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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Baruti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baruti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haime seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Baruti moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Haime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haime really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baruti throws a looping overhand right but Haime ducks down to avoid it.
Baruti just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHaime.
Haime walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baruti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haime shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL#
Haime rushes Baruti and presses him up against the cage.
Baruti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baruti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baruti swings wildly with an uppercut but Haime uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baruti misses with a punch on the inside.
Haime takes a shot to the head.
Baruti tries a body shot but Haime blocks it.
Baruti working aggressively here.
Baruti misses with some punches.
#T1##TD#
Haime manages to pull guard.
Haime trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Haime manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baruti manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Haime slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haime controls the position. #SUB#
Haime is trying to get an arm triangle but Baruti is defending well.
Haime wants to control but Baruti is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SU#
Haime stands up.
Haime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skender Baruti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baruti lands a jab to Haime's midsection.
Baruti looks to score with a jab to the body but Haime is just out of range.
Haime lands a head shot.
Haime has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baruti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baruti throws a body punch but Haime moves out of range.
Haime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baruti cracks Haime with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Baruti misses with a straight left.
It looked like Haime was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baruti.
Baruti blocks a head kick by Haime.
Haime avoids the body shot from Baruti.
Haime will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haime fails with a takedown attempt.
Baruti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Haime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haime misses with a head kick.
Baruti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haime in his tracks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Baruti.
Baruti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haime stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baruti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haime moves away.
Baruti lands a right hook to the body.
Baruti connects with a jab.
Baruti fakes the leg kick and cracks Haime in the body.
Baruti delivers a nice body kick.
Haime takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baruti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baruti.
A head kick misses from Haime.
A low kick from Baruti is predictable there
and Haime makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Baruti really felt that one!
Baruti avoids a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Baruti there.
Baruti throws a hook but Haime blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Baruti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haime doesn't seem phased though.
Baruti gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Haime counters with a takedown into side control.
Haime is breathing heavily.
Baruti is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Haime decides to stand back up.
Haime has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baruti finds it's way round the side to connect with Haime's head.
Skender Baruti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haime avoids the head kick by Baruti.
Haime throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skender Baruti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Baruti connects with a leg kick. Haime looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baruti throws a head kick that misses.
Haime blocks a leg kick.
Baruti misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Haime misses its target.
Roberto Haime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Haime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haime blocks a body shot from Baruti.
Baruti throws a head punch that misses.
Haime is trying to drag Baruti to the mat but Baruti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haime crunches a lovely knee into Baruti's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haime controlling the action here for a moment.
Haime blocking some punches.
Haime is trying to pull guard but Baruti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1#
Baruti lands a shoulder strike.
Baruti throws a punch but it's blocked by Haime.
Haime is looking to break free of the clinch but Baruti has double underhooks. #BC#
Haime manages to break the clinch.
Baruti lands a lovely overhand right.
Baruti looks to score with a jab to the body but Haime is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Haime misses the target.
Baruti lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Baruti.
Baruti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haime. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Baruti as Haime shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Haime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baruti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haime stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baruti.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baruti, as that shot connected.
Haime walks into a straight right hand from Baruti.
Baruti throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Haime counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haime trying to control but Baruti is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Baruti wants to sweep here but Haime controlling him for the moment.
Baruti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haime slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Baruti is trying to escape the position but Haime is controlling the position. #T3#
Haime postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Roberto Haime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baruti is trying to control Haime's posture but Haime avoids it.
Haime advances to mount.
Haime wants to control the pace but Baruti is squirming around nicely.
Haime controlling his opponent. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haime tries to control but Baruti wriggling away.
Baruti tries to hold on but Haime pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baruti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haime in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Haime connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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 Roberto Haime will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Baruti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baruti connects with a leg kick. Haime looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haime takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baruti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Baruti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haime doesn't seem phased though.
Baruti loads up on a big right hand but Haime slips the punch.
Baruti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baruti tries a head kick but it misses.
Haime closes the distance and clinches up with Baruti, looking for a takedown. Haime pushes Baruti against the cage but Baruti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baruti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baruti misses with a hook.
Baruti lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haime wants to clinch up but Baruti keeps it at a distance.
Baruti misses with a wild body shot.
Haime shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baruti but Baruti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haime takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Haime sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Haime tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baruti defends well and Haime ends up having to push Baruti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Haime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baruti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baruti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haime at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baruti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baruti lands a lovely overhand right.
Baruti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#TD#
Haime changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baruti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Baruti bucks up and tries to throw Haime off but instead Haime has got his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baruti tries to escape but Haime has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T2##SUB#
Haime working for a choke but Baruti is defending well.
Haime throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Haime controlling well, preventing Baruti from escaping the position.
Baruti trying to control but not successfully. #T3#
Baruti is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Haime.
#SUB#
Baruti defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Haime's arms.
Baruti tries to roll but Haime sticks to his back.
Baruti is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T4#
Baruti prevents Haime from getting a body triangle.
Haime softening up his opponent with strikes here.
#SUB#
Haime is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Baruti right now.
Haime really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Baruti.
I really don't envy Baruti right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Skender Baruti.
I think Baruti 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skender Baruti!
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