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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
LAFC 6
Date: Jun 08, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Henriques shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jonas's guard.
Jonas keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Henriques with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henriques wants to control from the top but Jonas keeps moving. #SUB#
Henriques postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jonas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Henriques, into his guard. #REVB#
Jonas wants to get up but he can't break Henriques's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henriques has control of Jonas's left arm, preventing Jonas from doing any damage. #T1#
Jonas wants to stand and escape but instead Henriques has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Henriques working some strikes from top position.
Henriques scoring with some ground and pound.
Jonas keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Henriques in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jonas wants to stand but Henriques is controlling the position.
Henriques trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henriques is one step ahead there. #T2#
Henriques trying to control but Jonas is working from the bottom.
Henriques chips away with some ground and pound.
Jonas keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Henriques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Henriques postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jonas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Henriques, into his guard. #REVB#
Jonas tries to stand but Henriques is controlling from the bottom. #T3#
Jonas postures up.
Henriques is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henriques is looking to stand up but Jonas isn't so interested in that idea.
Henriques pulls Jonas in to control the position.
Henriques on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henriques tries to get out of the position.
Henriques wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A cross from Jonas lands.
Henriques dives in for a single leg takedown but Jonas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#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.
Jonas lands with a shot to the body.
Henriques fails with the takedown
and Henriques takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jonas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henriques.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Henriques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henriques is breathing heavily.
Jonas digs a good body shot into Henriques's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Jonas.
Jonas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jonas throws a nice head kick!
#ROC2#
Henriques is rocked!
A cross from Jonas lands.
Oh Henriques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonas leaves Henriques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Jonas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jonas scores with a jab to the head.
Jonas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henriques fails to land the takedown.
Henriques seems to have got his legs back now.
A left and a right from Jonas both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Jonas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jonas fails with a takedown attempt.
Henriques takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henriques takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#TD#
Henriques closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henriques lands in his opponent's guard.
Henriques trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jonas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson Henriques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Henriques postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jonas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Henriques, into his guard. #REVB#
Jonas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques striking from the bottom.
#T1#
Henriques trying to keep a closed guard but Jonas is proving a slippery customer.
Henriques looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonas is one step ahead there.
Jonas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henriques is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jonas tries to stand but Henriques is controlling from the bottom.
Henriques seems keen to control Jonas's posture.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jonas wants to stand but Henriques has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Henriques changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jonas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jonas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Henriques.
Jonas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Henriques lands some shots froms side control.
Jonas gets back to half guard.#T3##SUB#
Henriques is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henriques slips a nice elbow through Jonas's hands, connecting with Jonas's forehead.
Henriques is looking to take a break and control but Jonas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Henriques is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jonas is just riding it out for now. Henriques eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Henriques is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jonas is just riding it out for now. Henriques eventually gives up the hold. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jonas trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Henriques is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jonas tries to roll over but Henriques keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henriques is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Henriques is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jonas defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Henriques dominated that second round.
That's time! Henriques's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Jonas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jonas, right into the meat.
Jonas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
Henriques dives in for a single leg takedown but Jonas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jonas fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonas is fending him off so far but Henriques persists. Nope, Jonas circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonas feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Henriques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonas moves in looking to clinch but Henriques pushes him off.
Jonas lands with a kick to the temple. Henriques shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jonas misses with the combination.
Henriques is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Jonas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henriques. That one must have hurt.
Henriques stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jonas.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
Henriques on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jonas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henriques has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Big Jonas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henriques displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jonas.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henriques is defended easily by Jonas.#T2#
Jonas lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriques darts in looking for a takedown but Jonas gets double underhooks and turns Henriques into the cage.
Henriques closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henriques blocks a head kick by Jonas.
Jonas lands with a slapping head kick.
Jonas scores with a jab to the body.
Henriques fails with the takedown
enabling Jonas to counter with a crisp jab.
Jonas tries to clinch but Henriques is having none of it.
Henriques went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
Henriques tries to keep at a distance but Jonas has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jonas's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Jonas wants to break free but Henriques has control.
Henriques is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henriques tries for a takedown but Jonas manages to get underhooks.
#BC2#
Jonas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jonas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jonas fails with a takedown attempt.
Henriques swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonas.
Jonas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson Henriques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henriques fails with the takedown
and Jonas counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Jonas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jonas.
Henriques takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henriques fails with the takedown
and Jonas counters with a leg kick.
Jonas is looking to clinch.
Jonas lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jonas tries to clinch but Henriques moves out of range.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jonas sprawls well. Jonas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henriques gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Jonas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Jonas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jonas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Jonas!
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Event:
LAFC 4
Date: May 25, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henriques takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henriques changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Takashvili fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henriques shoots in and drives through. Takashvili sprawls well.
Takashvili fails with the takedown.
Henriques with the counter takedown but Takashvili avoids it easily.
Henriques rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL#
and Takashvili moves into the clinch.
Henriques is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hasan Takashvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Henriques.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takashvili pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henriques darts in looking for a takedown but Takashvili gets double underhooks and turns Henriques into the cage.
Henriques looks winded!#CL#
Takashvili gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Takashvili pulls guard.
