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Event:
QFC Tournament 1202 Round 1
Date: Aug 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Everett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL2#
Everett closes the distance and clinches.
Everett trying to land knees to the body.
Jo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Everett smiles and moves away.
Everett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Everett rushes Jo and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Everett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Everett as Jo shoots in.
Everett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#TD#
Jo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Everett tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Everett gets back to half guard.
Everett is trying to stand.
Everett holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T1#
Jo is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Everett manages to get to full guard.
Everett tries to strike from the bottom.
Jo won't allow Everett to sweep him here.
Jo wants to control from the top but Everett keeps moving.
Everett wants to sweep here but Jo controlling him for the moment.
Everett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Everett holds on and takes a little breather.
Jo wants to control from the top but Everett keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
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.#TD2#
Everett shoots in and gets a takedown into Jo's guard.
Everett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Jo is looking for a triangle but Everett pushes his legs off easily.
Jo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jo wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Jo wants to get back to his feet but Everett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Everett controls from within his opponent's guard.
Everett postures up.
Everett stays in close to Jo's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jo tries to clinch up but Everett circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Jo drives through and clinches with Everett against the cage.
Everett controlling the action here for a moment.
#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.#BC2#
Everett manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Jo misses. #TD2#
Everett shoots in and bounces Jo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Everett is looking to stand up but Jo won't let him.
Jo is trying to keep Everett in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Everett is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Everett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Jo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Everett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Everett is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jo looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everett passes Jo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#T1#
Jo tries to roll over but Everett keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Everett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jo is just riding it out for now. Everett eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Everett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Everett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T2#
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.#SUB2#
Everett seems to be working for a kimura but Jo defends the submission attempt.
Everett wants to pass to mount but Jo is defending the position.
Jo controlling the position for now.#SUB2#
Everett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
Jo is trying to stand up here but Everett is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jo tries to clinch but Everett moves out of range. #CL2#
Everett closes the distance and clinches.
Jo is working for takedown but Everett is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD2#
Everett drags the fight down to the ground.
Everett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jo trying to control the position from guard on top but Everett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Jo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Everett trying to control the position here.
Everett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jo trying to control the position from guard on top but Everett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jo wants to stand and escape but instead Everett has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Everett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Everett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jo is trying to defend but Everett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Everett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Everett wants to get back to his feet.
Jo gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Jo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1#
Jo keeping moving, preventing Everett from controlling successfully.
Everett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Everett advances to half guard. #SUB2#
Everett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jo taking some punishment here, with Everett in his half guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jo is looking to improve his position.
Everett working over Jo with some ground and pound. Jo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jo is trying to stand.
Everett is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Everett uses his free foot to push down on Jo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jo. #SUB2#
Everett swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jo is now in Everett's guard. A big mistake from Everett there, giving up the dominant position!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Everett holds on and takes a little breather. #T3#
Jo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jo postures up.
Jo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jo wants to control from the top but Everett keeps moving. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jo stopping the sweep attempt from Everett.
Everett has a closed guard, preventing Jo from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#SUB2#
Everett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jo defends it easily.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Everett misses with a head kick.
Everett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Everett stuffs the takedown attempt from Jo. Jo gets slowly back to his feet.
Jo Jo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Everett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Everett clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Everett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Everett 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Ben Everett!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Ben Everett!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Ben Everett!
Ben Everett wins by unanimous decision! |
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