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Event:
QFC Tournament 700 Round 3
Date: Nov 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Joe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Conroy cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Conroy counters with a straight right hand.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt
and Conroy counters with a left to the body.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Conroy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alan Conroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slugger Joe.
Joe shoots and misses
and Conroy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conroy lands a glancing blow to the side of Joe's head.
Joe tries for a takedown but Conroy circles away easily
and Conroy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conroy with a hook.
Conroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Conroy counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Conroy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Conroy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Joe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Joe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conroy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Joe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Joe has hold of Conroy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Conroy seems comfortable defending it but Joe has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Conroy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Conroy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Joe couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slugger Joe!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 700 Round 2
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Best misses with a hook.
Best works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Best does no damage.
Best ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Best throws a poor cross that misses
letting Conroy counter with a right hand.
Best walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Best walks into a straight right hand from Conroy.
Best throws a predictable looking body shot
and Conroy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Best throws a hook but Conroy avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Best.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Best throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Best throws a jab but it's blocked by Conroy. #T1#
Conroy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conroy ducks under a wild hook from Best.
Best connects with a jab.
Conroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Best falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conroy counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conroy, as that shot connected.
Best throws a body punch but Conroy moves out of range.
Conroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Best is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conroy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Conroy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T2#
Best scores with a shot to the body.
Conroy avoids the body shot from Best.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Best misses with a wild body shot.
Best throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conroy.
The Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Conroy coming out on top.
Best missing with a left hand there. Conroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Best fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conroy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Conroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Best.
Best cracks a nice hook into Conroy's ribs.
Best ducks right into an uppercut from Conroy. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Best. Conroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Best shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Best has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Conroy slips under a jab from Best.
Best throws out a loose jab but Conroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Conroy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Best misses with an uppercut
and Conroy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Best throws a right hand that misses
and Conroy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Conroy moves out of range as Best strikes.
As Best backs off Conroy throws a huge counter combo but Best manages to avoid it all.
Best takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Best misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conroy.
Best lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Best. Conroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conroy wants to counter the offense by Best and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Best. Conroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Conroy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Conroy tries to clinch but Best is having none of it.
Best swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Best misses with a hook to the body
and Conroy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conroy catches Best with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Best takes a swing at Conroy's ribcage but misses.
Conroy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Conroy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Best throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Best swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 The Best will probably get the nod.
That's time! Best's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Best misses with a shot to the body
and Conroy counters with a right hand to the body.
Best looks to land a right hand but Conroy moved out of range.
Best swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Conroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Best pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conroy throws out a counter right but Best avoids it with no problem.
Best fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conroy manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Conroy misses.
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Conroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conroy lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conroy tries to clinch up.
Conroy cracks Best with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Best misses.
Best throws a body punch but Conroy moves out of range. #T1#
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Best misses with a hook. Conroy ducked under it nicely.
Conroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Best thuds a left hand into Conroy's body.
Conroy slips a jab from Best.
Best swings widly with a right hand
and Conroy counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Conroy.
Good standup being displayed there by Conroy as he connects with a hook.
Conroy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Best looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Best keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Best throws a body shot but no joy.
Best misses with a double jab
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Best works Conroy's body with a nice hook.
Best paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Best misses with the combination.
Best misses with a looping right.
Best throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Best cracks Conroy with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Best connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conroy's hands.
Conroy jabs Best right on the nose. Best blinks but takes it well.
Conroy tries to clinch up.
Conroy defending well as Best loads up on a big left hand.
Conroy throws out a counter right but Best avoids it with no problem.
Best doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Best misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Best misses
and Conroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Best throws a lazy right hand but Conroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Best is winning the standup battle so far.
Best looks to land a right hand but Conroy moved out of range.
Conroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Best walks into a jab.
Best misses with a body shot.
Conroy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Conroy drops his hands momentarily and Best takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Best rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conroy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Best.
Best misses with a lunging right hand
and Conroy counters with a one-two to the body.
Conroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Best moves away.
Conroy cracks Best with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Best swings for the body but Conroy moves out of range.
Conroy lands a nice hook to Best's body. Best takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Best throws a poor cross that misses
and Conroy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alan Conroy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Conroy lands a jab to Best's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conroy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Best fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Best takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conroy staying out of range there.
Best throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Best takes a swing at Conroy's ribcage but misses.
Best throws a hook to the side of Conroy's head but Conroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conroy throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conroy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conroy scores with a hook.
Best swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Conroy tries to clinch but Best is having none of it.
Conroy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Best throws a body punch but Conroy moves out of range.
Best bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conroy's head backwards.
Best rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Best throws an overhand right that lands on Conroy's shoulder, as Conroy tries to avoid the shot.
Conroy avoids the body shot from Best.
Conroy slips under a jab.
Best throws out a loose jab but Conroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Best jabs Conroy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conroy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T2#
Best jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conroy moves away from the strike by Best.
Best takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Best shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Best.
Conroy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Conroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Best.
