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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
WFC 8: Rogers vs Peterson
Date: Oct 01, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Sasaki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sasaki showed some decent athleticism there.
Machado is looking to improve his position.
Machado gets back to full guard.
#SUB#
Machado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sasaki defends it easily.
Sasaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sasaki working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki controlling from the top position.
Sasaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Sasaki lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Sasaki wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.
Machado working a defensive guard here.
Machado looking for a sweep. Not yet Machado, not yet.
Sasaki throws a strike but Machado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sasaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sasaki keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass. #SUB#
Machado drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Machado seems to have locked his on tight now - Sasaki screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Machado, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Helio Machado! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Sasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricci slips a straight right by Sasaki.
Sasaki misses with a takedown attempt - Ricci sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Ricci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ricci jumps guard but Sasaki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ricci fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ricci tries to pull guard but Sasaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Ricci drops back down to his feet.
Johnny Sasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessio Ricci.
Sasaki misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricci jumps guard but Sasaki stands there with Ricci around his waist. Ricci gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ricci jumps guard but Sasaki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ricci tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sasaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ricci tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sasaki just stands there and leans against the cage.#T1#
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sasaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ricci avoids it.
Ricci tries to pull guard but Sasaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Ricci drops back down to his feet.
Ricci jumps guard but Sasaki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ricci fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ricci blocks an elbow strike from Sasaki.
Ricci avoids a wild elbow strike from Sasaki.
Ricci fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ricci jumps guard but Sasaki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ricci fails to pull guard.
Sasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Ricci is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Sasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sasaki misses with a few strikes there.
Ricci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricci doesn't manage to clinch there - Sasaki circles away.
#T2#
Sasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricci dodges the punch combination from Sasaki.
Sasaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricci tries to clinch up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Ricci is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sasaki is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ricci to the mat. Ricci regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ricci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sasaki postures up.
Sasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ricci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sasaki postures up in Ricci's guard and throws a big left but Ricci blocks it. #T3##SUB2#
Ricci has his foot on Sasaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sasaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Sasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Ricci is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sasaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sasaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sasaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Sasaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ricci has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sasaki has managed to get both his arms back between Ricci's legs - danger averted.
Sasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ricci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Ricci can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sasaki controls the pace.#SUB2#
Ricci had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sasaki defends it easily.
Ricci controls Sasaki momentarily but Sasaki frees himself.
Sasaki connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Ricci has an active guard here but Sasaki has managed to pass into half guard.
Ricci is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sasaki 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#
Ricci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sasaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Sasaki instigates a clinch.
Ricci tries to pull guard but Sasaki won't allow it.
Sasaki misses with a knee to the head.
Ricci jumps guard but Sasaki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ricci tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnny Sasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessio Ricci.
Ricci tries to pull guard but Sasaki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sasaki stalls.
Sasaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sasaki misses with a knee strike.
Sasaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ricci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#TD2#
Ricci drags the fight down to the ground.
Ricci is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sasaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Sasaki cracks Ricci with a solid left hand.
Sasaki is looking to pass into half guard but Ricci pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ricci is in guard.#REVB#
Ricci pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sasaki is keeping the position for now.
Ricci trying to control but Sasaki is working from the bottom.
Sasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Sasaki keeping full guard, as Ricci tries to pass.
Ricci stopping the sweep attempt from Sasaki.
Sasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ricci can do to turn this around?#T2#
Ricci sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sasaki's guard.
Sasaki tries to get to full guard but Ricci has control of the leg.
Ricci controlling the action here.
Ricci looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sasaki is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Ricci is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sasaki!
Sasaki is trying to escape the mount.
Ricci wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ricci sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Sasaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Sasaki is trying to escape the mount but Ricci keeps good control and instead manages to take Sasaki's back.
Ricci has the hooks in. Sasaki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ricci not allowing Sasaki to control his hands.
Alessio Ricci has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Sasaki is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Ricci has locked on a rear naked choke here! Sasaki is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alessio Ricci! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1115 Round 4
Date: Jul 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Sasaki looks to clinch
and Tusishvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Sasaki clinches.
Sasaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sasaki tries to pull guard but Tusishvili forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sasaki stalling in the clinch but Tusishvili improves position.
Tusishvili wants to get back to striking at distance but Sasaki won't allow it.
Tusishvili looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sasaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tusishvili up against the cage.
Tusishvili has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki.
Sasaki takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sasaki.
Sasaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sasaki has Tusishvili pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Sasaki jumps guard.
Sasaki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sasaki tries to strike from the bottom.
Tusishvili wants to stand but Sasaki is controlling his posture from full guard. #T1#
Sasaki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tusishvili trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sasaki's guard.
Sasaki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sasaki throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Sasaki moves into the clinch.
Sasaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Sasaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tusishvili to keep the fight standing.
Sasaki fails to pull guard.
Iakob Tusishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Sasaki.
Sasaki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tusishvili is defending well.
Tusishvili is looking to break free of the clinch but Sasaki has double underhooks.
Sasaki just leaning against Tusishvili, taking a breather.
Tusishvili lands a right hand.
Sasaki has Tusishvili pressed against the cage, preventing Tusishvili from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Sasaki has Tusishvili pressed against the cage, preventing Tusishvili from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD2#
Sasaki gets control of Tusishvili's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sasaki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SU#
Tusishvili gets to his feet - Sasaki follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Sasaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tusishvili is trying to stand back up but Sasaki is controlling him
Sasaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tusishvili tries to kick Sasaki off but Sasaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tusishvili on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sasaki lands a nice short elbow.
Tusishvili taking some punishment here, with Sasaki in his half guard.
Sasaki stops Tusishvili from getting back to his feet.
Sasaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tusishvili trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sasaki working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Tusishvili tries to kick Sasaki off but Sasaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sasaki working Tusishvili over with strikes.
Tusishvili on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tusishvili tries to get out of the position.
Sasaki working over Tusishvili with some ground and pound. Tusishvili looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tusishvili looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sasaki is nestled in close to Tusishvili, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC2#Tusishvili is rocked!
Sasaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Tusishvili is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sasaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sasaki lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Tusishvili! More strikes land and this one is all over! Sasaki jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Sasaki! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1115 Round 3
Date: Jul 20, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Sasaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Snoozemen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sasaki is in Snoozemen's guard.
Sasaki won't allow Snoozemen to get back to his feet.
Sasaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sasaki with a nice head shot there.#ROC2#Snoozemen is rocked!
Sasaki gets to his feet and stands over Snoozemen, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Snoozemen felt that one! Sasaki unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Snoozemen from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Sasaki! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1115 Round 2
Date: Jul 19, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Sasaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Machado is trying to defend but Sasaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Machado works his way to full guard. Good work.
Machado on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Machado tries to get out of the position.#SUB#
Machado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sasaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Machado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sasaki is working Machado over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Machado working for a triangle but Sasaki defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Machado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sasaki working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Sasaki is working Machado over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC2#Machado is rocked!
Sasaki postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Machado's head off the mat! Machado is out! He's out! Sasaki jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Sasaki! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1115 Round 1
Date: Jul 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Drago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sasaki is fending him off so far but Drago persists. Nope, Sasaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Sasaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Drago tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sasaki defends well and Drago ends up having to push Sasaki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sasaki.
Sasaki is struggling to control the position.#TD#
Drago jumps into guard, dragging Sasaki to the mat.
Sasaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sasaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sasaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #CUT2#It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Sasaki arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Drago's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Sasaki! |
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