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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldonado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldonado. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Maldonado fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marshall to the ground. Maldonado is now in Marshall's guard.
Maldonado works over Marshall with some ground and pound from guard.
Marshall controls Maldonado momentarily but Maldonado frees himself.
Maldonado stopping the sweep attempt from Marshall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marshall looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Maldonado connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maldonado's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marshall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maldonado is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marshall working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Marshall gets caught napping as Maldonado dives in and scores a takedown. Marshall manages to retain guard.#ES2#
Marshall has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Maldonado is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T2#
Maldonado stalling.
#TD2#
Marshall gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall wants to control but Maldonado is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Marshall is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Maldonado still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Maldonado has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Marshall is looking to reverse the position.
Marshall looks winded!#SUB#
Maldonado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maldonado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU#
Maldonado decides to stand back up. #T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Maldonado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Maldonado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshall swivels and escapes.#TD#
Maldonado gets the takedown into side control.
Maldonado working away.
Marshall is trying to get back to half guard.#T4##SUB#
Maldonado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marshall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maldonado asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maldonado lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Maldonado dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Marshall leaves Maldonado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Marshall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
Maldonado closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marshall's guard.
Lenny Maldonado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marshall wants to stand up but Maldonado is controlling him. #ES2#
Marshall has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maldonado off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maldonado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Maldonado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maldonado fails with a takedown attempt.
Maldonado backing away here, and Marshall unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marshall looks for the body kick but Maldonado saw that one coming.
Maldonado lands a nice looking body shot.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldonado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maldonado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Maldonado. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##CL2#
Marshall takes the fight into the clinch.
Marshall lands a body shot. #TD2#
Marshall pulls Maldonado into guard.
Maldonado is working Marshall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maldonado 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.
Maldonado with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marshall is looking to stand up but Maldonado isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB2#
Marshall has an active guard here but Maldonado has managed to pass into half guard.
#T3##SU#
Maldonado decides to stand up. #TD#
Maldonado shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marshall's guard.
Maldonado throws a strike but Marshall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Marshall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Maldonado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T4#
Marshall looking to pass the guard.
Marshall trying to control but Maldonado is working from the bottom.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Maldonado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Marshall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maldonado dives on top into guard.#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lenny Maldonado will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Maldonado scores with a nice strike.
Maldonado swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall.
Maldonado wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Maldonado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#TD#
Maldonado closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marshall to the mat! Marshall manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maldonado preventing the sweep.
Marshall working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Maldonado sitting in guard here, content to control. #SU#
Maldonado stands up from Marshall's guard - Maldonado perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Maldonado shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maldonado showed some decent athleticism there.
Marshall tries to kick Maldonado off in order to stand up. Maldonado Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T2#
Marshall wants to get back to his feet but Maldonado drags him back down.
Maldonado content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Marshall tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Maldonado jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Marshall is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Marshall and Maldonado has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#T3#
Marshall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maldonado's best efforts.
Maldonado prevents Marshall from improving his position.#SUB#
Maldonado is trying to work for a kimura but Marshall is defending well.
Marshall is trying to stand up here but Maldonado is controlling him well. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ground and pound from Maldonado.
Maldonado scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marshall wants to improve his position but Maldonado is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Maldonado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maldonado, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Maldonado!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Marshall misses with a wild combination.
#CL2#
Marshall gets tackled into the cage by Mondragon. Mondragon maintains the clinch.
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mondragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Mondragon lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mondragon as the two fighters clinch.
Marshall managing to block the knees to the body from Mondragon.
Mondragon is trying to break free.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Mondragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mondragon working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Marshall jumps guard.
#SUB#
Marshall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mondragon defends well.#SU2#
Mondragon gets to his feet - Marshall follows without any prompting. #T1#
A shot to the liver by Mondragon. Beautiful body shot.
Mondragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Mondragon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mondragon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mondragon lands with a shot to the body.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Mondragon tests Marshall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mondragon.
Marshall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mondragon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marshall scrambles back to his feet.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mondragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Mondragon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
Mondragon dives in for a single leg takedown but Marshall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mondragon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marshall at a distance.
Nice body punch from Mondragon.
Mondragon lands a right hook to the body.
Mondragon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marshall's hands.#CL2#
Mondragon instigates a clinch.
Marshall is trying to push Mondragon away but Mondragon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Mondragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mondragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Mondragon gets a clinch. #T3#
Mondragon is trying to break the clinch but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall tries to score a body lock takedown but Mondragon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mondragon scores with a hook to the body.
Marshall tries a body shot but Mondragon blocks it.
Mondragon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Mondragon prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC2#
Mondragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mondragon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marshall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mondragon punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Mondragon has Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Mondragon breaks from the clinch.
#T4#
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mondragon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marshall rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marshall.
Marshall fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for FH Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Mondragon there.
Mondragon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mondragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Mondragon.
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!
Mondragon stuffs the takedown.
Mondragon shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
XY Mondragon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Marshall lands with a kick to the temple. Mondragon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mondragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mondragon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marshall counters with a nice body kick.
Mondragon throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Mondragon moves out of range of the body kick.
Mondragon connects with a body shot.
Marshall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL2#
Mondragon clinches with his opponent.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Mondragon has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondragon pushes Marshall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mondragon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Mondragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mondragon keeps control of Marshall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mondragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Marshall has Mondragon pressed against the cage, preventing Mondragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD#
Marshall manages to pull guard.
#SU2#
Mondragon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
XY Mondragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mondragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marshall has time to react.#CL2#
Mondragon moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Marshall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mondragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mondragon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marshall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mondragon is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mondragon is trying to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall tries to pull guard but Mondragon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marshall fails to pull guard.
Marshall working aggressively here.
Mondragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mondragon lands a body shot.
Marshall dodges an elbow strike from Mondragon.
Marshall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mondragon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for FH Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mondragon lands a body shot.
#T3#
Marshall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marshall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Mondragon.
#CL2#
Mondragon closes the distance and clinches.
Marshall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mondragon.
Mondragon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mondragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Marshall manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Mondragon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marshall, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but Mondragon blocks with his arms.
Mondragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marshall looking for a takedown. #T4#
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mondragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but Mondragon blocks it.
Mondragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.
XY Mondragon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mondragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mondragon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Mondragon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mondragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
XY Mondragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mondragon misses the shot to the body.
Marshall is looking to clinch.
Mondragon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marshall. Marshall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
Mondragon clinches up with Marshall and pushes him back against the cage.
Marshall tries to stall but Mondragon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marshall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mondragon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC2#
Mondragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mondragon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marshall defends it nicely.
Marshall tries to counter with a takedown but Mondragon is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondragon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mondragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Mondragon finds it's way through Marshall's defenses.
Mondragon scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Mondragon misses the jab.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Mondragon circles away.
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Mondragon has closed the distance and engaged Marshall in a clinch.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mondragon clobbers Marshall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Mondragon.
It appears Marshall was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mondragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Mondragon clinches.
Marshall can't get the takedown.
#T2#
Mondragon stalling the fight.
Marshall misses with a knee to the head. #TD2#
Mondragon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marshall is trying to keep an underhook but Mondragon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Marshall moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Marshall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mondragon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Marshall is tightening it up a little... Mondragon has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mondragon reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mondragon taps out! Nice BJJ there by Marshall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). FH Marshall!
An out of breath FH Marshall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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