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Event:
Bravado 10: Ritter v Wildslap
Date: Sep 14, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Amazon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sertho's half guard.#SUB2#
Sertho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Amazon is working for an americana but Sertho has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Amazon was thinking about the submission.
Amazon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amazon wants to control from the top but Sertho keeps moving.
Sertho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Amazon trying to control but Sertho is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sertho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sertho pulls Amazon in close to his closed guard and prevents Amazon from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Sertho tries to sprawl but Amazon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amazon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Amazon trying to pass the guard but Sertho defending well.
Amazon is trying to control. Sertho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
Amazon controlling the action here.
Amazon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sertho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amazon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Amazon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sertho is trying to control but can't.
#T3#
Amazon slows the pace down in half guard.
Sertho should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#SUB#
Sertho is defending against the submission attempts here by Amazon.
#SUB#
Amazon is working for a submission of some sort.
Sertho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #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.
Amazon trying to pass the guard but Sertho defending well. #SUB#
Amazon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sertho wants to control but Amazon is keeping busy.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Amazon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sertho to the ground. Amazon is now in Sertho's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amazon trying to control but Sertho is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Amazon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Amazon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sydney Amazon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Amazon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sertho is trying to control Amazon's posture but Amazon avoids it.
Amazon wants to control but Sertho is keeping him busy.
Amazon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sertho can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Amazon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Amazon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sertho manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1##SUB#
Amazon wants to work for an arm triangle but Sertho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Amazon prevents Sertho from improving his position.
Amazon is trying to control the action in half guard but Sertho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amazon trying to mount his opponent but Sertho defends it.
Sertho is not content to let Amazon control the position.
Sertho is holding on to half guard well.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amazon is looking to stall here but Sertho recovers full guard.
Amazon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Amazon wants to control from the top but Sertho keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sertho throws a half hearted mid kick.#TD#
Amazon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Amazon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T3##SUB#
Amazon is working for a kimura but Sertho is defending it quite comfortably.
Sertho wants to get back to full guard.
Amazon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sertho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Amazon is trying to work for a kimura but Sertho is defending well.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Amazon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sertho is just riding it out for now. Amazon eventually gives up the hold.
Sertho is trying to stand up here but Amazon is controlling him well.
Amazon is trying to control. Sertho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Amazon seems to be looking for submissions.
Amazon is looking to take a break and control but Sertho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Amazon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Amazon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sertho's guard.
Amazon wants to control from the top but Sertho keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amazon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Sertho trying to control the position.
Sertho keeping moving, preventing Amazon from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Amazon shoots in and bounces Sertho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sertho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sertho has eaten all the pies!
Amazon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sertho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Sertho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amazon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sertho working a defensive guard here.
Amazon stopping the sweep attempt from Sertho.#T3#
Sertho keeping moving, preventing Amazon from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amazon fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Sertho gets caught napping as Amazon dives in and scores a takedown. Sertho manages to retain guard.
Sertho wants to sweep but no luck.
Amazon looking to sit in guard and control but Sertho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Amazon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sertho stacks Amazon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sertho!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sertho working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T4##SUB2#
Sertho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Amazon is looking for a sweep.
Sertho tries to stand but Amazon is controlling his head.
Sertho is trying to ground and pound but Amazon uses the momentary lack of control by Sertho to regain half guard.
Sydney Amazon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amazon is staying active underneath Sertho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacob Sertho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Sertho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Sydney Amazon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amazon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Amazon!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 668 Round 1
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Sertho throws a head kick that misses.
Ledley moves out of range as Sertho throws a body kick.
#TD2#
Ledley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sertho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks Ledley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ledley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sertho is looking to regain half guard here but Ledley keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Ledley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sertho has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T1#
Sertho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ledley wants to stand but Sertho is controlling his arm.
Sertho gets back to half guard.
Sertho manages to get to full guard.
Ledley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ledley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sertho has Ledley pulled in close to control his posture. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Sertho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ledley defends it easily.
Ledley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ledley with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3#
Ledley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sertho really is a fat lump.
Sertho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ledley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#TD#
Sertho fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ledley to the ground. Sertho is now in Ledley's guard.
Ledley is pulling down on Sertho's head. It's preventing any offense from Sertho, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ledley wants to sweep here but Sertho controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Sertho throws a big right hand that misses.
Sertho trying to control the position from guard on top but Ledley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Ledley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sertho was covering up waiting for the punch and Ledley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ledley wants to control from the top but Sertho keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sertho working a defensive guard here.
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 Jacob Sertho will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sertho fails with a takedown attempt.
Ledley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sertho.
Sertho fails to land the takedown.
Sertho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sertho is looking to clinch but Ledley is avoiding it.
Sertho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ledley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sertho somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Sertho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Ledley drives through with a takedown into Sertho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sertho is trying to control the position but Ledley postures up. #T1#
Ledley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ledley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sertho's guard.
Ledley wants to pass the guard but Sertho is keeping the position.
Ledley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ledley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ledley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Ledley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sertho did well to prevent Ledley getting side control.#T2#
Ledley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ledley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ledley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ledley controlling from mount. #T3#
Sertho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ledley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ledley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sertho defending well though.
Ledley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sertho.
Ledley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ledley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sertho defending well though. #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.
Ledley is taking a breather. Sertho says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sertho preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ledley passes to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ledley controlling the position. #SU2#
Ledley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ledley 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##TD2#
Ledley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ledley wants to stand but Sertho is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Sertho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ledley defends well.
Ledley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ledley passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sertho wants to stand back up but Ledley manages to pass into side control.
#T1#
Ledley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sertho keeps working.
Sertho is trying to control Ledley's posture but Ledley avoids it.
Ledley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sertho sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SU2#
Ledley stands up and beckons Sertho to his feet.
Sertho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ledley circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sertho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#TD2#
Ledley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T2#
Ledley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sertho is trying to keep Ledley in close.
Sertho 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.
Ledley passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T3#
Ledley tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sertho parries the strikes from Ledley easily there. Ledley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sertho to escape.
Ledley is staying tight to Sertho's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Sertho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ledley controls the position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Let's hope that Ledley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ledley tries to work over Sertho's front leg with a kick but Sertho checks it.
Jacob Sertho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Ledley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD2#
Sertho gets caught flat footed, as Ledley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Ledley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ledley 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for John Ledley!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for John Ledley!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for John Ledley!
John Ledley wins by unanimous decision!
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