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Event:
QFC Tournament 709 Round 3
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.#CL#
Heughan clinches.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Heughan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Heughan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Heughan.
Heughan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#TD2#
Cruz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Heughan uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Heughan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cruz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Heughan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cruz pulls down on the head and he's put Heughan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dimitrious Cruz!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 709 Round 2
Date: Dec 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Jones is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Heughan has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heughan keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heughan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heughan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones jumps guard but Heughan stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heughan lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Nick Jones has been cut.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heughan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heughan. #BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Heughan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heughan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones is trying to drag Heughan to the mat but Heughan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T1#
Heughan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heughan lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
Nick Jones's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Heughan. #ROC2#
Jones is rocked!
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heughan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Heughan lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Heughan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heughan lands an elbow inside.
Heughan has Jones pressed against the cage. He pushes Jones back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Heughan throws a beautiful elbow that sends Jones crashing to the floor! Heughan piles on the pressure with more strikes! Jones is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Heughan!
After the fight, Sam Heughan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 709 Round 1
Date: Dec 15, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Heughan has closed the distance and engaged Benzema in a clinch.
Benzema blocks an elbow strike from Heughan.
Heughan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heughan pushes off an throws an elbow but Benzema leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heughan letting Benzema take a breather here.
Benzema dodges an elbow strike from Heughan.
Benzema blocks an elbow strike.
Benzema avoids the elbow strike from Heughan, against the cage.
Heughan tries to throw a body punch but Benzema avoids it by throwing Heughan back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzema dodges an elbow strike from Heughan.
Heughan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heughan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benzema's brow.
Benzema leaning his opponent against the cage.#T1#
Heughan misses with an elbow over the top.
Heughan being controlled against the cage.
Benzema is struggling to control the position.
Benzema receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Heughan tries a body shot but Benzema blocks it.
Heughan tries to work over Benzema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benzema dodges an elbow strike from Heughan.
Benzema will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heughan up against the cage.
Heughan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Benzema blocks a body shot from Heughan.
Benzema blocks a body shot from Heughan.
Benzema has Heughan pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heughan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benzema's brow.
Benzema manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heughan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heughan lands an elbow inside that Benzema shrugs off. #T3#
Benzema dodges an elbow strike from Heughan.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Benzema effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karim Benzema.#CL#
Heughan has managed to clinch.
Heughan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heughan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heughan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benzema is struggling to control the position.
Heughan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heughan pushes off an throws an elbow but Benzema leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heughan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heughan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benzema's brow.
Heughan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benzema's elbow.
Heughan misses with an elbow strike.
Benzema prevents a body shot from Heughan.
Heughan tries a body shot but Benzema blocks it.
Benzema blocks an elbow strike.
Heughan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heughan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benzema avoids a wild elbow strike from Heughan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benzema takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heughan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Heughan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Heughan fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Benzema takes the fight into the clinch.
Heughan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benzema's elbow.
Benzema blocks an elbow strike from Heughan.
Heughan tries to work over Benzema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heughan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benzema's brow.
Benzema taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heughan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzema manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heughan misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Heughan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benzema displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heughan up against the cage.
Heughan misses with an elbow strike.
Heughan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benzema blocks a body shot from Heughan.
Heughan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heughan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heughan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benzema's brow.
Heughan lands a nice elbow.
Heughan misses with an elbow strike.
#T2#
Heughan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heughan pushes off an throws an elbow but Benzema leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heughan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benzema blocks an elbow strike from Heughan.
Benzema's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heughan lands a damaging elbow.
Benzema slows down the pace here.
Heughan misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Heughan tries to throw a body punch but Benzema avoids it by throwing Heughan back against the cage.
Sam Heughan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heughan pushes off an throws an elbow but Benzema leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heughan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heughan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benzema's defenses.
Benzema taking a breather.
Benzema avoiding damage.
Heughan misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Benzema - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Heughan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benzema can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Benzema.
Heughan throws an elbow that misses.
#T4#
Heughan misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heughan throws an elbow but misses.
Heughan struggles to land a body shot inside as Benzema controls his hands.
Benzema dodges an elbow strike from Heughan.
Heughan misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Heughan.
Heughan tries a body shot but Benzema blocks it.
Heughan tries to work over Benzema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heughan misses with an elbow strike.
Benzema manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heughan tries to work over Benzema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Heughan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Heughan drives through and clinches with Benzema against the cage.
Heughan throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benzema blocks an elbow strike from Heughan.
Heughan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heughan throws an elbow but it misses.
Benzema blocks an elbow strike from Heughan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heughan misses with an elbow strike.
Heughan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heughan pushes off an throws an elbow but Benzema leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Heughan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benzema's elbow.
Heughan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benzema prevents a body shot from Heughan.
Heughan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heughan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heughan throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Benzema to work.
Heughan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Benzema blocks a body shot from Heughan.
Heughan misses with a body punch.
Karim Benzema has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Benzema blocks the elbow strike.
Benzema avoids a wild elbow strike from Heughan.
Heughan throws an elbow that misses.
Heughan throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Benzema - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benzema stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Benzema's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Benzema blocks an elbow strike from Heughan.
Heughan misses with an elbow strike.
Heughan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benzema blocks a body shot from Heughan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benzema - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T3#
Benzema looking to stall.
Benzema tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benzema just leaning against Heughan, taking a breather.
Benzema avoids a wild elbow strike from Heughan.
Benzema working aggressively here.
Benzema stalling the fight.
Benzema displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heughan up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karim Benzema.#CL#
Heughan rushes Benzema and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benzema tries to stall but Heughan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T4#
Benzema will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heughan up against the cage.
Benzema slows down the pace here.
Benzema continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benzema - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benzema is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karim Benzema.
Heughan throws a hook but Benzema blocks it.#CL#
Heughan clinches.
Benzema avoids a wild elbow strike from Heughan.
Benzema pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Heughan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heughan 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Sam Heughan!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Sam Heughan!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Sam Heughan!
Sam Heughan wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Sam Heughan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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