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QFC Tournament 551 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JP Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sultan Tanatassa (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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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JP Sykk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sultan Tanatassa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Tanatassa misses.
Sykk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tanatassa swivels and escapes.
Sykk throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanatassa.
Sykk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanatassa misses with a few strikes there.
Sykk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tanatassa sprawls and moves away.
Sykk wants to slow Tanatassa down by chopping away at his legs.
Sykk looking to score a takedown here. Tanatassa is defending well but Sykk drives through and ends up in Tanatassa's guard.
Sykk throwing strikes from guard but Tanatassa blocks nicely.
Tanatassa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sykk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanatassa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanatassa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sykk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sykk preventing the sweep.
Tanatassa working for a triangle but Sykk defends it easily.
Sykk lands a couple of elbows.
Tanatassa looking for a guillotine here but Sykk defends easily.
Tanatassa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tanatassa advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk is looking for a sweep.
Sykk wants to control but Tanatassa postures up.
Tanatassa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sykk is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Sykk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tanatassa works to advance to full mount. Sykk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sykk tries to hold on but Tanatassa postures up.
Tanatassa seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sykk is holding on tight.
Tanatassa takes Sykk's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sykk is in trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanatassa has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Tanatassa missing with punches from the back.
Tanatassa thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Tanatassa is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Sykk won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Tanatassa off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sultan Tanatassa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Armiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Armiger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Armiger!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armiger misses with the combination.
Armiger scores with a nice strike.
Armiger swinging wildly here.
Armiger looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Armiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz goes for a double leg but Armiger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Armiger continues to drive forward.
Armiger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armiger throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armiger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armiger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armiger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Armiger cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Armiger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Armiger duly obliges.
Cruz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but Armiger denies him.
Cruz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Armiger looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cruz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Armiger is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cruz lets go of the hold and Armiger can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Cruz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Pollard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZibZib Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sidney Pollard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ZibZib Rose!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollard dives in and scores a takedown into Rose's guard.
Pollard is pushing down on Rose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rose is fighting to maintain full guard but Pollard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rose gets back to full guard.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pollard defends well.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rose 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.
Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pollard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rose has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pollard has managed to get both his arms back between Rose's legs - danger averted.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rose has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pollard has managed to get both his arms back between Rose's legs - danger averted.
Rose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rose is looking for a triangle here but Pollard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pollard controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is not content to let Pollard control the position.
Pollard advances to mount.
Pollard looking for a guillotine from mount but Rose is having none of it.
Rose taking shots to the head.
Pollard looking to finish with strikes here!
Pollard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pollard moves to the back position.
Pollard doesn't have the hooks in and Rose manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rose defends it easily.
Pollard keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
Pollard 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.
Rose trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pollard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pollard is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pollard manages to get himself to full guard.
Pollard trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
Pollard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pollard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rose throws an elbow that misses. Pollard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rose's guard. Nice move by Pollard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
Rose is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rose pushes a forearm under Pollard's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Pollard is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). ZibZib Rose!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Qew Dsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Baretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Qew Dsa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Qew Dsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robson Baretto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baretto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dsa.
Dsa shoots in looking for a takedown but Baretto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dsa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dsa shoots in looking for a takedown but Baretto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dsa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Qew Dsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dsa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baretto defends it nicely.
Baretto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dsa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dsa really is a fat lump.
Baretto works the jab nicely.
Baretto lunges at Dsa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dsa's hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dsa is defended easily by Baretto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baretto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dsa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dsa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dsa 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dsa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dsa throws a strike but Baretto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baretto trying to control the position from guard on top but Dsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dsa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baretto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dsa is tightening it up a little... Baretto has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Baretto reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Baretto taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dsa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Qew Dsa!
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