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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 26, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Strauss looking to score a takedown here. Tsering is defending well but Strauss drives through and ends up in Tsering's guard.
Strauss looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Tsering is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SU2#
Strauss stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've been told by Tsering's head coaches at Cozad Amsterdam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#TD2#
Strauss shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tsering's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Strauss controls the pace.#SU2#
Strauss gets to his feet - Tsering follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Strauss scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T1#
Tsering is trying to escape the position but Strauss is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsering is looking to regain half guard here but Strauss keeps moving and retains side control.
Tsering is trying to work for a sweep but Strauss has mounted him!
Tsering is breathing heavily.
Strauss pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Tsering can't escape the position.
Strauss controlling from mount. #SUB2#
Strauss working for a submission but Tsering is keeping him at bay. #SUB2#
Strauss jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tsering manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Strauss is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tsering has escaped the position, nice work there. #T2#
Tsering tries to buck Strauss off but Strauss is having none of it.#SU2#
Strauss decides to stand back up. #TD2#
Tsering gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB#
Tsering looking for a guillotine here but Strauss defends easily.
Strauss is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Strauss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Tsering is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Tsering is looking for a triangle but Strauss pushes his legs off easily.
#T3##SU2#
Strauss stands up and waves to Tsering to follow him. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tsering enables Strauss to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tsering manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SU2#
Strauss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tsering, up you get!
Elfman Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Strauss gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T4#
Strauss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tsering or not. #BC2#
Strauss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Strauss moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Strauss pulls guard. #SUB#
Tsering drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tsering jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Strauss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsering. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tsering passes Strauss's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Tsering is trying to work for a kimura but Strauss is defending well.
#SUB#
Tsering is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strauss doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tsering.
Strauss keeping hold of Tsering's head, controlling as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elfman Strauss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Strauss gets a double leg takedown into Tsering's guard.
Strauss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Strauss passes into half guard.
Strauss wants to pass the guard but Tsering is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss stalling.
Tsering slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##SUB#
Tsering working for a triangle but Strauss defends it easily.
#SUB#
Tsering is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strauss defends well.#SU2#
Strauss gets to his feet. Tsering looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2#
Strauss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tsering, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Strauss has hold of one of Tsering's legs. Tsering is fighting the takedown attempt but Strauss gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Tsering pushes a forearm under Strauss's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Strauss is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dechen Tsering! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Barry tries to clinch but Strauss is having none of it. #CL#
Barry closes the distance and clinches.
Barry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strauss taking a breather.
Strauss leaning against his opponent.
Strauss taking a breather.#BC2#
Strauss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Strauss forces Barry back against the cage and clinches.
Strauss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barry prevents the takedown attempt.
#T1##TD2#
Strauss jumps into guard, dragging Barry to the mat.
Strauss working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Strauss holds on and takes a little breather.
Barry won't allow Strauss to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Strauss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Strauss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T2#
Barry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Strauss advances position into side control!
Barry stops Strauss from passing to mount.
Barry can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Barry is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Strauss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barry wants to get back to his feet.
Strauss working the ground and pound but Barry is defending the strikes. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barry on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Strauss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barry keeps working.
The referee asks Strauss politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Strauss prefers to stall for the moment though.#SU2#
Strauss stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Barry wants to clinch.
Barry sets himself, and Strauss steps forward looking for the clinch! Barry avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strauss just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elfman Strauss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Strauss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Strauss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strauss.
Strauss displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barry. #CL2#
Strauss moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry fails to pull guard.
#BC2#
Strauss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Strauss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barry but Barry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Strauss leaves Barry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elroy Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barry enables Strauss to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Strauss tries to free his leg and advance position but Barry is retaining full guard.
Barry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barry wants to sweep here but Strauss controlling him for the moment. #T2##SU2#
Strauss stands up and waves to Barry to follow him.
Strauss looks for the body kick but Barry saw that one coming.
Barry attempts a counter takedown but Strauss avoids it well and moves away.
Strauss lands a right hook to the body.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strauss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barry circles away.#CL2#
Strauss rushes Barry and presses him up against the cage.
Barry prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD2#
Strauss decides to pull guard.
Strauss is breathing heavily.#T3##SUB#
Barry drops back looking for a leg! Strauss is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Strauss manages to kick Barry off! Barry jumps back into Strauss's guard.
Elfman Strauss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strauss wants to improve his position but instead Barry has moved into half guard.
Strauss is trying to stand.
Strauss wants to control but Barry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Strauss pushes Barry off but Barry dives into side control.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Strauss manages to get back to half guard.
Barry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Strauss wants to get back to full guard.
Barry passes into side control, despite Strauss's attempt to control the position.
Strauss is looking for a sweep.
A control attempt from Strauss but he's now mounted!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barry controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elfman Strauss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Strauss throws a head kick but Barry moves out of range.
#CL2#
Strauss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strauss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barry can't get the takedown.
#BC2#
Strauss breaks from the clinch.
Elroy Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strauss swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry stuffs the takedown attempt from Strauss. Strauss gets slowly back to his feet.
Strauss scores with a kick to the body.
#T1#
Strauss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strauss shoots in but no luck this time.
Strauss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strauss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elroy Barry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elfman Strauss.
Strauss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barry counters with a right hand to the body. #CL#
Barry pushes Strauss up against the cage in a clinch.
Strauss fails to pull guard.
#T2##TD#
Barry lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Strauss tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Barry manages to move to mount!
#SUB#
Barry jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Strauss is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Strauss and Barry has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The strikes coming from Barry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Strauss is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3##SUB#
Barry seems to be looking for submissions.
Strauss is trying to get back to full guard.
Strauss missing with punches from the bottom.
Strauss is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Strauss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Barry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Strauss has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barry stops Strauss from getting back to his feet.
Strauss gets back to full guard.
Strauss trying to strike off his back.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Elroy Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elfman Strauss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strauss misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elfman Strauss.
Well Strauss 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elfman Strauss!
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