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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1046 Round 3
Date: Apr 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Rasnov tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouellet fails with the takedown.
Rasnov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Ouellet takes the fight into the clinch.
Ouellet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rasnov avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasnov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ouellet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ouellet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rasnov after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Ouellet breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Rasnov fails to land the takedown.
Ouellet closes the distance and clinches up with Rasnov, looking for a takedown. Ouellet pushes Rasnov against the cage but Rasnov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouellet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouellet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ouellet is looking to clinch.
Ouellet fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Rasnov moves into the clinch.
Rasnov prevents a body shot from Ouellet. #BC2#
Rasnov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouellet shoots in and drives through. Rasnov sprawls well.
A leg kick checked by Rasnov.
Ouellet tries to clinch but Rasnov moves out of range.
Ouellet wants to clinch.#T2##TD2#
Ouellet gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ouellet wants to hit a sweep here but Rasnov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ouellet there!
Rasnov controlling the position easily from mount.
Ouellet wants to hold on but Rasnov pushes him away.#T3#
Rasnov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ouellet can't escape the position.
Ouellet taking shots to the head.
Ouellet is looking to improve his position but Rasnov isn't that keen on the idea.
Rasnov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#SU2#
Rasnov stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ouellet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T4#
Rasnov slaps away a takedown attempt from Ouellet, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Rasnov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ouellet!
Ouellet wants to get back to his feet but Rasnov is dominant here and he's now got Ouellet's back!
Ouellet is breathing heavily.
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!
Rasnov tries to get the hooks in deep but Ouellet pushed the leg off.
Ouellet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rasnov on the ground.
Ouellet tries to roll but Rasnov sticks to his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ouellet just trying to survive but Rasnov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Selimkhan Rasnov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ouellet tries to clinch but Rasnov moves out of range.
Rasnov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ouellet defends well and Rasnov ends up having to push Ouellet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rasnov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouellet misses with a head kick.
Rasnov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rasnov shoots for a double leg takedown but Ouellet sprawls well. He's pushed Rasnov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rasnov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#CL2#
Rasnov has closed the distance and engaged Ouellet in a clinch.
#BC2#
Rasnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouellet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Rasnov counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouellet blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Rasnov breaks from the clinch.
Rasnov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ouellet.
Rasnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ouellet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouellet seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Rasnov leaves Ouellet with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouellet. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Rasnov gets a clinch.
Ouellet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rasnov prevents it.
Rasnov wants to take the fight to the mat but Ouellet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rasnov fails to pull guard.
Ouellet is trying to force a seperation but Rasnov has the dominant position.#BC2#
Rasnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Rasnov. No joy for Ouellet on that attempt.
Rasnov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ouellet sprawls well. Ouellet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rasnov gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Ouellet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Rasnov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ouellet scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rasnov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Ouellet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rasnov as he avoids it easily.
Rasnov throws a series of punches but Ouellet avoids them all with ease.
Ouellet throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Rasnov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rasnov.
Ouellet is looking to stand back up but Rasnov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ouellet. #REVR#
Ouellet tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rasnov manages to move to mount!
#T3#
Rasnov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ouellet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rasnov controlling his opponent. #SU2#
Rasnov is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Selimkhan Rasnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD2#
Rasnov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ouellet's guard.
Ouellet is looking to stand back up but Rasnov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ouellet. #T4##REVR#
Rasnov is trying to control the action in half guard but Ouellet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rasnov passes to full mount!
Ouellet gets back to half guard.
Rasnov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ouellet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rasnov controlling the pace.
Ouellet trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Selimkhan Rasnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Rasnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouellet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ouellet wants it to stay on the feet.
Ouellet drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rasnov sprawls and moves away.
Rasnov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rasnov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rasnov scores with a head kick.
#CUT2#It looks like Stephane Ouellet has been cut.
Rasnov avoids a kick to the body.
