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Event:
QFC Tournament 951 Round 4
Date: Feb 03, 2020 |
#R1#
Minuto slips a straight right by Mullen.
Minuto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mullen checks it well.
Good work by Mullen as he checks the leg kick.
Minuto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mullen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minuto throws a leg kick
and Mullen counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Manlio Minuto has been cut.
Minuto avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Mullen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Minuto defending well as Mullen loads up on a big left hand.
Minuto feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Mullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mullen lands with a right hand.
Minuto throws a leg kick
and Minuto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minuto dives in and grabs Mullen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mullen pushes down on Minuto's head and hops out.#T2#
Mullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minuto thows a leg kick but Mullen checks it
letting Mullen counter with a right hand.
Mullen swings for the body but Minuto moves out of range.
Minuto misses with a leg kick #KD2#
and Mullen counters with a nice right hand that sends Minuto toppling to the canvas! Minuto scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mullen finish him?!#ROC2#
Minuto is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minuto throws a leg kick but Mullen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oh Minuto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minuto.
Minuto seems to have got his legs back now.
A low kick from Minuto is predictable there #KD2#
and Mullen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Minuto! Mullen lets Minuto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT2#
Manlio Minuto's cut is getting worse.
Minuto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Minuto slips under a jab from Mullen.
Mullen lands a nice looking body shot.
Mullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minuto throws a leg kick
and Mullen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minuto motions for Mullen to come forward. Minuto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Minuto misses with a low kick.
#T4#
Mullen with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mullen, as that shot connected.
Minuto shoots in for a takedown but Mullen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mullen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Minuto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mullen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mullen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mullen takes a swing at Minuto's ribcage but misses.
Minuto misses with a leg kick
enabling Mullen to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
Manlio Minuto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mullen blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Mullen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manlio Minuto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Minuto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mullen counters with a nice body shot.
Mullen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Minuto! Mullen dives in looking to finish! Minuto is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Mullen!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 951 Round 3
Date: Feb 02, 2020 |
#R1#
Gretzky feints and then cracks Minuto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minuto down.
Minuto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gretzky moves away.
Blaine Gretzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gretzky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gretzky misses with a low kick as Minuto jumps back.
A low kick from Gretzky is predictable there #TD2#
and Minuto counters with a takedown into side control.
Gretzky tries to bench press Minuto off him but Minuto keeps the position.
Gretzky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minuto on the ground.
Minuto trying to control the action but Gretzky is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minuto tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #SUB2#
Minuto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Minuto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Minuto is trying to get an arm triangle but Gretzky is defending well. #T1##SUB2#
Minuto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.#SUB2#
Minuto is trying to get an arm triangle but Gretzky is defending well.
Minuto wants to control but Gretzky is keeping him busy. #T2##SUB2#
Minuto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gretzky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Minuto advances to mount.
Minuto trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Minuto working for a submission but Gretzky is keeping him at bay. #SUB2#
Minuto working for a submission but Gretzky is keeping him at bay. #SUB2#
Minuto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gretzky can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#SUB2#
Minuto wants to finish this one by submission but Gretzky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Minuto. #T3#
Minuto wants to control the pace but Gretzky is squirming around nicely.
Gretzky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gretzky tries to get out of the position.
Gretzky is working to get back to half guard.
Minuto fails to move to back control. #SUB2#
Minuto working for a submission but Gretzky is keeping him at bay. #SUB2#
Minuto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gretzky can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Minuto fails to move to back control. #T4##SUB2#
Minuto looking to secure an arm triangle but Gretzky defends it well. #SUB2#
Minuto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Minuto fails to take his opponent's back. #SUB2#
Gretzky defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Minuto.
Minuto is looking to work his way around to Gretzky's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Minuto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
An inside leg kick lands from Gretzky.
Minuto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gretzky can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Gretzky.
Gretzky wants to slow Minuto down by chopping away at his legs.
Gretzky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gretzky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gretzky.
Nice defenses there by Gretzky.
Good work by Minuto as he checks the leg kick.
Minuto moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minuto checks the leg kick.
Minuto feints the counter takedown.
Minuto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gretzky tries to avoid it but Minuto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gretzky to the ground. Gretzky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gretzky throws a low kick, looking for Minuto's leg but Minuto calmly moves out of range.
Gretzky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Minuto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gretzky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Minuto misses with a left hand
and Gretzky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Minuto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minuto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gretzky is looking to chop away at Minuto's legs.
Minuto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blaine Gretzky is winning the standup battle so far.
Gretzky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minuto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gretzky throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Minuto counters with a takedown into side control.
Minuto trying to control the position but Gretzky is working away. #SUB2#
Minuto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gretzky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gretzky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Minuto wants to control but Gretzky is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Minuto is trying to get an arm triangle but Gretzky is defending well. #T2#
Minuto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gretzky keeps working.
