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Event:
QFC Tournament 1017 Round 3
Date: Oct 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Cren. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cren. Tor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cren swinging wildly here.
Cren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tor.
Cren lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#It looks like Ty Tor has been cut.
Cren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tor circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cren!
Sloppy strikes from Cren. Those never looked like landing.
Walter Cren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cren throws a right and a left that Tor avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cren.
Cren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cren connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Tor throws the left hand but Cren avoids the punch easily.
Cren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cren throws a counter combo.
Cren's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cren duly obliges. #ROC2#Tor is rocked!
OH! Tor has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Cren smells blood and charges in for the finish! Cren unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Tor sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Walter Cren! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1017 Round 2
Date: Oct 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tor sets himself, and Kraven steps forward looking for the clinch! Tor avoids it this time.
Tor looks to throw the jab but Kraven is out of range.
Tor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tor's waist but Tor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kraven off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraven tries for a takedown but Tor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tor feinted with a counter takedown.#T1#
Kraven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kraven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tor tries to counter with a takedown but Kraven is quick to defend against it.
Ty Tor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Kraven.
Kraven shoots in but no luck this time.
Tor tries to counter with a takedown but Kraven is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Kraven finds it's way through Tor's defenses.
Tor looks to throw the jab but Kraven is out of range. #T2#
Kraven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tor tries to avoid it but Kraven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tor to the ground. Tor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tor.
And Kraven tries to counter it with a takedown but Tor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tor throws a jab but it's blocked by Kraven.
Kraven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tor tries to avoid it but Kraven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tor to the ground. Tor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tor misses with a takedown attempt #TD2#
and Kraven counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tor! #T3##SUB2#
Kraven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Kraven wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tor, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Kraven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kraven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Kraven tries for a kimura but Tor is defending well.
Tor regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Tor is defending against the submission attempts here by Kraven.
Tor is controlling Kraven's trapped leg to prevent Kraven from advancing to side control.
Kraven is keen to just control but Tor is a slippery customer.
Tor keeping hold of Kraven's head, controlling as best he can. #SUB2#
Kraven is looking for a kimura but Tor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kraven to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kraven wants to pass the guard but Tor is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiz Kraven dominated that 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.#R2#
Kraven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tor as he avoids it easily.
Tor misses the shot to the body.
Kraven shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tor sprawls well. Tor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kraven gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraven has a takedown stuffed.
Ty Tor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Kraven.#T1#
Kraven fails with a takedown attempt.
Tor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kraven sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tor. Kraven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kraven.
Tor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kraven sprawls and moves away.
Kraven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tor.
Kraven changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kraven shoots in for a takedown but Tor shows good takedown defense.
Tor attempts a counter takedown but Kraven avoids it well and moves away.
Tor slaps away a takedown attempt from Kraven, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3#
Tor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraven shoots in but no luck this time.
Tor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ty Tor is winning the standup battle so far.
Kraven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tor attempts a counter takedown but Kraven avoids it well and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Kraven scores with a four punch combination!#T4#
Tor keeps the fight on the outside.
Tor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tor misses with an uppercut. Kraven saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kraven lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraven with a poor takedown #TD#
and Tor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Tor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kraven throws a hook but Tor blocks it.
Tor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kraven or perhaps it was just good defense by Tor, which made it look bad.
Kraven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Kraven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tor circles away.
Tor feinted with a counter takedown.
Tor slips a jab and a cross from Kraven.
Tor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraven manages to avoid it.
Kraven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tor defends it well.
Kraven lands a right hook to the body.
Kraven throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Tor.
Kraven dives in and grabs Tor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tor pushes down on Kraven's head and hops out.
Tor tries to counter with a takedown but Kraven is quick to defend against it.
Ty Tor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Kraven.
Kraven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD#
Tor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kraven tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tor is in Kraven's guard.
Tor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraven can do to turn this around?#T3#
Tor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kraven manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Ty Tor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraven wants to control from the top but Tor keeps moving. #T4#
Kraven looking to pass the guard.
Kraven works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kraven uses his free foot to push down on Tor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tor. #SUB2#
Kraven working for a submission but Tor is keeping him at bay.
Kraven wants to control the pace but Tor is squirming around nicely.
Kraven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Kraven wants to finish this one by submission but Tor is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kraven.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wiz Kraven.
I think Kraven 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Wiz Kraven!
Ty Tor wins by split decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1017 Round 1
Date: Oct 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Tor slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tor feints the counter takedown.
Thompson lands a jab to Tor's midsection.
Tor stuffs the takedown attempt from Thompson. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Thompson. 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.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tor with the counter takedown but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tor defends it nicely.
Tor feints the counter takedown.#T1#
Thompson with a poor takedown #TD2#
and Tor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Tor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tor connects with a nice short shot to Thompson's temple.
Ground and pound from Tor. #T2#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tor lands a nice short elbow.
Tor trying to control the pace.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Tor.
Tor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Tor is controlling well.
Tor stalling.
Tor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T3#
BOOM! Tor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tor controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Tor might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T4#
Thompson regains half guard.
Tor is taking a breather. Thompson 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.
Tor drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Tor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tor content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Tor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A clash of legs there as Tor blocks the low kick.
And Tor tries to counter it with a takedown but Thompson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tor stuffs the takedown.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Tor circles away.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tor as he jumps to the side.
Tor with the counter takedown but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson wants to clinch but Tor slips to the side#TD2#
and Tor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
Tor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tor has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
Tor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T1#
Tor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yet more stalling tactics from Tor.#SUB#
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tor.
Tor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tor looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tor.
Thompson throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Tor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thompson!
Tor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Thompson is looking to regain half guard here but Tor keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Tor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
More stalling from Tor.#ES#
Thompson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Tor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thompson wants to clinch#TD2#
and Tor counters with a takedown into side control.
Tor cracks Thompson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thompson being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Tor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Thompson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tor avoids it really well and circles away.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Tor gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage. #CL2#
Tor has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Thompson. 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.
Tor has Thompson pressed against the cage.
Tor avoiding damage.
#T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tor controlling the action here for a moment.
Tor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ty Tor.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tor, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Tor misses.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tor misses the shot to the body.
Thompson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tor circles away.
Tor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thompson defends it well.#T3#
Tor swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Tor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Tor. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Tor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thompson defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Tor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#TD2#
Tor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tor is taking a breather. Thompson 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.
Ty Tor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tor is continuing to stall.
Tor is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T4#
Tor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson has hold of Tor's hands but Tor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tor controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Tor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tor 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Ty Tor wins by unanimous decision! |
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