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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1157 Round 2
Date: Jul 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Carten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carten is looking to clinch.
Carten tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Carten ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Carten manages to avoid it.
Carten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Carten misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carten tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carten fails with a takedown attempt.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.#T1#
Carten has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carten looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carten darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Carten.
#T2#
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Carten throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Carten looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Carten just gets out of the way.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Carten looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Carten just gets out of the way.
Carten shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Carten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Carten looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Carten just gets out of the way.
Carten closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carten fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3#
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Carten. Carten gets slowly back to his feet.
Carten looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carten looks winded!
Carten swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carten shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carten misses with a few strikes there.
Carten is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Carten shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Diaz slips under a jab from Carten.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Carten is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carten moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carten tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carten.
Diaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Carten avoided it.
Carten shoots and misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carten misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz slips a straight right by Carten.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz moves out of range as Carten throws a body kick.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carten.
Carten is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Carten persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.
Carten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Carten gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carten has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carten tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carten thinking. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Carten. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carten shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carten misses with a double jab
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carten fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T3#
Carten fails with the takedown
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Carten has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Carten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Carten.
Carten moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carten misses with a leg kick
and Carten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Carten darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Carten into the cage.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Carten manages to avoid it.
Nick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carten.
Carten misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carten throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Carten takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz checks a low kick from Carten.
As Carten backs away, Diaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Carten might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diaz has got the better of the exchanges.
Carten fails to land the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carten shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carten gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carten shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.#T1#
Carten fails to land the takedown.
Carten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Leo Carten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Carten.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Carten. Carten gets slowly back to his feet. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carten swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carten misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carten can do to turn this around?
Carten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Carten misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Carten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carten misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T4#
Carten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carten shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carten.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carten closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Carten pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a counter high kick but Carten was just alert enough to avoid it.
Carten doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Leo Carten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Nick Diaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1157 Round 1
Date: Jul 14, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Carten.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Carten blocks it.
Carten is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
Carten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Carten blocks with his arms.
#TD2#
Carten is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Thompson can't fight it off and eventually Carten manages to take the fight to the floor. Thompson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thompson wants to stand up but Carten is controlling him.
Carten working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Carten is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carten is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Carten passes into half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Carten is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
Thompson is looking to control Carten's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?#T2#
Thompson wants to sweep but Carten has passed to side control!#SU2#
Carten stands up and beckons Thompson to his feet. #CL#
Thompson drives through and clinches with Carten against the cage.
#TD2#
Carten has Thompson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carten pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Thompson tumbling to the mat - Carten dives into Thompson's guard.
Carten stays in close to Thompson's body and controls the position. #T3##ES#
Thompson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Carten presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Carten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC#
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Carten knows he should have avoided that one.
Carten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T4##CL2#
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Carten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carten backwards. #TD2#
Carten has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thompson regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carten sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Carten is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carten tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thompson.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carten scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carten is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo Carten will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Carten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Thompson darts in and clinches Carten up against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Carten blocks with his arms.
Carten prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Carten drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC#
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Carten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Carten has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.#CL#
Thompson rushes Carten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Carten blocks it.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carten has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carten's face.
Carten fails to pull guard.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Carten is blocking nicely.
Carten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2#
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD2#
Carten gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carten seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Carten uses his free foot to push down on Thompson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thompson. #SUB2#
Carten has isolated one of Thompson's arms. Thompson looking to fight him off but Carten twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leo Carten! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Paavola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damon scores with a decent looking hook.
Kai Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Paavola misses its target.
Damon misses with a double jab
enabling Paavola to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Kai Damon has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damon. #TD#
Paavola shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Paavola was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Damon is looking to get back to his feet here but Paavola is keeping cool and he's managed to take Damon's back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavola gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Paavola avoiding Damon 's attempts to control his hands. #T1#
Damon breaks Paavola's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Paavola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paavola tries to get out of the position.
Damon trying to control the position from guard on top but Paavola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paavola is proving hard to escape from. #SU2#
Damon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Paavola with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damon counters with a three punch combo that has Paavola backing up. Paavola nods at Damon to acknowledge the strikes.#TD#
Paavola darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Damon moves into full guard.
#T2#
Paavola sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Paavola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paavola has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paavola lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paavola trying to control but Damon is working from the bottom.
Paavola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Damon wants to get back to his feet but Paavola is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paavola wants to control from the top but Damon keeps moving. #T3#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paavola landing with the ground and pound.
Paavola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Damon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paavola connects with a couple of short punches.
Damon is trying to keep Paavola in close.
Paavola preventing the sweep.
Damon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damon looking for a sweep. Not yet Damon, not yet. #T4#
Paavola throwing strikes but missing.
Paavola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paavola working some strikes from top position.
Paavola postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paavola prevents Damon from getting back to his feet.
Damon keeping full guard, as Paavola tries to pass.
Paavola chips away with some ground and pound.
Paavola scoring with some ground and pound. #ROC#Damon is rocked!
Paavola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Damon on the ground.
Damon is trying to control the position but Paavola postures up.
Paavola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Damon is still in real trouble! Can Paavola finish him?
Damon looks winded!
Paavola gets to his feet and stands over Damon, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Damon felt that one! Paavola unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Damon from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Paavola!
Gabriel Paavola seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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