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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 19, 2022 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Halilovic. Foss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halilovic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFoss.
Foss misses with a straight right.
Halilovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Foss sprawls well. Foss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Halilovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Halilovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halilovic scores with a hook to the body. Foss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halilovic misses with a takedown attempt - Foss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Foss thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halilovic misses the shot to the body.
Foss tries to counter by clinching up but Halilovic breaks away and moves out of range.
Halilovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mads Foss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Halilovic.
Foss takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T1#
Halilovic misses with the combination.
As Halilovic backs away, Foss returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Halilovic tries for a takedown but Foss circles away easily#CL#
and Foss counters by clinching up.
Foss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foss misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Foss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halilovic tries to clinch there but Foss circles away.
#CL2#
Halilovic darts in and clinches Foss up against the cage.
Halilovic jumps guard but Foss turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Halilovic is trying to push Foss away but Foss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foss lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Foss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Halilovic lands with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Foss. No joy for Halilovic on that attempt. #CL#
Foss drives through and clinches with Halilovic against the cage.
Nice body punch from Foss - that landed with a thud.
Foss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#It looks like Zlatan Halilovic has been cut.
Halilovic looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Foss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halilovic has a takedown stuffed.
Mads Foss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foss throws a right and a left that Halilovic avoids nicely.
Halilovic wants to counter with a clinch but Foss pushes him away.
Foss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halilovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Foss circles away.#T3##CL#
Foss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halilovics head.
Foss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halilovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Foss connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Foss's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foss obliges.
Foss lands with a short shot to the head.
Foss scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Foss.
#BC#
Foss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Foss.
Crunch! Foss slams his shin into Halilovic's torso.
Foss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halilovic momentarily.
#CL#
Foss clinches up against the cage.#T4#
Halilovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Foss breaks the clinch.
That kick from Foss tenderised Halilovic's leg. Halilovic is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Foss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foss leaning his opponent against the cage.
Halilovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foss taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Foss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Foss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC#
Foss manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Foss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halilovic, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Foss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zlatan Halilovic's cut.
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##CL#
Foss has managed to clinch.
Foss landing knees to the body.
Foss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Foss.
Foss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foss lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Foss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zlatan Halilovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halilovic's head backwards.
Halilovic throws a low kick but Foss avoids it.
Foss is looking to counter the offense by Halilovic and move into the clinch.#CL#
Foss closes the distance and pushes Halilovic back into the cage.
Foss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!#BC#
Foss breaks from the clinch.
Foss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halilovic can do to turn this around?
Halilovic is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Foss lands but Halilovic takes it in his stride.
Halilovic is looking to chop away at Foss's legs. #T1#
Halilovic wants to clinch but Foss slips to the side
and Foss counters with a slapping leg kick.
Foss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halilovic throws a head kick but Foss moves out of range.
Foss is looking to slow Halilovic down with leg kicks. #CL#
Foss has closed the distance and engaged Halilovic in a clinch.
Mads Foss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foss prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halilovic or not.
Foss displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halilovic up against the cage.
Foss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halilovic.#T2##BC#
Foss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL#
Foss rushes Halilovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Foss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halilovic moves away from the strike by Foss.
Foss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Foss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foss stalls.
Foss is stalling here.
Halilovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Foss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Foss scores with a hook to the body. Halilovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Foss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halilovic is looking to clinch but Foss is avoiding it.
#CL#
Foss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halilovic backwards.
Foss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Foss.
Foss looking to throw knees to the head but Halilovic is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Foss.
Halilovic tries to pull guard but Foss forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Foss works on Halilovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Foss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Halilovic's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foss with a knee to the head.
Foss tries a body shot but Halilovic blocks it.
#T4#
Foss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Foss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foss lands a lovely overhand right.#CL#
Foss has managed to clinch.
Foss managing to block the knees to the body from Halilovic.
Foss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Foss. #BC#
Foss breaks from the clinch.
Foss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foss is looking to counter with a body kick.
Halilovic closes the distance and clinches up with Foss, looking for a takedown. Halilovic pushes Foss against the cage but Foss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mads Foss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Halilovic.#CL#
Foss darts in and clinches Halilovic up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Foss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zlatan Halilovic's cut.
That's time! Foss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Foss darts in and clinches Halilovic up against the cage.
Foss stalling the fight.
#BC#
Foss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zlatan Halilovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foss loads up on a big right hand but Halilovic slips the punch.
