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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Bloodline
Date: Mar 15, 2025 |
#R1# Yorgan takes one on the button.#CUT#It looks like Jonah Yorgan has been cut. Jonah Yorgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD# Norman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Norman lands in his opponent's guard.#SUB2# Yorgan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Norman doesn't defend quickly enough and Yorgan has managed to lock this one up! Can Norman escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yorgan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonah Yorgan! |
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Event:
WOVA 1: Genesis
Date: Mar 08, 2025 |
#R1##CL# McBade gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lasso blocks an elbow strike from McBade.
#BC# McBade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Lasso gets tackled into the cage by McBade. McBade maintains the clinch. McBade has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lasso after a bit of a struggle. McBade has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lasso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Lasso scores with a hook to the body. Lasso gets underhooks to prevent McBade's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slade McBade. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lasso gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McBade.
#BC# McBade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL# McBade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McBade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC# McBade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2# Lasso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. McBade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lasso on the ground. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lasso is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
#T1# Lasso is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Lasso stalling. Lasso takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. McBade is trying to control but can't.
Lasso with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Lasso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD2# Lasso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. McBade is trying to escape back to his feet but Lasso uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lasso is looking to take a break and control but McBade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Lasso tries to stand but McBade is controlling his head. #T3# Lasso tries to advance to mount but can't. Lasso postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lasso working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Lasso tries to score with some ground and pound. McBade controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Lasso gets to mount! McBade was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. McBade on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McBade tries to get out of the position. Lasso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T4# Lasso wants to control the pace but McBade is squirming around nicely. McBade is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Lasso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McBade can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McBade taking shots to the head. Lasso has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McBade's face.
Lasso controlling from the full mount. Lasso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McBade can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McBade is breathing heavily. Lasso thowing shots but they're missing. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lasso dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2# McBade fails in his attempt to clinch. McBade shoots in looking for a takedown but Lasso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McBade's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Lasso has been the more effective fighter overall so far. McBade shoots for a takedown but Lasso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2# Lasso closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lasso lands in his opponent's guard.#ES# McBade kicks Lasso off and gets to his feet. Lasso shoots for a double leg takedown but McBade sprawls well. He's pushed Lasso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD# McBade shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lasso is trying to defend but McBade finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lasso is trying to maintain the position but McBade is very close to passing his half guard. Lasso is holding on to half guard well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1# Lasso moves into full guard.
Jimmy Lasso has got the better of the ground game so far. Lasso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2# McBade is posturing up here but Lasso has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! McBade tries to roll out but it's too tight and McBade has to tap! Slick submission there by Lasso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Lasso! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 23, 2025 |
#R1# Flynn throws a series of punches but Invictus avoids them all with ease. #TD# Invictus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Flynn is trying to stand up here but Invictus is controlling him well. Invictus is thwarting Flynn's attempts to control the position. Invictus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Invictus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Invictus lands a nice short elbow.#T1# Invictus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB# Invictus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Flynn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Invictus. Invictus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Invictus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Flynn hang on? Flynn tries to lock up and control but Invictus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Invictus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T2# Invictus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Invictus looking to finish Flynn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flynn! Invictus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Invictus raining down hammerfists from mount. This has been an exciting period of action! Flynn taking shots to the head. Invictus content just to control the position here. #T3# Flynn can't escape the position.
Invictus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. A nice elbow there by Invictus. Invictus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Invictus landing strikes, looking to finish! Invictus working the ground and pound effectively.
#T4# Invictus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Invictus controlling the pace for now. Invictus with shots to the head and body - Flynn looks very uncomfortable down there. Flynn tries to get back to half guard but can't. Invictus controlling the pace for now. Invictus landing strikes from the mount and Flynn is in trouble! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toffer Invictus dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2# Invictus stuffs the takedown. Invictus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And Flynn tries to counter it with a takedown but Invictus pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD# Invictus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Flynn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Invictus is in Flynn's guard. Flynn being controlled here, momentarily. Invictus is working Flynn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Toffer Invictus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Invictus's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Flynn being controlled here, momentarily. #T1# Invictus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Flynn's head. Invictus lands a couple of digs. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Invictus pushing down on Flynn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Invictus working the head and body with strikes. Invictus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flynn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Invictus slows the pace down in half guard. Invictus working the head and body with strikes. Invictus is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2# Invictus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Invictus controlling the pace. Flynn is pressing down on Invictus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Invictus sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SU# Invictus gets to his feet. Flynn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T3# Flynn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. A left and a right from Flynn both land. Nice combination. Flynn is looking to clinch but Invictus is avoiding it.
Invictus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Flynn. Flynn tries to clinch but Invictus is having none of it. Invictus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Invictus sprawls well. Invictus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flynn gets slowly back to his feet. Toffer Invictus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darian Flynn.#TD# Flynn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T4# Invictus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Invictus postures up.
Invictus distracts Flynn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Invictus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Invictus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Flynn trying to keep a closed guard but Invictus is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Invictus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Invictus's corner. There ya go! There ya go! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toffer Invictus 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# Flynn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Invictus as he jumps to the side. Invictus tries to clinch there but Flynn circles away.
Despite the aggression on Flynn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Invictus slaps away a takedown attempt from Flynn, before circling back to the center of the mat. Flynn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Invictus paws at him with a jab and circles away. Invictus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Nice straight punches there by Flynn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flynn. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Flynn tries to clinch #TD# and Invictus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flynn won't be happy with that. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#SU# Invictus stands up and we're back to a striking position. Toffer Invictus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1# Flynn tries to clinch but Invictus is having none of it. Invictus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#TD# Invictus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB# Invictus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Invictus controlling the action here.#SU# Invictus gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #T2##TD# Flynn gets caught flat footed, as Invictus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Invictus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Invictus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flynn can do to turn this around? Invictus scoring with punches to the head and body. Invictus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3# Flynn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Invictus controls the pace. Flynn is trying to keep Invictus in close.
Invictus lands a couple of digs. Invictus's corner is telling him to maintain position. Invictus chips away with some ground and pound.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Invictus is stalling in the full guard. Flynn wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD# Invictus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Flynn to the mat! Flynn manages to get full guard. Invictus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Invictus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Darian Flynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Toffer Invictus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Invictus pushing down on Flynn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight! Toffer Invictus showed his dominance in that final round. Well Invictus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toffer Invictus! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 23, 2025 |
#R1# We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmagomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rossi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov sprawls and moves away. Horrible takedown attempt by Nurmagomedov or perhaps it was just good defense by Rossi, which made it look bad. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2# Nurmagomedov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T1##SUB2# Nurmagomedov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rossi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Magomed Nurmagomedov! Magomed Nurmagomedov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 21, 2025 |
#R1# Garfunkel moves to clinch but Nurmagomedov breaks away #TD# and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garfunkel won't be happy with that. #SUB# Nurmagomedov is trying to get an arm triangle but Garfunkel is defending well. A lull in the action here. Garfunkel is trying to get back to half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garfunkel looking for a sweep but Nurmagomedov has passed into full mount! Oh no! Nurmagomedov thowing shots but they're missing. Nurmagomedov won't let Garfunkel get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. #T1# Nurmagomedov fails to advance to Garfunkel's back. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Garfunkel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garfunkel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB# Nurmagomedov in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Garfunkel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nurmagomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Magomed Nurmagomedov! Magomed Nurmagomedov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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