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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Young dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Young 's head and hops out.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Young keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Young throws a lazy body kick
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Young tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Santos.
Young jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dionta Young . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santos to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Young 's guard.
Young bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard. #REVR#
Santos has control of Young 's left arm, preventing Young from doing any damage. #T1#
Young wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2#
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos wants to stand up but Young is controlling him. #T2#
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.#ES2#
Santos has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Young has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Young is trying to pull guard but Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Young 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
#BC#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Young has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Santos has passed into side control.
#T3##SU2#
Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Young get back to his feet.
Young is breathing heavily.
A lazy body kick from Young
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #TD2#
Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Young 's half guard.
Young wants to stand back up but Santos manages to pass into side control.
#ROC2#
Young is rocked!
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Young knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Young on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SU2#
Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Santos has cracked Young with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Santos lands another huge swinging hook and Young tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Young , before Santos can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). DJ Santos!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
Anderson Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Young.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T1#
Young slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
#CL#
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Young tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Young changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shawn Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
#T2#
Young tries to clinch up.
Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Young looks winded!
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3##TD#
Morgan scores with a takedown into Young's guard.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Morgan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Young had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morgan defends it easily.
Young is striking from the bottom but Morgan uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.#T4#
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Young tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Young moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Young taking a breather.#TD2#
Young drags the fight down to the ground.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young is pulling down on Morgan's head to control his posture.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely. #T1#
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Young looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young.
Morgan is looking for a counter combo.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Young scores with a jab.
Young doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Young.
Young is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3##TD#
Morgan pulls guard. #SUB#
Morgan has his foot on Young's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Young works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Young drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morgan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morgan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morgan! #REVR##ES2#
Young throws Morgan to one side and escapes!
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Young shoots in.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Young closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Young is looking for a takedown.#T4#
Young looking to stall.
Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD#
Morgan pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Young wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Morgan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan throws a quick counter head kick but Young was just out of range.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morgan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Anderson Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Anderson Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Young.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Morgan leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morgan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
Young shoots and misses
and Morgan counters with a one-two to the body. #TD#
Morgan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Young wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morgan manages to pass to side control. #T2##REVB#
Morgan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morgan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morgan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Young tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.#T3#
Morgan lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan prevents Young from improving his position.
Morgan is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SU#
Morgan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Young tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Young tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Young shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan throws a big counter combination but Young scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Young.
Shawn Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Morgan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 16, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Ball breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young misses with a takedown attempt - Ball sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ball appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#CL2#
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown. Ball tries to sprawl out of it but Young keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ball manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ball attempts a counter takedown but Young avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Young closes the distance and pushes Ball back into the cage.#T1#
Ball takes an elbow to the temple.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ball is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Young to keep the fight standing.
Ball doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young looking for a takedown.
Huey Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dion Young .
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ball wants to stall.
Ball wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Ball can't break the clinch.
Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Young working Ball over with knees to the body.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ball is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ball is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ball pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T2#
Ball has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young tries to pull guard but Ball holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
#TD2#
Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Young managing to control the position.
Ball might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Young is trying to keep Ball in close.
#SUB2#
Young throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ball escapes and throws Young 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Young manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ball's best efforts.
Young has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ball is working away from the top position though.
Young wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Ball is looking for a kimura here.
Young gets back to full guard.
#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.
Young wants to control the position but Ball says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young wants to stand back up but Ball manages to pass into side control.
Young tries to bench press Ball off him but Ball keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dion Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick misses from Ball.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Ball moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young prevents Ball from breaking the clinch.
Young jumps guard but Ball turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ball is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Ball can't break the clinch.
Ball stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Young tries for a takedown but Ball manages to get underhooks.
Young is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Ball tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Ball jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Young walks away with a smile on his face. Ball gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Young drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ball gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Huey Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dion Young .
A short uppercut from Young .
Young tries to pull guard but Ball won't allow it.
Ball looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown attempt by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Ball, which made it look bad.
Ball takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL#
Young gets tackled into the cage by Ball. Ball maintains the clinch. #T2##TD2#
Young drags the fight down to the ground.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Young , not yet.
Ball works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Ball with a flurry of punches that miss. #ES2#
Young has his feet on Ball's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Young shoots for a takedown but Ball saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Young is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young misses with a right hand #CL#
and Ball counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T3##BC2#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Young rushes Ball and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young wants to take the fight to the mat but Ball manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ball is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young is keeping busy.
Young drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ball looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ball is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Ball into the cage.
Dion Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Young clinches with his opponent.
Ball fails to pull guard.
Young is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ball is defending well.
Ball is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Ball into the cage.#T4#
Ball tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
#BC#
Ball breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ball wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Ball wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Ball is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Ball with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ball tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Ball is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ball tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
Young checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dion Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dion Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
Ball displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young .
Young fails with the takedown.
Huey Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dion Young .
Young shoots in for a takedown but Ball shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Young scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES#
Ball bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Ball shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ball showed some decent athleticism there. #T1#
Young regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ball.
Young tries to strike from the bottom.
Ball works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Ball engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Young throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ball uses it to pass to side control.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Young wants to control but Ball postures up.
Young is looking to reverse the position.
Young struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Ball thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3#
Young can't do much from the bottom here.
Ball working the ground and pound but Young is defending the strikes. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ball throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Ball defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young .#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#CL2#
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ball as Young tries to tie him up.
Ball is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young pushes Ball back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Ball pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ball's head.
Young with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Ball counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD2#
Young pulls guard successfully.
Huey Ball overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ball controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ball scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huey Ball showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Young 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dion Young !
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