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Event:
QFC Tournament 622 Round 3
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Robredo moves into range and clinches up with Clay.
Robredo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robredo lands a hook that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Clay is trying to pull guard but Robredo has him pressed against the cage.
Robredo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robredo working hard to break the clinch.
Robredo lands with a short shot to the head.
Robredo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robredo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clay backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Ray Clay has been cut.#KD2#
Robredo drops Clay onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Clay is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Clay is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robredo lands a big right hand that drops Clay! The killer instinct kicks in and Robredo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Robredo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Robredo!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 622 Round 2
Date: Apr 22, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Clay shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Clay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Clay keeps trying to improve his position.
Clay is stalling in the full guard.
Clay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Clay tries to pass.
Clay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Clay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CL2#
Clay has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Clay lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clay content to control rather than advance. #T2#
Clay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Clay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Clay not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Clay trying to control the pace. #SU2#
Clay postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Johnson to stand up.
Clay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Clay pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Clay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC2#
Clay breaks the clinch.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Clay has managed to clinch.
#T4#
Clay is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clay is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee calls for Clay to work.
#TD2#
Clay decides to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB2#
Clay looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Clay dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Johnson throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Clay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Clay postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Clay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Clay is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is being controlled here.
Clay tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johnson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Clay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clay in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends. #T1#
Clay in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool. #SU2#
Clay decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Clay.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Clay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clay.
Clay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clay controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Clay throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Clay stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Clay thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clay is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Clay looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Clay advances to mount. #T3#
Clay landing strikes from the mount.
Clay with the ground and pound from mount.
Clay controlling from mount.
Clay scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clay looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clay is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T4#
Clay controlling his opponent.
Clay dominating with strikes here.#SU2#
Clay get's back to his feet.
Ray Clay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Clay moves into the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Johnson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Clay is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Johnson to the mat. Johnson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Clay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD2#
Clay manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.
Clay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clay stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Clay working the ground and pound effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Clay controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Clay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clay punishing his opponent with strikes.
Clay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Clay lands a nice shot to the head.
Clay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clay tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Clay pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clay controlling his opponent. #SUB2#
Clay is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.
Clay looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Clay scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Clay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Ray Clay!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Ray Clay!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ray Clay!
Ray Clay wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 622 Round 1
Date: Apr 21, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Clay clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Clay manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2#
Clay bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clay wants to stand but Kuznetsov has his arm trapped.
Kuznetsov can't do much from the bottom here.
Clay tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kuznetsov's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay wants to stand but Kuznetsov is controlling his arm.
Kuznetsov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Kuznetsov sneaks back into half guard.
Kuznetsov tries to kick Clay off but Clay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kuznetsov wants to improve his position but Clay is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clay lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Clay is looking for a kimura but Kuznetsov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clay to get the leverage.
Clay performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kuznetsov has hold of Clay's hands but Clay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T2#
Clay seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Clay is looking for a kimura here.
Clay looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Clay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuznetsov is just riding it out for now. Clay eventually gives up the hold.
Clay working Kuznetsov over with strikes. #T3#
Well, if Clay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clay passes to side control. #SUB2#
Clay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #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.
Clay advances nicely into full mount.
Clay cracks Kuznetsov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Clay controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Clay looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Clay dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Clay moves out of range.
Clay with the counter takedown but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.#CL2#
Clay moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Clay wants the takedown. Kuznetsov is fighting it off but Clay persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kuznetsov's guard against the cage.
Clay is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Kuznetsov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Clay advances to half guard.
Clay works his foot free and advances to mount.
Clay takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clay breaks from Kuznetsov's wrist control and lands an elbow. #T2#
Kuznetsov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clay looking to finish Kuznetsov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kuznetsov!#ROC2#
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Clay postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kuznetsov in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kuznetsov to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Clay!
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