Ouellet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rasnov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephane Ouellet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasnov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ouellet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rasnov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouellet shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ouellet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouellet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Ouellet slaps away a takedown attempt from Rasnov, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Ouellet has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Rasnov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rasnov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ouellet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SU#
Ouellet gets to his feet - Rasnov follows without any prompting.
Nice body kick there by Rasnov.#CL2#
Rasnov closes the distance and clinches.
Ouellet is looking to break free of the clinch but Rasnov has double underhooks. #BC2#
Rasnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Rasnov clinches with his opponent.
#T2##BC2#
Rasnov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rasnov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Ouellet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ouellet looking to stall.
Ouellet tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ouellet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rasnov smiles and moves away.
Rasnov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ouellet.
Rasnov tries to clinch but Ouellet is having none of it.
Rasnov goes for a double leg but Ouellet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ouellet continues to drive forward.
Ouellet seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasnov has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Ouellet counters by moving into the clinch. #T3##TD#
Ouellet pulls Rasnov into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Ouellet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ouellet being controlled here, momentarily.
Ouellet working a defensive guard but Rasnov passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Rasnov there.
Ouellet wants to improve his position but Rasnov is controlling well.
#T4##SUB2#
Rasnov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ouellet has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rasnov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rasnov lands a nice short elbow.
Stephane Ouellet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selimkhan Rasnov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rasnov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Selimkhan Rasnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rasnov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Selimkhan Rasnov!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Selimkhan Rasnov!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Selimkhan Rasnov!
Selimkhan Rasnov wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1046 Round 2
Date: Apr 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ouellet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouellet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doe.
Ouellet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL2#
Doe moves into range and clinches up with Ouellet.
Doe taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Ouellet.
Ouellet jumps guard but Doe stands there with Ouellet around his waist. Ouellet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doe tries to pull guard but Ouellet holds him up against the cage and eventually Doe drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouellet wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouellet. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ouellet tries to avoid it but Doe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ouellet to the ground. Ouellet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Ouellet. #T1#
Ouellet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doe tries to avoid it but Ouellet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doe to the ground. Doe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouellet misses with the combination.
#CL#
Ouellet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ouellet tries to pull guard but Doe won't allow it.
Ouellet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doe walks away with a smile on his face. Ouellet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ouellet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doe. #CL2#
Doe gets a clinch. #T2#
Ouellet working hard to break the clinch.
Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ouellet tries to break the clinch but Doe is controlling the position.
Doe gets underhooks to prevent Ouellet's takedown attempt.
Doe jumps guard but Ouellet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ouellet is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.
Doe wants to stall.
Ouellet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doe pulls him back up using the underhooks. #BC2#
Doe breaks the clinch.
Ouellet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T3#
Ouellet shoots in for a takedown but Doe shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Doe as Ouellet shoots in.#CL#
Doe tries to keep at a distance but Ouellet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ouellet walks away with a smile on his face. Doe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ouellet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouellet is breathing heavily.#CL#
Doe tries to keep at a distance but Ouellet has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ouellet's face as he tries to break the clinch. #TD#
Ouellet jumps into guard, dragging Doe to the mat.
Doe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Doe being controlled here momentarily. #T4#
Doe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ouellet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ouellet thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Doe is looking to advance position but Ouellet has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Doe is looking to improve his position but Ouellet isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ouellet working Doe over with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouellet dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL#
Ouellet rushes Doe and presses him up against the cage.
Doe wants a takedown but no success here.
Doe is trying to break free.
Ouellet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ouellet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doe tries to work over Ouellet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ouellet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
Doe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ouellet keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ouellet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ouellet lands a left hand.
#T1#
Ouellet taking a breather.#BC2#
Doe breaks the clinch.
Ouellet shoots in looking for a takedown. Doe tries to sprawl out of it but Ouellet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Ouellet backs off Doe throws a huge counter combo but Ouellet manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouellet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouellet shoots in for a takedown but Doe shows good takedown defense.
