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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1042 Round 1
Date: Mar 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Giga closes the distance but Ablack moves to the side
and Ablack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Giga clinches up with Ablack and pushes him back against the cage.
Ablack tries to circle away but Giga has him pinned against the cage.
Ablack blocks the elbow strike.
Giga throws a head punch that misses.
Giga can't get the takedown.
Giga tries to pull guard but Ablack won't allow it.
Giga has Ablack pressed against the cage, preventing Ablack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Giga is trying to pull guard but Ablack has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giga Giga. 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.#TD2#
Ablack decides to pull guard.
Ablack controls Giga momentarily but Giga frees himself.
Giga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Giga won't allow Ablack to sweep him here. #T1#
Giga sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Ablack isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Giga stacks Ablack on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Giga!
Ablack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Giga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Giga looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ablack is avoiding damage well.
Giga trying to control the action but Ablack is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Giga is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ablack knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ablack is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Giga throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Giga in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Giga 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.
Ablack is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Giga is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Giga tries to advance to mount but Ablack denies him. #T3#
Ablack wants to control but Giga postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ablack is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Giga is staying active.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ablack.
Giga explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #TD2#
Ablack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Giga is trying to defend but Ablack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ablack throwing shots but Giga is blocking nicely. #T4#
Giga is looking to control Ablack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giga avoid being mounted?
Ablack tries to stand and escape but Giga actually recovers to full guard.
Giga controls Ablack momentarily but Ablack frees himself.
Giga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ablack trying to control but Giga is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giga Giga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ablack keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Giga drives through and clinches with Ablack against the cage.
Giga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Giga.
Ablack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ablack tries to pull guard but Giga won't allow it.
Ablack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giga smiles and moves away.
#TD2#
Ablack feints and as Giga raises his hands in defense, Ablack changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Giga is looking for a kimura here.
#T1#
Ablack trying to control from the bottom.
Giga is controlling the pace.
Giga is thwarting Ablack's attempts to control the position.#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.
Ablack is looking for a sweep. Giga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Giga prevents Ablack from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ablack can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ablack tries to roll over but Giga keeps him under control.
Ablack is trying to control but Giga passes into side control!
#T3#
Ablack tries to buck Giga off but Giga is having none of it.
Ablack wants to control but Giga postures up.#SU#
Giga decides to stand back up. Giga steps back and let's Ablack get back to his feet.
Giga looks for a takedown but Ablack sprawls well.
Ablack tries to bum rush Giga with a series of wild strikes but Giga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giga shoots for a double leg takedown but Ablack sprawls well. He's pushed Giga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giga Giga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ablack keeps the fight on the outside.
Giga has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Ablack holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Ablack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Giga has Ablack pressed against the cage, preventing Ablack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Giga jumps guard but Ablack stands there with Giga around his waist. Giga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Ablack pulls guard successfully.
Ablack trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ablack trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rahul Ablack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ablack lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#TD2#
Ablack looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Giga pulls Ablack in close to prevent any damage.
Ablack is in close to Giga's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giga wants to get back to his feet but Ablack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Giga pulls Ablack in close to his closed guard and prevents Ablack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Giga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ablack is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Ablack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ablack wants to control from the top but Giga keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Giga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ablack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ablack feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Ablack drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#T2#
Ablack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ablack lands a couple of elbows.#ROC2#Giga is rocked!#SUB#
Giga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ablack defends it easily.
Oh Giga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SU2#
Ablack stands up and waves to Giga to follow him. #TD2#
Ablack is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Giga's half guard.
Ablack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Giga is trying to get back to full guard.
Giga seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ablack in particular looking to stall.
Ablack trying to mount his opponent but Giga defends it.
Ablack seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ablack landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ablack is trying to control the action in half guard but Giga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ablack lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ablack working over Giga with some ground and pound. Giga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ablack lands a big elbow - Giga is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ablack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahul Ablack! |
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