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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 25, 2025 |
#R1#
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Alexander with the inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Alexander as Junior shoots in.
Alexander leaves Junior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alexander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CUT2#It looks like Papadov Junior has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Junior.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papadov Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander blocks a head kick by Junior.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Alexander responds with a good body kick, but Junior manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Alexander is predictable there #TD#
and Junior counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alexander can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alexander tries to kick Junior off in order to stand up. Junior Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior prevents Alexander from escaping the position.#T1#
Alexander is working to avoid the ground and pound but Junior connects with a decent elbow.
Alexander tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Alexander is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Junior landing strikes, looking to finish!
Junior won't let Alexander get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#T2##SU#
Junior stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Alexander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior blocks a low kick nicely.
Junior blocks the body kick.
Alexander connects with a high kick. #TD#
Junior gets a double leg takedown into Alexander's guard.
Alexander is looking to stand back up but Junior counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alexander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#REVB#
Junior stops Alexander from getting back to his feet.
Junior perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3#
Alexander tries to kick Junior off in order to stand up. Junior Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Junior trying to control the position but Alexander is working away.
Alexander is trying to escape the position but Junior is controlling the position. #SUB#
Junior tries for a kimura but Alexander is defending well. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Junior is putting a hurting on Alexander here, landing some big shots from side control.
Junior cracks Alexander with a big elbow.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexander keeps working. #SUB#
Junior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alexander has escaped the position, nice work there.
Junior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alexander wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papadov Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papadov Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A low kick from Alexander misses
and Junior counters with a left and a right that stings Alexander.
Junior on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Alexander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alexander throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Junior counters with a single leg into guard. Alexander didn't expect that.
Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Papadov Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior prevents Alexander from getting back to his feet.
Alexander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T1#
Junior engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #ES2#
Alexander manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander shapes to counter with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Junior is defended easily by Alexander.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior tries for a takedown but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T2#
Alexander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexander throws a nice head kick!
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Alexander shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papadov Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alexander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Junior somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junior misses with a leg kick
and Alexander counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Junior seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Junior tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Junior sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick from Alexander.
Junior feinted with a counter takedown.
Good work by Junior as he checks the leg kick.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Alexander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Junior checks the leg kick.
Alexander motions for Junior to come forward. Alexander throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Junior tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alexander manages to circle out of the way.
Alexander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Junior avoids the head kick by Alexander.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alexander lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Junior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Junior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alexander throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Junior's head.
Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexander counters with a good low kick that Junior was not able to check.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Junior tries to counter with a takedown but Alexander is quick to defend against it.
Good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Junior counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alexander won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Junior wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alexander, who protects the arm well.
Alexander is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Junior has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T4#
Junior is chipping away with strikes.
Junior working the ground and pound.
Alexander is trying to buck Junior off.#SU#
Junior stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vane Alexander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Papadov Junior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Alexander tries to keep at a distance but Junior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Junior dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Junior if he has to take too many more of those.
Alexander throws a chopping leg kick but Junior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Junior feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander slips under a jab.
Alexander tries to score with a low kick but Junior moves his leg out of the way.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses.
Alexander keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T1#
Alexander feints and then cracks Junior's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Junior down.
Junior tries to work over Alexander's front leg with a kick but Alexander checks it.
Junior blocks the body kick.
Junior throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
Alexander misses with a leg kick.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick.
Junior wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Alexander throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T2#
Junior checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#TD#
Junior shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alexander is trying to defend but Junior finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander is trying to stand up here but Junior is controlling him well.
Junior content to control rather than advance.
Alexander is trying to stand up here but Junior is controlling him well.
Junior slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#SU#
Junior decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Alexander tries to land a front kick but Junior steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Junior goes for a double leg but Alexander avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alexander continues to drive forward.#BC2#
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alexander as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papadov Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior 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.
Alexander lands a head kick!
Junior tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Alexander lands but Junior takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vane Alexander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexander 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vane Alexander!
In his post fight interview, Vane Alexander started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 14, 2025 |
#R1#
Junior swinging wildly here.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
Nakamura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura throws out a leg kick but Junior moves out of range and Nakamura only half commits.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior throws a fast counter high kick but Nakamura manages to duck under it in time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamura.#TD2#
Nakamura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakamura has his feet on Junior's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nakamura takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Nakamura.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1##TD2#
Nakamura gets caught flat footed, as Junior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nakamura is wriggling around but Junior manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position.
Junior looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Junior seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Junior drops an elbow to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Junior is working for a kimura but Nakamura is defending it quite comfortably.
Junior sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior. #T3#
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Junior frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Junior lands a nice shot to the head.
Junior tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment. #T4#
Junior unloading with bombs!
Nakamura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Junior on the ground.
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nakamura is trying to reverse the position but instead Junior has taken his back - oops!#SUB2#
Junior is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Nakamura knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Nakamura for a finish. #SUB2#
Junior is persistently looking for the submission but Nakamura is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Junior is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nakamura has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papadov Junior dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Nakamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakamura throws out a leg kick but Junior moves out of range and Nakamura only half commits.
Nakamura throws a series of strikes that have Junior backpedaling.
Nakamura lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Nakamura.
Nakamura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nakamura thuds a left hand into Junior's body.
Nakamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Junior at a distance.
Hikaru Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura cracks Junior with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakamura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target.
Nakamura lands a body shot.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Junior counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Junior breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Nakamura swings widly with a right hand
and Junior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nakamura pinned against the cage. Nakamura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Junior dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Junior shoots for a takedown but Nakamura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Junior avoids them all with ease.
Junior dives in for a single leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hikaru Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papadov Junior.
The fighters circling - Nakamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Junior fails to land the takedown.#T2#
Junior takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Junior rushes Nakamura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Junior manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#SUB2#
Junior working for a triangle but Nakamura defends it easily.
Junior has Nakamura pulled in close to control his posture.
Junior is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
#T3#
Junior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Junior is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Junior is stalling in the full guard.
Nakamura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nakamura tries to get out of the position.
Junior sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nakamura's guard.
Junior seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
#T4#
Nakamura is looking for a sweep. Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Junior connects with a nice short shot to Nakamura's temple.
Nakamura is refusing to be controlled, as Junior sits in half guard.
Junior stalling.
Nakamura tries to kick Junior off but Junior keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Junior has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hikaru Nakamura dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Junior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Junior takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Junior moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Junior closes the distance and clinches up with Nakamura, looking for a takedown. Junior pushes Nakamura against the cage but Nakamura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Junior gets a double leg takedown into Nakamura's guard.
Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura tries to kick Junior off but Junior keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nakamura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakamura is looking to escape.
Junior keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Junior looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakamura is trying to stand.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Junior is pressing down on Nakamura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nakamura is holding on for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB2#
Junior is looking for a kimura but Nakamura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Junior to get the leverage.
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakamura is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Junior jumps into side control!#T3#
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Nakamura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakamura is looking to reverse the position.
Nakamura being controlled for a moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Junior slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Hikaru Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking hook.
Nakamura throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakamura's waist but Nakamura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Junior off to one side.
Nakamura lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T4#
Nakamura misses with a hook. Junior ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#TD2#
Junior dives in and scores a takedown into Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Junior off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junior slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Junior moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Junior counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Junior manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hikaru Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hikaru Nakamura! |
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