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Event:
SUF 8: 397 135 Finals!
Date: Oct 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Rollins shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rollins swivels and escapes.
Rollins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rollins defends well and Jones ends up having to push Rollins into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC2#
Rollins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollins shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Rollins is looking to clinch.
Rollins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sal Rollins.#CL2#
Rollins has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Rollins tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rollins drops back down to his feet.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rollins walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T1#
Rollins wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Rollins closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the ropes.
Rollins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.#BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rollins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Rollins, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Rollins against the ropes but Rollins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRollins.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollins closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Rollins pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Rollins. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet.
Rollins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rollins pinned against the ropes. Rollins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Rollins stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Rollins wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Rollins fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Rollins backing up. Rollins nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Rollins sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Rollins looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the ropes. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Rollins looks winded!
Jones misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Rollins gets tackled into the ropes by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#BC#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollins stuffs the takedown.
Rollins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rollins. #T4##CL#
Jones pushes Rollins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rollins jumps guard but Jones stands there with Rollins around his waist. Rollins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones has Rollins pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Rollins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rollins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones is not content to let Rollins control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rollins is defended easily by Jones.
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Rollins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses. #CL#
Jones pushes Rollins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sal Rollins.
Rollins looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rollins can do to turn this around?#BC#
Jones breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Rollins moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Rollins stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Rollins. No joy for Jones on that attempt. #CL#
Jones rushes Rollins and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Rollins.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Rollins turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Rollins forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rollins just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rollins blocks an elbow strike.
Jones wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Rollins breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rollins counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Rollins to acknowledge the strikes.#ROC2#Jones is rocked!
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Rollins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Rollins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones looks for a takedown but Rollins sprawls well.
Rollins throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.#CL#
Jones gets a clinch. #BC#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Jones misses with a wild combination.
#CL2#
Rollins gets a clinch. #BC2#
Rollins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rollins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the ropes.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rollins has him pressed against the ropes.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T4##BC#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rollins.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side. #TD2#
Rollins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rollins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB2#
Rollins 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.
Jones is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Jones shoots in but Rollins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rollins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Rollins as Jones shoots in.
Rollins tries to counter with a clinch but Jones shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Rollins moves into the clinch successfully.
Rollins is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Rollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Rollins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rollins! But no joy.
Rollins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CUT2#It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.#T1##CL2#
Rollins closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Rollins jumps guard.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Rollins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones is pushing down on Rollins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rollins is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.#T2#
Jones prevents Rollins from improving his position.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Rollins is defending the position.
Rollins gets full guard.
Rollins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Rollins has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.#T3#
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rollins has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rollins is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Rollins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rollins goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jon Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Rollins, which made it look bad.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Rollins, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Rollins against the ropes but Rollins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T4##CL#
Jones rushes Rollins and presses him up against the ropes.#TD2#
Rollins pulls guard.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Rollins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Rollins won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sal Rollins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1168 Round 1
Date: Oct 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown but Von manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rollins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rollins looks to land a combination. Von sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#It looks like Kts Von has been cut.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Von sprawls well. Von wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet.#CL2#
Rollins has closed the distance and engaged Von in a clinch.
Rollins working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Von pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kts Von has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sal Rollins.#TD2#
Rollins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Von trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von won't allow Rollins to sweep him here. #T1#
Von trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rollins wants to sweep but no luck.
Von content to stall in guard here.
Von looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Von trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rollins manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Rollins content to stall in guard here. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Von working a defensive guard here.
Rollins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Von looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rollins is one step ahead there.
Rollins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3##SU2#
Rollins gets to his feet. Von looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2#
Rollins instigates a clinch.
Von dodges an elbow strike from Rollins.
Von wants to get back to striking at distance but Rollins won't allow it.
#BC#
Von manages to break the clinch.
Sal Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins misses with a body kick.
Von looks for a takedown but Rollins sprawls well.
