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Event:
QFC Tournament 951 Round 1
Date: Jan 31, 2020 |
#R1#
MacDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
MacDonald misses with a body shot.
MacDonald really is a fat lump.
MacDonald with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Montemies moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Montemies tightens his grip and picks MacDonald up, before dumping him to the ground. MacDonald manages to land in guard. #SUB#
MacDonald is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montemies defends well.#SUB#
MacDonald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montemies is aware though and is defending well.
Montemies is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
MacDonald looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montemies forces his way into half guard.
Montemies is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1##SUB2#
Montemies is sneakily working for an arm triangle but MacDonald sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
MacDonald actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Montemies is working for a submission of some sort.
Montemies stalling. #SUB#
MacDonald looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
MacDonald looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
MacDonald is looking for a sweep. Montemies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacDonald wants to control but Montemies is keeping busy.
#SUB#
MacDonald looking for submissions off his back.
Montemies is controlling the pace.
Montemies is looking to take a break and control but MacDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
MacDonald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Montemies slows the pace down in half guard. #T3##SUB#
MacDonald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MacDonald is in trouble now - Montemies has advanced to mount! #SUB2#
Montemies is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, MacDonald has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Montemies is working for a guillotine from mount but MacDonald frees his head quite easily.
Montemies fails to take his opponent's back. #T4#
MacDonald tries to hold on but Montemies pushes him away.
MacDonald keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Montemies looking for a guillotine from mount but MacDonald is having none of it.
MacDonald tries to hold on but Montemies postures up.
Montemies fails to take his opponent's back.
MacDonald tries to hold on but Montemies postures up.
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.
Del Montemies dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Montemies tries to clinch up.
A big left from MacDonald misses.
MacDonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montemies defends it nicely.
Montemies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montemies wants to counter the offense by MacDonald and move into the clinch position.
MacDonald fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MacDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montemies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacDonald tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montemies swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver MacDonald . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by MacDonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Montemies, which made it look bad.
MacDonald shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
MacDonald shoots in looking for a takedown. Montemies tries to sprawl out of it but MacDonald keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montemies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Montemies blocks a jab.#TD2#
Montemies drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Montemies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Montemies is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, MacDonald has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Montemies looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on MacDonald 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MacDonald prevents Montemies from improving position. #SUB2#
Montemies tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Montemies has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
Montemies is looking to take a break and control but MacDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A control attempt from MacDonald but he's now mounted!
MacDonald tries to hold on but Montemies pushes him away.
MacDonald working to try and regain half guard.
Montemies wants to take MacDonald 's back but he can't do it this time.
Montemies looking to control but MacDonald is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB2#
Montemies goes for an armbar but MacDonald turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from MacDonald .
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Montemies keeping moving, preventing MacDonald from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Montemies escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacDonald gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
MacDonald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Montemies has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacDonald has managed to get both his arms back between Montemies's legs - danger averted.
MacDonald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#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.
MacDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Montemies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
MacDonald drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Montemies manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now MacDonald has Montemies in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
MacDonald has his foot on Montemies's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Montemies works his way back into a safe position though.
Montemies trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montemies sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Del Montemies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
MacDonald shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Montemies is trying to defend but MacDonald finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
MacDonald is just content to waste time from the top position. Montemies takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Montemies 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.
MacDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Montemies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacDonald looking to pass the guard. #T1#
MacDonald is working hard here to advance position.
Montemies trying to control the position.
#SUB#
MacDonald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Montemies is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Montemies is trying to control the position but MacDonald postures up.
Montemies keeping moving, preventing MacDonald from controlling successfully.
MacDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Montemies gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T2#
Montemies looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
MacDonald looking for a guillotine here but Montemies defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
MacDonald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
MacDonald had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montemies defends it easily.
MacDonald keeping moving, preventing Montemies from controlling successfully. #T3#
Montemies is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB#
MacDonald is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
MacDonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montemies can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montemies controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
MacDonald keeping moving, preventing Montemies from controlling successfully.
Montemies wants to pass the guard but MacDonald is keeping the position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Montemies trying to control but MacDonald is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Del Montemies has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Montemies got a little sloppy there for a moment and MacDonald has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montemies has managed to get both his arms back between MacDonald 's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
MacDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Del Montemies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montemies showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
MacDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliver MacDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Montemies drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montemies jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver MacDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montemies 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Del Montemies!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Del Montemies!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Del Montemies!
Del Montemies wins by unanimous decision!
A pretty intense looking Del Montemies took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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