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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 03, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott throws an elbow that misses.
Scott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pope gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pope working hard to break the clinch.
Scott tries for a takedown but Pope manages to get underhooks.
Scott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pope gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anthony Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Scott.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Pope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pope takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Scott is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Pope.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope misses with a head kick.
Pope lands a head kick!
#CUT#
It looks like Xavier Scott has been cut.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Pope misses
and Scott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.#T1#
Scott darts in looking for a takedown but Pope gets double underhooks and turns Scott into the cage.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Pope closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scott counters with a one-two to the body.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2#
Scott clinches up against the cage.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
#TD2#
Scott jumps into guard, dragging Pope to the mat.
Pope throwing strikes but missing.
Pope wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Scott 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.#T2##SUB2#
Scott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pope defends it easily.#SUB#
Pope postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Scott is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pope, into his guard. #REVB##SU2#
Scott stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pope throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Scott lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pope circles away.
Pope leaves Scott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pope misses with a head kick.
#T3#
Pope throws a nice head kick!
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Pope lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scott looks for a takedown but Pope sprawls well.#CL2#
Scott closes the distance and pushes Pope back into the cage.
Pope avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Scott wants a takedown but no success here.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Pope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pope looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#BC#
Pope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A head kick misses from Pope. #T4#
A left lands for Pope.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but Pope sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pope appears to be looking for a big counter.
Scott wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Pope goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pope tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
Pope moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Scott tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pope defends well and Scott ends up having to push Pope into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pope scores with a nice body kick.
Scott looks winded!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Scott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Pope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pope bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Scott has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Scott pulls Pope into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scott is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Pope is looking to stand back up but Scott counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pope.
Pope is looking to control Scott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pope avoid being mounted?
Scott prevents Pope from standing back up.
#T1#
Well, if Scott 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.
Pope looks like he's trying to stand up.
Scott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Pope wants to get back to full guard.
Pope blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Pope pushes Scott off but Scott dives into side control.
A control attempt from Pope but he's now mounted!#T2#
Pope wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.#SUB2#
Scott has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pope has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Scott biding his time, controlling Pope.
Pope wants to control his opponent's hands but Scott gets his hands free. #SUB2#
Scott looking for the RNC. #SUB2#
Scott is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pope has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#T3#
Scott somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Scott throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Pope is trying to break free.
Pope wants to control his opponent's hands but Scott gets his hands free.
Scott misses with an elbow to the head.
Scott has good solid back control here. #T4##SUB2#
Scott patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Scott really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Pope.
Let's hope that Scott 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.
Scott misses with an elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Scott thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Pope rolls, trying to escape but Scott keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xavier Scott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pope misses with a two punch combination.
Pope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scott is defended easily by Pope.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scott keeps control of Pope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pope tries to break free but Scott pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Scott has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pope uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Scott looking for a guillotine here but Pope defends easily.
#T1##SUB2#
Pope got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pope has managed to get both his arms back between Scott's legs - danger averted.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Scott holds on and takes a little breather.
Pope trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pope with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pope won't allow Scott to sweep him here.
Pope trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scott's guard.
Pope looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T2#
Pope is trying to hold Scott in close to prevent damage but Scott has managed to pass into half guard.
Scott moves into full mount! Pope won't be happy about that!
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Pope is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pope is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB2#
Scott is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pope can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pope knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scott on the ground.#T3#
Scott controlling from mount.
Pope wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
Scott controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
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.
Scott prevents Pope from getting the reversal.
Pope trying desperately to get to his feet.
#SUB2#
Scott working for a submission but Pope is keeping him at bay.
Pope wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Scott throwing sloppy strikes.
Pope wants to control his opponent's hands but Scott gets his hands free.
Scott thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Pope rolls, trying to escape but Scott keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Scott!
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