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QFC Tournament 555 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nika Venyamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fionn MacCumhaill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nika Venyamin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venyamin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Nika Venyamin has been cut.
MacCumhaill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacCumhaill throws a nice looking combination but Venyamin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Venyamin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
MacCumhaill cracks Venyamin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Venyamin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can MacCumhaill finish him?
Venyamin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacCumhaill lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Venyamin out cold! Venyamin is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fionn MacCumhaill!
Fionn MacCumhaill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katar Hilal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AS Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilal comes to the cage accompanied by JawBreaker. Katar Hilal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katar Hilal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AS Kane!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane loads up on a big right hand but Hilal slips the punch.
Hilal clinches with his opponent.
Hilal drags the fight down to the ground.
Kane decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hilal, up you get!
Hilal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kane manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kane is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hilal breaks from the clinch.
Kane lands with a hook. Hilal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Katar Hilal has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hilal tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Hilal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hilal has managed to clinch.
Hilal scores with a knee to the head.
Hilal breaks the clinch.
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
Hilal clinches up with Kane and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kane misses.
Kane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hilal shoots for a double leg takedown but Kane sprawls well. He's pushed Hilal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane gets tackled into the cage by Hilal. Hilal maintains the clinch.
Kane breaks from the clinch.
Kane throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
Hilal takes the fight into the clinch.
Hilal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilal is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hilal with a body shot.
Hilal clinches with his opponent.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Hilal pushes Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilal.
Kane swinging wildly here.
Hilal clinches with his opponent.
Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Hilal's head but Hilal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hilal throws a big counter combination but Kane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kane missing with a left hand there. Hilal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilal moves into the clinch successfully.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hilal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kane to the mat! Kane manages to get full guard.
Kane is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hilal presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilal manages to break the clinch.
Kane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hilal.
Hilal throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Hilal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hilal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katar Hilal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane throws a jab but it's blocked by Hilal.
Kane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane throws a jab when Hilal was well out of range.
Hilal scores with a takedown into Kane's guard.
Kane has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hilal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilal connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hilal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kane is looking for a triangle but Hilal pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane looks winded!
Kane keeping moving, preventing Hilal from controlling successfully.
Hilal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AS Kane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Katar Hilal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hilal tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilal.
Kane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Hilal.
Kane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kane swings for the body but Hilal moves out of range.
Kane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hilal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kane.
Kane throws a right and a left that Hilal avoids nicely.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilal manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kane misses.
Hilal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like AS Kane has been cut.
Hilal wants to clinch.
Hilal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
AS Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hilal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilal decides to stand back up. Hilal steps back and let's Kane get back to his feet.
Hilal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hilal has Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
Hilal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but Hilal ducks down to avoid it.
Hilal clinches.
Hilal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kane kicks off Hilal and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Kane misses.
Hilal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hilal gets a clinch.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hilal tries to clinch up.
Kane lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kane lands a glancing blow to the side of Hilal's head.
AS Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Kane does no damage.
Hilal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
Hilal slips a jab from Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane scores with the left hand. Hilal knows he should have avoided that one.
Hilal clinches.
Hilal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane fails to land with a series of punches.
Hilal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hilal forces Kane back against the cage and clinches.
Hilal slows down the pace here.
Hilal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Hilal tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Hilal tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Hilal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kane manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Hilal.
Hilal breaks from the clinch.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
Hilal tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hilal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Hilal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Kane misses.
Some wild striking there from Hilal.
Katar Hilal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hilal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hilal counters with a left and a right that stings Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AS Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
Hilal moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Hilal closes the distance and clinches.
Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kane to the mat! Kane manages to get full guard.
Kane wants to get back to his feet but Hilal passes into half guard.
Kane looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kane has a closed guard, preventing Hilal from standing up.
Kane looking for subs off his back but Hilal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hilal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kane striking from half guard on the bottom.
Hilal is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hilal frees his head nicely. Oh but Kane has switched to an armbar! Hilal is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). AS Kane!
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FIGHT
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