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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 05, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Balboa clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
King being controlled against the cage.
Balboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Balboa lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Balboa is struggling to control the position.
Balboa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Balboa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Balboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa connects with a high kick.
Balboa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balboa lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T1##CL#
Balboa tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balboa smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat of the thigh.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Balboa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. King is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Balboa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King is breathing heavily.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
King has Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Balboa.
Balboa lands a knee to the body.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Balboa landing knees to the head.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is looking to control Balboa's arms but Balboa gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
Knees to the body from Balboa.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
Balboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balboa goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Balboa gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
King can't break the clinch.
Balboa connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Nice body punch from Balboa - that landed with a thud.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Balboa obliges.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa scores a nice knee to the body.
Balboa can't get the takedown.
Balboa works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#TD2#
Balboa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed King clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T4#
King trying to control the hands but Balboa won't let him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balboa controlling from the back.
Balboa not allowing King to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Balboa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBalboa.#CL2#
Balboa clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Balboa obliges.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but King is defending well.
King wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Balboa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balboa is stalling here.
#BC2#
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balboa is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Balboa circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboa lands a front kick.
Balboa jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An inside leg kick lands from Balboa. #T1#
Balboa connects with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Balboa slams his shin into King's torso.
Balboa connects with a leg kick.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#CL2#
Balboa darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Balboa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Balboa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by King after a bit of a struggle.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
King is pressed up against the cage. Balboa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moses King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Balboa.
A head kick misses from King.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for King on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balboa is defended easily by King.
King tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Balboa manages to circle out of the way.#T2##CL#
King drives through and clinches with Balboa against the cage.
Balboa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa leaning against his opponent.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Balboa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD2#
Balboa decides to pull guard.
Balboa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB#
King working for submissions but it's allowed Balboa to get to half guard.
Balboa sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3#
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balboa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Balboa is taking a breather. King 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.
Balboa with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Balboa's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Balboa is continuing to stall.
Balboa preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balboa is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Balboa 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Balboa is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboa jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balboa looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balboa is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Balboa circles away and we're back to standing.
Jose Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Balboa tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King tries to pull guard but Balboa holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Balboa cracks King with a nice body shot.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Balboa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to circle away but Balboa has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Balboa pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Balboa clinches with his opponent.
#T1##BC2#
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa connects with a nice looking jab.
King does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
King misses with a double jab.
#CL2#
Balboa rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King fails to pull guard.
Balboa lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Balboa cracks King with a nice body shot.
Balboa is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
Balboa is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Balboa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
Balboa advances to mount.
Balboa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Balboa controlling the position easily from mount.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the head.
King is trying to escape the mount.
Jose Balboa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Balboa controlling from mount.
Balboa looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.
Balboa controlling from the full mount.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Balboa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Balboa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
King tries to reverse the position but Balboa maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balboa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Balboa!
Our winner, Jose Balboa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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