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Event:
QFC Tournament 1121 Round 2
Date: Oct 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vasilev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Phil Johnson has been cut.#TD2#
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Vasilev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Vasilev is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev moves into full guard.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Vasilev is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vasilev looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasilev, not yet.
Vasilev trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vasilev lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Vasilev gets a clinch. #TD2#
Johnson decides to pull guard.
Vasilev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vasilev preventing the sweep. #T2#
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vasilev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vasilev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vasilev tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Vasilev wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasilev.
#T3#
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Vasilev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD#
Vasilev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Vasilev seems unphased.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasilev is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Vasilev circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Vasilev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson looks winded!#T4#
Johnson is looking to control Vasilev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Vasilev content to control rather than advance.
Vasilev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Vasilev.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phil Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Vasilev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasilev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasilev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vasilev leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vasilev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vasilev goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD#
Vasilev gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vasilev manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Vasilev maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is still trying to improve position.#T1#
Vasilev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson really wants to buck Vasilev off and get back to his feet.
Vasilev trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Vasilev controlling from the full mount. #T2#
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vasilev avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Vasilev controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Vasilev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T3#
Vasilev content just to control the position here.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Vasilev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vasilev controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilev pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#SU#
Vasilev gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasilev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuri Vasilev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasilev shoots and misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasilev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson wants to clinch up but Vasilev keeps it at a distance.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Vasilev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Vasilev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Johnson has Vasilev up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Vasilev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Vasilev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Vasilev is keeping busy.
Johnson lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Vasilev moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vasilev's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Yuri Vasilev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasilev slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
Johnson wants to control but Vasilev is keeping busy.
Vasilev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vasilev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Vasilev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson is trying to control but Vasilev passes into side control!
#T3#
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vasilev is controlling him well.
Vasilev slows the pace down. #SU#
Vasilev stands up.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasilev. Vasilev gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.#T4#
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Vasilev avoids it well.
Vasilev thinks about countering with a head kick.#TD#
Vasilev shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasilev passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vasilev is looking to stall here but Johnson recovers full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU#
Vasilev stands up from Johnson's guard - Vasilev perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Vasilev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasilev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Yuri Vasilev!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Yuri Vasilev!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Yuri Vasilev!
Yuri Vasilev wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1121 Round 1
Date: Oct 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Dredd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Dredd throws a one two combo.
Dredd lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dredd is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1##SU2#
Johnson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #CL2#
Johnson instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dredd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Dredd manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
Dredd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Dredd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson is trying to drag Dredd to the mat but Dredd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T2#
Dredd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dredd pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joesph Dredd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Johnson.
Nice shot by Dredd.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Dredd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Dredd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Dredd tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Dredd back against the cage. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dredd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Dredd.
Dredd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Dredd misses the target.
Johnson looks winded!
Dredd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T4#
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Dredd avoids it well.
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!
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Dredd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dredd scores with a nice strike.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Dredd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Dredd stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joesph Dredd dominated that round.
That's time! Dredd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Dredd 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.
Johnson misses with a takedown
letting Dredd counter with a right hand.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Dredd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dredd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dredd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Dredd throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
#CL2#
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dredd trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dredd into the cage.
Dredd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dredd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?#T1#
Dredd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Dredd fails to land. #BC2#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dredd works Johnson's body with a nice hook.#TD2#
Dredd gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dredd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dredd.#T3#
Dredd scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Phil Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Dredd is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dredd is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Johnson scoring with punches from side control. #SUB2#
Johnson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dredd looks calm but he's in trouble here. Johnson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dredd is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Johnson lets go of the hold and Dredd can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phil Johnson! |
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