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Event:
QFC Tournament 993 Round 3
Date: Jul 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sailor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pain defending well as Sailor loads up on a big left hand.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Sailor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pain connects with the punch.
Pain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sailor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sailor is looking to counter punch.
Pain shoots in and drives through. Sailor sprawls well.
Sailor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pain takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sailor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pain throws a sloppy head kick and Sailor moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sailor misses the target.#T1#
Sailor misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sailor.
Sailor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pain manages to avoid it.
Sindre Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain wants to clinch
and Sailor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sailor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pain.
Evgeniy Sailor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sindre Pain.
Pain slips under a jab from Sailor.
Pain scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
Sailor slaps away a takedown attempt from Pain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sailor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Sailor. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
Sailor misses with a shot to the body
and Pain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sailor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Sailor shows good takedown defense.
Sailor swings for the body but Pain moves out of range.
Pain tries to clinch up
and Sailor counters with a straight right hand.
Sailor lands a glancing blow to the side of Pain's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pain shoots in but Sailor avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T3#
Pain defending well as Sailor loads up on a big left hand.
Pain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sailor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pain shoots for a takedown but Sailor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pain looks winded!
Sailor scores with a decent looking hook.
Pain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sailor defends it nicely.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Sailor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pain misses with a takedown
letting Sailor counter with a right hand. #T4#
Sailor scores with a jab to the head.
#ROC#Pain is rocked!
Sailor clobbers Pain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pain is still on wobbly legs! Can Sailor finish him?
Sailor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sailor ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Pain's jaw. Pain's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sailor does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evgeniy Sailor!
A victorious Evgeniy Sailor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 993 Round 2
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Main uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pain has time to react.
Main misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain fails with the takedown
and Main counters with a stiff right hand.
Main tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Main fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Pain has Main up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Main as he avoids it easily.
Main scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one. #CL#
Pain rushes Main and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Main pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Main. That snapped Pain's head back.
Reaver Main seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Main looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well. #CL#
Pain moves into the clinch successfully.
Pain stalling.
Pain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Main prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sindre Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Main is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Main is trying to stall.
#T2#
Main wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Main working hard to break the clinch.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Main's efforts to push away.
Pain is working for takedown but Main is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD#
Pain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pain is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain lands a decent shot there.#T3##ES#
Pain has his feet on Main's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Main fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Main misses.
Pain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pain closes the distance and clinches up with Main, looking for a takedown. Pain pushes Main against the cage but Main circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Main let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Main fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Main fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Main looks winded!
Pain misses with a takedown attempt - Main sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pain has a takedown stuffed.
Main looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Main moves to clinch but Pain breaks away
and Pain counters with a nice leg kick. #T4##CL#
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Pain pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Pain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Main is aware though and is defending well.
Pain has a closed guard, preventing Main from standing up.
Main really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Main is fighting to break Pain's control of his arms but Pain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Main is looking to stand up but Pain won't let him. #ES#
Pain uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Main swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sindre Pain will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Main tries to close the distance and clinch but Pain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Main falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pain counters with a head kick.
Main tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Main fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain shoots in and drives through. Main sprawls well.
Main throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pain.
Some wild striking there from Main.
#CL#
Pain clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain jumps guard but Main turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Pain successfully pulls guard.
#SUB#
Pain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Main defends it easily.#T1#
Pain pulls Main in close to prevent any damage.
Main is breathing heavily.
Main throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Pain looking for a guillotine here but Main defends easily.
Pain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Pain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Main's guard. #T2#
Pain uses his free foot to push down on Main's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Main.
Pain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pain lands a couple of good shots and Main has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pain throwing damaging strikes from the back! Main could be in trouble here!
#SUB#
Pain working for the choke. #SUB#
Pain patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB#
Main is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pain gets his way!
#T3#
Pain lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Pain slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#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.#SUB#
Pain is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Main is covering up but some of the strikes from Pain are getting through and doing damage.
Good control from Pain.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Main can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Pain is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Pain lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sindre Pain dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Good leg kick by Pain.
Main misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Main defends it nicely.
Main stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Main wants it to stay on the feet.
Pain dodges the punch combination from Main.
Pain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pain shoots in but Main avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sindre Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Main throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pain is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Main.