Takashvili throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#T1#
Takashvili keeping full guard, as Henriques tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takashvili has his hands on Henriques's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Takashvili is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Henriques thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henriques would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Takashvili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Takashvili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henriques doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henriques manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Henriques is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Henriques content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Takashvili looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Henriques thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henriques wants to control from the top but Takashvili keeps moving.
Takashvili is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Henriques has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T3##BC#
Takashvili breaks the clinch.
Henriques moves out of range of the body kick from Takashvili.
Henriques tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takashvili swivels and escapes.
Henriques tries to bum rush Takashvili with a series of wild strikes but Takashvili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takashvili looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Takashvili wants to control but Henriques is keeping him busy.
Henriques is looking to control Takashvili's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henriques avoid being mounted?
Takashvili sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henriques defending well though. #T4##SUB#
Takashvili 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.
Henriques tries to roll over but Takashvili keeps him under control.
Henriques trying to hold on to Takashvili's head to control him but Takashvili postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henriques tries to get to full guard but Takashvili has control of the leg. #SUB#
Takashvili is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hasan Takashvili dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Henriques shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takashvili defends it nicely.
Takashvili fails with a takedown attempt.
Takashvili lands a nice hook to Henriques's body. Henriques takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Takashvili gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henriques connects with a couple of short punches.
Takashvili keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Hasan Takashvili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Henriques throws a strike but Takashvili rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Takashvili stands up over Henriques, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henriques can do anything to dispel that myth.
Takashvili pushing down on Henriques's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Takashvili thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henriques is trying to stand back up but Takashvili is controlling him
#SUB#
Takashvili is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Takashvili is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Takashvili thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henriques's head. #T2##SUB#
Takashvili is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henriques defends it well.
Henriques gets back to full guard.
#SUB#
Takashvili drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Henriques manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Takashvili has Henriques in his guard.#REVB#
Henriques passes Takashvili's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Takashvili wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Henriques is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Takashvili is pressing down on Henriques's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henriques's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henriques trying to stand up but can't free himself from Takashvili's guard.
Henriques working some strikes from top position.
Henriques wants to control from the top but Takashvili keeps moving.
Henriques content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Henriques working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henriques accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henriques cracks Takashvili with a solid left hand.
Takashvili looking to control.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henriques is looking to stand up but Takashvili won't let him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Henriques shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Takashvili wants to get back to his feet but Henriques is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henriques working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Takashvili had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henriques defends it easily.
Henriques tries to stand but Takashvili is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takashvili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Henriques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Henriques tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Takashvili defends well and Henriques ends up having to push Takashvili into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL#
Takashvili moves into the clinch.
Takashvili wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henriques has him pressed against the cage.
Takashvili wants to stall.
Henriques can't get the takedown.
Takashvili slows down the pace here.
#TD#
Takashvili turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henriques wants to control but Takashvili postures up.#T1#
Henriques wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Henriques is not content to let Takashvili control the position.
Henriques manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB2#
Henriques seems to be looking for submissions.
Takashvili works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takashvili has a closed guard, preventing Henriques from standing up.
Takashvili keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully. #T2#
Henriques wants to stand and escape but instead Takashvili has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##SUB#
Takashvili drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Takashvili jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Takashvili loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Takashvili is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Henriques is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Henriques has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Takashvili wants to stand up but Henriques is controlling him.
Henriques with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Takashvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takashvili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henriques is controlling him. #SUB2#
Henriques drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henriques jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Henriques preventing the sweep.
Takashvili has a closed guard, preventing Henriques from standing up.
Takashvili controls Henriques momentarily but Henriques frees himself. #SUB2#
Henriques thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henriques throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henriques working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Takashvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson Henriques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takashvili stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takashvili wants it to stay on the feet.
Hasan Takashvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Henriques.
Takashvili stuffs the takedown.
Henriques shoots in looking for a takedown but Takashvili manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henriques's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Takashvili throwing a counter right hand but Henriques manages to avoid it.
Henriques tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Takashvili defends well and Henriques ends up having to push Takashvili into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL#
Takashvili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Takashvili jumps guard and drags Henriques to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Henriques distracts Takashvili with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Henriques drops back looking for a leg! Takashvili is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Takashvili manages to kick Henriques off! Henriques jumps back into Takashvili's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hasan Takashvili showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takashvili 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hasan Takashvili!
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Event:
LAFC FN 2 Crow VS Johnson
Date: Apr 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Rob displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henriques.
Henriques misses with a takedown attempt
and Henriques takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henriques takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rob catches Henriques with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rob stuffs the takedown attempt from Henriques. Henriques gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Henriques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henriques looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rob scores with a one two! Henriques had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rob lands with a shot to the body.
Rob connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henriques has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rob.
Henriques is breathing heavily.
Rob lands with a right hand.
Rob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rob wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henriques is defended easily by Rob.
Mad Rob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Rob pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henriques back to the cage. Rob follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC2#
Henriques is rocked!
Rob is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rob jabs at Henriques's body.
Henriques takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Henriques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rob drops Henriques with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Henriques! Rob dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Rob!
