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Event:
SSSD 8: Nwaoge vs Vurris 2
Date: Mar 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Tovington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ariyanayakam dodges the punch combination from Tovington.
#TD#
Tovington gets a takedown into half guard.
Tovington prevents Ariyanayakam from standing back up.
Tovington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tovington 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.
Ariyanayakam throws a strike from the bottom but Tovington passes into side control!
Tovington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tovington in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tovington working away.
Ariyanayakam taking a bit of punishment here - Tovington scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Tovington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tovington is putting a hurting on Ariyanayakam here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB#
Tovington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ariyanayakam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tovington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tovington cracks Ariyanayakam with a big right hand but Ariyanayakam just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ariyanayakam should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tovington working the head with strikes.
Tovington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tovington working the head with strikes.
Tovington grinds an elbow into Ariyanayakam's temple. #T2#
Tovington lands an elbow.
Tovington 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 Ariyanayakam's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tovington working the head and body with strikes. #ROC#Ariyanayakam is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big shot lands for Tovington! That's hurt Ariyanayakam! Will he recover? Tovington fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolby Tovington! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1037 Round 1
Date: Feb 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Ariyanayakam or perhaps it was just good defense by Ziyad, which made it look bad.
Ariyanayakam throws a head kick that misses.
Ziyad tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ariyanayakam fails with the takedown.
Ziyad with the counter takedown but Ariyanayakam avoids it easily.
Ziyad misses with a head kick.
Ariyanayakam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Ariyanayakam. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Ziyad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ariyanayakam is trying to defend but Ziyad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Ziyad is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ariyanayakam is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Ariyanayakam taking some punishment here, with Ziyad in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziyad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ariyanayakam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ziyad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ariyanayakam is looking to escape.
Ziyad working Ariyanayakam over with strikes. #CUT2#It looks like Thomas Ariyanayakam has been cut.
Ziyad is nestled in close to Ariyanayakam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ziyad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Ziyad.
Ariyanayakam trying to control but Ziyad postures up.
Ariyanayakam is breathing heavily.
Ziyad working over Ariyanayakam with some ground and pound. Ariyanayakam looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC2#Ariyanayakam is rocked!
Ziyad scores with a big shot! Ariyanayakam's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Ariyanayakam! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oba Ziyad!
After winning the bout, Oba Ziyad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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