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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
UVC 4
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Davidson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kuala was covering up waiting for the punch and Davidson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuala keeping full guard, as Davidson tries to pass.
Davidson postures up and lands a big shot to Kuala's brow.
Kuala has control of Davidson's left arm, preventing Davidson from doing any damage.
Kuala 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.
Kuala is pulling down on Davidson's head. It's preventing any offense from Davidson, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Davidson wants to control from the top but Kuala keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson wanted to stand there but Kuala had control of the position.
Kuala wants to stand but Davidson 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.
Davidson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davidson misses with a straight right. #TD2#
Davidson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuala looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Davidson wants to stand but Kuala has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Davidson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuala has Davidson pulled in close to control his posture.
Davidson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuala is keeping the position for now.
Kuala has Davidson pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davidson throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davidson doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Kuala counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T3#
Kuala jumps guard but Davidson stands there with Kuala around his waist. Kuala gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
Kuala drags the fight down to the ground.
Kuala controls Davidson momentarily but Davidson frees himself.
Kuala is pulling down on Davidson's head. It's preventing any offense from Davidson, at least for the moment.
Davidson wants to stand but Kuala has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davidson trying to move into half guard but instead Kuala has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Kuala wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
Kuala advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davidson trying to hold on to Kuala's head to control him but Kuala postures up.
Kuala is looking to advance position but Davidson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimi Kuala will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Davidson rushes Kuala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuala wants a takedown.
Davidson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuala has double underhooks. #TD2#
Davidson pulls guard.
Kuala looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kuala slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kuala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davidson is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davidson controlling Kuala's posture. #T1#
Kuala looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Davidson is fighting to break Kuala's control of his arms but Kuala is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kuala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuala controlling Davidson's posture.
Davidson is looking to stand up but Kuala won't let him. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kuala pulls Davidson in close to prevent any damage.
Kuala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davidson's guard. #REVR#
Davidson is adopting a defensive guard.
Kuala trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Kuala tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Davidson pulls Kuala in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Kuala drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Davidson dives on top into guard.#REVB##T3#
Davidson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuala is retaining full guard.
Davidson postures up.
Davidson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kuala keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Kuala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Davidson advances position into side control!#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Kuala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davidson trying to control the position but Kuala is working away. #SUB2#
Davidson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kuala is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davidson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kuala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Davidson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuala as he avoids it easily.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Kuala drops down looking for a counter takedown but Davidson sprawls and moves away.
Davidson tries to clinch but Kuala moves out of range.
Davidson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidson throws a right and a left that Kuala avoids nicely.
Davidson is looking to clinch but Kuala is avoiding it.
Kuala is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Kuala throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davidson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kuala is in Davidson's guard.
Kuala pushes down on Davidson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Davidson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Kuala seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1##SUB#
Kuala wants to work for an arm triangle but Davidson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davidson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #SUB#
Kuala is working for a kimura but Davidson is defending it quite comfortably.
Kuala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kuala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davidson trying to control from the bottom.
Davidson is staying active underneath Kuala, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davidson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuala.
Kuala is trying to control the action in half guard but Davidson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kuala looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Davidson wants to improve his position but Kuala is controlling well.
Davidson is trying to control but Kuala manages to pass to mount!
#SUB#
Kuala has hold of Davidson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Davidson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Davidson is squirming around, avoiding Kuala's attempts to control the action. #T3##SUB#
Kuala with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Davidson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davidson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB#
Kuala is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davidson defends it well.
Jimi Kuala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Kuala is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kuala is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davidson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kuala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kuala prevents Davidson from improving his position.
Kuala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Kuala seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimi Kuala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuala 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Joe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Davidson shoots for a double leg takedown but Joe sprawls well. He's pushed Davidson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Davidson moved out of range.