Best misses with a body shot
and Conroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Best walks into a stiff left hand from Conroy.
Conroy connects with a jab.
Conroy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T3#
Conroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Best throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conroy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conroy clobbers Best with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Best throws an overhand right that lands on Conroy's shoulder, as Conroy tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Best.
A shot to the body from Best misses
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conroy jabs Best right on the nose. Best blinks but takes it well.
Conroy moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Conroy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Conroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Best lands a really nice looking cross but Conroy seems unphased.
Conroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Best misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut there from Conroy.
Conroy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Best on the side of the head.
Best throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conroy.
A slow jab from Best misses its intended target.
Best waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conroy.
Conroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Best throws out a loose jab but Conroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alan Conroy.
Well Conroy 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Alan Conroy!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for The Best!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Alan Conroy!
Alan Conroy wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Alan Conroy 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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Event:
QFC Tournament 700 Round 1
Date: Nov 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Conroy lands a glancing blow to the side of Tower's head.
Tower takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tower circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Conroy gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Tower jumps guard and drags Conroy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tower striking off his back but it's not causing Conroy any problems.
Conroy looking to pass the guard.
Tower trying to control the position here. #SUB#
Tower has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Conroy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Conroy wants to control but Tower is keeping him busy.
Tower looking for a sweep but Conroy has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tower wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conroy wants to control the pace but Tower is squirming around nicely.
Tower sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tower is trying to maintain the position but Conroy is very close to passing his half guard.
Tower desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tower is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Tower trying to get back to full guard but Conroy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tower is looking to improve his position but Conroy isn't that keen on the idea.
Conroy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conroy avoids the attempt from Tower to control.
Tower chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Conroy. #T4#
Tower tries to hold on but Conroy pushes him away.
Tower is in all sorts of trouble here.
Conroy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tower tries to hold on but Conroy postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conroy wants to control the pace but Tower is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Conroy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Conroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Tower circles away.
Conroy tries to clinch up.
It looked like Tower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Conroy.
Conroy is looking to clinch.
Conroy scores with a jab to the head.
Tower slips a jab and a cross from Conroy.
Tower looks for a takedown but Conroy sprawls well.
Conroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Tower with that takedown attempt.
Tower misses with a wild body shot.
Conroy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Conroy. #T1##TD#
Tower shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Conroy is trying to defend but Tower finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tower controlling the action here.
Tower not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tower is controlling the pace.
#T2##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Conroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tower manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tower throws a big counter combination but Conroy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#TD#
Tower closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tower drops an elbow to the side of Conroy's head.
Tower performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Conroy wants to get back to full guard.
Tower looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SU#
Tower decides to return to a standing position. #T4#
Conroy with a jab.
Alan Conroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Conroy.
Conroy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tower.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Tower. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Conroy has closed the distance and engaged Tower in a clinch.
Conroy tries to throw a body punch but Tower avoids it by throwing Conroy back against the cage. #TD#
Tower successfully pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conroy is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conroy trying to control but Tower is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alan Conroy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Conroy lands a body shot.
Conroy jabs at Tower's body.
Conroy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Conroy moves in looking to clinch but Tower pushes him off.
Conroy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Conroy as he connects with a hook.
Tower tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conroy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tower somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower takes one to the chin there.
Tower wants to clinch.#T1#
Tower with a poor takedown
and Conroy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tower thinking.
Conroy jabs at Tower's body.
Conroy wants to clinch up but Tower keeps it at a distance.
Tower attempts a counter takedown but Conroy avoids it well and moves away.
Conroy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Conroy moves in looking to clinch but Tower pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Conroy. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Conroy takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Conroy.
Conroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tower blocks a body shot from Conroy.
Conroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tower's elbow.
Conroy blocks an elbow strike from Tower.
#T2#
Conroy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conroy stops a takedown attempt from Tower.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Tower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tower prevents a body shot from Conroy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conroy.
Tower blocks an uppercut.
Conroy tries to circle away but Tower has him pinned against the cage.
Conroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tower.
Conroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tower's elbow.
Conroy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conroy throws a head punch that misses.
Conroy looking to slow down the pace here.
Conroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tower changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conroy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conroy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
No joy there for Tower, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL2#
Conroy darts in and clinches Tower up against the cage.
Conroy tries a body shot but Tower blocks it.
Tower jumps guard but Conroy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Conroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Tower controls his hands.
Tower tries to pull guard but Conroy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Conroy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alan Conroy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tower.
Conroy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tower blocks an uppercut.
Tower wants a takedown.
Tower has Conroy pressed against the cage, preventing Conroy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conroy throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Conroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tower's elbow.
Conroy has a couple of punches blocked by Tower.
Conroy looking to stall.
Conroy working aggressively here.
Conroy misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Tower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conroy works the jab nicely.
Tower tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conroy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tower swats away the attempt to clinch by Conroy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Conroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conroy 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Alan Conroy!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Alan Conroy!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Alan Conroy!
Alan Conroy wins by unanimous decision!
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