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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Giles shoots in for a takedown but Kelley shows good takedown defense.
Kelley tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Kelley closes the distance and pushes Giles back into the cage.#TD2#
Kelley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Giles regains guard immediately.
Kelley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Giles wants to get back to his feet but Kelley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley trying to control the position from guard on top but Giles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giles pulls Kelley in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Kelley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Kelley 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.
Kelley trying to control but Giles is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giles being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Giles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kelley's guard.
Kelley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Giles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kelley wants to stand up but Giles is controlling him.
Kelley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #T3#
Kelley working a defensive guard but Giles passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Giles is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kelley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Giles. #SUB2#
Kelley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelley wants to control but Giles is keeping busy.
Kelley gets full guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelley working a defensive guard here.
#SU#
Giles gets to his feet - Kelley follows without any prompting.
Giles shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL2#
Kelley pushes Giles up against the cage in a clinch.
Giles is trying to pull guard but Kelley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Giles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giles is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wizard Kelley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Kelley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Giles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kelley trying to control from the bottom.
Kelley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kelley has Giles pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Giles drops back looking for a leg! Kelley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kelley manages to kick Giles off! Giles jumps back into Kelley's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles postures up.
#T1#
Giles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giles prevents Kelley from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kelley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giles thumps Kelley with a low kick.
Giles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kelley feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Kelley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Giles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kelley's best efforts.#T2#
Giles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelley.
Kelley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giles defending well though.
Kelley content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Kelley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Giles to stand up. #TD2#
Kelley gets a double leg takedown into Giles's guard.
Kelley is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Giles is on top in guard.
#REVR##T3#
Kelley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kelley's guard.
Kelley wants to get back to full guard but Giles has mounted him!
Kelley throwing hammer fists to the chest of Giles. What's that going to do exactly?
Kelley throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kelley wants to control but Giles is having none of it.
Giles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Giles cracks Kelley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kelley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T4##SU#
Giles get's back to his feet.
Kelley scores with a head kick. Giles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#TD2#
Giles gets caught flat footed, as Kelley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Giles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley stuffs the takedown attempt from Giles. Giles gets slowly back to his feet.
Giles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelley pinned against the cage. Kelley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
German Giles dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Kelley closes the distance and pushes Giles back into the cage.#TD2#
Kelley decides to pull guard.
Kelley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Giles cracks Kelley with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley keeping moving, preventing Giles from controlling successfully.
Kelley controls Giles momentarily but Giles frees himself.
Giles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
Kelley is trying to keep Giles in close.
Kelley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Giles haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Giles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Kelley closes the distance and clinches.
Giles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelley has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Kelley jumps into guard, dragging Giles to the mat.
#T2#
Giles wants to pass the guard but Kelley is keeping the position.
Giles preventing the sweep.
Giles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kelley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SU#
Giles gets to his feet - Kelley follows without any prompting. #CL#
Giles has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Kelley breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Kelley rushes Giles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Kelley manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Kelley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Giles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T3#
Kelley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Giles.
Giles is concentrating on defense, preventing Kelley from advancing position.
Giles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kelley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Giles has control of Kelley's left arm, preventing Kelley from doing any damage.
Kelley stopping the sweep attempt from Giles.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#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.
Giles is working hard here to advance position.
Kelley trying to control but Giles is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Kelley closes the distance and clinches.
Kelley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giles is keeping busy.
Kelley is trying to push Giles away but Giles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC2#
Kelley breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wizard Kelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelley 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wizard Kelley!
During a confident post fight interview, Wizard Kelley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 22, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Melton tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from King.
Melton is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Melton missing with punches from the bottom.
Melton missing with punches from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Melton is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
King uses his free foot to push down on Melton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Melton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Melton is trying to escape the mount.
#T1#
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King with good strikes from the mount here!
Melton is in all sorts of trouble here.
King wants to control the pace but Melton is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
King is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Melton is surviving well by controlling King's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King avoids the attempt from Melton to control.
Melton is wriggling around trying to escape.
King controlling from mount.
King lands a heavy elbow.
King controlling the pace for now.
King punishing his opponent with strikes. #T2#
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
King is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
King tries to control but Melton wriggling away.
Melton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
Melton taking shots to the head.
Melton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King looking to control.
King lands with a heel strike from the guard.
#T3#
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Melton throws a big elbow that misses.
King looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Melton landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Melton is aware though and is defending well.
Melton is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Melton drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Melton off! Melton jumps back into King's guard.
King is pulling down on Melton's head. It's preventing any offense from Melton, at least for the moment.#T4#
Melton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Melton won't allow King to sweep him here.
Melton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melton really is a fat lump.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Melton is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
King lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Melton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King is trying to counter with his kicks.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melton moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
Melton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joe King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
King shoots in and bounces Melton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Melton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melton trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Melton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King preventing the sweep. #T1#
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
King working the body and head with strikes.
Melton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks King politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. King prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melton tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
King landing a few strikes.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Melton to see if he's OK.
Melton can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
King moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Melton is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
Melton tries to improve position but can't.
Melton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked King off and has taken his back!
King rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
King actively working from the bottom here.
King is breathing heavily.
King makes his way to full guard. A much better position for King.#T3#
King wants to sweep here but Melton controlling him for the moment.
Melton working some strikes from top position.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Melton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Melton wants to get back to full guard.
King wants to take a breather but Melton is having none of it.
Melton gets full guard.
King preventing the sweep.
King's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Melton is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
King controls from within his opponent's guard.
Joe King has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
King looking to pass the guard.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Melton is retaining full guard.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
King wants to control from the top but Melton keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King won't allow Melton to sweep him here.
Melton is trying to control the position but King postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Melton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
Melton fails with the takedown.
Blair Melton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King cracks Melton with a big elbow.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Melton to see if he's OK.
Melton wants to control but King postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melton is not content to let King control the position.
King lands a few punches from side control.
Melton is trying to escape the position but King is controlling the position. #SUB2#
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Melton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T1#
Melton prevents King from improving position.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melton tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Melton is trying to get back to half guard.
King lands a decent elbow from side control.
Melton struggling a bit here.
King is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Melton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T2##SUB#
Melton is working for a submission of some sort.
King trying to hold on to Melton's head to control him but Melton postures up.
King wants to get back to full guard but Melton has passed into side control.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3##SUB#
Melton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Melton easily slips into full mount!
Melton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King regains half guard.
King is looking to escape.#T4#
King wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Melton is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
King is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Melton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Melton's back!#SUB2#
King patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Melton looking very determined here, making life difficult for King.
King is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
King has the hooks in. Melton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
King is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Melton is defending well though. King let's go of the attempt for now.
Blair Melton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King doesn't have the hooks in and Melton manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe King!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 22, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Kendol looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Barlow!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barlow is trying to get back to half guard.
Barlow prevents Kendol from improving position.
Kendol works to advance to full mount. Barlow defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Barlow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kendol controlling from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kendol unloading with bombs!
Barlow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kendol on the ground.#T1#
Kendol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barlow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kendol raining down hammerfists from mount.#ROC2#
Barlow is rocked!#SUB2#
Kendol is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Barlow is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Barlow flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Kendol anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Barlow and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Kendol slips an arm under Barlow chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Kendol has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Kendol is squeezing on Barlow like an anaconda would it's prey. Barlow fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arnie Kendol!
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