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Event:
QFC Tournament 1004 Round 3
Date: Oct 02, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Bap bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bap throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bap throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Bap throws an elbow but Cruller slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cruller defending against the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Bap wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruller, who protects the arm well.
Cruller is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Bap crashes against the mat.
#T1#
Bap postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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Bap tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bap taking a breather here.
Cruller is trying to improve his position.#T2#
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.
Bap working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bap tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cruller's legs.
The ground and pound from Bap seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cruller manages to get back to half guard.
Cruller has his hands clasped together around Bap's back. He's all about the action.
Cruller tries to get to full guard but Bap has control of the leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cruller is controlling Bap's trapped leg to prevent Bap from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Cruller continues to stall.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bap fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruller avoids it really well and circles away.
Bap shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruller but Cruller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bap shoots for a takedown but Cruller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
French Cruller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bibim Bap.
Cruller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruller somewhat.#TD2#
Bap looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cruller!
Bap working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T4#
Bap working away.
Bap has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bap tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bap wants to take a breather but Cruller manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bap.
Cruller wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cruller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruller managing to control the position.
Bap wants to pass the guard but Cruller is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bibim Bap dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Cruller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bap sprawls well initially but Cruller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bap is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruller's back!#SUB2#
Bap is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bap has the hooks in. Cruller is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bap scores with punches and elbows.
Cruller covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cruller is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bap misses with an elbow to the head. #SUB2#
Bap is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#T1#
Cruller looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bap.
Cruller is trying to break free.
Cruller looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cruller covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bap gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Cruller covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cruller rolls, trying to escape but Bap keeps control of the position.
#T2#
Can Cruller hold on?! Bap is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cruller grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruller looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bap misses with a punch to the head.
Bap is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bap gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bap gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bap apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bap shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruller as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Bap looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cruller!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruller parries the strikes from Bap easily there. Bap is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cruller to escape.
#T3#
Cruller wants to control but Bap postures up.
Bap wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruller keeps working.
Cruller tries to bench press Bap off him but Bap keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bap landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bap controls the position.
Cruller is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bap throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bap is thwarting Cruller's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Bap is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bap slips a nice elbow through Cruller's hands, connecting with Cruller's forehead.
Bap is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cruller tries to get out of the position.
Bap stalling.
Bap wants to take a breather but Cruller is having none of it. #SUB2#
Bap is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cruller has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bibim Bap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Cruller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bap is not content to let Cruller control the position.
Bap is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bap taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruller scoring with punches from side control.
Cruller lands some shots froms side control.
Bap sneaks back into half guard.#T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruller lands a nice short elbow.
Cruller lands with a punch from half guard.
Cruller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruller lands strikes from half guard.
Cruller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bap tries to roll over but Cruller keeps him under control.
Bap keeps trying to improve his position.
Cruller is controlling the pace.
Bibim Bap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Bap moves into full guard.
Cruller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cruller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bap is trying to control the position but Cruller postures up. #T3#
Bap 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.
Cruller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cruller trying to control the position from guard on top but Bap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruller stands and throws Bap's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruller trying to control the action but Bap is working from the bottom.
Cruller cracks Bap with a big elbow. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cruller scores with punches from side control.
Cruller lands an elbow.
Cruller lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bap is looking for a sweep.
Cruller lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bap is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bap is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cruller is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
French Cruller 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!
Bap takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
French Cruller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bap 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Bibim Bap!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Bibim Bap!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Bibim Bap!
Bibim Bap wins by unanimous decision!
Bibim Bap decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1004 Round 2
Date: Oct 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruller doesn't seem bothered though.
Boss with a nice cross.
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boss misses with a two punch combination.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Boss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boss lands a really nice looking cross but Cruller seems unphased.
Boss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruller has time to react.
A punch combination from Boss misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boss throws out a loose jab but Cruller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruller avoids the body shot from Boss.
#TD#
Cruller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cruller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruller distracts Boss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruller 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.
Cruller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Boss looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1#
Cruller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cruller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruller lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Boss looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cruller has picked Boss up and slammed him! Boss can't keep hold of the triangle and Cruller manages to pass to side control!
Cruller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cruller taking a breather here.