Foss lands a nice hook to Halilovic's body. Halilovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halilovic throws a series of strikes that have Foss backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halilovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foss feints and then cracks Halilovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halilovic down.
Nice straight punches there by Foss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foss.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Foss. That's going to slow Halilovic down.
Foss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halilovic. That did some damage!
Foss cracks Halilovic with a good jab.
Foss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Foss wants it to stay on the feet.
Halilovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Foss. Those never looked like landing.
Halilovic throws a series of punches but Foss avoids them all with ease.
Halilovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halilovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL#
Foss has closed the distance and engaged Halilovic in a clinch.
Foss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Foss lands an uppercut.
Foss working Halilovic over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halilovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Foss.
Halilovic being controlled against the cage.
Foss lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Foss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halilovic fails to land the takedown.
Foss misses the shot to the body.
Foss lands with a nice body kick. #T3#
A head kick by Halilovic misses #CL#
and Foss moves into the clinch.
Foss lands a shoulder strike.
Halilovic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Foss walks away with a smile on his face. Halilovic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mads Foss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Halilovic.#CL#
Foss closes the distance and clinches.
Foss digs a right hand underneath Halilovic's ribcage. Halilovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Foss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Foss.
#BC#
Foss breaks the clinch.
Foss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Halilovic on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Foss.
Halilovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T4#
A nice inside leg kick there by Foss. That's going to slow Halilovic down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halilovic shoots in and drives through. Foss sprawls well.
Halilovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halilovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foss throws a head kick that half lands.
#CL#
Foss forces Halilovic back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Foss manages to break the clinch.
Foss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zlatan Halilovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halilovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Foss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foss 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Foss! |
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Event:
WCF 7: Hradek vs Dervisevic
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Cuopo misses with a takedown attempt #TD#
and Turunen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Turunen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turunen working over Cuopo with some ground and pound. Cuopo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turunen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turunen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cuopo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turunen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cuopo is looking for a sweep. Turunen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Turunen.
Turunen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Turunen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cuopo's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turunen landing strikes from the mount.#T1#
Turunen landing strikes from the mount and Cuopo is in trouble!
Turunen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Turunen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cuopo hang on?#ROC#
Cuopo is rocked!
Turunen unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cuopo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Turunen celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Turunen!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 06, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Betts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Casino's guard.
Betts content to stall in guard here.
Betts works over Casino with some ground and pound from guard.
Betts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betts lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Betts won't allow Casino to get back to his feet.
Betts is working Casino over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Betts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Betts drops back looking for a leg! Casino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Casino manages to kick Betts off! Betts jumps back into Casino's guard.
Betts looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Betts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betts lands a couple of elbows.
Casino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Betts controls the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Betts won't allow Casino to get back to his feet.
Betts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Betts lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Betts lands a couple of elbows.
Betts landing some decent shots from guard.
Betts 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.
Betts works over Casino with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Betts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Betts scoring with some ground and pound.
Casino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Betts controls the pace.#SUB#
Casino wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Betts's hips, looking to push off. But Betts grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Casino screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Bradley Betts!
A very excited looking Bradley Betts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 02, 2020 |
#R1#
Siskauskas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cuopo is fending him off so far but Siskauskas persists. Nope, Cuopo circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Cuopo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Siskauskas's guard.
Cuopo throwing strikes but missing.
Siskauskas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cuopo postures up in Siskauskas's guard and throws a big left but Siskauskas blocks it.
Siskauskas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cuopo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Siskauskas's head.
Cuopo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cuopo postures up in Siskauskas's guard and throws a big left but Siskauskas blocks it.
Cuopo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siskauskas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cuopo landing some decent shots from guard.
Siskauskas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cuopo is now in half guard.
Cuopo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Cuopo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cuopo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Siskauskas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Siskauskas has hold of Cuopo's hands but Cuopo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB#
Siskauskas is defending against the submission attempts here by Cuopo.
Siskauskas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cuopo.
Ground and pound from Cuopo.
Cuopo scores with a big shot! Siskauskas's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Siskauskas! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dandi Cuopo!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 739 Round 2
Date: Mar 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Van Dusten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Van Dusten throws a series of punches but Cano moves out of range.
Van Dusten misses with a body kick. #CL2#
Cano has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Van Dusten turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Van Dusten manages to end up in side control.#ES2#
Cano bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cano misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cano.
Van Dusten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Dusten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frijdrich Van Dusten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dusten tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Dusten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cano! But no joy.
Cano blocks a leg kick.
Van Dusten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CUT#
It looks like Randy Cano has been cut.