Gretzky prevents Minuto from improving position.
Gretzky is not content to let Minuto control the position. #SUB2#
Minuto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gretzky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minuto advances nicely into full mount. #T3##SUB2#
Minuto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gretzky can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Minuto is trying to take his opponent's back.
#SUB2#
Minuto has hold of Gretzky's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gretzky manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#SUB2#
Minuto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gretzky is looking to get to half guard.
Minuto fails to move to back control. #T4#
Minuto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gretzky is looking to escape.
Manlio Minuto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Minuto prevents Gretzky from getting the reversal.
Gretzky is squirming around, avoiding Minuto's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Gretzky is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Minuto locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gretzky is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manlio Minuto!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 951 Round 2
Date: Feb 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Size bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Size misses the shot to the body.
Bite Size seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Minuto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Size to the ground. Minuto is now in Size's guard.
Size will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Minuto trying to control but Size is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Size is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Minuto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Minuto trying to control but Size is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Size can't keep his opponent in guard - Minuto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Size knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minuto on the ground.
Size is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Minuto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Size doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Minuto. #T1#
Minuto is trying to control. Size wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Minuto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Minuto is trying to control the action in half guard but Size is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Minuto trying to mount his opponent but Size defends it.
Size regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minuto advances position into side control!
Minuto trying to control the position but Size is working away. #SUB2#
Minuto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
Size tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Minuto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minuto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Minuto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Size keeps working.
Size is looking to reverse the position.#T3##SUB2#
Minuto tries for a kimura but Size is defending well. #SUB2#
Minuto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Size has escaped the position, nice work there.
Size tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Size prevents Minuto from moving into mount. #SUB2#
Minuto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minuto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Size is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Minuto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Minuto is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Size looks calm but he's in trouble here. Minuto gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Size is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Minuto lets go of the hold and Size can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manlio Minuto!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 951 Round 1
Date: Jan 31, 2020 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Eggard.
Eggard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Minuto checks it well.
Minuto misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Eggard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eggard. #TD2#
Minuto jumps into guard, dragging Eggard to the mat.
Minuto is trying to control the position but Eggard postures up. #SUB2#
Minuto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eggard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eggard tries to stand but Minuto is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minuto looking for a sweep. Not yet Minuto, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minuto keeping full guard, as Eggard tries to pass.
Minuto working a defensive guard here.
#T1##SUB2#
Minuto looking for a guillotine here but Eggard defends easily.
Minuto looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Minuto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eggard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eggard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Minuto is trying to keep Eggard in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eggard wants to stand but Minuto has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Minuto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eggard is stalling in the full guard.
Eggard looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Minuto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Eggard escapes and throws Minuto's legs to the side, diving into side control! #SUB#
Eggard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Minuto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eggard tries to advance to mount but Minuto denies him. #T3#
Eggard controls the position from side control.
Minuto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Eggard connects with a decent elbow. #SU#
Eggard stands up. #TD#
Eggard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Minuto's guard.
Eggard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Eggard wants to stand but Minuto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Eggard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Eggard won't allow Minuto to sweep him here.
Eggard passes Minuto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eggard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eggard stalling away here and it's allowed Minuto to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Eggard wants to get up but he can't break Minuto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Minuto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Eggard passes into side control.
Minuto tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Eggard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Minuto throws a leg kick but Eggard sees it coming and checks it nicely. #TD#
Eggard shoots in and gets a takedown into Minuto's guard.
Minuto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eggard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eggard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Minuto tries to buck Eggard off but Eggard is having none of it.
Eggard working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minuto is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Eggard decides to stand back up.
Minuto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eggard avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Minuto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Minuto looks to move away, Eggard throws a big counter combo but Minuto just gets out of the way.
Eggard moves in looking to clinch but Minuto pushes him off.
Minuto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Manlio Minuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Eggard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Eggard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Minuto is looking to improve his position.
Eggard stalling.
Minuto is looking to control Eggard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Minuto avoid being mounted?
Kira Eggard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Eggard wants to stand up but Minuto has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Eggard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Minuto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Minuto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eggard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eggard's back!#SUB2#
Minuto is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Eggard is defending well though. Minuto let's go of the attempt for now.
Eggard trying to control the action but Minuto just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy Eggard right now.
#T3#
Minuto trying to control momentarily.
Eggard just trying to survive but Minuto is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB2#
Minuto is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Eggard knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Eggard for a finish. #SUB2#
Minuto working for a choke but Eggard is defending well. #SUB2#
Minuto looking for the choke from the back.
Eggard is trying to break free.
#T4##SUB2#
Minuto has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Eggard is defending well but eventually Minuto manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Eggard has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Manlio Minuto!
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