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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 13, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Mendez shoots in and bounces Franco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
Mendez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Franco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendez with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mendez has passed into side control.
Franco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T1#
Franco wants to control the action here but instead Mendez manages to pass to full mount!
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez prevents Franco from getting the reversal.
Mendez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Franco tries to lock up and control but Mendez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendez unloading with bombs!
Franco can't escape the position.
Franco wants to control but Mendez is having none of it.#T2#
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Franco keeps trying to improve his position.
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez postures up.#T3#
Franco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Franco wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#SUB#
Mendez working for a submission but Franco is keeping him at bay.
Franco can't escape the position.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mendez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Franco wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Franco can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez postures up.
Mendez prevents Franco from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
No luck for Franco with that takedown attempt.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Franco momentarily.
#TD2#
Franco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mendez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Franco postures up in Mendez's guard and throws a big left but Mendez blocks it.
Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mendez 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#
Franco is trying to control but Mendez manages to pass to mount!
Mendez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Franco can't escape the position.
#T1#
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez postures up.
Franco is working to get back to half guard.
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Franco is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mendez is staying active.
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendez has a good base and remains in mount.#T2#
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Franco sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco is trying to control but Mendez manages to pass to mount!
#T3#
Mendez landing shots from mount.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Franco is still trying to improve position.
Franco wants to control but Mendez is having none of it.#T4#
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendez has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away. #SUB#
Mendez looking for a guillotine from mount but Franco is having none of it.
Mendez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Mendez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Franco has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Franco drives through with a takedown into Mendez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Franco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Franco trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Mendez wants to stand and escape but Franco is having none of it. #ES#
Mendez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Franco tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Anton Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Franco.
Franco shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco fails with the takedown
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mendez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendez scores with the left hand. Franco knows he should have avoided that one. #TD#
Mendez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Franco scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mendez manages to mount him!
Anton Mendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Franco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez landing punches.
Maximus Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mendez cracks Franco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Franco is trying to escape the mount.
Mendez working the ground and pound effectively.
Franco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franco holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mendez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away. #T3#
Franco is working to get back to half guard.
Mendez 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.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendez avoids the attempt from Franco to control.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Mendez throwing strikes here but Franco is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Franco tries to hold on but Mendez postures up.
Mendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendez has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendez lands with some strikes.
Mendez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anton Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendez looking to control but Franco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendez 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Mendez!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 13, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Nolan drives through and clinches with Franco against the cage.
Franco looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#BC#
Nolan breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
Franco closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Franco scores with punches from side control.
Nolan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Franco's best efforts.
Nolan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nolan.
Nolan 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#
Nolan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Franco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Nolan wants to stand but Franco has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nolan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Franco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nolan.
Nolan is trying to control the action in half guard but Franco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nolan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nolan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Franco controls his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franco can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nolan not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
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.
Nolan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Franco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nolan. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Nolan closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the cage.#TD#
Nolan wants the takedown. Franco is fighting it off but Nolan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Franco's guard against the cage.
Franco is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nolan dives into side control.
Nolan 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.#REVB#
Nolan takes a little break here. Franco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Nolan lands a decent elbow from side control. #T3#
The referee asks Nolan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nolan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nolan scores with punches from side control. #SU#
Nolan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nolan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franco steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nolan.#TD#
Nolan shoots in and bounces Franco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Franco is looking to stand back up but Nolan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Franco. #REVB#
Nolan is taking a breather. Franco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T4#
Franco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nolan.
Nolan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nolan connects with a nice short shot to Franco's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nolan controlling the action here.
Nolan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Franco for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Nolan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Franco drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nolan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Nolan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nolan distracts Franco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nolan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Franco working a defensive guard but Nolan manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Nolan decides to stand back up. Nolan steps back and let's Franco get back to his feet.
Franco is breathing heavily.#T1##CL#
Nolan drives through and clinches with Franco against the cage.
#BC#
Nolan manages to break the clinch.
Nolan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Nolan feints and as Franco raises his hands in defense, Nolan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Franco is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nolan dives into side control.
#REVB#
Nolan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nolan trying to control the position but Franco is working away.
Franco tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nolan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Franco is squirming around, avoiding Nolan's attempts to control the action.
Nolan works his way to his opponent's back.
Scott Nolan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2##SUB#
Nolan looking for the choke from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nolan controlling the positon.
Nolan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Nolan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Franco is defending well though. Nolan let's go of the attempt for now.
Nolan controlling from the back.#T3#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nolan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Nolan controlling from the back.
Nolan lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nolan.
I really don't envy Franco right now.
Franco is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nolan.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Nolan looking for the RNC.
Nolan connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Franco to escape the position.
Franco looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nolan biding his time, controlling Franco.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Nolan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Nolan drives through and clinches with Franco against the cage.
#BC#
Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Nolan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Franco was covering up waiting for the punch and Nolan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nolan 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.
Franco looking to control but Nolan passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franco keeps working.
Nolan working over Franco with some ground and pound. Franco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Nolan wants to get back to his feet.
Nolan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nolan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nolan is keen to just control but Franco is a slippery customer.
Nolan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nolan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nolan drops an elbow to the side of Franco's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nolan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maximus Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Franco is not content to let Nolan control the position.
Franco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nolan.
Well, if Nolan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Franco is not content to let Nolan control the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Nolan gets a takedown into half guard.
Nolan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T3#
Nolan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nolan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nolan trying to control from half guard but Franco is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nolan slips a nice elbow through Franco's hands, connecting with Franco's forehead.
Nolan thows a huge punch but Franco dodges it nicely.
Nolan is taking a breather. Franco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nolan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nolan working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nolan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nolan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nolan trying to control the pace.
Franco is staying active underneath Nolan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nolan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nolan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Franco defending well though. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nolan fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nolan throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Nolan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nolan 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Nolan!
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