Stephane Ouellet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Ouellet pushes Doe up against the cage in a clinch.
Ouellet tries for a takedown but Doe manages to get underhooks.
Ouellet tries to pull guard but Doe won't allow it.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Ouellet taking a breather.
Doe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ouellet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doe wants to stall.
Ouellet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ouellet lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ouellet walks away with a smile on his face. Doe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doe tries to clinch there but Ouellet circles away.
#T3#
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Doe blocks a head kick by Ouellet.
Doe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ouellet defends well and Doe ends up having to push Ouellet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ouellet misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doe.
Ouellet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doe's waist but Doe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ouellet off to one side.
Ouellet shoots in looking for a takedown. Doe tries to sprawl out of it but Ouellet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doe shoots in for a takedown but Ouellet shows good takedown defense. #T4#
Ouellet shoots for a takedown but Doe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL#
Ouellet darts in and clinches Doe up against the cage.
Stephane Ouellet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ouellet's efforts to push away.
Ouellet prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD#
Ouellet pulls guard successfully.
Ouellet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ouellet slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouellet dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Doe slaps away a takedown attempt from Ouellet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ouellet stuffs the takedown.
Doe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Ouellet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ouellet.
Ouellet is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ouellet is trying to pull guard but Doe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouellet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouellet prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ouellet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouellet gets underhooks to prevent Doe's takedown attempt.
Ouellet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
#T1#
Ouellet is pressed up against the cage. Doe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ouellet down to the mat. Ouellet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ouellet fails to land the takedown.
Doe wants to clinch.
Doe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#CL#
and Ouellet moves into the clinch.#TD#
Ouellet jumps guard.
Ouellet wants to sweep here but Doe controlling him for the moment.
Ouellet seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Doe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doe is fighting to break Ouellet's control of his arms but Ouellet is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ouellet wants to sweep but no luck.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Ouellet forces Doe back against the cage and clinches.
Ouellet jumps guard but Doe stands there with Ouellet around his waist. Ouellet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#T3#
Ouellet wants a takedown.
Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ouellet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Ouellet gets control of Doe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ouellet will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#ES#
Ouellet has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Doe has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Ouellet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#TD#
Ouellet manages to pull guard.
#SUB#
Ouellet looking for a guillotine here but Doe defends easily.
Ouellet has a closed guard, preventing Doe from standing up. #T4##SUB#
Ouellet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doe wants to control from the top but Ouellet keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Ouellet working for a triangle but Doe defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephane Ouellet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ouellet 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Stephane Ouellet!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stephane Ouellet!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Stephane Ouellet!
Stephane Ouellet wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1046 Round 1
Date: Apr 02, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Cronix clinches up with Victory and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Cronix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Victory shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cronix manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Victory trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victory trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cronix manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Cronix wants to stand but Victory has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Victory throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1#
Victory working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cronix.
Cronix content to stall in guard here.
Victory is trying to keep Cronix in close.
Cronix content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cronix working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cronix tries to stand but Victory is controlling from the bottom.
Cronix postures up.
Cronix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cronix is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cronix stopping the sweep attempt from Victory.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Victory fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cronix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Victory moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victory wants to counter with a clinch but Cronix pushes him away.
Victory shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cronix as he jumps to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Victory swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Cronix counters with a nice double leg into side control. Victory won't be happy with that.
Cronix happy to just control the position for now.
Victory prevents Cronix from improving position.
Victory is trying to control Cronix's posture but Cronix avoids it. #T4#
Cronix cracks Victory with a big elbow.
Victory stops Cronix from passing to mount. #SUB#
Cronix is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Victory knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Victory manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cronix's best efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Cronix dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Victory blocks a head kick by Cronix.
Victory tries to clinch there but Cronix circles away.
Cronix shoots in looking for a takedown. Victory tries to sprawl out of it but Cronix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Victory manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cronix slaps away a takedown attempt from Victory, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cronix defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Victory.#TD#
Cronix closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Victory to the mat! Victory manages to get full guard.