Von shoots for a double leg takedown but Rollins sprawls well. He's pushed Von's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rollins is looking for the big counter here.
Von moves to clinch but Rollins breaks away
and Rollins counters with a series of strikes. Von will be more careful next time no doubt. #T4#
Rollins goes for a double leg but Von avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Von continues to drive forward.#CL2#
Rollins has managed to clinch.
Von is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Von stops a takedown attempt from Rollins.
Rollins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von has him pressed against the cage.
Von changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rollins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Von moves to clinch but Rollins breaks away
and Rollins counters with a left and a right that stings Von.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von shoots in for a takedown but Rollins shows good takedown defense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Rollins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kts Von's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Von takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Von avoids the head kick by Rollins.
Rollins dives in for a single leg takedown but Von sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Von connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Von rushes Rollins and presses him up against the cage.
Rollins tries to score a body lock takedown but Von shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Von has had enough of the clinch but Rollins keeps him there for the moment.
Von is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Von jumps guard but Rollins stands there with Von around his waist. Von gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rollins tries to score a body lock takedown but Von shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kts Von has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sal Rollins.#T1##BC#
Von escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von is looking to counter with head kicks.
Von misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Von misses.
Von doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rollins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Von tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rollins misses with a takedown attempt - Von sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD#
Von drives through with a takedown into Rollins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rollins is breathing heavily.#T2##SUB2#
Rollins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Von passes into side control.
Rollins gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Von controlling from mount. #SU#
Von stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
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!
Von connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Some wild striking there from Von.
Von thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rollins if he has to take too many more of those.
#CL2#
Rollins clinches up with Von and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Von's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rollins drops his hands momentarily and Von takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rollins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Von's waist but Von gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rollins off to one side.
Von takes a swing at Rollins's ribcage but misses.
Kts Von is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins throws a low kick, looking for Von's leg but Von calmly moves out of range. #T4##CL2#
Rollins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Von, pushing him back against the cage.
Von goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rollins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#TD#
Von pulls Rollins into guard.
Von trying to keep a closed guard but Rollins is proving a slippery customer.
Rollins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rollins.
Rollins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kts Von dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kts Von's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Von defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rollins.
Von throwing a counter right hand but Rollins manages to avoid it.#TD#
Von shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rollins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Von wants to control from the top but Rollins keeps moving. #SU#
Von gets to his feet - Rollins follows without any prompting.
Rollins has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Von moves into the clinch.
Rollins is pressed up against the cage. Von has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rollins down to the mat. Rollins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T1#
Von takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice takedown defense from Von. No joy for Rollins on that attempt.
Kts Von has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sal Rollins.
Von shoots in for a takedown but Rollins shows good takedown defense.
Rollins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Von defends well and Rollins ends up having to push Von into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Rollins has Von up against the cage in a clinch.
Von tries to land knees in the clinch but Rollins avoids the damage to the body.
Von managing to block the knees to the body from Rollins.
Rollins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von tries for a takedown. No joy.
Von is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rollins to keep the fight standing.#T2#
Von has Rollins pressed against the cage, preventing Rollins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rollins tries to pull guard but Von won't allow it.
Von tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rollins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von tries to circle away but Rollins has him pinned against the cage.
Rollins is trying to pull guard but Von turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Von pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von. Von obviously looking to wear him down.
#CL2#
Rollins has Von up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rollins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T3##BC#
Von breaks the clinch.
Crunch! Von slams his shin into Rollins's torso.
Von throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rollins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Von.
Von throws a jab when Rollins was well out of range.
Rollins tries a head kick but it misses.
Rollins dives in and grabs Von's left leg, looking for a takedown. Von pushes down on Rollins's head and hops out.
Rollins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Von counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Rollins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von shoots in for a takedown but Rollins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD#
Von closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Von looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rollins tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Von manages to move to mount!
Von can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rollins is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kts Von showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Von 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Kts Von!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Kts Von!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Sal Rollins!
Kts Von wins by split decision!
Kts Von took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Kill...To...Survive'. |
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