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Event:
Checkmate Fight Night 3
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Truong Thien connects with a leg kick. Dorado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dorado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Truong Thien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eli Dorado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorado looks to throw the jab but Truong Thien is out of range. #TD#
Dorado shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dorado showed some decent athleticism there. #ES2#
Truong Thien kicks Dorado off and gets back to his feet.
Truong Thien slaps away a takedown attempt from Dorado, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Dorado gets a double leg takedown into Truong Thien's guard.
Dorado trying to control but Truong Thien is working from the bottom.
Truong Thien wants to get back to his feet but Dorado is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Dorado slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Truong Thien keeping moving, preventing Dorado from controlling successfully.
Dorado is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Truong Thien wants to stand up but Dorado is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Truong Thien clinches. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Truong Thien scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dorado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD2#
Truong Thien has picked Dorado up - he's going for a ride! Truong Thien dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dorado on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dorado is looking for a sweep. Truong Thien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Truong Thien throwing shots but Dorado is blocking nicely.
Dorado controlling the position for now.#SUB2#
Truong Thien is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Truong Thien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Truong Thien is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dorado is looking to get back to full guard here but Truong Thien has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Dorado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dorado tries to buck Truong Thien off but Truong Thien is having none of it.#SUB2#
Truong Thien wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dorado, who protects the arm well.
Dorado taking a bit of punishment here - Truong Thien scoring with strikes.
What's Dorado going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.#T4#
Dorado is looking to regain half guard here but Truong Thien keeps moving and retains side control.
Truong Thien postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Truong Thien prevents Dorado from escaping the position.#SUB2#
Truong Thien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truong Thien throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dorado is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Truong Thien lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dorado keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dinh Truong Thien dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Dorado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Truong Thien on the side of the head. #TD#
Dorado manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Truong Thien on his heels. He'll look to pass Truong Thien's guard now, I'm sure.#ES2#
Truong Thien is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dorado presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Truong Thien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dorado has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Truong Thien after a bit of a struggle.
Truong Thien wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dorado takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dorado has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Truong Thien is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Truong Thien lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truong Thien prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Dorado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truong Thien lands an elbow inside that Dorado shrugs off.
Truong Thien is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
Truong Thien lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Eli Dorado has been cut.
Truong Thien prevents the takedown attempt.
Truong Thien is looking for a takedown.
Truong Thien goes for a takedown attempt but Dorado pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Truong Thien wants to clinch up but Dorado keeps it at a distance.
Dorado misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Dorado fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Truong Thien sprawls well initially but Dorado persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dorado stops Truong Thien from getting back to his feet.
Truong Thien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Truong Thien is breathing heavily.
Dorado controlling the action here.
Dorado working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Truong Thien's thigh. Truong Thien counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T2#
Dorado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dorado prevents Truong Thien from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Nice sprawl there from Dorado as Truong Thien shoots in.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dorado.
Dorado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dorado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#TD#
Dorado drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dorado tries to score with some ground and pound. Truong Thien controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Truong Thien stops Dorado from passing to mount.
Dorado is looking to take a break and control but Truong Thien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.#T4#
Dorado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
An elbow from Dorado crashes against the mat.
Truong Thien trying to remain calm as Dorado controls from the top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Dorado.
Dorado is trying to ground and pound but Truong Thien uses the momentary lack of control by Dorado to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eli Dorado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eli Dorado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Dorado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD#
Dorado looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dorado is trying to control the action in half guard but Truong Thien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dorado controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truong Thien is looking to escape.#T1#
Dorado sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Truong Thien has hold of Dorado's hands but Dorado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dorado is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dorado looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Dorado is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dinh Truong Thien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dorado is stalling here. Truong Thien is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dorado seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Truong Thien has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dorado is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
Dorado wants to control but Truong Thien postures up.
Dorado is looking to regain half guard here but Truong Thien keeps moving and retains side control.
Dorado wants to control but Truong Thien postures up.#SUB2#
Truong Thien is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dorado has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dorado is looking to reverse the position.
Dorado avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Truong Thien. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Dorado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Truong Thien is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dorado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Truong Thien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dorado is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorado is not content to let Truong Thien control the position. #SUB2#
Truong Thien is trying to get an arm triangle but Dorado is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dinh Truong Thien.
I think Truong Thien 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dinh Truong Thien!
A very excited looking Dinh Truong Thien 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Truong Thien throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Truong Thien throws a nice head kick!
#TD2#
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Truong Thien trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Truong Thien is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie prevents Truong Thien from standing back up.
Gracie prevents Truong Thien from improving his position.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Truong Thien trying to control here.
Gracie throwing shots but Truong Thien is blocking nicely.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Truong Thien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie working Truong Thien over with strikes.
Truong Thien is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Truong Thien is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truong Thien's head.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Truong Thien controls the position.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie trying to control but Truong Thien is having none of it. #T3#
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Truong Thien to control.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Truong Thien can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truong Thien is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Truong Thien is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T4#
Truong Thien is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Truong Thien is in all sorts of trouble here.
Truong Thien is breathing heavily.
Truong Thien is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie looking to control but Truong Thien is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!#ROC2#
Truong Thien is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robson Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Truong Thien throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Truong Thien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Truong Thien throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Truong Thien.
Truong Thien buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Truong Thien tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Truong Thien.
#TD2#
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Truong Thien to the ground. Gracie is now in Truong Thien's guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position. #SU2#
Gracie gets to his feet. Truong Thien looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Gracie controls the position. #T1##SU2#
Gracie stands up and beckons Truong Thien to his feet.
Dinh Truong Thien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Truong Thien.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Truong Thien misses with a low kick.#TD2#
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Truong Thien's guard.
Truong Thien is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gracie dives into side control.
#REVR#
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T2#
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Truong Thien frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T3#
Truong Thien wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Truong Thien is looking to escape.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Truong Thien is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie tries to control but Truong Thien wriggling away. #T4#
Truong Thien is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Truong Thien can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie looking to finish Truong Thien with some ground and pound. This is bad for Truong Thien!
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Truong Thien is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robson Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Truong Thien is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB2#
Gracie is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Truong Thien is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robson Gracie!
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