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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2019 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brits.
Morne Brits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brits misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Noble. No joy for Brits on that attempt.
Nice body kick from Noble.
Brits is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brits darts in looking for a takedown but Noble gets double underhooks and turns Brits into the cage.
Devin Noble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morne Brits.#TD2#
Brits shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Noble has one foot on Brits's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Noble scores with a jab.#T1##TD2#
Brits scores with a takedown into Noble's guard.
Noble really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brits throws a big right hand that misses.
Noble working a defensive guard here.
Brits looking to sit in guard and control but Noble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Brits controls Noble momentarily but Noble frees himself.
Noble with a nice head shot there.
Noble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Brits is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noble accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Noble's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brits has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Noble controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Noble throwing strikes but missing.
Brits pulls Noble in close to prevent any damage.
Noble is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Noble lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Noble 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.
Noble postures up in Brits's guard and throws a big left but Brits blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noble accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brits shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noble as he avoids it easily.
Brits looks winded!#TD2#
Brits scores with a takedown into Noble's guard.#ES#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noble is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Brits presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC#
Noble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brits misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Noble is looking for a counter combo.#T4##CL#
Noble clinches up with Brits and pushes him back against the cage.
Noble has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brits after a bit of a struggle.
Brits is trying to pull guard but Noble has him pressed against the cage.
Noble putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brits in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Noble leaning against his opponent.
Noble is trying to pull guard but Brits turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brits tries to circle away but Noble has him pinned against the cage.
Noble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Noble to work.
Brits working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Noble dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Brits on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brits misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noble swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Brits counters with a takedown into side control. #ES#
Noble explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Devin Noble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brits closes the distance and clinches up with Noble, looking for a takedown. Brits pushes Noble against the cage but Noble circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Noble tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brits manages to circle out of the way.
Brits throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Noble's waist but Noble gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brits off to one side.
Brits tries to clinch but Noble moves out of range.
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!
Brits doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD#
and Noble counters with a shoot takedown. Brits fights it but they end up in guard.
Devin Noble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morne Brits.
Noble keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brits's head.
Noble controlling from the top position. #T1#
Noble trying to control the position from guard on top but Brits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brits is breathing heavily.
Noble sitting in guard here, content to control.
Noble trying to control but Brits is working from the bottom.
Brits utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brits looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Noble tries to sprawl but Brits drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T2#
Noble has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brits is working away from the top position though.
Noble slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brits preventing the sweep.
Brits postures up.
Brits content to stall in guard here.
Noble will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brits trying to control but Noble is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3##SUB#
Brits avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brits stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noble swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Noble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brits throws a looping overhand right but Noble ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD2#
Brits is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Noble's half guard.#ES#
Noble makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Noble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brits slips a jab and a cross from Noble.
Noble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brits.
Noble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noble slips a jab and a cross from Brits.
#CL#
Noble has Brits up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Noble dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Noble connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brits momentarily.
Noble scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Noble forces Brits back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Brits breaks the clinch.
Brits looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brits dives in and grabs Noble's left leg, looking for a takedown. Noble pushes down on Brits's head and hops out.
Brits fails with a takedown attempt.
Brits takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brits avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T1#
Brits dives in for a single leg takedown but Noble sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Devin Noble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morne Brits.
Noble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Noble!
Noble works over Brits's head and body with a nice combination.
Noble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brits moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Brits gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Noble throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Noble lands a head kick!
Brits closes the distance but Noble moves to the side
and Noble counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brits is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Devin Noble is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Noble tries to clinch but Brits is having none of it.
Noble scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brits tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brits takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#TD2#
Brits shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Noble is trying to defend but Brits finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brits tries to pass the half guard into mount. Noble knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T3#
Brits throws a strike but Noble avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brits wants to stand but Noble is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brits is looking to pass into half guard but Noble pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Noble is in guard.#REVR#
Noble is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Noble working some strikes from top position.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brits keeping moving, preventing Noble from controlling successfully.
Brits is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Noble is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brits working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noble.
Noble working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Noble stays in close to Brits's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brits is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Noble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noble 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Noble!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 12, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Beard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Donnley to the mat! Donnley manages to get full guard. #ES2#
Donnley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD2#
Donnley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Donnley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Donnley wants to free his trapped foot but Beard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Donnley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Donnley blocks the strikes from Beard.
Beard pushes Donnley off but Donnley dives into side control.
#SU2#
Donnley stands up.
Donnley keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Beard moves out of range of the body kick.
Beard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donnley throws a wild body kick that Beard sees coming a mile off.
Beard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Donnley manages to circle out of the way.#TD2#
Beard gets caught flat footed, as Donnley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Beard has his feet on Donnley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD2#
Donnley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beard quickly recovers to half guard.
Beard pushes Donnley off looking to stand but Donnley dives back in and keeps control.
Donnley stalling.
Beard is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Beard actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Donnley seems to be working for a kimura but Beard defends the submission attempt.
Beard gets full guard.#SUB#
Beard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Donnley has picked Beard up and slammed him! Beard can't keep hold of the triangle and Donnley manages to pass to side control!#SUB2#
Donnley in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Beard is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Donnley!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Fixit shoots in looking for a takedown. Case tries to sprawl out of it but Fixit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Case manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Case changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fixit tries to avoid it but Case manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fixit to the ground. Fixit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Fixit shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fixit showed some decent athleticism there.