Cruller lands a few punches from side control.
Boss tries to buck Cruller off but Cruller is having none of it.#T2#
Cruller lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Boss's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cruller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cruller advances nicely into full mount.
Cruller with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruller punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cruller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Boss hang on?
Cruller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#ROC#Boss is rocked!
Cruller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boss is still in real trouble! Can Cruller finish him?
Boss takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Cruller's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). French Cruller! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1004 Round 1
Date: Sep 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Cruller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Markaban to the ground. Cruller is now in Markaban's guard.
Markaban throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #SUB2#
Markaban throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruller content to stall in guard here.
Cruller forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markaban wants to get back to full guard but Cruller has passed into side control.
Cruller throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T1#
Cruller throws an elbow but Markaban slips to the side and avoids it well.
Markaban tries to control but Cruller manages to take his back.
Cruller slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#SUB#
Markaban is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB#
Cruller tightening his grip on Markaban, looking for the choke.
Markaban trying to get back to his feet but Cruller is in full control for now. #T2##SUB#
Cruller looking for the choke but no joy.
Cruller controls the position.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cruller looking for the choke but no joy. #T3#
Markaban is trying to break free.
Cruller lands a shot to the body.
Markaban wants to control his opponent's hands but Cruller gets his hands free.
Cruller really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Markaban.
Markaban tries to break free.
#T4#
Cruller is punishing Markaban with strikes - can he finish him?!
Cruller is hanging on to Markaban's back as he tries to escape.
Markaban trying to control the action but Cruller just sinks the hooks in. #SUB#
Cruller looking for the choke from the back.
Markaban is trying to stand back up.
Cruller has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Markaban's body.
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.
French Cruller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Cruller looks to land a body kick but Markaban moved away.#TD#
Cruller drives through with a takedown into Markaban's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Markaban is wriggling around but Cruller manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB#
Markaban wants to improve his position but Cruller is controlling well.
Cruller is taking a breather. Markaban says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cruller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruller wants to get back to his feet.
#T1#
Cruller slips a nice elbow through Markaban's hands, connecting with Markaban's forehead.
Cruller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Markaban is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruller's back!
Cruller tries to escape but Markaban has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
Markaban working for a choke but Cruller is defending well.
Cruller is trying to stand back up. #T2#
Good control from Markaban.
Cruller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markaban can do to turn this around?
Cruller tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Markaban tries to control but Cruller wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Markaban there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Markaban avoids the attempt from Cruller to control.
Cruller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Markaban is trying to control here but Cruller has managed to regain half guard.
Markaban thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruller's head. #SUB#
Cruller looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Markaban is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cruller defends it well.
Cruller throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cruller flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cruller is positioning himself well to prevent Markaban advancing to mount.
Cruller moves into full guard.
Cruller wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruller lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Markaban looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that French Cruller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Cruller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Markaban.
Cruller tries to clinch up.
Cruller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Markaban tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruller looks to land a combination but Markaban avoids it well.
Markaban scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markaban shoots for a takedown but Cruller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Markaban has a takedown stuffed.
Cruller half committed to a counter leg kick.
French Cruller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jono Markaban.
Cruller avoids the head kick by Markaban.
Markaban takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Cruller gets the takedown into side control.
Markaban is looking to get back to his feet here but Cruller is keeping cool and he's managed to take Markaban's back.#T1#
Good control from Cruller.
Cruller lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Can Markaban hold on?! Cruller is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cruller is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Cruller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2#
Further stalling from Cruller.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can Markaban hold on?! Cruller is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
French Cruller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruller controls the position.#SUB#
Cruller tightening his grip on Markaban, looking for the choke.
Markaban trying to control but not successfully. #T3#
Cruller controlling the position well here. Markaban rolled but Cruller kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#SUB#
Cruller tightening his grip on Markaban, looking for the choke.
Cruller really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Markaban.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Cruller is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Markaban defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Markaban is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
#SUB#
Markaban is having to fend off submission attempts from Cruller, who is looking to sink in the choke. Cruller doesn't have the hooks in though and Markaban manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruller 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
French Cruller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for French Cruller!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for French Cruller!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for French Cruller!
French Cruller wins by unanimous decision! |
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