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Event:
QFC Tournament 1210 Round 1
Date: Dec 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Orazov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phelps circles away.
Orazov blocks a head kick by Phelps.
#CL#
Orazov clinches up with Phelps and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Phelps breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Orazov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Phelps to the mat! Phelps manages to get full guard.
Phelps manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Phelps.
#BC#
Orazov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orazov wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Phelps's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orazov closes the distance and clinches up with Phelps, looking for a takedown. Orazov pushes Phelps against the cage but Phelps circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phelps fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orazov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bekjan Orazov. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##TD#
Orazov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Phelps!
You can see the frustration on Phelps's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Orazov happy to just control the position for now.
Phelps defending against the ground and pound.
Orazov trying to control the position but Phelps is working away.
Orazov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Phelps is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T2#
Orazov in side control, throwing shots but Phelps defends.
Phelps seems a little lost for a moment, as Orazov dominates the positioning.#SUB#
Orazov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orazov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Orazov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phelps is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Orazov working away.#T3#
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Phelps gets back to half guard.
Phelps has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orazov is working away from the top position though.
Phelps is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Orazov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Orazov's back!
Orazov tries to escape the position.
#T4#
Orazov surviving as best he can, preventing damage. #SUB2#
Phelps patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Orazov trying to control but not successfully.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phelps avoiding Orazov 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Phelps dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD2#
Phelps shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orazov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Orazov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Orazov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Orazov tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Phelps thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Phelps.#T1#
Phelps working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orazov tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SU2#
Phelps decides to stand back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phelps. #CL#
Orazov gets a clinch.
Phelps has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orazov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Orazov manages to break the clinch.
Orazov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phelps's waist but Phelps gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orazov off to one side. #T2#
Phelps shoots in looking for a takedown. Orazov tries to sprawl out of it but Phelps keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orazov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bekjan Orazov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Phelps.#CL#
Orazov instigates a clinch.
Orazov wants a takedown but no success here.
Orazov is pressed up against the cage. Phelps has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Orazov down to the mat. Orazov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Orazov shoots for a takedown but Phelps saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orazov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bekjan Orazov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phelps tries to clinch there but Orazov circles away.
Phelps shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orazov counters with a big head kick but Phelps shrugs it off.
Phelps is breathing heavily.#T3#
Phelps is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orazov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orazov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phelps.
Phelps tries to clinch but Orazov moves out of range.
Orazov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Phelps misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orazov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phelps shoots for a takedown but Orazov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orazov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orazov misses with a series of wild punches.
Phelps slips a jab and a cross from Orazov.
#T4##CL#
Orazov moves into the clinch.
Orazov stalling the fight.
Phelps is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Orazov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Phelps gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Orazov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Phelps wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Orazov clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bekjan Orazov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Orazov moves into the clinch.#BC#
Orazov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orazov looks to clinch
and Phelps counters with a left and a right that stings Orazov. #CL#
Orazov forces Phelps back against the cage and clinches.
Phelps looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phelps missing with knees to the body.
Orazov fails to pull guard.
Orazov lands an elbow inside that Phelps shrugs off. #TD#
Orazov jumps guard and drags Phelps to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orazov keeping moving, preventing Phelps from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Orazov has an active guard here but Phelps has managed to pass into half guard.
#T1#
Orazov is looking for a sweep. Phelps is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Orazov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Phelps escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Phelps!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orazov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Phelps is controlling him well.
Orazov is looking for a sweep.
Phelps trying to control the action but Orazov is working from the bottom.
Phelps fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phelps is looking to take a break and control but Orazov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orazov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Phelps working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Orazov regains half guard.#T3#
Phelps prevents Orazov from improving his position.
Phelps seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orazov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Orazov trying to control here.
#SUB#
Orazov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Phelps pulls his head out easily.
Orazov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orazov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orazov shoots in for a takedown but Phelps shows good takedown defense. #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.
Phelps fails with the takedown
and Orazov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orazov shoots and misses
and Phelps counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bekjan Orazov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phelps shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orazov defends it nicely.#CL#
Orazov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phelps wants to get back to striking at distance but Orazov won't allow it.
Orazov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phelps up against the cage.
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 Bekjan Orazov.
I think Orazov 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bekjan Orazov!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bekjan Orazov!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bekjan Orazov!
Bekjan Orazov wins by unanimous decision! |
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