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Event:
QFC Tournament 1189 Round 2
Date: May 11, 2024 |
#R1#
May shoots in for a takedown but Saric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saric! But no joy.
Saric misses with an uppercut.
May dodges the punch combination from Saric.
#CL#
May gets a clinch.
Saric lands a left hand that snaps the head of May backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saric.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saric lands with a short shot to the head.
May blocks a body shot from Saric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of May backwards.
May is trying to break the clinch but Saric is controlling him.
Saric misses with some punches.
Saric misses with a punch to the body.
Saric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saric is leaning against May and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1#
Saric scores with an uppercut up the middle.
May jumps guard but Saric stands there with May around his waist. May gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Saric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saric lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saric throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mays head.
Saric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saric lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saric.
May blocks an uppercut.
Saric scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Saric scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saric lands a shot to the body.
May is breathing heavily.
Saric lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
A body shot lands from Saric.
Saric lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down May.
Saric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saric lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saric lands a nice uppercut.
Saric scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saric scores with a shoulder strike.
Saric lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saric scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saric lands a body punch.
Saric is working May over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Saric scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saric. #ROC2#May is rocked!
A hook to the body from Saric.
May tries to pull guard but Saric forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for May May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saric lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Saric.
#T3#
Saric lands with a short shot to the head.
Saric lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saric.
A body shot lands from Saric.
Saric lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Saric.
Saric lands with a left to the head.
Saric lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saric lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saric working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saric softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saric scores with a hook to the body.
Saric lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saric.
Saric works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Saric.
#T4#
Saric throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mays head.
Saric working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Saric as the two fighters clinch.
Saric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saric is working May over against the cage.
Good body shot from Saric.
Saric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saric scores with a shoulder strike.
Saric is leaning against May and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saric is leaning against May and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Saric as the two fighters clinch.
Saric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Saric.
Nice body punch from Saric - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kreso Saric dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Saric gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saric can't find room to land a body shot as May controls the action.
Saric misses with a body punch.
May tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saric smiles and moves away.
Saric scores with a decent looking hook.
May swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Saric releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
May tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Saric counter with a right hand.
May takes one to the chin there.
Oh May is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saric connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt May covering up! Saric comes in with a big uppercut and May goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kreso Saric!
A relieved looking Kreso Saric thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1189 Round 1
Date: May 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Love shoots in but no luck this time.
Love shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
May drops down looking for a counter takedown but Love sprawls and moves away.#TD#
May shoots in and gets a takedown into Love's guard.
May postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
May pushing down on Love's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
May throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
May is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
May passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May content just to control the position here. #T1#
Love is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
May lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
May throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
May breaks from Love's wrist control and lands an elbow. #SUB#
May has hold of Love's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Love manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
May thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
May sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#SUB#
May with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#T2##SU#
May stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD#
May shoots in and bounces Love off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
May controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
May 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.
May postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Love looking to hit a scissor sweep but May is one step ahead there.
May is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD#
May scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Love tries to improve position but can't.
Love managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by May.
#SU#
May decides to stand back up.
Love looks for a takedown but May sprawls well.
May May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makoa Love.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Love! But no joy.#CL#
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Love is trying to break the clinch but May has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
May May dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Love tries to clinch up.
May May is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Love tries for a takedown but May sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Love shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts May as he jumps to the side.
May is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Love can do to turn this around?#TD#
May decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Love is looking to get back to is feet but May passes into side control.
Love is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
May content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T1#
Love is trying to control May's posture but May avoids it.
May is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Love's shoulder. That is not cool.
Love is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
May is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
May thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
May gets to mount! Love was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
May controlling his opponent.
May throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T3#
A nice elbow there by May.#SUB#
May working for a submission but Love is keeping him at bay. #SUB#
May is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Love to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Love shrugs it off.
May working away from the top, dropping strikes.
May throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Love because May loaded up on that one.
May controlling from mount. #T4##SUB#
May looking to secure an arm triangle but Love defends it well.
Love tries to get back to half guard but can't.
May moves to the back position.
Good control from May.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
May lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
May May 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. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
May gets a double leg takedown into Love's guard.
May is stalling in the full guard.
May sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Love's guard.
Nice strikes from May there. #SUB#
May is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Love sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, May seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May May overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
May gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #T1#
Love dives in and grabs May's left leg, looking for a takedown. May pushes down on Love's head and hops out.#CL2#
Love gets a clinch. #TD#
May pulls guard. #SUB#
May had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Love defends it easily.
May lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Love working a defensive guard here.
May working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
May passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Love really doesn't want to stay on the ground with May. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
May in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Love is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
May landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB#
May is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Love has escaped the position, nice work there.
May taking a breather here. #SUB#
May tries for a kimura but Love is defending well. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Love is trying to get back to half guard.
Love is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but May has just dragged him back down to the mat.
May moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
May advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
May May showed his dominance in that final round.
Well May 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for May May!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for May May!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for May May!
May May wins by unanimous decision! |
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