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Event:
QFC Tournament 919 Round 3
Date: Jun 03, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Pires closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pires lands in his opponent's guard.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pires. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pires's guard. #REVB##SUB2#
Black drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Black jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Black wants to control from the top but Pires keeps moving. #SUB#
Pires working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Pires controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pires keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Pires is retaining full guard.
Pires manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T1#
Pires trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black 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.
Pires is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pires wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Pires is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Black is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pires forces his way into half guard.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pires is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
Black is trying to escape the mount.
Pires controlling his opponent.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Pires has a good base and remains in mount.#SUB#
Pires wants to finish this one by submission but Black is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pires.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black wants to hold on but Pires pushes him away.
Pires is looking to work his way around to Black's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Pires is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Black is surviving well by controlling Pires's body position as best he can. #SUB#
Pires with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pires is breathing heavily.#T3#
Black tries to lock up and control but Pires gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Pires working for a guillotine from mount but Black is in no mood to give up.
Black gets back to half guard.
Black controlling the position well.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Pires is very close to passing his half guard.
Pires wants to pass to mount but Black is defending the position. #SUB#
Pires is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pires to get the leverage. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black is looking for a sweep. Pires is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black trying to hold on to Pires's head to control him but Pires postures up.
Black tries to get to full guard but Pires has control of the leg. #SUB#
Pires is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pires is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Pires dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Black shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Black drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pires is keeping the position for now.
Pires has a closed guard, preventing Black from standing up.
Pires is trying to keep Black in close.
#SUB#
Pires is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pires is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pires tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1##SUB2#
Black drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pires manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Black has Pires in his guard.#REVR#
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pires is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Pires is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pires trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Luiz Pires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black is trying to keep Pires in close.
#SUB2#
Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pires is aware though and is defending well.
Pires trying to control but Black is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pires tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB2#
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T3#
Pires slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pires not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Black wants to stand and escape but instead Pires has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Pires looking to pass the guard.
Pires wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving. #T4#
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black controlling the position.#SUB2#
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pires can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black trying to control the position.
Pires pushing down on Black's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Pires tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jon Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Pires tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pires manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD#
Pires gets the takedown into side control.
Black gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pires wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
Pires avoids the attempt from Black to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T1##SUB#
Pires working for a submission but Black is keeping him at bay. #SUB#
Pires jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Black manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black is trying to get back to half guard.
Black keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Pires is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pires has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T2##SUB#
Pires looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Pires swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Black is now in Pires's guard. A big mistake from Pires there, giving up the dominant position!
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Pires is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is looking to stand up but Pires won't let him.
Pires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Pires is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Black is pushing down on Pires's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pires is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Black is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pires doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Black.
Pires wants to get back to full guard.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #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.#SUB2#
Black in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pires tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Black!
An out of breath Jon Black thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 919 Round 2
Date: Jun 02, 2019 |
#R1#
De Lima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#
It looks like Luiz Pires has been cut.#CL2#
Pires has managed to clinch.
Pires swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD#
De Lima pulls guard successfully.
Pires engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pires slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pires taking a breather here.
De Lima prevents Pires from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Lima is trying to escape the position but Pires is controlling the position. #T1#
De Lima is trying to improve his position.
Pires tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #SUB2#
Pires swings around for an armbar but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pires's guard.
Pires pulls De Lima in to control the position.
De Lima preventing the sweep.
De Lima stands and throws Pires's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pires is not content to let De Lima control the position.
Pires wants to control but De Lima postures up.#SUB#
De Lima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pires is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
De Lima tries for a kimura but Pires is defending well. #T2#
Pires tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
De Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pires knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
De Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pires knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Pires's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
De Lima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pires is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3#
Pires is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
De Lima is working for a submission of some sort.
Pires is pressing down on De Lima's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Pires is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pires looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Lima is one step ahead there.
Pires lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Pires pushes down on De Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T4#
De Lima is staying active underneath Pires, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Lima is looking to improve his position.
De Lima tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pires has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pires seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but De Lima is holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Lima is squirming around, avoiding Pires's attempts to control the action.
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 Rodrigo De Lima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luiz Pires's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
De Lima lands a two punch combo.
De Lima misses with a combination
#TD2#
and Pires counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pires.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Pires from controlling successfully.
Pires tries to free his leg and advance position but De Lima is retaining full guard.
De Lima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pires trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
De Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luiz Pires has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pires looking to pass the guard. #T1##SUB#
De Lima working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pires has passed into half guard!
#SUB2#
Pires wants to work for an arm triangle but De Lima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pires is trying to control. De Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Pires is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pires is breathing heavily.
De Lima is controlling Pires's trapped leg to prevent Pires from advancing to side control.
Pires moves into full mount! De Lima won't be happy about that! #T2#
De Lima working to try and regain half guard.
De Lima tries to lock up and control but Pires gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Lima is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Pires has taken his back.
De Lima tries to escape but Pires has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
De Lima looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB2#
De Lima is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
De Lima just trying to survive but Pires is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T3#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#SUB2#
Pires working for a choke but De Lima is defending well.
De Lima rolls, trying to escape but Pires keeps control of the position.
De Lima tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
De Lima gets back to half guard.
De Lima wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Pires is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Lima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pires. #T4#
Pires is thwarting De Lima's attempts to control the position.
De Lima is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pires is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB#
De Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pires is pressing down on De Lima's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Lima is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Pires showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luiz Pires's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
De Lima tries for a takedown but Pires circles away easily#CL2#
and Pires moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Pires jumps guard and drags De Lima to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pires keeping moving, preventing De Lima from controlling successfully.
Pires has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pires looking to control.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Pires keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
De Lima drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pires looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pires looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pires! #REVB#
Pires trying to control the position but De Lima is working away. #T1#
De Lima tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Pires easily slips into full mount!
Pires controlling his opponent. #SUB2#
Pires is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Lima to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Lima shrugs it off.
Pires controlling his opponent.
Pires takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pires wants to control the action but instead De Lima gets a body lock and reverses into Pires's guard! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pires trying to control the position.
De Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Pires is retaining full guard. #T2#
De Lima advances position into side control!
Pires is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Lima is trying to control. Pires wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Pires actively working from the bottom here.
De Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pires keeps working. #SUB#
De Lima is working for a kimura but Pires is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
De Lima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Pires is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Lima pulls his head out easily. #T3#
Pires is trying to get back to full guard.
Pires is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Lima's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Lima's back!
Pires is not going to allow De Lima to sit and survive in this position.
De Lima is trying to break free.
Pires doesn't have the hooks in and De Lima manages to turn into his guard.
De Lima stands and throws Pires's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Lima working away.#T4#
Pires looks to move to half guard but instead De Lima has passed into mount! Damn!#SUB#
De Lima working for a guillotine from mount but Pires is in no mood to give up. #SUB#
De Lima looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
De Lima goes for an armbar but Pires turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pires.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Lima keeping full guard, as Pires tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodrigo De Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luiz Pires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB#
De Lima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pires gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luiz Pires.
I think Pires has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Luiz Pires!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Luiz Pires!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Luiz Pires!
Luiz Pires wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 919 Round 1
Date: Jun 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Pent shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pires but Pires pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pires stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pires wants it to stay on the feet.
Pent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pires circles away.
Luiz Pires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bj Pent.#CL#
Pent gets tackled into the cage by Pires. Pires maintains the clinch. #TD#
Pires pulls guard. #SUB#
Pent has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pires to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Pent is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pires pulls down on the head and he's put Pent to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luiz Pires!
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