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Event:
QFC Tournament 988 Round 3
Date: Jun 16, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord misses with a hook
#TD#
so Work counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Work looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Work missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Work is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Work postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Work working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lord can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Work controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Work missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Lord can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Work controls the pace.
Lord wants to stand up but Work is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Work's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Work 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Work's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Work scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lord is trying to control the position but Work postures up.
Lord really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Work. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Work stays in close to Lord's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Work with a nice head shot there.#T2#
Work controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Work connects with a couple of short punches.
Work scoring with punches to the head and body.
Work scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Work landing with the ground and pound.
Work stands up over Lord, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC#Lord is rocked!
Work working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lord's head.
Lord is still in real trouble! Can Work finish him?
Lord can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Work controls the pace.
Work loads up on a big left hand. Lord felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Work looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lord can't hide his disappointment, as Work celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Work! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 988 Round 2
Date: Jun 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Henriques darts in and clinches Lord up against the cage.
Henriques scores with a shot to the side of Lord's head.
Lord lands a hook that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
Henriques stalls.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henriques blocking some punches.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henriques misses with an elbow strike.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord letting Henriques take a breather here.
Lord scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Henriques pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Lord misses with the head strike.
Lord blocking some punches.
Henriques lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Henriques is stalling here.
Henriques slows down the pace here.
Henriques stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Henriques's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Henriques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henriques avoiding damage.
Henriques tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lord lands with a right to the head.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Henriques to work.
#T2#
Henriques working Lord over with knees to the body.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henriques manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Henriques lands an uppercut.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Henriques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henriques has Lord pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Henriques.
Lord uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL#
Lord forces Henriques back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henriques.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Henriques.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land. #T3#
Henriques dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henriques swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriques.
Henriques misses with an elbow over the top.
Henriques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Henriques.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
Henriques is struggling to control the position.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord blocking some punches.
Lord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lord struggles to land a body shot inside as Henriques controls his hands.
#T4#
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriques.
Henriques throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Lord.
The referee calls for Henriques to work.
Lord lands a hook that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Lord takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henriques tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Henriques avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Henriques avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord dodges an elbow strike from Henriques.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulo Henriques will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Henriques drives through and clinches with Lord against the cage.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Henriques controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Paulo Henriques seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henriques'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.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques lands a nice elbow.
Henriques slowing the pace effectively.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henriques blocking some punches.
Henriques effectively controlling the action here.#T1#
Henriques misses with a body punch.
Lord scores with a shot to the side of Henriques's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henriques.
Henriques'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.
Henriques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Henriques has Lord pressed against the cage.
Henriques leaning against his opponent.
Henriques has Lord pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Henriques.
Lord fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henriques on the side of the head.#T2##CL#
Lord has Henriques up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Henriques stalling the fight.
Lord lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Henriques.
Henriques doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henriques.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriques misses with an elbow over the top.
Henriques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henriques throws an elbow but it misses.
Henriques leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henriques lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T3#
Henriques avoiding damage.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Henriques prevents a body shot from Lord.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henriques blocks a body shot from Lord.
Henriques struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriques.
Henriques tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord'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.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Henriques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henriques landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T4#
Henriques tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henriques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henriques pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henriques throws an elbow that misses.
Henriques stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henriques - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henriques landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lord letting Henriques take a breather here.
Lord lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulo Henriques will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Henriques fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lord, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Lord lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
Lord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Henriques manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henriques lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Henriques.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord is working Henriques over against the cage.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henriques trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Henriques blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Henriques leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henriques effectively controlling the action here.
Henriques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henriques doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henriques stalling.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henriques landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Henriques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriques.
Henriques tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henriques tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Lord wants to get back to striking at distance but Henriques won't allow it.
Lord struggles to land a body shot inside as Henriques controls his hands.
Henriques stalling against the cage.
Henriques just leaning against Lord, taking a breather.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henriques lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lord pushes Henriques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Henriques, against the cage.
Lord lands with a light punch inside.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Henriques uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Henriques misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord gets through Henriques's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Henriques tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Henriques blocks an uppercut.
Henriques misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Henriques.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Henriques.
Henriques gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henriques.
Henriques stalling against the cage.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Lord blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henriques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lord.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Henriques is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lord'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.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lord pushes Henriques back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourn Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henriques has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Paulo Henriques!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Tourn Lord!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Tourn Lord!
Tourn Lord wins by split decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 988 Round 1
Date: Jun 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lord counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lord sprawls well. Lord wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov misses the body punch
and Lord counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Lord.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord connects with a jab.#T1#
Lord scores with a three punch combo!
Lord scores with a jab. Nurmagomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lord to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmagomedov throws a leg kick
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lord with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch but Lord is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Lord circles away easily
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tourn Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lord as he jumps to the side.
Lord with a jab.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord thuds a left hand into Nurmagomedov's body.
Nurmagomedov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmagomedov takes one to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Lord.#ROC#Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Nurmagomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lord connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurmagomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lord finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Lord darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov seems to have recovered his senses.
Lord scores with a three punch combo!
Nurmagomedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lord counters with a left to the body.
Lord stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet. #T3#
Lord lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#TD2#
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lord wants to get back to his feet but Nurmagomedov is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SU2#
Lord is working an open guard so Nurmagomedov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Lord gets double underhooks and turns Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Nurmagomedov looks winded!
Lord scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nurmagomedov wants to clinch
and Lord counters with a right hand to the body. #T4#
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lord is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lord is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nurmagomedov walks into a stiff left hand from Lord.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lord lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Lord circles away easily
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagomedov shoots and misses
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nurmagomedov thinking.
Lord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nurmagomedov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lord fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurmagomedov on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourn Lord dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Lord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov wants to clinch
and Lord counters with a right hand to the body.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Lord circles away easily
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Lord catches Nurmagomedov right on the button with a cross.
Lord scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nurmagomedov looks to clinch
and Lord counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nurmagomedov misses with a right hand
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmagomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch but Lord moves away
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmagomedov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lord swivels and escapes.
As Nurmagomedov looks to move away, Lord throws a big counter combo but Nurmagomedov just gets out of the way.
Nurmagomedov is breathing heavily.
Nurmagomedov needs to keep his hands up - Lord had a free shot at his head there.
Lord lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurmagomedov at a distance.
Nurmagomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lord cracks Nurmagomedov with a good jab.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt#KD#
and Lord counters with a crisp one two that drops Nurmagomedov! Lord thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nurmagomedov to his feet! Nurmagomedov is in big trouble!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lord connects with a single shot there.#T2#
Nurmagomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lord to counter with a crisp jab.
Tourn Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Lord dips to his left and cracks Nurmagomedov with an uppercut!
Nurmagomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Lord counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov with a poor takedown
and Lord counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lord pounces like a tiger and cracks Nurmagomedov with a vicious hook! Nurmagomedov is down but not out! Lord follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tourn Lord! |
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