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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
SFL 1
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Lad tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wolf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lad somewhat.
Lad shoots for a takedown but Wolf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lad tries for a takedown but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Lad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf misses with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lad. #CL2#
Wolf has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad misses with a body punch.
Lad is trying to break the clinch but Wolf is controlling him.#TD2#
Wolf gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lad looking to control.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Lad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Lad keeps moving.
Wolf stands and throws Lad's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Wolf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wolf working the head with strikes. #T2#
Wolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lad keeps working.
Lad is looking to regain half guard here but Wolf keeps moving and retains side control.
Lad can't do much from the bottom here.
Wolf tries to stand but Lad is controlling his head.
Wolf trying to control the action but Lad is working from the bottom. #T3#
Lad is trying to improve his position.
Lad tries to escape but Wolf is in control.
Wolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lad keeps working.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lad tries to improve position but can't.
Lad parries the strikes from Wolf easily there. Wolf is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lad to escape.
#SUB2#
Wolf is trying to get an arm triangle but Lad is defending well. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wolf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Wolf's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lad scores with a body shot.
#T4#
Wolf takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#CL2#
Wolf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lad, pushing him back against the cage.
Wolf is pushing Lad up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wolf walks away with a smile on his face. Lad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolf circles away.
Some wild striking there from Lad.
Wolf throws a body shot but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lad closes the distance and clinches up with Wolf, looking for a takedown. Lad pushes Wolf against the cage but Wolf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wolf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wolf dominated that round.
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.#R2##TD2#
Lad gets caught napping as Wolf dives in and scores a takedown. Lad manages to retain guard.
Lad working a defensive guard here.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Lad keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lad throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wolf looking to sit in guard and control but Lad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Lad throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wolf escapes and throws Lad's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T1#
Lad is not content to let Wolf control the position.
Lad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wolf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Wolf goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lad has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wolf but great work by Lad.
Lad wants to stand but Wolf is controlling his arm.
Lad wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy. #T2#
Wolf regains half guard.
Lad is thwarting Wolf's attempts to control the position.
Wolf is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolf is refusing to be controlled, as Lad sits in half guard.
Wolf is pressing down on Lad's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wolf keeping moving, preventing Lad from controlling successfully.
Lad won't allow Wolf to get back to his feet.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Wolf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lad's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Lad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lad looking to control.
Lad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Lad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Lad looking for a sweep. Not yet Lad, not yet.
Wolf wanted to stand there but Lad had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Wolf moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Wolf manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Lad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wolf trying to keep a closed guard but Lad is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Wolf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lad tries to bench press Wolf off him but Wolf keeps the position.
Lad is trying to get back to his feet.
Wolf trying to control the position but Lad is working away.
Wolf tries to stand but Lad is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wolf wants to stand but Lad has his arm trapped.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T1#
Lad is looking for a sweep.#SU2#
Wolf decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lad circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolf slaps away a takedown attempt from Lad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wolf throws the kick towards the body but Lad avoids it.
Wolf sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD2#
Wolf gets a double leg takedown into Lad's guard.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Wolf trying to control but Lad is working from the bottom.
Lad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dennis Wolf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lad trying to keep a closed guard but Wolf is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Wolf looking to sit in guard and control but Lad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Wolf is looking for a triangle but Lad pushes his legs off easily.
Wolf is trying to control the position but Lad postures up. #SUB2#
Wolf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wolf looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolf, not yet. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lad trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lad. #TD2#
Wolf closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lad quickly recovers to half guard.
Lad is refusing to be controlled, as Wolf sits in half guard.
Wolf tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lad controls his leg.
Lad trying to control but Wolf postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wolf!
Dennis Wolf decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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