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sanchez there!
Vazquez unloading with bombs!
Sanchez wants to hold on but Vazquez pushes him away.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Vazquez has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vazquez lands with some strikes.#ROC2#Sanchez is rocked!
Vazquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vazquez lands a big shot to the head and Sanchez winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Duncan Vazquez! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 15, 2025 |
#R1##TD2#
Francis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiranami trying to hold on to Francis's head to control him but Francis postures up.
Shiranami on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shiranami tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Francis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nice strikes from Francis there.
Francis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Francis works his way into side control.
Shiranami tries to buck Francis off but Francis is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiranami struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Francis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shiranami prevents Francis from improving position. #SUB2#
Francis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shiranami knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1#
Shiranami manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Francis trying to control but Shiranami postures up.
Francis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shiranami lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Francis manages to get to full guard.
Shiranami controlling from the top position. #T2##SUB2#
Francis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shiranami defends well.
Shiranami looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shiranami'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.#T3#
Francis looking to control.
Shiranami scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shiranami might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shiranami has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Francis is proving hard to escape from.
Shiranami is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shiranami tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shiranami trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shiranami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Francis swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Francis pushes Shiranami up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Francis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shiranami is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Francis to the mat. Francis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shiranami working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Francis's head.
Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shiranami pushes down on Francis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shiranami controlling the action here.
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 Hayato Shiranami will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Shiranami clinches with his opponent.
Francis tries for a takedown but Shiranami manages to get underhooks.
#TD#
Shiranami pulls guard effortlessly.
Shiranami has control of Francis's left arm, preventing Francis from doing any damage.
Shiranami has momentary wrist control but Francis slips an elbow through the middle.
Francis passes Shiranami's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shiranami is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis working over Shiranami with some ground and pound. Shiranami looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shiranami is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Francis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shiranami gets full guard.
Francis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T1#
Shiranami is trying to control Francis's posture but Francis avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Francis has hold of Shiranami's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shiranami tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Francis cranks the arm and Shiranami screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shiranami, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Anthony Francis! |
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