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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Bernger moves into the clinch.
Rom is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Bernger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bernger throws a low kick, looking for Rom's leg but Rom calmly moves out of range.
Rom tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bernger manages to circle out of the way.
Bernger scores with a jab.#TD2#
Bernger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bernger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rom keeps working.
Bernger lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bernger tries to stand but Rom is controlling his head. #SUB2#
Bernger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rom takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T1#
Bernger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rom keeps working.
Bernger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bernger wants to stand but Rom is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rom keeps working.
Bernger wants to stand but Rom is controlling his arm.
Rom is trying to control Bernger's posture but Bernger avoids it.
Bernger trying to control the action but Rom is working from the bottom. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bernger is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB2#
Bernger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bernger trying to control the position but Rom is working away. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bernger throws a nice looking combination but Rom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bernger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rom changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T3##TD2#
Bernger shoots in and bounces Rom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bernger wants to get up but he can't break Rom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bernger wants to control from the top but Rom keeps moving.
Bernger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bernger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Bernger trying to control the position from guard on top but Rom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Bernger drives through and clinches with Rom against the cage.
Bernger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Bernger pulls guard effortlessly.
Bernger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
McBeeb Bernger 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##TD2#
Bernger gets a double leg takedown into Rom's guard.
Rom wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bernger manages to pass to side control. #REVR##SUB2#
Bernger seems to be working for a kimura but Rom defends the submission attempt.
Rom is refusing to be controlled, as Bernger sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernger tries to stand and escape but Rom is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Bernger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bernger working the head and body with strikes.
Bernger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rom keeps working.
Rom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rom tries to get out of the position.
Bernger content to control rather than advance.
Bernger is looking to advance position but Rom won't allow it. #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.
Bernger is trying to control the action in half guard but Rom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bernger working over Rom with some ground and pound. Rom looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bernger seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Well, if Bernger 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Bernger moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3##BC2#
Bernger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Bernger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bernger showed some decent athleticism there.
Bernger is looking to advance position but Rom won't allow it.
Bernger works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bernger with a couple of short strikes.#T4#
Bernger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McBeeb Bernger has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Bernger is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rom is surviving well by controlling Bernger's body position as best he can. #SUB2#
Bernger looking for a guillotine from mount but Rom is having none of it.
Rom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bernger looking to control but Rom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
McBeeb Bernger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Bernger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rom circles away.#TD2#
Bernger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bernger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernger lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T1#
Bernger working Rom over with strikes.
Bernger is trying to control the action in half guard but Rom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Bernger is looking for a kimura here.
Bernger seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bernger is looking to advance position but Rom won't allow it. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rom trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Bernger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rom sprawls well initially but Bernger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bernger is pressing down on Rom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rom is holding on for now.
Bernger thows a huge punch but Rom dodges it nicely.
Rom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bernger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #SUB2#
Bernger has hold of Rom's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rom manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#T3#
Bernger throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rom because Bernger loaded up on that one.
Bernger wants to control the pace but Rom is squirming around nicely.
Bernger cracks Rom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bernger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rom is looking to escape.
Rom can't escape the position.
#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.
Bernger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rom working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Bernger has control of Rom's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rom regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
McBeeb Bernger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bernger 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... McBeeb Bernger!
In his post fight interview, McBeeb Bernger gave a big smile as he said 'Don don?'. |
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