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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 825 Round 2
Date: Jan 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Bah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Askren is looking for a counter combo.
Askren stuffs the takedown.
Bah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Askren circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Askren.#TD#
Askren shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Askren seems content to control.
Askren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bah wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Askren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bah on the ground.#SUB2#
Bah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Askren is aware though and is defending well.
Askren landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Bah trying to keep a closed guard but Askren is proving a slippery customer.
Askren controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren won't allow Bah to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren is stalling in the full guard.
Askren won't allow Bah to get back to his feet.
Askren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Askren slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Askren content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Askren is working Bah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Askren with a nice head shot there.
Askren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Askren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bah's head.
Askren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Askren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bah trying to keep a closed guard but Askren is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Askren slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T3#
Askren's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bah has momentary wrist control but Askren slips an elbow through the middle.
Askren is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Askren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Askren tries to free his leg and advance position but Bah is retaining full guard.
Askren distracts Bah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Askren with a nice head shot there.
Askren is working Bah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Askren landing with the ground and pound.
Bah looks winded!
Askren landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Askren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Askren is in close to Bah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
Askren distracts Bah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Askren stands up over Bah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Askren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Askren landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Askren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Askren landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Askren dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Askren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Askren misses with a hook.#TD#
Askren fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bah sprawls well initially but Askren persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bah is looking for a sweep. Askren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Askren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Askren.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bah can do to turn this around?
Bah is looking to improve his position.
Askren lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Askren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Askren is taking a breather. Bah says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T1#
Askren lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Askren lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bah is looking for a sweep. Askren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Askren working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
Bah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bah is breathing heavily.
Askren controlling the action here.
Askren working Bah over with strikes.
Jean Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Bah is trying to stand back up but Askren is controlling him
Askren is nestled in close to Bah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Askren works his foot free and advances to mount.
Askren controlling the position easily from mount.
Bah taking shots to the head.
Bah tries to lock up and control but Askren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Askren fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#T3#
Bah is bucking up trying to escape but Askren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Askren postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bah looks a forlorn figure.
Askren working Bah over with strikes here. #ROC#
Bah is rocked!
Askren content just to control the position here.
Askren lands with some strikes.
Askren controlling the pace for now.
Askren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bah's face.
Askren content just to control the position here. #T4#
Askren landing shots from mount.
Askren lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bah is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bah is in a horrible position here. Askren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Askren lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bah hang on?
A big strike lands for Askren! That's really hurt Bah and he's turned his back - Askren keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Askren jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Askren!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 825 Round 1
Date: Jan 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Hero lands an overhand right.
Bah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hero circles away.
Bah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Hero counters by clinching up.
Hero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hero is trying to force a seperation but Bah has the dominant position.
Bah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hero to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alio Bah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hero is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bah is defending well.#BC#
Bah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hero slaps away a takedown attempt from Bah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hero is defended easily by Bah.
Bah is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Bah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hero is fending him off so far but Bah persists. Nope, Hero circles away and we're back to standing.
Bah closes the distance and clinches up with Hero, looking for a takedown. Bah pushes Hero against the cage but Hero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bah defends well and Hero ends up having to push Bah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hero throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Bah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hero won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Hero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bah trying to control the position but Hero is working away.
Hero tries to improve position but can't.
Hero wants to control but Bah postures up.#T2#
Bah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hero struggling a bit here.
Bah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hero keeps working.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bah wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bah cracks Hero with a big elbow. #SU#
Bah decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hero to his feet. #T3#
Bah tries to clinch but Hero moves away
and Hero counters with a series of strikes. Bah will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hero somewhat.#CL2#
Hero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Bah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hero doesn't manage to clinch there - Bah circles away.
Hero dives in and grabs Bah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bah pushes down on Hero's head and hops out.
Bah throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hero avoids it.#T4#
Bah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hero finds it's way round the side to connect with Bah's head.
Hero shoots in for a takedown but Bah shows good takedown defense.
Hero looks winded!
Bah fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bah.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bah throws a lazy right hand but Hero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hero wants to counter with a clinch but Bah pushes him away.#TD#
Bah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Hero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bah fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Hero has managed to clinch.
Bah tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bah is trying to force a seperation but Hero has the dominant position.
Hero controlling the action here for a moment.
Bah tries to pull guard but Hero forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bah is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hero working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Bah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Bah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1#
Bah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Hero pushes Bah up against the cage in a clinch.
Bah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hero wants to break the clinch but can't.
#TD2#
Hero manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hero's head.
Hero wants to sweep here but Bah controlling him for the moment.
Bah pushes down on Hero's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2#
Hero is controlling Bah's trapped leg to prevent Bah from advancing to side control.
Bah is thwarting Hero's attempts to control the position.
Hero is staying active underneath Bah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alio Bah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hero is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T3#
Hero is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bah trying to mount his opponent but Hero defends it. #SUB#
Bah is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hero stuffs the takedown attempt from Bah. Bah gets slowly back to his feet. #CL#
Bah clinches up against the cage.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD2#
Hero decides to pull guard.
Hero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Hero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Hero 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bah but Bah pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Hero moves into range and clinches up with Bah.
Bah has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hero after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Bah.
Hero wants a takedown.
Hero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bah is trying to pull guard but Hero has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bah after a bit of a struggle.
Alio Bah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Hero.
Bah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hero up against the cage.
Bah letting Hero take a breather here.#T1#
Hero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bah smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Hero clinches.
Bah wants a takedown but no success here.
Hero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bah to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Bah drags the fight down to the ground.
Hero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero tries to free his leg and advance position but Bah is retaining full guard. #T2#
Hero sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bah is keeping the position for now.
Hero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hero postures up in Bah's guard and throws a big left but Bah blocks it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Bah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivan Hero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bah scores with a push kick.
Hero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hero shoots for a double leg takedown but Bah sprawls well. He's pushed Hero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bah.
Hero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bah is fending him off so far but Hero persists. Nope, Bah circles away and we're back to standing.
Bah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hero but Hero pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T4##TD#
Bah drives through with a takedown into Hero's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Bah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bah trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bah is really struggling to control Hero but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hero 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alio Bah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Ivan Hero!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Alio Bah!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Alio Bah!
Alio Bah wins by split decision!
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