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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Taro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taro.#CL2#
Spenser has Taro up against the cage in a clinch.
#T1#
Taro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spenser tries to land knees in the clinch but Taro avoids the damage to the body.
Spenser blocking some punches.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spenser.
Taro throws a head punch that misses.
Spenser has Taro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Spenser blocks an uppercut.
Taro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taro tries to throw a body punch but Spenser avoids it by throwing Taro back against the cage.
Taro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taro is trying to break the clinch but Spenser is controlling him.#T2#
Taro has a couple of punches blocked by Spenser.
Taro lands a nice shot to the body.
Taro is looking to control Spenser's arms but Spenser gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taro has his back to the cage.
Taro tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spenser prevents Taro from breaking the clinch.
Taro can't find room to land a body shot as Spenser controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Taro fails to land.
Taro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spenser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taro's efforts to push away.
Taro trying to stall but Spenser improves his position.
Spenser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spenser wants to break free but Taro has control.
Spenser prevents a body shot from Taro.
Spenser cracks Taro with a nice body shot.
Spenser holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spenser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T3#
Taro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD2#
Spenser has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taro uses from the top position.
Spenser is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taro trying to control but Spenser is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spenser has control of Taro's left arm, preventing Taro from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spenser controlling Taro's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Spenser is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uchima Taro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Taro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taro looks to clinch
letting Spenser counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Taro. No joy for Spenser on that attempt.
Taro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spenser manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Taro.#T1#
Taro misses with a head kick.
Uchima Taro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spenser will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
Spenser closes the distance and clinches.
Spenser prevents a body shot from Taro.
Taro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spenser can do to turn this around?
Taro working aggressively here.
Taro trying to stall but Spenser improves his position.
Taro is trying to break free.
Taro misses with some punches.
#T2#
Nice body punch from Spenser.
Spenser blocks an uppercut.
Spenser wants to get back to striking at distance but Taro won't allow it.
Taro tries to break free but Spenser pushes him back against the cage.
Spenser has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taro after a bit of a struggle.
Uchima Taro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Spenser.
Taro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spenser.
Taro is trying to break free.
Taro tries to stall but Spenser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taro.
Taro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spenser's efforts to push away.
Spenser blocks an uppercut.
Spenser tries to score a body lock takedown but Taro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taro is trying to push Spenser away but Spenser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taro blocks a body shot from Spenser.
Taro trying to stall but Spenser improves his position.
#T3#
Taro tries to throw a body punch but Spenser avoids it by throwing Taro back against the cage.
Taro tries a body shot but Spenser blocks it.
Spenser working hard to break the clinch.
Spenser is trying to push Taro away but Taro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spenser keeps control of Taro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spenser has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spenser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taro has him pressed against the cage.
Taro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taro tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taro wants to stall.
Taro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taro looking to stall.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taro tries to break the clinch but Spenser is controlling the position.
Spenser wants to get back to striking at distance but Taro won't allow it.
Taro can't break the clinch.
Taro misses with some punches.
Spenser tries a body shot but Taro blocks it.
Taro misses with a body punch.
Taro is trying to maintain a safe position but Spenser gets an underhook and turns Taro into the cage.
Taro throws a punch but it's blocked by Spenser.
Taro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taro tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spenser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uchima Taro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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#
Taro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spenser.
Spenser takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spenser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spenser manages to circle out of the way.
Spenser is looking to clinch but Taro is avoiding it.
Taro tries to counter by clinching up but Spenser breaks away and moves out of range.
Taro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spenser is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taro with a body shot.
Uchima Taro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#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.
Spenser wants to clinch up but Taro keeps it at a distance.
Taro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spenser throws a body punch but Taro moves out of range.
Spenser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spenser let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3#
Spenser wants to clinch
and Taro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spenser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#CL2#
Spenser drives through and clinches with Taro against the cage.
Spenser tries to pull guard but Taro holds him up against the cage and eventually Spenser drops back down to his feet.
Spenser goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taro prevents it.
Uchima Taro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Spenser.
Spenser fails to pull guard.
AJ Spenser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taro blocks a body shot from Spenser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uchima Taro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uchima Taro! |
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