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Event:
QFC Tournament 1014 Round 2
Date: Oct 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
#CL#
Man tries to keep at a distance but Blanco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Blanco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blanco lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
#T1#
A short left from Man.
Blanco lands a nice elbow.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Blanco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
#T2#
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Blanco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Blanco lands a damaging elbow.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man lands a left hand.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Blanco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blanco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Blanco misses with an elbow strike.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Blanco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4#
Blanco pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blanco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blanco.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man blocks the elbow strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Amos Blanco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man blocks an elbow strike from Blanco.
Blanco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man lands a left hand.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Blanco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man blocks an elbow strike.
Blanco lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Blanco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Amos Blanco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blanco missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man avoiding damage as Blanco throws knees to the body.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blanco lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blanco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blancos head.
Blanco blocking some punches.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Blanco misses with an elbow strike.
Blanco connects with a knee to the head.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blanco missing with knees to the body.
#T4#
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man gets through Blanco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man gets through Blanco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanco misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Man.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eyyy Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Man moves into the clinch.
Blanco lands a nice elbow.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Blanco missing with knees to the body.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blanco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man misses with the head strike.
Blanco crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man dodges an elbow strike from Blanco.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man lands an uppercut.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man lands a left hand.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blanco lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment. #T2#
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man misses with the head strike.
Blanco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Blanco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses.
Blanco pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blanco throws an elbow that misses.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco backwards. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Blanco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses.
Blanco missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eyyy Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Eyyy Man!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Eyyy Man!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Eyyy Man!
Eyyy Man wins by unanimous decision!
Amos Blanco spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back strong'. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1014 Round 1
Date: Oct 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco doesn't manage to clinch there - Saud circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blanco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanco moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSaud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanco. Saud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saud is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blanco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saud checks a low kick from Blanco.
Blanco is looking to clinch.
Amos Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saud checks the leg kick nicely there.
#CL2#
Saud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Saud tightens his grip and picks Blanco up, before dumping him to the ground. Blanco manages to land in guard.
Blanco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saud puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco is trying to control but Saud passes into side control!
Saud is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Blanco's shoulder. That is not cool.
Saud cracks Blanco with a big right hand but Blanco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T1#
Blanco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee asks Saud politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Saud prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanco tries to strike from the bottom but misses.#SUB2#
Saud working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blanco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blanco is trying to control Saud's posture but Saud avoids it. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saud landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here as Saud stalls from top position.
Saud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blanco tries to buck Saud off but Saud is having none of it.
Saud cracks Blanco with a big right hand but Blanco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saud controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blanco can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Saud is putting a hurting on Blanco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blanco is trying to improve his position.
Saud in side control lands a decent elbow. #SU2#
Saud has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Blanco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sauds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blanco throws a sloppy body shot
and Saud counters with a left and a right that stings Blanco. #CL2#
Saud has Blanco up against the cage in a clinch.
#T4#
Blanco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blanco is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saud tries to break the clinch but Blanco is controlling the position.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco lands a damaging elbow.
Saud content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Saud avoiding damage as Blanco throws knees to the body.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Saud avoids the damage to the body.
Saud managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Blanco landing knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Saud dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Saud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blanco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saud momentarily.
Blanco moves in looking to clinch but Saud pushes him off.
Blanco stuffs the takedown.
Blanco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saud drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blanco defends it well.
Saud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blanco avoids it really well and circles away.
Saud fails with the takedown
and Blanco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amos Blanco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Saud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanco.
Saud shoots for a double leg takedown but Blanco sprawls well. He's pushed Saud's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blanco tries to clinch up but Saud circles away and keeps his distance.
Roger Saud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blanco!
Blanco tries to clinch but Saud moves out of range.
Saud is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T1#
Saud lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saud is breathing heavily.
Blanco wants to clinch up but Saud keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Saud clinches.
Nice elbow from Blanco.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saud.
Blanco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saud's defenses.
Blanco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blanco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blanco obliges.
Saud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD2#
Saud works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanco looking to control.
Saud won't allow Blanco to sweep him here. #T2#
Blanco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saud manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Blanco wants to control from the top but Saud keeps moving.
Blanco works over Saud with some ground and pound from guard.
Saud has momentary wrist control but Blanco slips an elbow through the middle.
Blanco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blanco wants to pass the guard but Saud is keeping the position.
Blanco postures up and lands a big shot to Saud's brow.
Saud is trying to control the position but Blanco postures up. #T3#
Blanco stands up over Saud, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Saud looking for a sweep. Not yet Saud, not yet.
Blanco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saud on the ground.
Saud keeping moving, preventing Blanco from controlling successfully.
Blanco with a nice head shot there.
Roger Saud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blanco trying to control but Saud is working from the bottom.
Blanco is looking to stand up but Saud won't let him.
Blanco is looking to work some ground and pound but Saud has wrist control.
Blanco looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blanco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blanco wants to clinch.
Blanco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco tests Saud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Saud.
Saud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blanco sprawls well. Blanco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saud gets slowly back to his feet.
Blanco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Amos Blanco dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Blanco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saud tries for a takedown but Blanco circles away easily
and Blanco counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Saud is rocked!
Blanco wants to clinch.
Saud is still on wobbly legs! Can Blanco finish him?
Blanco circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Saud to the canvas! Saud doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Blanco keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amos Blanco!
Amos Blanco thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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