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Event:
QFC Tournament 1028 Round 4
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Keene blocks a jab.
Keene feinted with a counter takedown.
Keene throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Taco decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Keene's guard.
Taco looking to sit in guard and control but Keene gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Taco wants to sweep but no luck.
Keene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keene is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Taco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keene can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Keene looking to pass the guard.
Keene trying to control but Taco is working from the bottom.
Keene is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keene preventing the sweep.
Taco wants to control the position but Keene says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Taco trying to hold on to Keene's head to control him but Keene postures up.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Keene wants to pass the guard but Taco is defending well.
Taco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Keene lands a nice short elbow.
Keene working Taco over with strikes.
Keene is trying to control. Taco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taco.#T3#
Keene trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Taco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Keene working a defensive guard here.
Taco wants to control from the top but Keene keeps moving.
Taco looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Keene is looking for a triangle here but Taco uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Taco in side control, throwing shots but Keene defends. #T4#
Keene is working to avoid the ground and pound but Taco connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keene gets back to half guard.
Taco prevents Keene from improving his position.
Taco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keene defending well though.
Taco wants to take a breather but Keene is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keene taking some punishment here, with Taco in his half guard.
Keene is pressing down on Taco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Keene keeping moving, preventing Taco from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulo Taco will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Keene takes a swing at Taco's ribcage but misses.
Taco feints the counter takedown.
Taco shoots in looking for a takedown but Keene manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD#
Keene shoots in and bounces Taco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Keene's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Keene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taco is keeping the position for now.
Taco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keene in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Keene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taco is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Taco looking for a guillotine here but Keene defends easily.
#T1#
Keene postures up.
Keene preventing the sweep.
Taco keeping moving, preventing Keene from controlling successfully.
Keene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taco is keeping the position for now.
Robby Keene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keene wants to control from the top but Taco keeps moving.
Keene content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Keene sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taco's guard.
Taco tries to get to full guard but Keene has control of the leg.
Keene wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taco keeps working.
Taco is pressing down on Keene's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keene is one step ahead there.
Keene postures up.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robby Keene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3##TD#
Keene scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Taco gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Taco manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Keene prevents Taco from improving his position.
Taco is breathing heavily.
Taco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Keene passes the guard and advances to mount! #T4#
Taco wants to hold on but Keene pushes him away.
Keene unloading with bombs!
Taco is bucking up trying to escape but Keene cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Keene fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keene cracks Taco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Keene takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keene loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Taco scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Keene land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Keene stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robby Keene! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1028 Round 3
Date: Dec 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Taco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Taco or perhaps it was just good defense by Guy, which made it look bad.
Taco looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Taco misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Guy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guy.
Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taco's efforts to push away.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taco is working for takedown but Guy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
Taco trying to stall but Guy improves his position.
Taco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guy scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.
Guy is pressed up against the cage. Taco has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guy down to the mat. Guy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tourney Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Taco.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taco moves away.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Taco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Taco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guy's head.
Taco wants to control but Guy is keeping him busy.
Guy is trying to stand.
#T2#
Taco trying to control from half guard but Guy is working away.
Taco thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Taco moves out of range of the strikes.
Taco throws a leg kick but Guy moved away.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Guy misses with a looping right.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taco shoots in looking for a takedown. Guy tries to sprawl out of it but Taco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Taco.
Taco dives in and grabs Guy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guy pushes down on Taco's head and hops out.
Guy wants to clinch#TD2#
and Taco counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T4#
Taco throwing shots but Guy is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Taco seems content to control.
Taco is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guy is trying to stand back up but Taco is controlling him
Taco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Taco is looking for a kimura here.
Taco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Guy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Guy stuffs the takedown attempt from Taco. Taco gets slowly back to his feet.
Guy misses with a hook. Taco ducked under it nicely.
Taco feints the counter takedown.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Taco lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Guy wants to clinch up but Taco keeps it at a distance.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taco can do to turn this around?
Guy misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Taco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guy won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Taco are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB2#
Taco is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Guy is trying to escape and Taco transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Guy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Taco! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Taco! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1028 Round 2
Date: Dec 17, 2020 |
#R1#
Taco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Owens is out of range.
Taco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Owens misses with a straight right. #TD#
Taco feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Taco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taco trying to control the position from guard on top but Owens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens can't keep his opponent in guard - Taco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Owens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taco drops an elbow to the side of Owens's head. #SUB#
Taco is trying to work for a kimura but Owens is defending well.
#SUB#
Taco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Owens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taco. #T1#
Ground and pound from Taco.
Taco has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taco landing strikes from the mount and Owens is in trouble!
Taco working Owens over with strikes here.
Taco landing shots from mount. #T2#
Taco looking to finish Owens with some ground and pound. This is bad for Owens!
Taco raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens working to try and regain half guard.
Taco controlling the position easily from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taco wants to control the pace but Owens is squirming around nicely.
Taco landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taco landing strikes from the mount and Owens is in trouble!
Taco avoids the attempt from Owens to control.#T3#
Owens can't escape the position.
Owens is trying to stand up.
Owens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taco scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Owens?
Taco prevents Owens from getting the reversal.
Owens taking shots to the head.
Taco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Owens wants to control but Taco is having none of it.
Taco lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC#Owens is rocked!
Taco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Owens looks a forlorn figure.
Owens is still in real trouble! Can Taco finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taco controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Owens seems to have recovered his senses.
Taco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#SUB#
Taco swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Taco! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1028 Round 1
Date: Dec 16, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Taco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Andrews is trying to defend but Taco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Andrews tries to kick Taco off in order to stand up. Taco Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Taco moves into full mount!
Taco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB2#
Andrews defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Taco.
Taco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Andrews looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews wants to hold on but Taco pushes him away.
Taco working the ground and pound effectively.
#T1#
Andrews is desperately trying to improve his position but Taco has a good base and remains in mount.
Taco landing strikes from the mount and Andrews is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taco cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taco lands a nice shot to the head. #SUB2#
Andrews has left one of his arms exposed and Taco doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Andrews screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Taco! |
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