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Event:
QFC Tournament 608 Round 3
Date: Mar 22, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Aldo has Lukyanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Lukyanov goes for a takedown attempt but Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aldo scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT#
It looks like Valery Lukyanov has been cut.
Lukyanov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Aldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lukyanov is defended easily by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lukyanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Aldo drives through and clinches with Lukyanov against the cage.
#T1#
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lukyanov is trying to pull guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valery Lukyanov.#BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lukyanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo swings for the body but Lukyanov moves out of range.
Lukyanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aldo scores with a punch to the head.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo throws a combination. Lukyanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#ROC#
Lukyanov is rocked!
Aldo batters Lukyanov with a massive right followed by a huge left! Lukyanov is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Aldo lands a final crushing right hand to drop Lukyanov to the mat with a gruesome thud! Aldo is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 608 Round 2
Date: Mar 21, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lukyanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hales is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lukyanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hales with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Valery Lukyanov has been cut.
Lukyanov looks winded!#BC#
Hales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Hales clinches up with Lukyanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Hales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lukyanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hales.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hales lands a nice knee to the body.
Hales lands a knee to the head.
Hales lands an elbow that stopped Lukyanov in his tracks for a moment.
Hales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hales.
Lukyanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T1#
Hales lands a knee to the body.
Hales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lukyanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Lukyanov won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Hales.
Lukyanov being controlled against the cage.
Hales scores with a knee to the head.
Hales controlling the action here for a moment.
Hales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lukyanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lukyanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
Hales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hales connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hales crunches a lovely knee into Lukyanov's ribcage.
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Lukyanov won't want to take too many of those.
Hales landing knees to the head.
Hales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Hales manages to pull guard.
Hales thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #ES#
Hales manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#CL#
Hales moves into the clinch.
Hales connects with a knee to the head.
Lukyanov tries to pull guard but Hales forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Hales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hales throws a head kick but Lukyanov moves out of range.
#T3#
Hales lands with a kick to the temple. Lukyanov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lukyanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hales goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lukyanov shoots in for a takedown but Hales shows good takedown defense.
Joe Hales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valery Lukyanov.#CL#
Hales moves into range and clinches up with Lukyanov.
Lukyanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lukyanov's face.
Hales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lukyanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lukyanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lukyanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lukyanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Hales stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Hales.
#T4#
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Lukyanov won't want to take too many of those.#TD#
Hales pulls Lukyanov into guard.
Lukyanov distracts Hales with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hales is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lukyanov won't allow Hales to get back to his feet.
Hales trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lukyanov trying to control but Hales is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valery Lukyanov's cut.
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#
Lukyanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Hales clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Hales pulls guard successfully.
Hales is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lukyanov dives into side control.
Lukyanov prevents Hales from escaping the position.
Hales looking for a sweep but Lukyanov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukyanov landing strikes from the mount and Hales is in trouble! #SUB2#
Lukyanov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hales can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#T1#
Lukyanov trying to control but Hales is having none of it.
Hales tries to control Lukyanov's body but Lukyanov pushes him off. Hales squirms to his side and now Lukyanov has his back!
Hales is trying to get back to his feet but Lukyanov has full control of the position and if anything, Hales has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lukyanov has the hooks in. Hales is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #ES#
Hales is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it. #T2#
Hales throws a head kick but Lukyanov moves out of range.
Lukyanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lukyanov blocks a head kick by Hales.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hales tries a head kick but it misses.
Hales throws a head kick but Lukyanov moves out of range.
Lukyanov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lukyanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lukyanov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lukyanov wants it to stay on the feet.
Lukyanov tries to clinch up.
Hales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lukyanov can do to turn this around?
Hales stuffs the takedown attempt from Lukyanov. Lukyanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lukyanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Hales, which made it look bad.
Hales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lukyanov blocks a head kick by Hales.
Lukyanov wants to counter with a clinch but Hales pushes him away.
Hales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lukyanov.
It looked like Hales was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joe Hales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valery Lukyanov.#T3#
Hales throws a head kick that misses.
Hales sets himself, and Lukyanov steps forward looking for the clinch! Hales avoids it this time.#TD2#
Lukyanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hales!
Hales is looking to get back to his feet here but Lukyanov is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hales's back.#SUB2#
Lukyanov has managed to slip his arm under Hales's chin. This could be all over... yep, Hales is tapping out! Submission win for Lukyanov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valery Lukyanov!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 608 Round 1
Date: Mar 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Adam throws a sloppy head kick and Lukyanov moves out of range easily.
Adam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lukyanov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Adam tries to clinch there but Lukyanov circles away.
Adam lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Valery Lukyanov has been cut.
Lukyanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adam looks for a takedown but Lukyanov sprawls well.
Lukyanov throws a big counter combination but Adam scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adam tries a head kick but it misses.
Adam lands with a kick to the temple. Lukyanov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adam misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Lukyanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adam tries to break the clinch but Lukyanov is controlling the position.
Adam wants to get back to striking at distance but Lukyanov won't allow it.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but Lukyanov blocks with his arms.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
#TD#
Lukyanov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Adam tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Adam looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adam is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #T1#
Lukyanov controlling the position easily from mount.
Adam taking shots to the head.
Lukyanov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lukyanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adam's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam is trying to stand but he's just given Lukyanov his back.
Lukyanov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Adam's body.
Lukyanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2##SUB#
Lukyanov has got one arm under Adam's chin. This could be trouble... Adam trying to control the other hand but Lukyanov gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Adam has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valery Lukyanov!
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