Cano avoids the head kick by Van Dusten.
Cano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Dusten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Dusten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Dusten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Cano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Dusten but Van Dusten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cano tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Dusten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cano shoots for a takedown but Van Dusten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Cano has managed to clinch.
#TD2#
Cano has picked Van Dusten up - he's going for a ride! Cano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cano moves into full mount! Van Dusten won't be happy about that!
Van Dusten throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cano. What's that going to do exactly?
Van Dusten is wriggling around trying to escape.
Van Dusten is breathing heavily.
Cano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Dusten is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van Dusten is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.#T2#
Van Dusten throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Van Dusten is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cano lands a couple of good shots and Van Dusten has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cano is riding his opponent, not letting Van Dusten buck him off.
Cano wants to control but Van Dusten is keeping busy.
Van Dusten covers up after that shot from Cano.
Van Dusten might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cano throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Van Dusten!
Cano keeps control of the position as Van Dusten tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cano keeps control of the position easily here as Van Dusten tries to buck him off.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Dusten is in bad spot here.
Van Dusten staying busy and making it hard for Cano to control. #T3#
Van Dusten can't escape the position.
#SUB2#
Van Dusten is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Van Dusten tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cano controlling from the full mount.
Van Dusten bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Van Dusten is working Cano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Van Dusten postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cano is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Van Dusten, into his guard. #REVB#
Van Dusten throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #T4##SUB#
Van Dusten has his foot on Cano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cano works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Dusten 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.
Cano slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB#
Van Dusten is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cano pulls his head out easily.
Cano is looking to take a break and control but Van Dusten is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dusten missing with punches from the bottom.
It looks like Cano is going to stand back up.
Cano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Van Dusten gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Cano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Cano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Van Dusten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Dusten drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cano sprawls and moves away.
Van Dusten misses with a series of wild punches.
Cano scores with a three punch combo!
Van Dusten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Dusten looks to land a body kick but Cano moved away.
Van Dusten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Dusten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frijdrich Van Dusten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cano shoots in for a double leg but Van Dusten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Dusten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Dusten misses with a kick to the body.
Cano scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Dusten throws a nice looking combination but Cano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Dusten throws a head kick but Cano moves out of range.
#T1#
Van Dusten swinging wildly here.
Cano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Dusten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Van Dusten misses #CL2#
and Cano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cano.
Van Dusten tries to pull guard but Cano won't allow it.
Cano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#BC2#
Cano breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
Cano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Dusten wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Cano moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Van Dusten.
Cano controlling the position from side mount. #T2#
Cano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Dusten keeps working.
Cano tries to move to mount but Van Dusten blocks the move with his legs.
Cano trying to control the action but Van Dusten is working from the bottom.
Cano wants to stand but Van Dusten has his arm trapped.
Van Dusten is not content to let Cano control the position.
Van Dusten tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Van Dusten throws up a few punches.#T3#
Van Dusten manages to get back to half guard.
Van Dusten is staying active underneath Cano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Dusten could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cano wants to stand but Van Dusten has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Van Dusten slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Cano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Van Dusten working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cano has passed into half guard!
Cano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Dusten with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Dusten flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Van Dusten strikes from the bottom but Cano uses the opportunity to move to side control.
#T4#
Van Dusten is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cano is looking to take a break and control but Van Dusten is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dusten throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Van Dusten misses with a strike from the bottom.
Cano wants to control but Van Dusten is keeping him busy.
Van Dusten throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Van Dusten is trying to get back to half guard.
Van Dusten manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Cano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Cano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cano looks to land a body kick but Van Dusten moved away.
Van Dusten throws a nice looking combination but Cano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Cano tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Dusten pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Dusten defends it nicely.
Cano dives in and grabs Van Dusten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Dusten pushes down on Cano's head and hops out.
A jab from Cano does it's job there.
Van Dusten is looking to chop away at Cano's legs.
Van Dusten throws a nice looking combination but Cano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Cano as he checks the leg kick.
Cano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Van Dusten is looking to land body kicks.
Cano wants to counter with a clinch but Van Dusten pushes him away.
Van Dusten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dusten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cano fails to land the takedown.
Frijdrich Van Dusten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Cano.
Cano swings for the body but Van Dusten moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cano fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Van Dusten swats away the attempt to clinch by Cano.
Van Dusten has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Van Dusten throws a leg kick but Cano checks it.
Cano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Dusten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cano.