As Joe tries to get set, Davidson tries to push him back and clinch up but Joe manages to avoid the attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Davidson or perhaps it was just good defense by Joe, which made it look bad.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davidson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Davidson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#CL#
Davidson gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Davidson wants the takedown. Joe is fighting it off but Davidson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Joe's guard against the cage.
Joe 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.
Joe is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB2#
Joe has an active guard here but Davidson has managed to pass into half guard.
Joe gets full guard.#T1##SUB2#
Joe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Davidson passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Davidson 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davidson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davidson's back!#T2##SUB2#
Davidson defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Joe has an active guard here but Davidson has managed to pass into half guard.
Davidson wants to control but Joe is keeping him busy.
Davidson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joe defending well though. #SUB2#
Joe has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Davidson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Davidson!#T3#
Joe struggling a bit here.
Davidson misses with the ground and pound.
Davidson tries to stand but Joe is controlling his head.
Joe tries to bench press Davidson off him but Davidson keeps the position.
Joe regains half guard.
Davidson wants to control but Joe is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Joe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davidson not landing any meaningful shots this time. #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.
Davidson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Joe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davidson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like Davidson is going to stand back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#SUB#
Joe is defending against the submission attempts here by Davidson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Joe actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Davidson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Davidson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD2#
Davidson gets caught flat footed, as Joe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet but Joe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Joe content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Joe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Joe wants to pass the guard but Davidson is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Davidson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richard Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Davidson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Joe leaves Davidson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davidson.
Davidson has his takedown stuffed#TD2#
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joe in particular looking to stall.
Davidson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe. #T2#
Joe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davidson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Joe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Joe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Davidson wants to hold on but Joe pushes him away.#SUB2#
Joe jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Davidson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Davidson and Joe has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Joe controlling the position. #T3#
Joe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SUB2#
Joe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Davidson is looking to regain half guard here but Joe keeps moving and retains side control.
Joe advances to full mount. #SUB2#
Joe is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Davidson is surviving well by controlling Joe's body position as best he can. #T4##SUB2#
Joe is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davidson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Joe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Davidson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Joe.
Joe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davidson is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davidson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Joe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quick Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Davidson tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL#
Davidson has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
Davidson gets underhooks to prevent Joe's takedown attempt.
Joe can't get the takedown.
Davidson can't get the takedown.
#BC#
Davidson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe misses with a looping left.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richard Davidson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davidson.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Joe as Davidson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joe.
Davidson appears to be looking for a big counter.#T1##TD#
Davidson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Joe on his heels. He'll look to pass Joe's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Joe has his foot on Davidson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davidson works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Joe looking for subs off his back but Davidson has passed one foot through into half guard.
#SUB2#
Joe actively working from the bottom here.
Davidson is thwarting Joe's attempts to control the position.#T2##SUB#
Davidson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Joe actively working from the bottom here.
Joe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Joe has his foot on Davidson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davidson works his way back into a safe position though.
Joe has momentary wrist control but Davidson slips an elbow through the middle.#T3#
Joe keeping full guard, as Davidson tries to pass.
Davidson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Joe trying to keep a closed guard but Davidson is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Joe is looking for a triangle but Davidson pushes his legs off easily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Joe keeping full guard, as Davidson tries to pass. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Davidson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davidson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe goes for a double leg but Davidson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Davidson continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Joe looking to score a takedown here. Davidson is defending well but Joe drives through and ends up in Davidson's guard.
Davidson trying to control the position.
Joe stops Davidson from standing up.
Davidson wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davidson wants to stand but Joe is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Davidson.
I think Davidson 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Davidson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 29, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Nistico gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davidson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davidson looking to pass the guard.
Davidson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nistico has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Davidson has passed into side control.
#SUB2#
Davidson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nistico knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1#
Nistico is looking to regain half guard here but Davidson keeps moving and retains side control.
Davidson trying to control the position but Nistico is working away.
Nistico can't do much from the bottom here.
Nistico is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davidson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Davidson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Davidson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nistico is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Davidson taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nistico takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB2#
Davidson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nistico is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Davidson!
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