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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 891 Round 2
Date: Jan 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Lykke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saleaumua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saleaumua is looking to clinch but Lykke is avoiding it.
#TD2#
Saleaumua gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Lykke throws Saleaumua to one side and escapes!
Lykke tries to clinch but Saleaumua is having none of it.
Lykke scores with a head kick.
Lykke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Lykke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lykke lands a couple of digs.
Saleaumua is adopting a defensive guard.
Lykke trying to control the position from guard on top but Saleaumua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Lykke pushing down on Saleaumua's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lykke is keen to just control but Saleaumua is a slippery customer.
Lykke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saleaumua is controlling Lykke's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Saleaumua's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lykke wants to control but Saleaumua is keeping him busy.
Lykke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Lykke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Saleaumua gets back to half guard.
Saleaumua keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lykke wants to control but Saleaumua is keeping him busy. #T3#
Saleaumua controlling the position for now.
Saleaumua tries to roll over but Lykke keeps him under control.
Lykke is trying to control the action in half guard but Saleaumua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lykke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lykke throwing shots but Saleaumua is blocking nicely.
Saleaumua moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saleaumua is adopting a defensive guard.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saleaumua manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lykke manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saleaumua distracts Lykke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saleaumua loads up on a big left hand. Lykke felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Saleaumua looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lykke can't hide his disappointment, as Saleaumua celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Saleaumua!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Van Linde stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Van Linde gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Van Linde looking for a guillotine here but George defends easily.
George might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Linde bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in George's guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Linde wants to control from the top but George keeps moving. #T1#
Van Linde content to stall in guard here.
George controlling the position.#SUB2#
Van Linde drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and George dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Van Linde throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! George escapes and throws Van Linde's legs to the side, diving into side control!
George throws an elbow but Van Linde slips to the side and avoids it well.#T2#
George working the head with strikes.
Van Linde wants to control but George postures up.
Van Linde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but George wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
George lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Van Linde is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
George slips a nice elbow through Van Linde's hands, connecting with Van Linde's forehead.
Van Linde moves into full guard.
George 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.#SUB2#
Van Linde is looking for a triangle here but George uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#T3#
George in side control lands a decent elbow.
Van Linde is looking for a sweep.
George working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
George creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
George lands an elbow.
Van Linde tries to control but George manages to take his back.
Van Linde trying to control but not successfully. #T4#
Van Linde is trying to remain composed but George is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Van Linde wants to escape the position.
George lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by George.
George controlling well, preventing Van Linde from escaping the position.
George lands a shot to the body.
George lands punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Linde wants to escape the position.
Van Linde looks winded!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo George dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Van Linde shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says George as he avoids it easily.
George keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
George manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Van Linde on his heels. He'll look to pass Van Linde's guard now, I'm sure.
George lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells George's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
George landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George stands up over Van Linde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Linde can do to turn this around?
Van Linde 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.#T1##SUB2#
Van Linde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Linde is breathing heavily.
George scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Van Linde is looking for a triangle but George pushes his legs off easily.
Van Linde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Linde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from George.
George could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
George landing with the ground and pound.
Van Linde wants to hit a switch here but George passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Van Linde there! #T2#
Van Linde has given up his back. Will we see George going for some submissions?
Bo George overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Linde turns into George and is now in his guard.
George has a closed guard, preventing Van Linde from standing up.
Van Linde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. George is keeping the position for now. #T3##SU2#
Van Linde gets to his feet - George follows without any prompting.
Horrible takedown attempt by George or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Linde, which made it look bad.
George shoots in but Van Linde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Linde shoots in for a takedown but George shows good takedown defense.
Bo George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Van Linde.
Van Linde looks for a takedown but George sprawls well.
George is looking for a counter combo.
George shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Linde as he jumps to the side. #T4#
Van Linde lands a head kick!
George shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Linde but Van Linde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
George shoots for a takedown but Van Linde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Linde throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Linde shoots for a takedown but George saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
George has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Linde.
George fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bo George will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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#
George dodges the punch combination from Van Linde.
#CL2#
Van Linde closes the distance and pushes George back into the cage.
George tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Linde tries to pull guard but George won't allow it.
#TD2#
Van Linde pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
George working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Linde working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Van Linde bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in George's guard. #REVB##ES#
George scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD#
George shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Linde's guard.
Van Linde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB2#
Van Linde had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. George defends it easily.
George landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Van Linde is wriggling around but George manages to pass to half guard.
George working over Van Linde with some ground and pound. Van Linde looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
George looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Linde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
George missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George working Van Linde over with strikes.
Van Linde trying to control from the bottom.
George throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
George working the head and body with strikes.
Van Linde moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Linde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
George stands up over Van Linde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Linde is trying to control the position but George postures up.
George lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
George scoring with punches to the head and body.
George lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
George landing with the ground and pound.
George landing with the ground and pound.
Van Linde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dirk Van Linde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bo George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Van Linde has an active guard here but George has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for George, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo George!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 891 Round 1
Date: Jan 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Vladi shoots in looking for a takedown. Cuds tries to sprawl out of it but Vladi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cuds manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cuds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuds shoots in looking for a takedown. Vladi tries to sprawl out of it but Cuds keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vladi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cuds falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Vladi moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Vladi breaks the clinch.
Cuds lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Cuds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vladi!
Vladi struggling a bit here.
Vladi tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T1#
Cuds in side control, throwing shots but Vladi defends.
Cuds working the head and body with strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Ivan Vladi has been cut.#SUB#
Vladi reaches up around Cuds's neck trying to control. But Cuds takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Vladi! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Vladi is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Cuds celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Cuds!
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