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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Ayers moves in looking to clinch but Garry pushes him off.
Garry avoids the head kick by Ayers.
#TD2#
Garry feints and as Ayers raises his hands in defense, Garry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ayers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ayers controls Garry momentarily but Garry frees himself.
Garry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ayers is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayers is trying to control the position but Garry postures up.
Garry wants to pass the guard but Ayers is keeping the position.#T1#
Ayers trying to keep a closed guard but Garry is proving a slippery customer.
Garry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ayers is proving hard to escape from.
Garry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ayers is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Garry has closed the distance and engaged Ayers in a clinch.
Ayers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garry just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Garry jumps guard.
Garry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ayers postures up in Garry's guard and throws a big left but Garry blocks it. #T2#
Garry has control of Ayers's left arm, preventing Ayers from doing any damage.
Ayers working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garry has his hands on Ayers's head, controlling the position.
Ayers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ayers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ayers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ayers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ayers prevents Garry from getting back to his feet.
Ayers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garry wants to sweep here but Ayers controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Ayers lands a couple of elbows.
Ayers tries to stand but Garry is controlling from the bottom.
Garry is controlling Ayers's posture.#SUB2#
Garry is looking for a triangle but Ayers pushes his legs off easily.
Ayers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garry wants to sweep here but Ayers controlling him for the moment.
Ayers is in close to Garry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ayers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ayers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4#
Ayers scoring with some ground and pound.
Ayers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ayers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ayers 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.
Garry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ayers with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garry is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Garry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ayers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ayers controls Garry momentarily but Garry frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Garry will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Ayers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ayers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Ayers.
Ayers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ayers is looking for a takedown.
Garry is trying to pull guard but Ayers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ayers is working for takedown but Garry is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Garry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Garry takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Ayers gets control of Garry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ayers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ayers being controlled here, momentarily.
Ayers is trying to keep Garry in close.
#T1#
Ayers wants to get back to his feet but Garry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garry wants to stand but Ayers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Garry controlling from the top position.
Ayers trying to control the position.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garry scoring with some ground and pound.
Garry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garry trying to control but Ayers is working from the bottom.
Garry looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jeff Ayers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ayers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ayers moves in looking to clinch but Garry pushes him off.#TD2#
Garry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ayers trying to control here.
#T3#
Garry throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ayers to regain full guard.
Ayers being controlled here, momentarily.
Garry tries to free his leg and advance position but Ayers is retaining full guard.
Ayers controls Garry momentarily but Garry frees himself.
Garry stays in close to Ayers's body and controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ayers wants to stand and escape but Garry is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ayers cracks Garry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garry shoots in for a takedown but Ayers shows good takedown defense.
Ayers fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garry is defended easily by Ayers.
Ayers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garry manages to circle out of the way.
Jeff Ayers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Garry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ayers enables Garry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ayers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Martin Garry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Garry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ayers controlling the position.#SUB#
Ayers working for a triangle but Garry defends it easily.
Garry controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Ayers is trying to control the position but Garry postures up.
Garry 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.
Garry throwing strikes from guard but Ayers blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garry.#TD2#
Garry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Ayers has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Garry is on him like a limpet, forcing Ayers back against the cage.#BC2#
Garry manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ayers. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ayers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Garry throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Ayers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Garry is avoiding damage well.
Garry wants to control but Ayers postures up.
Garry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ayers.
Garry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ayers scoring with some ground and pound.
Ayers landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Ayers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ayers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ayers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garry wants to stand and escape but Ayers is having none of it.
Ayers is working Garry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ayers is in close to Garry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ayers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Garry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ayers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Garry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ayers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Ayers looking to score a takedown here. Garry is defending well but Ayers drives through and ends up in Garry's guard.
Ayers scoring with some ground and pound.
Garry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ayers's guard. #REVB#
Garry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ayers pulls Garry in close to prevent any damage.
Garry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeff Ayers.
I think Garry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Garry!
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