Cano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Dusten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Dusten throws a leg kick but Cano moved away.
Van Dusten tries a head kick but it misses.
Cano moves out of range of the body kick.
Cano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Dusten is fending him off so far but Cano persists. Nope, Van Dusten circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Dusten misses with a few strikes there.
Van Dusten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cano counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Dusten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cano fails to land the takedown.#T2#
Cano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Dusten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Dusten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Van Dusten was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
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!
Cano tries to clinch up but Van Dusten circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Dusten throws a right hand that Cano ducks under and follows up with a left that Cano also avoids with ease.
Cano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Dusten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cano to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Dusten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cano.
A lazy left from Cano finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Van Dusten.
Frijdrich Van Dusten is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Van Dusten.
#T3##CL2#
Cano closes the distance and clinches.
Van Dusten jumps guard but Cano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Cano breaks from the clinch.
Frijdrich Van Dusten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Dusten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cano checks a leg kick.
Van Dusten throws a right and a left that Cano avoids nicely.
Cano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD2#
Cano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Van Dusten is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cano pulls his head out easily.
Van Dusten tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #SUB#
Van Dusten looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cano wants to pass the guard but Van Dusten is defending well. #T4##SUB#
Van Dusten actively working from the bottom here.
Van Dusten is staying active underneath Cano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Dusten misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Van Dusten missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cano blocks the strikes from Van Dusten.
Cano is looking to take a break and control but Van Dusten is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Cano.
Frijdrich Van Dusten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Cano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Dusten does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Dusten lands with a few short shots to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frijdrich Van Dusten.
I think Cano 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 William Gold scores the fight for Randy Cano!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Randy Cano!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Randy Cano!
Randy Cano wins by unanimous decision!
Randy Cano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Frijdrich Van Dusten spoke after the fight, saying 'I need to work more to reach that man's level. This isn't by any means, over.'.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 739 Round 1
Date: Mar 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Van Dusten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Dusten scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Gazelle misses.
Van Dusten throws a leg kick but Gazelle checks it.
Gazelle wants to clinch.#TD#
Gazelle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Van Dusten to the ground. Gazelle is now in Van Dusten's guard.#SUB2#
Van Dusten is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gazelle defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Dusten is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Dusten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Dusten landing with the ground and pound.
Gazelle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Van Dusten working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dusten scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Dusten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gazelle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gazelle looking for a sweep. Not yet Gazelle, not yet.
Gazelle is trying to keep Van Dusten in close.
Gazelle controlling the position.
Van Dusten throwing strikes but missing.
Gazelle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Dusten.
Van Dusten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Dusten stopping the sweep attempt from Gazelle.
Gazelle controls Van Dusten momentarily but Van Dusten frees himself.
Van Dusten throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Gazelle is trying to control the position but Van Dusten postures up.
Van Dusten postures up in Gazelle's guard and throws a big left but Gazelle blocks it. #SUB#
Gazelle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Dusten distracts Gazelle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Dusten is looking to work some ground and pound but Gazelle has wrist control.#SUB#
Gazelle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Dusten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Dusten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gazelle is breathing heavily.
Gazelle has momentary wrist control but Van Dusten slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Dusten is working Gazelle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Dusten throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gazelle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Dusten is one step ahead there.
Van Dusten with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Van Dusten distracts Gazelle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gazelle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Dusten postures up and lands a big shot to Gazelle's brow.
Van Dusten throws a big elbow that misses.
Gazelle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gazelle controls Van Dusten momentarily but Van Dusten frees himself.
Van Dusten stands up over Gazelle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Dusten throwing strikes but missing.
Van Dusten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Dusten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gazelle wants to stand and escape but Van Dusten is having none of it.
Van Dusten postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Dusten postures up.
Van Dusten should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T4#
Van Dusten makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Dusten tries to free his leg and advance position but Gazelle is retaining full guard.
Van Dusten won't allow Gazelle to sweep him here.
Gazelle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gazelle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Dusten.
Gazelle working a defensive guard here.
Van Dusten throwing strikes from guard but Gazelle blocks nicely.
Gazelle is trying to keep Van Dusten in close.
Gazelle is really struggling to control Van Dusten but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Van Dusten landing with the ground and pound.
Van Dusten chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frijdrich Van Dusten dominated that round.
That's time! Gazelle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Van Dusten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Dusten throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gazelle or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Dusten, which made it look bad.
Gazelle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Dusten but Van Dusten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Dusten throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Gazelle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gazelle.