Cronix has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victory can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cronix controls the pace.#T1#
Cronix has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
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.
Cronix wanted to stand there but Victory had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Victory closes the distance and clinches up with Cronix, looking for a takedown. Victory pushes Cronix against the cage but Cronix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James Cronix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Victory.
Cronix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cronix leaves Victory with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Victory shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cronix pinned against the cage. Cronix gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Victory is breathing heavily.
Victory fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Cronix looking to score a takedown here. Victory is defending well but Cronix drives through and ends up in Victory's guard.#T3#
Cronix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cronix trying to stand up but can't free himself from Victory's guard.
Victory can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cronix controls the pace.
Cronix passes Victory's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cronix trying to control the pace. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cronix's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cronix takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victory trying to control from the bottom.
Cronix passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victory is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Cronix dominated that second round.
That's time! Cronix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Cronix bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cronix tries to stand but Victory is controlling his head.
Cronix is looking to take a break and control but Victory is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Cronix is trying to get an arm triangle but Victory is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victory tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cronix presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #T1#
Cronix tries to control but Victory wriggling away.
Cronix looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Victory is bucking up trying to escape but Cronix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cronix looking to control but Victory is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cronix with a couple of short strikes.
James Cronix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Cronix is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Victory has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T2#
Victory regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cronix in particular looking to stall.
Cronix tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Victory wants to get back to his feet.#T3#
Cronix takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Victory trying to control here.
Victory is looking for a sweep. Cronix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Cronix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Victory has managed to free his arm - good work. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cronix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD#
Cronix closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cronix lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Victory is looking to stand up but Cronix isn't so interested in that idea.
Victory tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Victory throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Victory is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
King Victory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Cronix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cronix sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Cronix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cronix 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for James Cronix!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for James Cronix!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for James Cronix!
James Cronix wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1046 Round 1
Date: Apr 02, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Ouellet pushes Haha up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Ouellet breaks the clinch.
Haha shoots in looking for a takedown but Ouellet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ouellet as he avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Ouellet's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Bib God Haha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ouellet but Ouellet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ouellet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#TD2#
Ouellet gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Ouellet wants to work for an arm triangle but Haha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ouellet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T1#
Ouellet moves into full mount! Haha won't be happy about that!
Ouellet working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ouellet postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haha looks a forlorn figure.
Ouellet scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ouellet with shots to the head and body - Haha looks very uncomfortable down there. #ROC2#Haha is rocked!
Haha is in a horrible position here. Ouellet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Haha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouellet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Ouellet lands a big elbow.
Haha is breathing heavily.
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!
Ouellet is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Haha goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Ouellet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephane Ouellet! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1046 Round 1
Date: Apr 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Richard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rasnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richard stuffs the takedown.
Richard shoots for a takedown but Rasnov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rasnov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rasnov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richard was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasnov.#CL#
Richard clinches. #BC#
Richard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rasnov shoots in for a takedown but Richard shows good takedown defense.
Richard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #TD2#
Rasnov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Richard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Richard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rasnov as he jumps to the side. #T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rasnov is defended easily by Richard.
Maurice Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Selimkhan Rasnov.
Richard misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Rasnov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richard. #TD#
Richard drags the fight down to the ground.
Richard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rasnov's guard. #REVR#
Rasnov keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
Rasnov is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richard wants to stand and escape but instead Rasnov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Rasnov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Richard is trying to control the position but Rasnov postures up.
Rasnov throws a big elbow that misses. #SU2#
Rasnov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Richard, up you get! #T3#
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rasnov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard shoots in looking for a takedown but Rasnov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Richard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD2#
Rasnov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Richard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Rasnov stalls from top position.#SUB2#
Rasnov is trying to get an arm triangle but Richard is defending well.
Richard is looking to reverse the position.#SU2#
Rasnov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T4#
Richard shoots in looking for a takedown but Rasnov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Richard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rasnov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rasnov fails with a takedown attempt.
