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Event:
QFC Tournament 1169 Round 3
Date: Oct 13, 2023 |
#R1#
De Vries fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Curry misses.
Nice takedown defense from Curry. No joy for De Vries on that attempt.
Curry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Vries throws a sloppy body shot
#KD2#
and Curry counters with a nice right hand that sends De Vries toppling to the canvas! De Vries scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Curry finish him?!#ROC2#De Vries is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Idris De Vries has been cut.
De Vries walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles De Vries limp body while Curry jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lonnie Curry!
Lonnie Curry gave a mention to Northern Zombie in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1169 Round 2
Date: Oct 12, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
De Vries decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vries content to control rather than advance.
Benjamin looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Vries trying to pass the guard but Benjamin defending well.
De Vries is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries wants to stand but Benjamin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
De Vries with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benjamin tries to get to full guard but De Vries has control of the leg. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
De Vries closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Benjamin wants to control but De Vries passes into side.
Benjamin is looking to reverse the position.
De Vries wants to stand but Benjamin has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard. #T2#
De Vries postures up.
De Vries controlling from the top position.
Benjamin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benjamin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Vries is looking to stand up but Benjamin won't let him. #T3#
De Vries controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Benjamin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Vries knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benjamin on the ground.
De Vries looking to pass the guard.
Benjamin wants to stand and escape but De Vries is having none of it.
De Vries 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. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
De Vries drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#T4#
De Vries stands and throws Benjamin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Benjamin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Benjamin is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
De Vries looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Vries scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Benjamin to see if he's OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benjamin tries to buck De Vries off but De Vries is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Idris De Vries dominated that round.
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#
De Vries fails with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and De Vries counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Vries leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC#
De Vries manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
De Vries instigates a clinch.
Benjamin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Vries pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benjamin has De Vries pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Vries manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Idris De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Benjamin.#BC#
De Vries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##TD#
De Vries closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Benjamin did well to prevent De Vries getting side control.
De Vries perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Idris De Vries overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Vries lands strikes from half guard.
Benjamin is trying to maintain the position but De Vries is very close to passing his half guard.
De Vries tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benjamin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Benjamin trying to control here.
De Vries perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2##SUB#
De Vries is working for a kimura but Benjamin is defending it quite comfortably.
Benjamin manages to get to full guard.
Benjamin trying to keep a closed guard but De Vries is proving a slippery customer.
De Vries would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Benjamin leaves De Vries with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Vries dodges the punch combination from Benjamin.
As Benjamin looks to move away, De Vries throws a big counter combo but Benjamin just gets out of the way.
Benjamin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Vries swivels and escapes.
De Vries appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benjamin can do to turn this around?#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Benjamin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
De Vries clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
De Vries decides to pull guard.
Benjamin stops De Vries from standing up.
De Vries looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benjamin is one step ahead there. #T4#
De Vries has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Benjamin has passed into side control.
De Vries is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benjamin wants to stand but De Vries is controlling his arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Vries struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Idris De Vries dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Benjamin darts in and clinches De Vries up against the cage.#TD#
De Vries has picked Benjamin up - he's going for a ride! De Vries dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
De Vries landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benjamin gets full guard.
Benjamin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Vries manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
De Vries is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
De Vries avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Vries pulls Benjamin in close to prevent any damage.
Benjamin trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjamin tries to free his leg and advance position but De Vries is retaining full guard. #SUB#
De Vries looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Benjamin has picked De Vries up and slammed him! De Vries can't keep hold of the triangle and Benjamin manages to pass to side control!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benjamin trying to control the action but De Vries is working from the bottom.
De Vries sneaks back into half guard.
Benjamin throwing shots but De Vries is blocking nicely.
De Vries gets full guard.
De Vries has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Vries keeping moving, preventing Benjamin from controlling successfully. #T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benjamin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Vries stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown but De Vries shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Benjamin rushes De Vries and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
De Vries jumps guard.
#SUB#
De Vries is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benjamin is aware though and is defending well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Vries holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
De Vries has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De Vries continues to stall.
More hug and hope from De Vries.
De Vries on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Vries tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benjamin trying to control but De Vries is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Benjamin.
I think De Vries has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Idris De Vries!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Idris De Vries!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Idris De Vries!
Idris De Vries wins by unanimous decision!
Idris De Vries was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1169 Round 1
Date: Oct 11, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Hollands gets caught napping as De Vries dives in and scores a takedown. Hollands manages to retain guard.
Hollands wants to hit a sweep here but De Vries passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hollands there!
Hollands takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Vries controlling from mount.
De Vries blocks Hollands's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
De Vries controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hollands can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
De Vries scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hollands tries to lock up and control but De Vries gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T1#
Hollands working to try and regain half guard.
De Vries putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
De Vries postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hollands looks a forlorn figure.
De Vries controlling the position easily from mount.
De Vries working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Vries controlling from the full mount. #SUB2#
De Vries wants to finish this one by submission but Hollands is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De Vries. #T2#
De Vries controlling from the full mount.
Hollands wants to control but De Vries is having none of it.
De Vries working Hollands over with strikes here.
Hollands really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Vries lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
De Vries controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollands is breathing heavily.#T3#
De Vries landing shots from mount.
De Vries controlling from the full mount.
Hollands tries to hold on but De Vries pushes him away.
De Vries is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hollands knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Vries on the ground.
De Vries connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#ROC2#Hollands is rocked!
De Vries postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hollands bigstyle! Two more strikes land for De Vries and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Idris De Vries!
In his post fight interview, Idris De Vries started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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