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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 668 Round 2
Date: Aug 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Cardozo leaves Kokorin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cardozo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cardozo stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Kokorin closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Kokorin pulls guard effortlessly.
Kokorin is controlling Cardozo's posture.
Cardozo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kokorin is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Kokorin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cardozo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #TD2#
Cardozo gets control of Kokorin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cardozo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Cardozo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1#
Kokorin stays in close to Cardozo's body and controls the position.
Cardozo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kokorin looking to pass the guard.
Kokorin trying to control but Cardozo is working from the bottom.
Cardozo is looking to stand back up but Kokorin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cardozo.
Kokorin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cardozo tries to get to full guard but Kokorin has control of the leg.
Kokorin controlling the action here.
Kokorin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kokorin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cardozo's head.
Kokorin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cardozo trying to control but Kokorin postures up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Cardozo shoots in for a double leg but Kokorin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cardozo fails with the takedown.#CL#
Kokorin clinches up with Cardozo and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Kokorin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cardozo misses with a takedown attempt - Kokorin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yuri Kokorin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Cardozo.
A head kick by Cardozo misses
and Kokorin counters with a two punch combo.
Cardozo tries to clinch but Kokorin is having none of it.
Cardozo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kokorin as he jumps to the side.
Cardozo looks winded!
Kokorin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cardozo defends it nicely.#T4#
Kokorin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cardozo's waist but Cardozo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kokorin off to one side.
Cardozo fails to land the takedown.
Cardozo tries to clinch there but Kokorin circles away.
#CL#
Kokorin pushes Cardozo up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Kokorin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Kokorin with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardozo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kokorin counters with a series of strikes. Cardozo will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#
Cardozo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Kokorin shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Kokorin slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Kokorin lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Yuri Kokorin!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 668 Round 1
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Cardozo tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.#CL2#
Joe moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Cardozo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#TD#
Cardozo gets the takedown into side control. #ES2#
Joe explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Joe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cardozo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joe somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch but Cardozo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Joe rushes Cardozo and presses him up against the cage.#T1##TD#
Cardozo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Joe uses from the top position.
Cardozo has a closed guard, preventing Joe from standing up.
Joe wants to control from the top but Cardozo keeps moving.
Cardozo is pulling down on Joe's head to control his posture.
Joe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Joe stands up over Cardozo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joe trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cardozo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##T2#
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cardozo is fighting to break Joe's control of his arms but Joe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cardozo content to stall in guard here.
Joe is trying to control the position but Cardozo postures up. #SU#
Cardozo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Joe, up you get! #TD#
Cardozo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joe quickly recovers to half guard.#T3##SU#
Cardozo stands up and beckons Joe to join him on the feet.
Cardozo scores with a leg kick.
Joe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cardozo counters with a series of strikes. Joe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joe looks winded!
Cardozo doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Cardozo misses with a low kick.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cardozo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cardozo stuffs the takedown.
Joao Cardozo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arisch Joe.
Joe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cardozo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cardozo as Joe shoots in.#T4#
Cardozo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Cardozo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Joe was covering up waiting for the punch and Cardozo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Joe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cardozo dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#REVB##SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cardozo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cardozo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cardozo landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Cardozo dominated that round.
That's time! Cardozo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Cardozo tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Joe stuffs the takedown attempt from Cardozo. Cardozo gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD#
Cardozo gets control of Joe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cardozo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Joe wants to control from the top but Cardozo keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Cardozo is retaining full guard. #T1#
Joe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cardozo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Joe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joe is looking to sweep but instead, Cardozo has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardozo wants to free his trapped foot but Joe is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
Joe is looking to improve his position.
Cardozo prevents Joe from standing back up.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Joe trying to control from the bottom.
Cardozo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cardozo drops an elbow to the side of Joe's head. #T3##SU#
Cardozo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cardozo stuffs the takedown.
Cardozo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Joe manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Cardozo forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Cardozo manages to break the clinch.
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
Cardozo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cardozo scores with a nice body kick.
#TD#
Cardozo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Joe did well to prevent Cardozo getting side control.
Joe trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Cardozo seems content to control.#T4#
Cardozo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?#SU#
Cardozo stands up from half guard.
Cardozo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Joe as Cardozo shoots in.
Cardozo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Joe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cardozo did well to prevent Joe getting side control.#ES#
Cardozo kicks Joe off and gets back to his feet.
Joe tries to clinch but Cardozo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Cardozo dominated that second round.
That's time! Cardozo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Cardozo has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardozo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cardozo leaves Joe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Cardozo misses.
Joe is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Joe clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardozo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Joe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cardozo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe goes for a takedown attempt but Cardozo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joao Cardozo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Joe with that takedown attempt.
Joao Cardozo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arisch Joe.#T1#
Cardozo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cardozo misses with a wild body shot.
Cardozo moves to clinch but Joe breaks away
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe misses with a low kick.
#TD#
Cardozo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Joe was covering up waiting for the punch and Cardozo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Cardozo postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
Cardozo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Joe wants to hit a switch here but Cardozo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Joe there!
Cardozo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Joe to take his back!#T3#
What can Joe do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#SUB#
Joe has hold of Cardozo's leg, trying to break free but it's let Cardozo lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Joe is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Cardozo throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joao Cardozo!
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