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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Joseph sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Joseph wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Joseph trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Joseph doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Joseph avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard. #T1#
Sanchez trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Joseph is keeping the position.#SU2#
Sanchez gets to his feet. Joseph looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Joseph throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Sanchez
and Joseph counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Joseph, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Joseph against the cage but Joseph circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Joseph holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T2#
Joseph jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Joseph around his waist. Joseph gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC2#
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Joseph.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez wants to break free but Joseph has control.
Joseph gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Kraig Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
Joseph avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
#TD#
Joseph gets control of Sanchez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Joseph will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Joseph will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joseph is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
Joseph trying to control the position.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Joseph has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Joseph gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Joseph.
Joseph avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joseph lands a couple of good shots and Sanchez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kraig Joseph dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Joseph checks a low kick from Sanchez.#CL#
Joseph clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Sanchez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Joseph thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Joseph got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joseph has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kraig Joseph 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.
Sanchez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Joseph wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
#T1#
Joseph blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Joseph wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Joseph manages to get to full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Joseph keeps moving. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Joseph is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Joseph gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but Joseph defends easily.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T3#
Joseph's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanchez controlling the position.
Sanchez wants to stand but Joseph is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Joseph shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Joseph keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#TD2#
Joseph gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joseph keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Joseph is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joseph is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Sanchez 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL#
Joseph has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Joseph tries to pull guard but Sanchez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC2#
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Joseph circles away.
Joseph attempts a counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Joseph pushes him off.
Joseph stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD2#
Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Joseph has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sanchez wants to control but Joseph is keeping him busy. #SU2#
Sanchez decides to stand back up. #T2##TD2#
Sanchez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Joseph to the ground. Sanchez is now in Joseph's guard.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Joseph gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez trying to strike off his back.
Joseph working some strikes from top position.
Joseph postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Joseph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez working a defensive guard but Joseph manages to pass into side control anyway.
Joseph scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sanchez to see if he's OK.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.#SU#
Joseph decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Donk. Sanchez catches Joseph right on the button with a cross.#T4##CL2#
Sanchez has Joseph up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Joseph jumps guard and drags Sanchez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez postures up in Joseph's guard and throws a big left but Joseph blocks it.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Joseph is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joseph looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grant Sanchez.
I think Sanchez 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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