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Event:
QFC Tournament 1216 Round 1
Date: Feb 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Alter throws a looping overhand right but Stalinovich ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Alter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stalinovich to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB2#
Stalinovich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stalinovich has managed to get both his arms back between Alter's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Alter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Alter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Alter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stalinovich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Alter has his foot on Stalinovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stalinovich works his way back into a safe position though.
Stalinovich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Alter keeping moving, preventing Stalinovich from controlling successfully.
Stalinovich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Alter isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stalinovich stacks Alter on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stalinovich!
Stalinovich in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stalinovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alter on the ground.
Stalinovich moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stalinovich is looking to take a break and control but Alter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alter is letting Stalinovich control him for a moment. #T2#
Alter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Stalinovich is working for a kimura but Alter is defending it quite comfortably.
Alter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stalinovich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stalinovich's back!#SUB2#
Alter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Alter working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Stalinovich is really stuck here.
Stalinovich covering up well under a barage of strikes. #T3##SUB2#
Alter is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stalinovich has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Stalinovich showing good submission defense here.
Stalinovich tries to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Stalinovich is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Alter gets his way!
Alter somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Alter is controlling the position but Stalinovich somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
#T4#
Stalinovich wants to control but Alter is keeping busy.
Stalinovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alter. #SUB2#
Alter is looking for a kimura but Stalinovich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alter to get the leverage.
Alter is looking to advance position but Stalinovich won't allow it.
Stalinovich is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Alter seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Alter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Alter throws a hook to the side of Stalinovich's head but Stalinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ezra Alter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alter misses with a left hand #TD#
and Stalinovich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stalinovich is trying to control the action in half guard but Alter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Alter looking for submissions off his back.
Alter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stalinovich tries to pass to full mount but Alter defends it. #SUB2#
Alter looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Stalinovich pushes past his half guard into mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stalinovich lands a big elbow.
Alter working to try and regain half guard.
Alter tries to lock up and control but Stalinovich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alter is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.#T1#
Stalinovich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stalinovich content just to control the position here.
Stalinovich wants to control the pace but Alter is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Stalinovich is working for a guillotine from mount but Alter frees his head quite easily.
Alter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Alter manages to get to full guard.
#T2##SUB2#
Alter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stalinovich passes into half guard.
Alter wants to get back to full guard.
Stalinovich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stalinovich prevents Alter from improving his position.
Stalinovich looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stalinovich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Alter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alter wants to control but Stalinovich is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Stalinovich.
Alter manages to get to full guard.
Alter has momentary wrist control but Stalinovich slips an elbow through the middle.
Stalinovich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stalinovich scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Alter working for a triangle but Stalinovich defends it easily.
Alter working a defensive guard here.
Stalinovich stands and throws Alter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stalinovich working away.
Alter is trying to escape the position but Stalinovich is controlling the position.
Alter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Stalinovich dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Alter misses with a left hand #TD#
and Stalinovich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alter's guard.
Stalinovich preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Stalinovich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stalinovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Alter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stalinovich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stalinovich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alter looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Alter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stalinovich content to stall in guard here.
Kebab Stalinovich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Stalinovich wants to control from the top but Alter keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stalinovich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stalinovich trying to control but Alter is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Stalinovich passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stalinovich wants to control but Alter is keeping him busy.
Alter manages to get back to half guard.#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.
Stalinovich wants to free his trapped foot but Alter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alter is not content to let Stalinovich control the position.#SUB#
Stalinovich is working for a submission of some sort.
Alter manages to get to full guard.
Alter wants to sweep but no luck. #T3##SUB2#
Alter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Alter is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Stalinovich rolls with it to try and escape but Alter cranks on the arm and Stalinovich is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ezra Alter! |
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