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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 18, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Long forces Bucket Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Bucket Jr is looking for a takedown.#BC2#
Bucket Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Long instigates a clinch.
Bucket Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Long walks away with a smile on his face. Bucket Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Long drives through and clinches with Bucket Jr against the cage.
Long looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Bucket Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Bucket Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Long shoots in and gets a takedown into Bucket Jr's guard.
Long 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.
Long looking to sit in guard and control but Bucket Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T1#
Long is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Long looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Long is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bucket Jr is just riding it out for now. Long eventually gives up the hold.
Long tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bucket Jr. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Long keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Long tries to stand and escape but Bucket Jr is controlling the position.
Bucket Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Bucket Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Long thows a huge punch but Bucket Jr dodges it nicely.
Bucket Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Long trying to mount his opponent but Bucket Jr defends it. #SUB#
Long is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bucket Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Long tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Long wants to pass the guard but Bucket Jr is defending well.
Long lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Long not doing much here.
Bucket Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bucket Jr wants to improve his position but Long is controlling well.
Bucket Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Long is working for a kimura but Bucket Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Long looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bucket Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Long controlling the pace.
It looks like Long is going to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bucket Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Long dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Long looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bucket Jr!
Bucket Jr throws Long to one side and escapes!#CL#
Long forces Bucket Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Bucket Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bucket Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Long to keep the fight standing.
Bucket Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Long pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hugo Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Bucket Jr.#TD#
Long fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bucket Jr sprawls well initially but Long persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bucket Jr manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Long keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Long is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bucket Jr can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T1#
Bucket Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Long pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Long stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Long looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bucket Jr is breathing heavily.
Long looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Long in particular looking to stall.
Long is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Long with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bucket Jr is in trouble now - Long has advanced to mount! #T2##SUB#
Long has control of Bucket Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bucket Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Long punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bucket Jr is looking to improve his position but Long isn't that keen on the idea.
Long controlling the pace for now.
Long with a couple of short strikes.#T3#
Long controlling from the full mount.
Bucket Jr tries to improve his position but instead Long has taken his back!
Long just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
#SUB#
Long is looking for the choke from the back position but Bucket Jr is controlling his hands well.
Bucket Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Long's guard. Nice work there by Bucket Jr.
Long controlling the position.#SUB#
Long is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bucket Jr is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
Long is controlling Bucket Jr's posture.#SUB#
Long working for a triangle but Bucket Jr defends it easily.
Hugo Long overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bucket Jr won't allow Long to sweep him here. #SUB#
Long is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bucket Jr defends well.#SUB#
Long escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bucket Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hugo Long 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#
Long lands a nice looking body shot.
Bucket Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bucket Jr as he jumps to the side.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bucket Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Long shoots in and bounces Bucket Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bucket Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Long off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1#
Bucket Jr lands a head kick!
#CUT2#It looks like Hugo Long has been cut.
Bucket Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Long shoots in and gets a takedown into Bucket Jr's guard.
Bucket Jr 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.
Long would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Long has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Long 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. #T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bucket Jr is on top in guard.
#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bucket Jr is fighting to break Long's control of his arms but Long is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Long looking for a sweep. Not yet Long, not yet.
Bucket Jr looking to pass the guard.
Long managing to control the position. #T3#
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Long 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.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Long stuffs the takedown.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bucket Jr tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Bucket Jr avoids the head kick by Long.
Bucket Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL#
Long has Bucket Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Bucket Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Long looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bucket Jr!
Long working the head with strikes.
Long tries to move to mount but Bucket Jr blocks the move with his legs.
Chuck Bucket Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugo Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB#
Long tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Bucket Jr.
I think Long has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Long! |
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