Richard tries a low kick but Rasnov avoids it.
Rasnov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Richard tries to clinch up
and Richard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rasnov has Richard up against the cage in a clinch.
Richard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasnov has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Selimkhan Rasnov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Rasnov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richard sprawls well. Richard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rasnov gets slowly back to his feet.
Richard throws a sloppy head kick
and Rasnov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rasnov is looking to clinch but Richard is avoiding it.
Richard tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Rasnov clinches up with Richard and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Richard manages to pull guard.
Richard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rasnov trying to control but Richard is working from the bottom. #T1#
Rasnov won't allow Richard to sweep him here.
Richard keeping moving, preventing Rasnov from controlling successfully.
Richard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rasnov is controlling him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB2#
Rasnov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Richard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Richard has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Rasnov wants to get back to his feet but Richard is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SU#
Richard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rasnov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Richard.
Rasnov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richard wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Rasnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richard is looking to counter the offense by Rasnov and move into the clinch.#T3#
Richard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rasnov counters with a two punch combo. #CL2#
Rasnov drives through and clinches with Richard against the cage.
#TD#
Rasnov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Richard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rasnov to the mat. Rasnov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rasnov wriggles free and stands up.
Richard misses with a kick to the body.
Rasnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richard dodges the punch combination from Rasnov.
Richard is looking to counter the offense by Rasnov and move into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasnov looks to land a body kick but Richard moved away.#CL#
Richard clinches up with Rasnov and pushes him back against the cage.#T4##TD#
Richard wants the takedown. Rasnov is fighting it off but Richard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rasnov's guard against the cage.#SUB2#
Rasnov has his foot on Richard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Richard works his way back into a safe position though.#ES2#
Rasnov wriggles free and stands up.
A head kick misses from Richard.
Rasnov feints the counter takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD#
Richard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Richard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rasnov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nice sprawl there from Richard as Rasnov shoots in.#CL2#
Rasnov instigates a clinch. #BC#
Richard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Rasnov tries to keep at a distance but Richard has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Selimkhan Rasnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Richard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasnov manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Rasnov moves into the clinch.
Rasnov jumps guard but Richard stands there with Rasnov around his waist. Rasnov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC#
Richard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richard fails with the takedown.
Rasnov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richard feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasnov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richard's waist but Richard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasnov off to one side.
Maurice Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Selimkhan Rasnov.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rasnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rasnov scores with a kick to the body.
Rasnov fails to land with a series of punches.
Richard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
Richard scoring well with a low kick there.
Richard throws a leg kick that misses.
Rasnov shoots in but no luck this time.
Rasnov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Richard looking to score a takedown here. Rasnov is defending well but Richard drives through and ends up in Rasnov's guard.
Rasnov wriggles free and stands up.
Richard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rasnov paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Richard moves into the clinch.
Rasnov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Richard to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Rasnov pulls guard effortlessly.
Richard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!
Richard trying to control but Rasnov is working from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rasnov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#T2#
Rasnov is pulling down on Richard's head to control his posture.
Richard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Selimkhan Rasnov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Richard is looking to stand up but Rasnov won't let him. #SUB2#
Rasnov is looking for a triangle but Richard pushes his legs off easily.
Richard looking to sit in guard and control but Rasnov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T3#
Richard looking for a sweep. Not yet Richard, not yet.
Richard is working hard here to advance position.
Rasnov trying to control but Richard is working from the bottom.
Richard is wriggling around but Rasnov manages to pass to half guard.
Richard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Richard.
Rasnov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#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.
Rasnov won't allow Richard to get back to his feet.
Rasnov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rasnov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rasnov trying to control but Richard is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maurice Richard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selimkhan Rasnov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD2#
Rasnov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Selimkhan Rasnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rasnov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Selimkhan Rasnov!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Selimkhan Rasnov!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Selimkhan Rasnov!
Selimkhan Rasnov wins by unanimous decision! |
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