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QFC Tournament 721 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khan Darma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergeant Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergeant Dignam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khan Darma's chin.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khan Darma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergeant Dignam!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dignam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Darma somewhat.
Darma misses with a leg kick
and Dignam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Dignam - that landed with a thud.
Darma takes a shot to the head.
Dignam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dignam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dignam is working Darma over against the cage.
Darma is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dignam.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dignam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darma backwards.
Dignam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darma is rocked!
A short uppercut from Dignam.
Oh Darma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dignam lands a right hand.
Dignam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Darma to his knees! Dignam keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergeant Dignam!
Our winner, Sergeant Dignam, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thornton comes into the arena with 18 'Til I Die by Bryan Adams blaring out of the sound system. Silver Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Better kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thomas Silver Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Thornton's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Silver Jr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Silver Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silver Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Thornton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silver Jr.
and Silver Jr counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Thornton! He's just covering up as Silver Jr starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Silver Jr!
Thomas Silver Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Joe Thornton spoke after the fight, saying 'First round is on me.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Coltrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coltrane is defended easily by Parker.
Parker gets caught napping as Coltrane dives in and scores a takedown. Parker manages to retain guard.
Coltrane tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Parker pulls Coltrane in close to prevent any damage.
Coltrane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coltrane trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Parker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Coltrane working for a triangle but Parker defends it easily.
Parker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coltrane is trying to keep Parker in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker trying to control but Coltrane is working from the bottom.
Coltrane looking for a sweep. Not yet Coltrane, not yet.
Parker is posturing up here but Coltrane has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Parker tries to roll out but it's too tight and Parker has to tap! Slick submission there by Coltrane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Coltrane!
John Coltrane decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donny Ling!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ling with the counter takedown but Bei avoids it easily.
Bei leaves Ling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ling throws a body punch but Bei moves out of range.
Bei moves to clinch but Ling breaks away
and Ling counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ling.
Ling is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bei is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ling is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ling content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ling on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ling lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ling is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling slips nicely into half guard.
Bei pushes Ling off looking to stand but Ling dives back in and keeps control.
Ling is taking a breather. Bei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ling lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ling winds up and cracks Bei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ling looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ling controlling the action here.
Bei pushes Ling off looking to stand but Ling dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ling.
Bei on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bei tries to get out of the position.
Ling takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ling thows a huge punch but Bei dodges it nicely.
Ling working the head and body with strikes.
Ling stops Bei from getting back to his feet.
Ling with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bei has hold of Ling's hands but Ling slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ling lands a nice short elbow.
Ling winds up and cracks Bei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ling seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ling looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bei with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ling landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ling.
Ling takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ling lands with a punch from half guard.
Ling winds up and cracks Bei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ling is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ling moves into full mount! Bei won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Ling dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ling misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bei slips a jab and a cross from Ling.
Liu Bei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bei tries to clinch but Ling is having none of it.
Bei throws a body kick that misses.
Bei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bei is looking to clinch but Ling is avoiding it.
Ling throws a jab when Bei was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bei wants to clinch up but Ling keeps it at a distance.
Ling throws a body shot but no joy.
Bei tries to clinch there but Ling circles away.
Ling shoots in for a takedown but Bei shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bei tries to clinch there but Ling circles away.
Ling changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ling throws a jab but it's blocked by Bei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ling swings for the body but Bei moves out of range.
Bei drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ling sprawls and moves away.
Bei throws a leg kick but Ling sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ling jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bei walks away with a smile on his face. Ling gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Liu Bei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Ling.
Ling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liu Bei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ling changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bei thows a leg kick but Ling checks it
and Ling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bei is looking to stand back up but Ling counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bei.
Ling frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ling controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ling lands a big shot there that rocks Bei but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ling dominating with strikes here.
Donny Ling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ling connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ling cracks Bei with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ling looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling landing strikes from the mount and Bei is in trouble!
Bei taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Ling connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bei is rocked!
Ling connects with a bit shot that sees Bei covering up! More strikes from Ling and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ling is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Ling!
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