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Event:
QFC Tournament 1086 Round 2
Date: Feb 08, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Handzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brue to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brue must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Handzo keeping moving, preventing Brue from controlling successfully.
Brue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handzo is keeping the position for now.
Brue is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Brue got a little sloppy there for a moment and Handzo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brue has managed to get both his arms back between Handzo's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brue loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brue showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Handzo keeping moving, preventing Brue from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Brue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brue wants to control from the top but Handzo keeps moving.
Brue wants to pass the guard but Handzo is keeping the position.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Brue got a little sloppy there for a moment and Handzo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brue has managed to get both his arms back between Handzo's legs - danger averted.
Brue not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Handzo has a closed guard, preventing Brue from standing up.
Brue sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brue postures up in Handzo's guard and throws a big left but Handzo blocks it.
Brue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handzo is keeping the position for now. #T3##SUB#
Handzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brue trying to stand up but can't free himself from Handzo's guard.#SUB#
Brue content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Handzo has locked up a guillotine! Handzo's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Brue is holding on here and Handzo must be using up a lot of energy. Brue has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Handzo gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hanzo Handzo! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1086 Round 1
Date: Feb 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Brue shoots in for a takedown but Sims shows good takedown defense.
Sims thuds his shin into the meat of Brue's side.
Brue scores with a head kick.
Brue keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Sims. Those never looked like landing.
Sims fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brue looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sims is fending him off so far but Brue persists. Nope, Sims circles away and we're back to standing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brue!
#CL2#
Sims closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sims jumps guard but Brue stands there with Sims around his waist. Sims gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC#
Brue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sims scores with a head kick. Brue tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T1##CL#
Sims tries to keep at a distance but Brue has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Brue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sims doesn't manage to clinch there - Brue circles away.
Sims throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Sims has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Brue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sims tries to clinch up
enabling Brue to counter with a crisp jab.
Sims shoots in and drives through. Brue sprawls well.
Sean Brue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Sims.
Sims shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brue sprawls well. Brue wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sims gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Sims looks for the body kick but Brue saw that one coming. #TD2#
Sims gets a double leg takedown into Brue's guard.
Sims looks winded!
Sims wants to control from the top but Brue keeps moving.
Brue trying to keep a closed guard but Sims is proving a slippery customer.
Brue pulls Sims in to control the position.
Brue wants to get back to his feet but Sims is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Brue has his foot on Sims's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sims works his way back into a safe position though.#T3#
Sims trying to control the position from guard on top but Brue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES#
Brue manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Brue prevents Sims from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Brue has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sims uses from the top position.
Sims looking to sit in guard and control but Brue gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sims is wriggling around but Brue manages to pass to half guard.
#SU#
Brue decides to stand up. #T4#
Sims misses with a body kick.#TD2#
Brue gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brue pushes Sims off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Brue has Sims up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brue is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sims gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sims prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD#
Brue has hold of one of Sims's legs. Sims is fighting the takedown attempt but Brue gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brue dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Brue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sims fails with a takedown attempt.
Sims thuds a left hand into Brue's body.
Sims dives in for a single leg takedown but Brue sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brue closes the distance and clinches up with Sims, looking for a takedown. Brue pushes Sims against the cage but Sims circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sims shoots and misses
and Brue counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sims is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sean Brue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Sims.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Brue moves into the clinch.
Sims is breathing heavily.#TD#
Brue jumps guard.
Brue trying to control the position.
Sims tries to free his leg and advance position but Brue is retaining full guard. #T1#
Brue wants to get back to his feet but Sims is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SU2#
Sims stands and steps away. Brue gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Sims closes the distance and clinches.
Brue fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Sims breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sims.
Sims fails with the takedown#TD#
and Brue counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sims won't be happy with that. #T2##SUB#
Brue is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sims knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sims is not content to let Brue control the position. #SUB#
Brue tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Check out the look on Brue's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T3##SUB#
Brue working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SU#
Brue decides to stand back up. Brue steps back and let's Sims get back to his feet.
Brue swats away the attempt to clinch by Sims.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sims.
Brue manages to get back to half guard.
Sims is looking to stall here but Brue recovers full guard.
Sims trying to control but Brue is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brue looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brue dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Sims forces Brue back against the cage and clinches.
Sims tries to break the clinch but Brue is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #BC#
Brue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sims takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Sims. #TD2#
Sims shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brue is trying to defend but Sims finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brue trying to hold on to Sims's head to control him but Sims postures up.
#T1#
Brue is trying to control but Sims manages to pass to mount!
Sims avoids the attempt from Brue to control.
Brue throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sims lands a nice shot to the head.
Sims can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brue is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sims prevents Brue from getting the reversal.#T2#
Sims landing shots from mount.
Sims controlling from the full mount.
Brue can't escape the position.
Brue slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brue is trying to get back to full guard.
Sean Brue overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sims trying to control from Brue's half guard. Brue has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sims takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Brue trying to keep a closed guard but Sims is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Brue working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sims doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sims manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sims lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sims tries to stand but Brue is controlling from the bottom.
Brue keeping moving, preventing Sims from controlling successfully. #T4#
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.#SUB#
Brue looking for a guillotine here but Sims defends easily.
Sims stays in close to Brue's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Sims gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donny Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean Brue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC#
Brue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Sims comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brue has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Sean Brue!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Sean Brue!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Sean Brue!
Sean Brue wins by unanimous decision! |
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