Main misses with a wild combination.
Main takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pain scores with a shot to the body.
#T1#
No joy there for Main, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pain.
Main throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Pain counters by moving into the clinch.
Pain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Main is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Main's efforts to push away.#TD#
Pain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Pain has his foot on Main's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Main works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Pain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Main defends well.#ES#
Pain kicks Main off and gets to his feet. #T2#
Main slaps away a takedown attempt from Pain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Main defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pain.#CL#
Pain pushes Main up against the cage in a clinch.
Pain is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pain is looking to take this one to the mat.
Main tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Main tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Pain can't get the takedown.
#T3#
Main blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Main has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain is working for takedown but Main is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pain is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pain prevents Main from breaking the clinch.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Main is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Pain effectively controlling the action here.
Pain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Main after a bit of a struggle.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
#TD#
Pain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Main throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sindre Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pain 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#
Reaver Main has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sindre Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pain passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sindre Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Sindre Pain!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sindre Pain!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sindre Pain!
Sindre Pain wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 993 Round 1
Date: Jul 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statement Jr works over Pain's head and body with a nice combination.
Statement Jr jabs at Pain's body.#TD#
Pain looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pain wants to free his trapped foot but Statement Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pain trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Pain is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Statement Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T1#
Pain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Statement Jr for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Pain is looking for a kimura here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#SUB#
Pain looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Statement Jr. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Pain closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Statement Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.#TD#
Pain closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Statement Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Statement Jr is in trouble now - Pain has advanced to mount!
Pain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Pain working for a guillotine from mount but Statement Jr is in no mood to give up.
Pain tries to control but Statement Jr wriggling away. #T3##SUB#
Pain has control of Statement Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Statement Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#SUB#
Pain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pain wants to control the pace but Statement Jr is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pain is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Statement Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pain controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Pain has control of Statement Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Statement Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sindre Pain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Statement Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Statement Jr can do to turn this around?#CL#
Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Statement Jr to keep the fight standing.#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Statement Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Statement Jr misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Statement Jr.
#CL#
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Statement Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Pain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sindre Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Statement Jr throws a series of punches but Pain moves out of range.
Pain throws a big counter combination but Statement Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#TD#
Pain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Statement Jr sprawls well initially but Pain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pain prevents Statement Jr from standing back up.
Sindre Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Pain escapes and gets back to his feet. #CL#
Statement Jr gets tackled into the cage by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Statement Jr up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pain.
#BC#
Pain breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Statement Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Statement Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU#
Pain gets to his feet. Statement Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD#
Pain closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Statement Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Statement Jr is trying to maintain the position but Pain is very close to passing his half guard.
Pain trying to control the pace. #T3#
Statement Jr tries to roll over but Pain keeps him under control.#SU#
Pain decides to stand up. #CL#
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.#T4#
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.
Statement Jr trying to stall but Pain improves his position.
Pain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Statement Jr after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Pain moves into range and clinches up with Statement Jr.#TD#
Pain jumps guard and drags Statement Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pain wants to sweep here but Statement Jr controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB#
Pain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sindre Pain dominated that second round.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Statement Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice side step and Statement Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pain moves out of range of the strikes.
Statement Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pain connects with a high kick.
Statement Jr throws a nice looking combination but Pain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statement Jr misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain fails to pull guard.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Statement Jr up against the cage.#TD#
Pain is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Statement Jr can't fight it off and eventually Pain manages to take the fight to the floor. Statement Jr looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T1#
Pain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Statement Jr wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Pain won't allow Statement Jr to get back to his feet. #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.
Statement Jr looking to control.
Pain sitting in guard here, content to control.
Statement Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Pain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#ES2#
Statement Jr bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Pain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Statement Jr tests Pain's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Pain shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Statement Jr is looking for a sweep. Pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Statement Jr is looking to improve his position.
Statement Jr is trying to stand back up but Pain is controlling him
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Pain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Statement Jr defends it well.
Pain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pain works his way into side control.
Pain Statement Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pain misses with the ground and pound.
Statement Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sindre Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SU#
Pain decides to stand back up. Pain steps back and let's Statement Jr get back to his feet.
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 Sindre Pain.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Sindre Pain!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Sindre Pain!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Sindre Pain!
Sindre Pain wins by unanimous decision! |
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