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QFC Tournament 483 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cocaine Monty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ragnar Lothbrok enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cocaine Monty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnar Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok lands with a good body shot.
Monty could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Monty takes a swing at Lothbrok's ribcage but misses.
Lothbrok avoids the body shot from Monty.
Lothbrok loads up on a big right hand but Monty slips the punch.
Monty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Ragnar Lothbrok has been cut.
Monty moves out of range of the strikes.
Monty misses with a straight right.
Lothbrok lands with a shot to the body.
Lothbrok throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Monty does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Monty. Beautiful body shot.
Monty digs a good body shot into Lothbrok's ribs.
A big right from Lothbrok misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from Lothbrok does no damage.
Monty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monty punishes Lothbrok's body with a nice straight punch.
Monty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lothbrok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnar Lothbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lothbrok looks winded!
Monty throws out a powerful jab.
Monty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lothbrok manages to avoid it.
Monty misses with a looping right.
Monty lands a jab.
That has opened up Ragnar Lothbrok's cut even more.
Monty dodges the punch combination from Lothbrok.
Monty tries to counter by clinching up but Lothbrok breaks away and moves out of range.
Monty rushes Lothbrok and presses him up against the cage.
Lothbrok can't find room to land a body shot as Monty controls the action.
Lothbrok can't find room to land a body shot as Monty controls the action.
Monty blocks a body shot from Lothbrok.
A short right from Monty.
Lothbrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Monty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lothbrok's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monty.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monty.
Lothbrok is rocked!
Monty creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lothbrok's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lothbrok drops to his knees and Monty pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cocaine Monty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Guardia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiga Saejima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Guardia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taiga Saejima!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guardia gets a takedown into half guard.
Guardia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saejima keeps working.
Guardia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Saejima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guardia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guardia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saejima is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Guardia trying to mount his opponent but Saejima defends it.
Guardia is looking to take a break and control but Saejima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guardia in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Saejima tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Guardia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Guardia!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qfc Challenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clonius Gilpho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qfc Challenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clonius Gilpho!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilpho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Challenger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Challenger with a poor takedown
and Gilpho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Challenger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gilpho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gilpho 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.
Challenger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilpho manages to avoid it.
Challenger with a poor takedown
and Gilpho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Qfc Challenger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilpho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gilpho enables Challenger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gilpho manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gilpho looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilpho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Challenger defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gilpho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gilpho pulls Challenger in to control the position.
Challenger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Challenger tries to free his leg and advance position but Gilpho is retaining full guard.
Challenger is fighting to break Gilpho's control of his arms but Gilpho is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilpho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Gilpho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Challenger doesn't seem phased though.
Challenger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gilpho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gilpho scores with a one two! Challenger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Challenger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilpho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Challenger shoots in and gets a takedown into Gilpho's guard.
Gilpho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Challenger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Challenger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gilpho trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challenger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gilpho is trying to control the position but Challenger postures up.
Challenger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilpho working a defensive guard here.
Gilpho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Challenger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Challenger working some strikes from top position.
Challenger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Challenger 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.
Challenger is working Gilpho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gilpho keeping moving, preventing Challenger from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challenger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gilpho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Challenger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Challenger stands up over Gilpho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Challenger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gilpho's head.
Challenger trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilpho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilpho controls Challenger momentarily but Challenger frees himself.
Challenger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Challenger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Challenger advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challenger tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gilpho's legs.
Gilpho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Challenger has hold of Gilpho's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gilpho tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Challenger cranks the arm and Gilpho screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gilpho, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Qfc Challenger!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Thatch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Angstrom!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thatch misses with a body shot.
Angstrom follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Angstrom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. Thatch catches Angstrom right on the button with a cross.
Thatch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thatch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Angstrom doesn't seem bothered though.
Angstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Thatch counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Thatch.
Angstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angstrom misses with a body shot
letting Thatch counter with a right hand.
Angstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thatch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thatch thuds a left hand into Angstrom's body.
Angstrom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thatch counters with a nice body shot.
Angstrom needs to keep his hands up - Thatch had a free shot at his head there.
Angstrom looks winded!
Angstrom misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Thatch. That snapped Angstrom's head back.
Paul Thatch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thatch connects with a nice looking jab.
Angstrom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thatch counters with a straight right hand.
Thatch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Angstrom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thatch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Angstrom. Angstrom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Angstrom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Angstrom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Angstrom is rocked!
Thatch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Angstrom doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Thatch.
Thatch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thatch lands a glancing blow to the side of Angstrom's head.
Thatch lands with a good body shot.
Thatch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thatch connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by Thatch.
Angstrom takes one on the button.
Angstrom is still on wobbly legs! Can Thatch finish him?
Thatch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Angstrom at a distance.
Angstrom seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thatch does it's job there.
and Thatch counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Angstrom! He's just covering up as Thatch starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Thatch!
An out of breath Paul Thatch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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