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QFC Tournament 603 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross El Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Alvario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ross El Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Alvario!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Diaz tries to clinch but Alvario moves out of range.
El Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvario pinned against the cage. Alvario gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
El Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvario avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by El Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvario, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross El Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Diaz tries for a takedown but Alvario circles away easily
and Alvario counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Diaz has momentary wrist control but Alvario slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvario looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alvario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvario throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvario wants to control from the top but El Diaz keeps moving.
Alvario avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
El Diaz wants to improve his position but instead Alvario has moved into half guard.
Alvario working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alvario looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alvario looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alvario is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. El Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alvario.
Alvario sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El Diaz defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvario winds up and cracks El Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
El Diaz wants to improve his position but Alvario is controlling well.
El Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
El Diaz has hold of Alvario's hands but Alvario slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
El Diaz has hold of Alvario's hands but Alvario slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alvario is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alvario working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
El Diaz wants to improve his position but Alvario is controlling well.
Alvario lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Alvario is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
El Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alvario prevents El Diaz from improving his position.
El Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Alvario sits in half guard.
El Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Alvario is trying to control. El Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
El Diaz tries to get to full guard but Alvario has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvario looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
El Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvario working the head and body with strikes.
El Diaz gets back to full guard.
El Diaz is looking for a triangle but Alvario pushes his legs off easily.
El Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alvario lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvario postures up and lands a big shot to El Diaz's brow.
El Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
El Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
El Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvario is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Alvario dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
El Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvario.
El Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
El Diaz wants to pass the guard but Alvario is keeping the position.
Alvario bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in El Diaz's guard.
Alvario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alvario won't allow El Diaz to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alvario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alvario is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
El Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvario doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvario manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvario distracts El Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
El Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alvario controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvario chips away with some ground and pound.
Alvario preventing the sweep.
Alvario connects with a couple of short punches.
Alvario is in close to El Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
El Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvario scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alvario working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of El Diaz's head.
Alvario is in close to El Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alvario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alvario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvario stopping the sweep attempt from El Diaz.
El Diaz trying to control the position.
Alvario lands a couple of digs.
Alvario trying to control the position from guard on top but El Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvario landing with the ground and pound.
Alvario postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
El Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
El Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Alvario uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvario scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Alvario's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Alvario grinds an elbow into El Diaz's temple.
El Diaz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvario lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oh El Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvario has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Diaz tries to buck Alvario off but Alvario is having none of it.
El Diaz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alvario connects with a decent elbow.
Alvario lands some shots froms side control.
El Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Alvario lands a strong strike to the head of El Diaz. That's dazed him! Alvario looking to finish here. El Diaz is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Alvario lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Alvario!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaq Auguste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Matthews could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaq Auguste's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaq Auguste!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auguste throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matthews's waist but Matthews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Auguste off to one side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Auguste enables Matthews to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Auguste manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Matthews is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Auguste looking to control.
Matthews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Auguste on the ground.
Matthews is sitting in close to Auguste's body. Auguste has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Matthews is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Matthews is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Auguste.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaq Auguste!
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