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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
GDL 93: Richardson VS Nickle
Date: May 01, 2021 |
#R1#
Sousa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Miocic works the jab nicely.
Sousa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sousa duly obliges. #TD2#
Sousa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Miocic sprawls well initially but Sousa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Miocic wants to get back to his feet.
Miocic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sousa. #SUB2#
Sousa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miocic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sousa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Sousa seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miocic defends it well. #T1#
Sousa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miocic's head. #SUB2#
Sousa is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Sousa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sousa shoots in for a takedown but Miocic shows good takedown defense.
Sousa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#CL2#
Sousa has managed to clinch.
Sousa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miocic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sousa blocks an uppercut.
Sousa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miocic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dusan Miocic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiko Sousa.#BC2#
Sousa breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Sousa clinches up against the cage.
Sousa goes for a takedown attempt but Miocic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big left from Miocic misses.
Miocic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sousa moves away.#CL2#
Sousa instigates a clinch. #T3#
Sousa tries to score a body lock takedown but Miocic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Miocic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miocic misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Sousa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sousa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miocic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sousa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miocic pinned against the cage. Miocic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sousa looks winded!
Miocic throws a right and a left that Sousa avoids nicely. #T4##CL2#
Sousa clinches with his opponent.
Miocic letting Sousa take a breather here.
Miocic throws a punch but it's blocked by Sousa.
Miocic swings wildly with an uppercut but Sousa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sousa tries to pull guard but Miocic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sousa as Miocic tries to tie him up.
Sousa blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sousa has Miocic pressed against the cage.
Miocic has had enough of the clinch but Sousa keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kiko Sousa 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.#R2##CL2#
Sousa darts in and clinches Miocic up against the cage.#TD2#
Sousa manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Sousa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miocic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miocic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sousa is keeping the position for now.
Sousa is trying to keep Miocic in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sousa is trying to keep Miocic in close.
#T1#
Miocic looking to sit in guard and control but Sousa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Sousa postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sousa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sousa tries to free his leg and advance position but Miocic is retaining full guard.
Miocic wants to sweep but no luck.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Miocic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sousa stopping the sweep attempt from Miocic.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SU2#
Sousa stands and steps away. Miocic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sousa shoots in looking for a takedown. Miocic tries to sprawl out of it but Sousa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miocic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Sousa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miocic misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Sousa counters by moving into the clinch. #T3##BC2#
Sousa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sousa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miocic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sousa is breathing heavily.
Miocic swinging wildly here.
Miocic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sousa moves away.
Sousa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Miocic defends it well.
Miocic scores with a jab to the head.
Sousa shoots in looking for a takedown but Miocic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sousa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dusan Miocic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiko Sousa.
Sousa throws a right hand that Miocic ducks under and follows up with a left that Miocic also avoids with ease.#T4#
Miocic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miocic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#KD#
Miocic cracks Sousa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sousa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Miocic finish him?
#ROC#Sousa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miocic scores with a jab to the body.
Sousa is still on wobbly legs! Can Miocic finish him?
Kiko Sousa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miocic cracks Sousa with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dusan Miocic! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 30, 2021 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sousa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doe defends well and Sousa ends up having to push Doe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Sousa pushes Doe up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Doe. #CL#
Doe darts in and clinches Sousa up against the cage.#TD2#
Sousa gets control of Doe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sousa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sousa trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa has his hands on Doe's head, controlling the position.
Doe wants to pass the guard but Sousa is keeping the position.#T1#
Doe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sousa is looking to stand up but Doe isn't so interested in that idea.
Sousa being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sousa keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#CL#
Doe closes the distance and clinches.
Doe lands an uppercut.
Doe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doe is trying to pull guard but Sousa has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe scores with the left hand. Sousa knows he should have avoided that one.
Sousa lands with a slapping head kick.
Doe fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Doe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Doe decides to pull guard.
Doe wants to sweep here but Sousa controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sousa looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Sousa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doe is keeping the position for now.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Sousa from controlling successfully.
Sousa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Sousa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Doe dives on top into guard.#REVR##T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Doe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Doe passes Sousa's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SU#
Doe decides to stand and escape the position. #CL#
Doe gets a clinch.
Sousa is working for takedown but Doe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sousa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiko Sousa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sousa is trying to pull guard but Doe has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Doe jumps guard and drags Sousa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Doe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sousa's guard. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Doe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sousa sprawls well. Sousa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doe gets slowly back to his feet.
Sousa shoots in for a double leg but Doe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sousa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Doe gets the takedown into side control.
Sousa trying to control but Doe flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe is landing with strikes from the back.
Doe keeps control of the position easily here as Sousa tries to buck him off.
#T1##SUB#
Doe has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sousa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sousa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #SUB#
Doe is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sousa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Doe has the hooks in. Sousa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T2##SUB#
Doe looking for the RNC.
Doe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sousa can do to turn this around?
Sousa takes a big shot to the side of the head.
#SUB#
Doe sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Sousa taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Doe! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1045 Round 1
Date: Mar 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Sousa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Shima has managed to clinch.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima blocks an uppercut.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sousa fails to pull guard.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sousa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Shima prevents Sousa from breaking the clinch.
Shima misses with the head strike.
#TD2#
Sousa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sousa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shima controlling from the top position.
Shima would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB2#
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shima wanted to stand there but Sousa had control of the position. #T2##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shima swats away the attempt to clinch by Sousa.#CL#
Shima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T3#
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Shima prevents the takedown attempt.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Sousa avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Sousa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Sousa.#T4#
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Shima on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sousa is trying to break the clinch but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
Shima working aggressively here.
Sousa goes for a takedown attempt but Shima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Sousa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shima is fending him off so far but Sousa persists. Nope, Shima circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Shima closes the distance and pushes Sousa back into the cage.
Shima tries a body shot but Sousa blocks it.
Shima digs a right hand into Sousa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sousa's gas tank.
Sousa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shima is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by Sousa.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Sousa tries to pull guard but Shima won't allow it.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Sousa.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sousa is trying to break free.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Sousa.
Sousa blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sousa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shima working aggressively here.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Sousa is trying to maintain a safe position but Shima gets an underhook and turns Sousa into the cage.
Shima tries a body shot but Sousa blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Shima - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sousa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima keeps control of Sousa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sousa blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima gets through Sousa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Sousa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sousa wants to break free but Shima has control.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sousa wants to take the fight to the mat but Shima manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sousa is breathing heavily.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Sousa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Sousa.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sousa being controlled against the cage.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Sousa controls the action.
Sousa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sousa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sousa can do to turn this around?#T4##CL#
Shima closes the distance and clinches.
Shima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sousa blocks an uppercut.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Shima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Sousa avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Shima has closed the distance and engaged Sousa in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shima.
Sousa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima lands a hook that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa wants a takedown.
Sousa tries to break free but Shima pushes him back against the cage.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shima smiles and moves away.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Sousa.#CL#
Shima drives through and clinches with Sousa against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Sousa wants a takedown but no success here.
#T1#
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Sousa avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sousa looking to stall.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sousa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by Sousa.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sousa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Sousa controls the action.
Sousa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shima avoids it.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sousa.
Shima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sousa.
#T3#
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima working aggressively here.
Sousa goes for a takedown attempt but Shima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Shima rushes Sousa and presses him up against the cage.#T4#
Sousa misses with an elbow strike.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima dodges an elbow strike from Sousa.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima misses with some punches.
Tetsuo Shima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sousa blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shima tries a body shot but Sousa blocks it.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliver Sousa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shima, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima wins by unanimous decision! |
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