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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
SFL 2
Date: Mar 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Crush stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crush wants it to stay on the feet.
Salazar with a poor takedown #TD#
and Crush counters with a single leg into guard. Salazar didn't expect that.
Crush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salazar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crush advances position into side control!
Salazar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crush asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Crush wants to control but Salazar is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush wants to stand but Salazar is controlling his arm.#T1##SUB#
Crush is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salazar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salazar tries to buck Crush off but Crush is having none of it.#SUB#
Crush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Crush in side control, throwing shots but Salazar defends.
Salazar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crush wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crush wants to stand but Salazar has his arm trapped. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crush tries to move to mount but Salazar blocks the move with his legs.
Crush is looking to take a break and control but Salazar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crush doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salazar scores with a nice right hand.
Crush circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
and Crush counters with a single leg into guard. Salazar didn't expect that. #T3#
Crush wants to stand but Salazar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Crush from controlling successfully.
Crush stopping the sweep attempt from Salazar.
Crush trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Salazar controls Crush momentarily but Crush frees himself. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Crush gets the takedown into side control.
Salazar bucks up and tries to throw Crush off but instead Crush has got his back!
Crush missing with strikes from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salazar trying to get back to his feet but Crush is in full control for now. #SUB#
Crush patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultra Crush dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but Crush shows good takedown defense.
Crush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazar manages to avoid it.
Salazar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Crush moves into the clinch.#TD#
Crush gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Crush wants to control but Salazar is keeping him busy.
Crush wants to stand but Salazar has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush prevents Salazar from standing back up.
Crush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salazar's head.
Salazar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#T1#
Salazar wants to improve his position but Crush is controlling well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salazar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crush's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crush's back!
Crush tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Crush is working to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Salazar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Crush is on top in guard.
Crush trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom. #T2#
Crush tries to free his leg and advance position but Salazar is retaining full guard.
Crush wants to get up but he can't break Salazar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Crush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salazar can do to turn this around?
Crush with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crush passes Salazar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Salazar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crush.
Crush seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Salazar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crush tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Salazar.
Ultra Crush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crush trying to control from half guard but Salazar is working away. #T3#
Crush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salazar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crush.
Crush is keen to just control but Salazar is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salazar fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Crush clinches up against the cage.
Salazar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crush is trying to force a seperation but Salazar has the dominant position.
Crush stalling against the cage.
Crush throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
Salazar tries to pull guard but Crush won't allow it.
Ultra Crush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Salazar.#TD2#
Salazar successfully pulls guard.
Crush stands and throws Salazar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Salazar can't do much from the bottom here.
Salazar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crush trying to control the action but Salazar is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crush sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Salazar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultra Crush dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Crush gets tackled into the cage by Salazar. Salazar maintains the clinch.
Salazar pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Crush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but Crush shows good takedown defense. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Crush gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Crush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Salazar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Salazar manages to get to full guard.
Salazar trying to keep a closed guard but Crush is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Salazar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crush would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salazar is on top in guard.
#REVB##T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Crush looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crush trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crush is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Salazar has a closed guard, preventing Crush from standing up. #SUB#
Crush drops back looking for a leg! Salazar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Salazar manages to kick Crush off! Crush jumps back into Salazar's guard. #T3#
Crush trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salazar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Salazar prevents Crush from improving his position.
Salazar is looking to take a break and control but Crush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crush trying to control from the bottom.
Crush is refusing to be controlled, as Salazar sits in half guard.
Crush wants to control but Salazar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crush tries to get out of the position.
Crush is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crush works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tristan Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ultra Crush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB#
Crush had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salazar defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ultra Crush.
Well Crush 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultra Crush!
Ultra Crush was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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