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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 690 Round 2
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sihanouk.
Bull drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sihanouk sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bull.
Sihanouk is looking to regain half guard here but Bull keeps moving and retains side control.
Sihanouk is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bull is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sihanouk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sihanouk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.#T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Bull wants to stand but Sihanouk is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Sihanouk is working to get back to half guard.
#T3##T4#
Sihanouk keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull wants to stand but Sihanouk is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Bull 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##TD#
Bull shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sihanouk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SUB2#
Sihanouk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Sihanouk isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bull stacks Sihanouk 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 Bull!
Sihanouk is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sihanouk is still trying to improve position.
Sihanouk looks to move to half guard but instead Bull has passed into mount! Damn!
Sihanouk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T1#
Sihanouk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Sihanouk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Bull moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Sihanouk.
Sihanouk is breathing heavily.#SU#
Bull stands up and beckons Sihanouk to his feet.
Norodom Sihanouk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Bull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T2##SUB2#
Sihanouk working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bull has passed into half guard!
#SUB2#
Sihanouk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Sihanouk looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Bull moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Sihanouk.
Sihanouk tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bull presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #T3#
Sihanouk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bull wants to stand but Sihanouk is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Sihanouk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bull tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sihanouk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bull controlling the position easily from mount.
Bull prevents Sihanouk from getting the reversal.#T4#
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sihanouk can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Bull dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Sihanouk or perhaps it was just good defense by Bull, which made it look bad.
Bull drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sihanouk sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Bull looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clubber Bull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sihanouk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Sihanouk has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bull escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bull!
Bull tries to stand but Sihanouk is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sihanouk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Sihanouk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T1##SUB2#
Sihanouk trying to work for an americana but Bull has managed to regain full guard.
Sihanouk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bull lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Sihanouk throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bull uses it to pass to side control.
Sihanouk is looking for a sweep.
Sihanouk is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bull is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sihanouk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clubber Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Bull takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sihanouk working to try and regain half guard.
Bull sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sihanouk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Bull wants to get back to his feet but Sihanouk is holding on tight.
Sihanouk is looking to improve his position but Bull isn't that keen on the idea.
Sihanouk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Sihanouk has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bull escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bull!#T4#
Sihanouk is trying to get back to half guard.
Sihanouk looks to move to half guard but instead Bull has passed into mount! Damn!
Bull tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sihanouk is trying desperately to improve position.
Norodom Sihanouk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sihanouk swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bull 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Clubber Bull!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Clubber Bull!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Clubber Bull!
Clubber Bull wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Clubber Bull thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 690 Round 1
Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Sihanouk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Trik to the ground. Sihanouk is now in Trik's guard.
Trik is looking to stand up but Sihanouk isn't so interested in that idea. #SU#
Sihanouk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Trik throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD#
Sihanouk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sihanouk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trik tries to escape but Sihanouk is in control. #SUB#
Sihanouk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trik has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trik is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Sihanouk is trying to get an arm triangle but Trik is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Sihanouk is trying to get an arm triangle but Trik is defending well. #SUB#
Sihanouk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1##SUB#
Sihanouk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trik has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Sihanouk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Trik is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sihanouk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Trik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Sihanouk is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Trik is trying to escape and Sihanouk transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Trik is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sihanouk! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Norodom Sihanouk!
After winning the bout, Norodom Sihanouk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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