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Event:
RS Friday Fight Night X
Date: Oct 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Nazaryan misses with a takedown attempt
and Riffe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nazaryan's knee momentarily.
Riffe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#CL2#
Riffe moves into the clinch successfully.
Nazaryan has Riffe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riffe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nazaryan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riffe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebouh Nazaryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazaryan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riffe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riffe scores with a one two! Nazaryan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nazaryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nazaryan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan wants to clinch.#T1##CL2#
Riffe instigates a clinch.
Riffe gets underhooks to prevent Nazaryan's takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Riffe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Riffe dives in and scores a takedown into Nazaryan's guard.
Riffe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nazaryan's head.
Nazaryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Riffe is in close to Nazaryan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riffe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nazaryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riffe stopping the sweep attempt from Nazaryan.#SUB#
Nazaryan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riffe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riffe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riffe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nazaryan wants to sweep here but Riffe controlling him for the moment.
Nazaryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riffe's guard. #REVR##T2##SUB#
Nazaryan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Riffe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nazaryan, into his guard. #REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazaryan has momentary wrist control but Riffe slips an elbow through the middle.
Riffe scoring with some ground and pound.
Nazaryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riffe's guard. #REVR##SUB#
Nazaryan drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Nazaryan as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Riffe screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Nazaryan! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sebouh Nazaryan!
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Event:
RS Friday Fight Night VII
Date: Sep 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Nazaryan tries to clinch but Riffe is having none of it.
Riffe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nazaryan just manages to avoid it.
Riffe misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Riffe closes the distance and pushes Nazaryan back into the cage.#TD#
Riffe lands a takedown into guard.
Nazaryan working a defensive guard here.
Riffe connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riffe working some strikes from top position.
Nazaryan 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.
Riffe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nazaryan on the ground.
Nazaryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan wants to sweep here but Riffe controlling him for the moment.
Riffe wants to pass the guard but Nazaryan is keeping the position.
Riffe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Nazaryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riffe preventing the sweep.
Riffe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Nazaryan working for a triangle but Riffe defends it easily.
Riffe won't allow Nazaryan to sweep him here.
Nazaryan controls Riffe momentarily but Riffe frees himself.
Riffe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riffe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nazaryan wants to sweep here but Riffe controlling him for the moment.
Riffe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nazaryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Riffe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nazaryan is on top in guard.
#REVB##T2##SUB2#
Nazaryan drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Nazaryan seems to have locked his on tight now - Riffe screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Nazaryan, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sebouh Nazaryan!
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Event:
RS 145 Killing In The Name Of
Date: Sep 02, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Zidane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riffe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riffe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Riffe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zidane is trying to control the action in half guard but Riffe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zidane misses with a head shot. Riffe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Riffe tries to strike from the bottom.
Zidane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riffe's head.#ROC2#
Riffe is rocked!
Zidane arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Riffe's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zarko Zidane!
During a confident post fight interview, Zarko Zidane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 778 Round 1
Date: Jul 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Riffe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grant's waist but Grant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riffe off to one side.
Grant is looking to counter the offense by Riffe and move into the clinch.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Riffe moves out of range easily.
Riffe throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant blocks the body kick.
#TD#
Grant gets the takedown into side control.
Riffe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riffe some visible discomfort.
Grant moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T1#
Grant misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Riffe struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Grant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Riffe tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.#SUB#
Grant is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riffe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grant controls the position from side control.#T2##SU#
Grant stands up and beckons Riffe to his feet. #TD#
Grant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riffe can't keep his opponent in guard - Grant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Grant uses his free foot to push down on Riffe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Riffe.
Grant looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riffe's face.
Riffe looks winded!
Riffe tries to reverse the position but Grant maintains control.
Grant looking to finish Riffe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Riffe!
Grant controlling from the full mount. #T4#
A nice elbow there by Grant.
Grant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grant controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Grant dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Riffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Riffe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riffe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD#
Grant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Riffe!
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.
Grant has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Riffe!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant controlling from mount.
Riffe is breathing heavily.
Grant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1#
Grant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant controlling from mount. #SUB#
Riffe tries to improve his position but Grant has taken his back! Grant has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Riffe tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Grant pushes Riffe away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sonny Grant!
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