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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Gerald lands a head shot.#TD#
Torres shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gerald is trying to defend but Torres finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Torres could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gerald is trying to get back to full guard.
Torres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Torres is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gerald has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerald tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
Torres keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T1##SUB2#
Gerald actively working from the bottom here.
Gerald is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Torres's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Torres's back!
Gerald trying to control momentarily.
Torres covering up well under a series of strikes from Gerald.
Torres trying to control the position but Gerald manages to sink in the hooks.
Torres controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Torres looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gerald.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T2##SUB2#
Gerald looking for the choke from the back.
Torres tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Torres tries to hold on but Gerald pushes him away.
Torres wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gerald.
Torres tries to hold on but Gerald pushes him away.
Gerald throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Torres tries to hold on but Gerald pushes him away.
Torres sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T3#
Torres regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gerald.
Gerald trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Torres lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Gerald can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torres controls the pace.
Gerald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gerald looks winded!#T4##SU#
Torres gets to his feet - Gerald follows without any prompting.
Gerald throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Gerald tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gerald tries to break the clinch but Torres is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres wants a takedown.
#BC2#
Gerald breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Gerald is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Gerald dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Gerald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gerald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerald misses with a straight left.
Gerald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres avoids the head kick by Gerald.
Gerald fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Gerald closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torres quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerald is trying to control. Torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gerald is breathing heavily.
Torres desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gerald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head. #T1#
Torres is trying to control but can't.
Torres is trying is best to control the position here. #SUB2#
Gerald is trying to work for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
Torres trying to control from the bottom.
Torres is refusing to be controlled, as Gerald sits in half guard.
Torres trying to hold on to Gerald's head to control him but Gerald postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Torres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gerald pulls his head out easily. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gerald is looking to stall here but Torres recovers full guard.
Gerald trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres punching to the body, from the bottom.
Torres throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gerald with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a flying knee. Nice. #TD#
Torres closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gerald quickly recovers to half guard.
Torres controlling the pace. #SUB#
Torres seems to be looking for submissions.
#T3#
Torres not doing much here.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Torres passes into side control, despite Gerald's attempt to control the position.
#SU#
Torres decides to stand back up. #TD#
Torres dives in and scores a takedown into Gerald's guard.
Torres is standing up over Gerald. Gerald looks to escape but Torres dives into side control.
#T4##REVB##SUB#
Torres looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SU#
Torres decides to stand back up. #TD#
Gerald tries to sprawl but Torres drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gerald pushes Torres off but Torres dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU#
Torres stands up.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Gerald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Torres dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Torres plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gerald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gerald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gerald fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres throws a counter high kick but Gerald was just alert enough to avoid it.
Torres slips under a jab.
Torres misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Gerald moves out of range easily.
Gerald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Gerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torres blocking some punches.
#BC#
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerald with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Hector Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Gerald.
Torres lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Jerry Gerald has been cut.#TD#
Torres gets control of Gerald's arms and successfully pulls guard. Torres will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#ES#
Torres kicks Gerald off and gets to his feet.
Gerald shoots in looking for a takedown but Torres manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gerald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Torres clinches up against the cage.
Torres is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T2#
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Torres lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Jerry Gerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerald is looking to clinch. #TD#
Torres dives in and scores a takedown into Gerald's guard.#SUB#
Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU#
Torres decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Torres throws a head kick that half lands.
#T3#
Gerald avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres scores with a head kick. Gerald tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hector Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerald misses with a kick to the body.
Gerald with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gerald pinned against the cage. Gerald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gerald misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres misses with a head kick.
#T4#
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Gerald cracks a nice hook into Torres's ribs.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres drops his hands momentarily and Gerald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #TD2#
Gerald shoots in and gets a takedown into Torres's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres is trying to control the position but Gerald postures up.
Gerald with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Torres will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gerald looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torres has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Torres!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 636 Round 2
Date: Jun 09, 2016 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A solid body kick from Gerald.
A head kick misses from Gerald.
Strong feints the counter takedown.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Strong enables Gerald to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Strong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gerald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strong is keeping the position for now.
Strong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gerald could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Strong keeping full guard, as Gerald tries to pass. #T1#
Gerald is working hard here to advance position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#SUB2#
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gerald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gerald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gerald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strong on the ground.#SUB2#
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gerald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gerald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gerald wants to stand and escape but instead Strong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Strong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gerald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gerald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerald wants to stand and escape but Strong is having none of it. #SU2#
Strong decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #TD#
Gerald shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Strong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gerald looking to sit in guard and control but Strong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Gerald wants to sweep but no luck.
Gerald pulls Strong in close to prevent any damage. #SU2#
Strong stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Gerald forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Gerald has hold of one of Strong's legs. Strong is fighting the takedown attempt but Gerald gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Strong wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lance Strong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gerald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Gerald clinches with his opponent.
Strong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gerald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong has Gerald pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gerald manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Gerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong stuffs the takedown.
Jerry Gerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerald dives in and grabs Strong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strong pushes down on Gerald's head and hops out.#T1#
Gerald tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Strong defends well and Gerald ends up having to push Strong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Strong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Gerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Gerald closes the distance and pushes Strong back into the cage.#TD#
Gerald drags the fight down to the ground.
Strong wants to control from the top but Gerald keeps moving.
Strong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gerald working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SU2#
Strong gets to his feet - Gerald follows without any prompting. #T2#
Gerald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strong with the counter takedown but Gerald avoids it easily.
Gerald throws a leg kick but Strong sees it coming and checks it nicely. #TD#
Gerald gets a double leg takedown into Strong's guard.
Gerald wants to get up but he can't break Strong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Strong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gerald takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
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.#T3##SUB2#
Strong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gerald is aware though and is defending well.
Gerald with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Strong working for a triangle but Gerald defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Strong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T4#
Strong keeping moving, preventing Gerald from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strong has a closed guard, preventing Gerald from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Strong 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! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Gerald moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Gerald breaks the clinch.
Gerald fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strong avoids it really well and circles away.
Jerry Gerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerald misses with a two punch combination.
Strong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL#
Gerald moves into the clinch.#BC#
Gerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerald is looking to score with low kicks.
Gerald looks to land a combination but Strong avoids it well.
Gerald shoots for a double leg takedown but Strong sprawls well. He's pushed Gerald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gerald defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Gerald just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gerald defends it well.
Strong moves out of range as Gerald throws a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gerald.
As Gerald backs off Strong throws a huge counter combo but Gerald manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Gerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerald tries to clinch
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gerald thinking. #T3#
Gerald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gerald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gerald throws a leg kick but Strong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gerald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerald.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#TD#
Gerald closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strong did well to prevent Gerald getting side control.#T4#
Strong is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Strong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Strong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gerald's guard. #REVB#
Strong trying to control but Gerald is working from the bottom.
Lance Strong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Gerald working for submissions but it's allowed Strong to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jerry Gerald.
I think Strong 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Lance Strong!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Lance Strong!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Lance Strong!
Lance Strong wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 636 Round 1
Date: Jun 08, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Gerald throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Filipovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Gerald finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gerald forces his way into half guard.
Filipovic is refusing to be controlled, as Gerald sits in half guard.
Filipovic wants to get back to full guard.
Gerald content to control rather than advance.
Gerald stops Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerald wants to free his trapped foot but Filipovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gerald controlling the action here. #T1#
Gerald frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Gerald has hold of Filipovic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Filipovic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gerald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Gerald working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Filipovic turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gerald off and cradles Filipovic's limp body as Gerald celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jerry Gerald!
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