Gazelle wants to control from the top but Van Dusten keeps moving. #SUB2#
Van Dusten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gazelle defends it easily.
Van Dusten is striking but Gazelle is not phased and passes to half guard.
Van Dusten flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gazelle blocks the strikes from Van Dusten.
Van Dusten misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Frijdrich Van Dusten has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Van Dusten missing with punches from the bottom.
Van Dusten throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#SUB2#
Van Dusten is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gazelle pulls his head out easily.
Van Dusten is breathing heavily.
Van Dusten missing with punches from the bottom.
Gazelle trying to pass the guard but Van Dusten defending well.
Gazelle working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
Van Dusten looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Dusten is looking for a sweep. Gazelle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gazelle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Van Dusten flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#SUB#
Gazelle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
Gazelle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Van Dusten is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gazelle pulls his head out easily.
Gazelle trying to control the action but Van Dusten is working from the bottom.
Van Dusten moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3##SUB2#
Van Dusten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gazelle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Dusten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gazelle distracts Van Dusten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gazelle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Van Dusten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Dusten keeping moving, preventing Gazelle from controlling successfully.
Gazelle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Dusten on the ground.
Gazelle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Van Dusten keeping moving, preventing Gazelle from controlling successfully. #T4#
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.#SUB2#
Gazelle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Dusten has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gazelle has managed to get both his arms back between Van Dusten's legs - danger averted.
Gazelle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Van Dusten has his foot on Gazelle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gazelle works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Dusten keeping full guard, as Gazelle tries to pass.
Gazelle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gazelle working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Van Dusten looking for a guillotine here but Gazelle defends easily.
Gazelle wants to stand but Van Dusten is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frijdrich Van Dusten 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#
A punch combination from Van Dusten misses. #CL#
Gazelle has managed to clinch.
Van Dusten is trying to pull guard but Gazelle has him pressed against the cage.
Van Dusten is working for takedown but Gazelle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Dusten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gazelle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Raymond Gazelle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frijdrich Van Dusten.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gazelle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Dusten is trying to pull guard but Gazelle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van Dusten is trying to pull guard but Gazelle has him pressed against the cage.
Van Dusten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Dusten looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Gazelle pulls Van Dusten into guard.
Van Dusten prevents Gazelle from getting back to his feet.
Van Dusten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Dusten landing with the ground and pound. #ES#
Gazelle kicks Van Dusten off and gets to his feet. #T1##TD#
Gazelle scores with a takedown into Van Dusten's guard.
Van Dusten keeping full guard, as Gazelle tries to pass.
Van Dusten keeping moving, preventing Gazelle from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Van Dusten looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gazelle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Dusten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Dusten wants to sweep here but Gazelle controlling him for the moment.
Van Dusten keeping moving, preventing Gazelle from controlling successfully.
Van Dusten striking off his back but it's not causing Gazelle any problems. #T2#
Gazelle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Van Dusten escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gazelle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gazelle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Dusten's head.
Van Dusten keeping moving, preventing Gazelle from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gazelle's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Van Dusten has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gazelle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Dusten keeping moving, preventing Gazelle from controlling successfully. #T3##SU#
Gazelle stands up from Van Dusten's guard - Gazelle perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gazelle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Dusten sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gazelle sets himself, and Van Dusten steps forward looking for the clinch! Gazelle avoids it this time.
Gazelle tries to clinch up.
Gazelle avoids the head kick by Van Dusten.
Van Dusten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frijdrich Van Dusten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Gazelle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Van Dusten looks to move to half guard but instead Gazelle has passed into mount! Damn!
Van Dusten taking shots to the head.
Van Dusten looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#T4#
Van Dusten is trying to break free.
#SUB#
Gazelle is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Van Dusten is defending well though. Gazelle let's go of the attempt for now.
Gazelle is hanging on to Van Dusten's back as he tries to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gazelle controlling well, preventing Van Dusten from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Gazelle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Dusten 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Frijdrich Van Dusten!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Frijdrich Van Dusten!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Frijdrich Van Dusten!
Frijdrich Van Dusten wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Frijdrich Van Dusten misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Ivanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Askanovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ivanov under the eye.
Askanovich falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Ivanov counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Ivanov is working to tighten his grip on Askanovich's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Askanovich has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ivanov is really squeezing tight and eventually Askanovich passes out! Ivanov breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adrian Ivanov!
In defeat, Oleksandr Askanovich stepped up to the mic, saying 'If he weren't cheating I'd win.'.
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