During a confident post fight interview, Mad Rob thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 614 Round 3
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Barksdale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barksdale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henriques shoots in but no luck this time.
Nelson Henriques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale swinging wildly here.
Barksdale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barksdale wants it to stay on the feet.
Henriques goes for a double leg but Barksdale avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barksdale continues to drive forward.
Avon Barksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Henriques.
Barksdale thuds a left hand into Henriques's body.
Henriques looks winded!
A lazy left from Barksdale finds it's target.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barksdale as he avoids it easily.
Henriques is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Barksdale just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Henriques has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Avon Barksdale!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 614 Round 2
Date: Apr 01, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Henriques shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Henriques is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Henriques.
Henriques scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Henriques.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henriques's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henriques's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Diaz tries to get the hooks in deep but Henriques pushed the leg off. #SUB2#
Diaz goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Henriques escapes and is now in half guard on top. #T1##SUB#
Henriques is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz trying to hold on to Henriques's head to control him but Henriques postures up.
Henriques trying to control the pace.
Henriques lands strikes from half guard.
Henriques tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz trying to control but Henriques postures up.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Henriques is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henriques stalling away here and it's allowed Diaz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Henriques controlling him for the moment.
Henriques trying to move into half guard but instead Diaz has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Diaz wants to control from the top but Henriques keeps moving.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Henriques is positioning himself well to prevent Diaz advancing to mount. #T3#
Henriques is not content to let Diaz control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henriques tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz tries to control but Henriques wriggling away. #SUB2#
Diaz has hold of Henriques's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Henriques manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#T4#
Henriques is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henriques slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henriques knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz is trying to control. Henriques wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henriques is positioning himself well to prevent Diaz advancing to mount.
Henriques is looking to escape.
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 Nelson Henriques will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Henriques shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henriques showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Henriques is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
#SUB#
Henriques is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Henriques takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz wants to control but Henriques is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Henriques 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.
Diaz gets full guard.#T1#
Diaz working a defensive guard but Henriques manages to pass into side control anyway.
Diaz prevents Henriques from improving position.
Check out the look on Henriques's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Henriques working away.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Henriques looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
Henriques scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diaz trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Henriques there. #SUB#
Henriques is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Henriques knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.#SUB#
Henriques is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Henriques seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB#
Henriques seems to be looking for submissions.
#T3#
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Henriques missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz looking to control.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Nelson Henriques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Henriques keeps moving. #SUB#
Henriques is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
Diaz pushes down on Henriques's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diaz passes to full mount!
Diaz trying to control but Henriques is having none of it.
Diaz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henriques really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Henriques dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Henriques sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Nelson Henriques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.#TD#
Henriques shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Henriques has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Henriques advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz trying to hold on to Henriques's head to control him but Henriques postures up.
#SUB#
Henriques is working for a submission of some sort.
#T1##SUB#
Henriques is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henriques in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Henriques is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Henriques is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.#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.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henriques's guard. #REVB#
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Henriques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henriques pulls Diaz in close to his closed guard and prevents Diaz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Diaz advances to half guard. #T3#
Henriques controlling the position for now.
Henriques wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henriques manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henriques wants to get back to his feet.
Henriques is controlling Diaz's trapped leg to prevent Diaz from advancing to side control.
Diaz blocks the strikes from Henriques.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henriques wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Henriques is trying to get back to full guard.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson Henriques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Nelson Henriques.
Well Henriques 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Nelson Henriques!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Nelson Henriques!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Nelson Henriques!
Nelson Henriques wins by unanimous decision!
Nick Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'He did it and i was unlucky, promise to be back strong and better. Thank you!'.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 614 Round 1
Date: Mar 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Henriques doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Henriques will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henriques stuffs the takedown.
Henriques with a poor takedown
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Henriques. Henriques maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Henriques scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD#
Henriques has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately. #SUB#
Henriques thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henriques advances to half guard.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henriques. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz trying to hold on to Henriques's head to control him but Henriques postures up.
Diaz is looking to escape.
Henriques scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SU#
Henriques decides to return to a standing position. #T1##TD#
Henriques shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henriques looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henriques keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz looking to control.
Henriques works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henriques stalling.
Henriques is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB#
Henriques wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T2##SUB#
Henriques is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Henriques is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz won't allow Henriques to pass to mount.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henriques's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henriques's back!
Henriques rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3#
Henriques is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Henriques is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henriques looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz is standing up over Henriques. Henriques looks to escape but Diaz dives into side control.
#T4#
Henriques is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Henriques is holding on to half guard well.
Henriques moves into full guard.
Diaz trying to control but Henriques is working from the bottom.
Henriques is controlling Diaz's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Henriques dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Henriques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
#TD#
Henriques drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Henriques postures up.
Henriques lands a couple of digs.
Diaz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henriques's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henriques is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Diaz working for a triangle but Henriques defends it easily.
Henriques working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henriques controls the pace.
Henriques is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz is breathing heavily.#T1#
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Henriques is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henriques controls the pace.
Henriques is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henriques slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Henriques has an Americana. Diaz didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Henriques is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Henriques hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nelson Henriques!
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