Fixit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Case defending well though.
Case wants to get back to his feet.
Case punching from the bottom.
Fixit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Case is pressing down on Fixit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fixit manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Fixit is controlling Case's posture.#T1#
Case postures up in Fixit's guard and throws a big left but Fixit blocks it.
Case wants to stand but Fixit has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SU#
Case gets to his feet. Fixit looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD2#
Fixit decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fixit perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Case is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Case looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Case tries to kick Fixit off but Fixit keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Case looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Fixit there. #T2#
Fixit working the head and body with strikes.
Case is breathing heavily.
Fixit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fixit in particular looking to stall.
Fixit blocks the strikes from Case.
Fixit working over Case with some ground and pound. Case looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fixit lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Case quite badly. Case pulls Fixit in close trying to recover. Fixit postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Case on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Case doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Fixit!
In his post fight interview, Jim Fixit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 03, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Norkjis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bartlett's guard.
Bartlett keeping moving, preventing Norkjis from controlling successfully.
Bartlett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norkjis throwing strikes from guard but Bartlett blocks nicely.
Norkjis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartlett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartlett is trying to control the position but Norkjis postures up.
Norkjis stops Bartlett from standing up.
Bartlett controls Norkjis momentarily but Norkjis frees himself.
Norkjis with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Bartlett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bartlett keeping moving, preventing Norkjis from controlling successfully. #SU2#
Bartlett is working an open guard so Norkjis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T1#
Norkjis misses with a head kick.
Bartlett blocks a head kick by Norkjis.
Norkjis throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Bartlett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Norkjis fails to land.
Norkjis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bartlett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norkjis backwards.
Bartlett lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Norkjis jumps guard and drags Bartlett to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Norkjis has an active guard here but Bartlett has managed to pass into half guard.
Norkjis wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Bartlett is looking for a kimura but Norkjis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bartlett to get the leverage.
Norkjis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bartlett is looking to take a break and control but Norkjis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norkjis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Norkjis strikes from the bottom but Bartlett uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Norkjis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bartlett wants to control but Norkjis is keeping him busy.
Bartlett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Norkjis tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Norkjis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norkjis manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
Norkjis looking for a guillotine here but Bartlett defends easily.
#T3##SUB2#
Norkjis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bartlett uses it to pass to side control.
Norkjis looks winded!
Norkjis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bartlett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Norkjis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Norkjis tries to get to full guard but Bartlett has control of the leg.
Norkjis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bartlett working Norkjis over with strikes.
Norkjis is looking for a sweep. Bartlett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Bartlett seems content to control.#T4##SUB2#
Norkjis actively working from the bottom here.
Bartlett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norkjis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Norkjis tries to roll over but Bartlett keeps him under control.
Bartlett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Norkjis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Norkjis is defending against the submission attempts here by Bartlett.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartlett content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chak Norkjis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A head kick misses from Norkjis.
Bartlett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Norkjis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chak Norkjis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Norkjis has managed to clinch.
Norkjis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norkjis lands a shoulder strike.
Bartlett tries to land knees in the clinch but Norkjis avoids the damage to the body.
Bartlett throws an elbow but it misses.
Norkjis lands a right hand. #TD2#
Norkjis manages to pull guard.
Bartlett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bartlett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chak Norkjis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bartlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Norkjis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Bartlett content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Norkjis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bartlett escapes and throws Norkjis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Norkjis regains half guard.
Norkjis is looking to improve his position.
Norkjis missing with punches from the bottom.
Norkjis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bartlett winds up and cracks Norkjis with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Bartlett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T2#
Norkjis is looking for a sweep. Bartlett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norkjis regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Norkjis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Bartlett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Norkjis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bartlett has managed to get both his arms back between Norkjis's legs - danger averted.
Norkjis is breathing heavily.
Bartlett is looking to stand up but Norkjis won't let him. #SUB2#
Norkjis has an active guard here but Bartlett has managed to pass into half guard.
#T3##SUB#
Bartlett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Norkjis wants to sweep but Bartlett has passed to side control!
Norkjis can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartlett is working Norkjis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Norkjis manages to get back to half guard.
Norkjis manages to get to full guard.
Norkjis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bartlett manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T4##SUB2#
Norkjis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Norkjis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Norkjis postures up in Bartlett's guard and throws a big left but Bartlett blocks it.
Bartlett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Norkjis wants to control from the top but Bartlett keeps moving.
Bartlett working a defensive guard here.
Bartlett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bartlett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bartlett keeping moving, preventing Norkjis from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chak Norkjis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Bartlett gets tackled into the cage by Norkjis. Norkjis maintains the clinch.
Bartlett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norkjis is defending well for now.
Norkjis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
Norkjis lands a left hand.
Bartlett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bartlett jumps guard but Norkjis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norkjis as Bartlett tries to tie him up.
Norkjis controlling the action here for a moment.
Norkjis lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Norkjis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norkjis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bartlett avoids the head kick by Norkjis.
Norkjis lands a brutal head kick. Bartlett looks out on his feet and Norkjis throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Chak Norkjis!
Chak Norkjis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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