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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 15, 2025 |
#R1# Sari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Sari pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perez on the side of the head. Perez lands with an overhand left. Perez dives in and grabs Sari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sari pushes down on Perez's head and hops out. Perez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sari pinned against the cage. Sari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Sari thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Perez moves out of range as Sari strikes. Perez closes the distance and clinches up with Sari, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes Sari against the cage but Sari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. It looked like Sari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perez. Rama Sari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Perez. A jab lands there for Sari. Sari thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1# Sari throws a big shot that misses. Perez throws a counter combo. A jab from Sari misses. Sari cracks Perez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Perez looks for a takedown but Sari sprawls well. Sari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sari but Sari pushes him off and we're back to square one. Sari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rama Sari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sari scores with a jab to the head.
Sari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2# A left lands for Sari. Perez staying out of range there. No luck with that takedown attempt from Perez. #CL2# Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2# Perez breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sari getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sari lands a right hook to the body.
Sari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Sari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2# and Perez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Sari tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T3# Sari avoids a wild elbow strike from Perez. Perez tries to pull guard but Sari won't allow it.
#BC2# Perez breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sari as Perez shoots in. Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sari. Perez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. A big right from Sari misses. Perez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Sari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Perez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Perez closes the distance and clinches up with Sari, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes Sari against the cage but Sari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Perez looks winded! Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Perez walks into a jab. Sari misses with a looping left. Sari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T4# Sari loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch. Sari scores with a jab to the jaw. Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Horrible takedown attempt by Perez or perhaps it was just good defense by Sari, which made it look bad. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Perez dips to his left and cracks Sari with an uppercut! Sari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perez has time to react. Sari thows a left - swing and a miss! Donk. Sari catches Perez right on the button with a cross. Sari looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range. Perez has his takedown stuffed and Sari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sari misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Sari dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2# Sari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2# Perez has managed to clinch.
Sari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD2# Perez decides to pull guard. Perez pulls Sari in to control the position. Let's hope that Perez 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. Sari wanted to stand there but Perez had control of the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2# Sari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sari has managed to get both his arms back between Perez's legs - danger averted. Sari trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perez's guard.#T1# Perez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Sari trying to move into half guard but instead Perez has managed to sweep!#REVB# Sari being controlled here, momentarily. #T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Sari is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Perez dives into side control.
Sari tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #SUB2# Perez has control of Sari's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sari regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Perez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3##SUB2# Perez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sari can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Perez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2# Perez looking for a guillotine from mount but Sari is having none of it. #SUB2# Perez working for a guillotine from mount but Sari is in no mood to give up. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sari is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3# Sari jabs Perez right on the nose. Perez blinks but takes it well. Sari looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.#CL2# Perez rushes Sari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2# Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2# Perez moves into the clinch. Perez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perez walks into a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sari defends well and Perez ends up having to push Sari into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Perez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Rama Sari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Perez.#T1# Perez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sari sprawls well. Sari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perez gets slowly back to his feet. Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Perez takes one on the button. A jab from Sari does it's job there. Sari looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range. Perez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Perez slips a jab from Sari. Perez fails with the takedown and Sari counters with a nice uppercut. Perez ducks under a wild hook from Sari. Perez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sari tries to avoid it but Perez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sari to the ground. Sari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T2# Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sari. Sari looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely. Sari slaps away a takedown attempt from Perez, before circling back to the center of the mat. Perez slips under a jab from Sari. Perez has his takedown stuffed letting Sari counter with a right hand. Sari scores with a punch to the head. Perez moves out of range of the strikes. Rama Sari is winning the standup battle so far. Nice shot by Sari. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Sari tests Perez's chin there with a solid looking shot. Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sari.#T3# Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sari. Perez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Perez feints the counter takedown. Sari swings widly with a right hand
#CL2# and Perez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perez. #BC2# Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sari. Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sari. Decent striking displayed by Sari there. Sari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around? Sari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perez has time to react. Sari lunges at Perez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perez's hand. Sari jabs Perez right on the nose. Perez blinks but takes it well. Perez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sari. Sari throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.#T4# Sari lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez. Perez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily enabling Sari to counter with a crisp jab. Perez throws a lazy head kick and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Sari pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sari throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it. Perez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Perez wants to clinch. Sari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight! Rama Sari showed his dominance in that final round. I think Sari 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:28 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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