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Event:
QFC Tournament 686 Round 2
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as McGrady shoots in.
Thomas tries to counter with a clinch but McGrady shakes him off and moves away.
McGrady closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. McGrady pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wallace McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGrady misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #KD2#
Thomas drops McGrady onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McGrady is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
McGrady is rocked!
Thomas dips a shoulder and cracks McGrady with a mighty uppercut! McGrady falls back against the cage and Thomas unloads with a barrage of strikes! McGrady is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Thomas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Thomas!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 686 Round 1
Date: Sep 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Efrain moves away from the strike by McGrady.
McGrady wants to clinch.
Efrain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
McGrady takes the fight into the clinch.
Efrain is trying to force a seperation but McGrady has the dominant position.
Efrain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McGrady is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrady works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
McGrady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
McGrady closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Efrain to the mat! Efrain manages to get full guard. #SUB2#
McGrady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGrady is looking to stand up but Efrain won't let him. #T1#
Efrain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGrady. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Efrain working a defensive guard here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Efrain has eaten all the pies!
McGrady content to stall in guard here.
McGrady sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Efrain's guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McGrady is looking to take a break and control but Efrain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Efrain wants to control but McGrady is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SU#
McGrady postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Efrain to stand up.
Efrain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL#
McGrady closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
McGrady pulls guard effortlessly. #T3#
Efrain won't allow McGrady to get back to his feet.
McGrady 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#
Efrain is trying to stand back up but McGrady is controlling him
Efrain trying to get back to full guard but McGrady takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Efrain is squirming around, avoiding McGrady's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Efrain can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGrady controlling his opponent. #T4#
Efrain tries to hold on but McGrady pushes him away.
McGrady is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Efrain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Efrain wants to control but McGrady is having none of it.
McGrady punching from mount but Efrain doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McGrady with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Efrain is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace McGrady dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
McGrady looks to clinch
and Efrain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGrady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from McGrady. No joy for Efrain on that attempt.
Efrain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Efrain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGrady's waist but McGrady gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Efrain off to one side.
Wallace McGrady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Efrain.
McGrady tries to clinch but Efrain moves out of range.
Efrain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGrady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrady tries to clinch up but Efrain circles away and keeps his distance.
Efrain works McGrady's body with a nice hook.
McGrady tries to clinch but Efrain moves out of range. #CL#
McGrady takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
McGrady has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Efrain regains guard immediately. #T1#
McGrady trying to control but Efrain is working from the bottom.
McGrady would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Efrain keeping moving, preventing McGrady from controlling successfully.
McGrady stands and throws Efrain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McGrady trying to control the action but Efrain is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Efrain is working to avoid the ground and pound but McGrady connects with a decent elbow.
McGrady wants to stand but Efrain is controlling his arm.
McGrady scoring with punches and elbows.
McGrady has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Efrain!
McGrady trying to control but Efrain is having none of it.
McGrady pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T3#
Efrain tries to hold on but McGrady postures up.
Efrain wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Efrain trying to control the action but McGrady just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Efrain looking very determined here, making life difficult for McGrady.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGrady lands an elbow to the side of the head. #SUB#
McGrady has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
McGrady trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Efrain can't escape the position.
McGrady not allowing Efrain to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace McGrady dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD2#
Efrain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Efrain showed some decent athleticism there.
McGrady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Efrain can do to turn this around?
Efrain blocks the strikes from McGrady.
McGrady taking some punishment here, with Efrain in his half guard.
McGrady moves into full guard.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Efrain from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Efrain postures up.
Efrain wanted to stand there but McGrady had control of the position. #T1#
Efrain tries to free his leg and advance position but McGrady is retaining full guard.
McGrady working a defensive guard here.
Efrain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGrady works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Efrain throws an elbow that misses. McGrady uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Efrain's guard. Nice move by McGrady!#REVR#
McGrady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
McGrady trying to control but Efrain 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.
McGrady wants to stand and escape but instead Efrain has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Efrain trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
McGrady has control of Efrain's left arm, preventing Efrain from doing any damage.
McGrady lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Efrain looking to control.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Efrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Efrain working a defensive guard but McGrady manages to pass into side control anyway.
A control attempt from Efrain but he's now mounted!
Poor strikes thrown by McGrady there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Efrain regains half guard.
McGrady is trying to control the action in half guard but Efrain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alexander Efrain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Efrain won't allow McGrady to pass to mount.
McGrady is looking to take a break and control but Efrain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGrady is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Efrain is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Efrain is looking to escape.
Efrain tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Efrain punching from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGrady throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Efrain counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Efrain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGrady knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wallace McGrady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Efrain working the head and body with strikes.
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 Wallace McGrady.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGrady, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Wallace McGrady!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Wallace McGrady!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Wallace McGrady!
Wallace McGrady wins by unanimous decision!
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