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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 629 Round 1
Date: May 15, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Gambini moves into the clinch.#TD#
Packalen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gambini is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Packalen to the mat. Packalen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gambini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Packalen is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Packalen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gambini doesn't defend quickly enough and Packalen has managed to lock this one up! Can Gambini escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Packalen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juha Packalen!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Beard tries to sprawl but Castillo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Beard moves into full guard.
Beard trying to control the position here.
Beard looking for a sweep. Not yet Beard, not yet.
Beard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Castillo's guard. #REVR#
Beard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beard throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillo is trying to control the position but Beard postures up.
Beard is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Beard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1#
Castillo trying to keep a closed guard but Beard is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Castillo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Beard drops back looking for a leg! Castillo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castillo manages to kick Beard off! Beard jumps back into Castillo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beard cracks Castillo with a solid left hand.
Beard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SU#
Beard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Beard avoids the head kick by Castillo.
#TD#
Beard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SU#
Beard stands up and beckons Castillo to his feet.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Beard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD2#
Castillo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beard on his heels. He'll look to pass Beard's guard now, I'm sure.
Castillo looks winded!
Castillo is fighting to break Beard's control of his arms but Beard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Beard'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.#T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beard is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castillo's head.#SU#
Beard stands up from Castillo's guard - Beard perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Beard has managed to clinch.
Beard tries to score a body lock takedown but Castillo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T4##BC#
Beard breaks the clinch.
Beard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beard thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Beard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Castillo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Beard to the ground. Castillo is now in Beard's guard.
Beard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Louis Beard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Beard gets caught flat footed, as Castillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Beard wants to sweep but no luck.
Castillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beard 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beard pulls Castillo in close to his closed guard and prevents Castillo from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Castillo passes Beard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Castillo trying to control from half guard but Beard is working away.
Beard is looking to control Castillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beard avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Beard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Beard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castillo stopping the sweep attempt from Beard.
Castillo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Castillo wants to pass the guard but Beard is keeping the position.
Castillo is breathing heavily.#ES#
Beard pushes Castillo off and gets back to his feet.
#CL#
Beard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beard avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
#TD#
Beard jumps into guard, dragging Castillo to the mat.
#T3#
Beard has Castillo pulled in close to control his posture.
Beard trying to keep a closed guard but Castillo is proving a slippery customer.
Beard wants to stand and escape but Castillo is having none of it.
Beard pulls Castillo in close to prevent any damage.
Beard 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##T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beard trying to control the action but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Beard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Beard is looking for a kimura but Castillo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beard to get the leverage.
Beard passes into side control, despite Castillo's attempt to control the position.
#SUB#
Beard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SU#
Beard decides to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Castillo closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Beard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Beard shoots in and drives through. Castillo sprawls well.
Beard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beard attempts a counter takedown but Castillo avoids it well and moves away.#TD2#
Castillo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Beard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Beard is not content to let Castillo control the position. #SUB2#
Castillo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Beard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beard is trying to control Castillo's posture but Castillo avoids it.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Beard regains half guard.
Beard tries to roll over but Castillo keeps him under control.
Beard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beard.
Beard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castillo manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Castillo has momentary wrist control but Beard slips an elbow through the middle.
Beard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beard scoring with some ground and pound.
Louis Beard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Beard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T2#
Beard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Beard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Beard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Beard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castillo pulls Beard in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Beard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castillo.
#TD2#
Castillo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Beard trying to control from the bottom.
#ES#
Beard pushes Castillo off and gets back to his feet.#T4##TD#
Beard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Castillo is trying to escape back to his feet but Beard uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beard controlling from side mount. #SUB#
Beard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Castillo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Castillo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Louis Beard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beard, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Beard!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Scott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
Brown wants to hit a switch here but Scott passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brown there!
Scott 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.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown tries to hold on but Scott postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott is trying to control here but Brown has managed to regain half guard.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away. #SU2#
Scott decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #T1##TD2#
Scott shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Scott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T2#
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Scott's head.
Scott trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into side control.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Scott some visible discomfort.
#SUB#
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3#
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Scott takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Scott down.
Brown cracks Scott with a big elbow.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Scott down.
Scott looking for a sweep but Brown has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Scott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Scott tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Scott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Scott wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown lands a couple of good shots and Scott has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is landing with strikes from the back.
Scott trying to control the position but Brown manages to sink in the hooks.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scott looks winded!
Brown cracks Scott with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Scott from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Brown fails to land the takedown.
As Brown backs off Scott throws a huge counter combo but Brown manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Brown forces Scott back against the cage and clinches.
Scott stalling in the clinch.
#TD2#
Scott gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Scott will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott wants to hit a switch here but Brown passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Scott there!
Scott tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1#
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Brown lands with some strikes.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!
Scott working to try and regain half guard.
#T2#
The referee warns Scott that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Brown looking to finish Scott with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scott!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there. #SUB#
Scott tries to improve his position but Brown has taken his back! Brown has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Scott tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Brown pushes Scott away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommie Brown!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Makunouchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Spilletti.#TD2#
Makunouchi looking to score a takedown here. Spilletti is defending well but Makunouchi drives through and ends up in Spilletti's guard.
Makunouchi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Spilletti trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Makunouchi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunouchi sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
Spilletti trying to keep a closed guard but Makunouchi is proving a slippery customer.
#SU2#
Makunouchi gets to his feet. Spilletti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD2#
Makunouchi shoots in and gets a takedown into Spilletti's guard.#ES#
Spilletti is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Makunouchi presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Spilletti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD2#
Makunouchi pulls Spilletti into guard.
#SUB2#
Spilletti is posturing up here but Makunouchi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Spilletti tries to roll out but it's too tight and Spilletti has to tap! Slick submission there by Makunouchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ippo Makunouchi!
An intense looking Ippo Makunouchi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Itigil mo na pangarap mo!'.
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