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Event:
QFC Tournament 936 Round 1
Date: Oct 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Order throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gowdy throws a body kick, spinning off balance#CL2#
and Order holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Order wants a takedown but no success here.
Order wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gowdy has him pressed against the cage.
Order slowing the pace effectively.
Gowdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Order tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gowdy smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Gowdy has Order up against the cage in a clinch.
Gowdy tries to stall but Order uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Order dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Order changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gowdy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anderson Gowdy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tall Order.
Gowdy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Order paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Gowdy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Order.
Order avoids the head kick by Gowdy.
Gowdy tries to clinch but Order moves out of range.
Order avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gowdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gowdy has a takedown stuffed.
Gowdy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gowdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gowdy wants to clinch up but Order keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Gowdy.
Order throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gowdy's waist but Gowdy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Order off to one side.
Gowdy lands with a slapping head kick. #T2#
Order leaves Gowdy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gowdy wants to clinch but Order slips to the side
and Order counters with a series of strikes. Gowdy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Order lands a body shot.
Gowdy is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD2#
Order lands a left and a right that send Gowdy crashing to the mat, dazed. Order thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Anderson Gowdy has been cut.
Gowdy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Order sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL2#
Order closes the distance and pushes Gowdy back into the cage.
Gowdy misses with a punch to the body.
Order wants to get back to striking at distance but Gowdy won't allow it.
#TD2#
Order has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gowdy uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Order preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Order is looking for a triangle but Gowdy pushes his legs off easily.
Order controls Gowdy momentarily but Gowdy frees himself. #T3#
Gowdy throws a big right hand that misses.
Gowdy postures up in Order's guard and throws a big left but Order blocks it.
Gowdy wanted to stand there but Order had control of the position.
Order tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Order looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Order darts in and clinches Gowdy up against the cage.
Gowdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Order is defending well for now.
Gowdy scores with a knee to the head.
Order prevents a body shot from Gowdy. #T4#
Gowdy misses with a body punch.
Gowdy tries to land knees in the clinch but Order avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Order breaks the clinch.
Gowdy tries to clinch there but Order circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Order. No joy for Gowdy on that attempt.
Gowdy avoids the head kick by Order.
Order scores with a hook to the body. Gowdy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Order keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Order fails with the takedown.
Gowdy has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Order holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tall Order dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Gowdy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gowdy throws a head kick that Order semi-blocks.
Order tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gowdy defends well and Order ends up having to push Gowdy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gowdy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Order circles away.
Order dives in for a single leg takedown but Gowdy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tall Order seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gowdy tries to close the distance and clinch but Order swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Order defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gowdy.
Gowdy shoots in for a double leg but Order sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Order throws out a counter right but Gowdy avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Gowdy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Order shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gowdy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gowdy moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson Gowdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gowdy avoids a kick to the body.
Gowdy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gowdy darts in looking for a takedown but Order gets double underhooks and turns Gowdy into the cage. #CL2#
Gowdy gets tackled into the cage by Order. Order maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Order lands a shot to the body.
Order has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gowdy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T1##TD2#
Order pulls Gowdy into guard.
Order really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gowdy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SU#
Gowdy stands and steps away. Order gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gowdy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Order sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Order looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gowdy is fending him off so far but Order persists. Nope, Gowdy circles away and we're back to standing.
Gowdy has a takedown stuffed.
Order looks for a takedown but Gowdy sprawls well.
Order misses with the combination.
Gowdy doesn't manage to clinch there - Order circles away.
Gowdy shoots in but Order avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T2#
Order shoots in for a double leg but Gowdy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gowdy fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Order darts in and clinches Gowdy up against the cage.
Order pushes Gowdy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Order prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Order gets control of Gowdy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Order will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gowdy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gowdy preventing the sweep.
Order has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Order is controlling Gowdy's posture.#T3#
Order looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gowdy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Order can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gowdy controls the pace.
Gowdy connects with a couple of short punches.#SU#
Gowdy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gowdy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Order is fending him off so far but Gowdy persists. Nope, Order circles away and we're back to standing.
Order fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gowdy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Order circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gowdy shoots in looking for a takedown but Order manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gowdy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Order tries to counter it with a takedown but Gowdy pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Order.
Gowdy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gowdy stuffs the takedown.
Gowdy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gowdy misses with a double jab.
Order throws a low kick, looking for Gowdy's leg but Gowdy calmly moves out of range.
Gowdy leaves Order with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gowdy throws a series of strikes that have Order backpedaling.
Gowdy misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Order counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tall Order showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Gowdy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Order closes the distance and clinches.
Gowdy is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Order pulls guard.
Order looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gowdy is one step ahead there.
Gowdy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gowdy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Order looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gowdy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gowdy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Order takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Order is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Order has control of Gowdy's left arm, preventing Gowdy from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gowdy tries to clinch but Order moves out of range.
Gowdy darts in looking for a takedown but Order gets double underhooks and turns Gowdy into the cage.
Gowdy fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Order counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Gowdy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Order is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Order avoids a wild elbow strike from Gowdy.
Order throws an elbow but it misses.
Order manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Order is trying to push Gowdy away but Gowdy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson Gowdy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##TD2#
Order jumps guard.
Gowdy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Order looking to control but Gowdy passes into half guard.
Order trying to control but Gowdy postures up.
#SUB#
Order is defending against the submission attempts here by Gowdy.
It looks like Gowdy is going to stand back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Order can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3##SU#
Gowdy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Order to stand up.
Order has a takedown stuffed.
Gowdy is looking to clinch.
Gowdy misses with a head kick.
Gowdy with a poor takedown #CL2#
and Order counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD2#
Order successfully pulls guard.
Gowdy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Order works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tall Order has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gowdy connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Order utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Order avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gowdy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Order works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gowdy 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.
Gowdy advances to half guard. #SUB#
Gowdy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Order defend it? Gowdy steps over the head and cranks it - Order is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gowdy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Gowdy!
A less than humble Anderson Gowdy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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