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QFC Tournament 818 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nash (ranked 6027 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zap Thunder (ranked 6090 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Nash could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zap Thunder's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 Las Vegas, Michael Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zap Thunder!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder looks to clinch
and Nash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Nash counter with a right hand.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Nash circles away easily
and Nash counters with a huge left! Thunder is in big trouble! He's backing up but Nash isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Thunder from any more damage. A dominating finish by Nash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Nash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Lee (ranked 6183 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Cook (ranked 6530 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 Las Vegas, Magnus Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Cook!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Cook tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cook just manages to avoid it.
Cook throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cook's guard.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee thows a huge punch but Cook dodges it nicely.
Cook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Cook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cook is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cook knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cook can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee working over Cook with some ground and pound. Cook looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cook is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Cook's temple.
Ground and pound from Lee.
Lee is nestled in close to Cook, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cook avoid being mounted?
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cook's head.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cook avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee is keen to just control but Cook is a slippery customer.
Cook avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cook does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cook really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lee wants to take a breather but Cook is having none of it.
Cook is in trouble now - Lee has advanced to mount!
Lee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cook holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lee tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Cook that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lee 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.
Lee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lee misses with a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee with a couple of short strikes.
Cook in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cook looks winded!
Lee working Cook over with strikes here.
Cook defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lee.
Cook is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Cook has wrist control.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook controlling the position.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cook can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cook knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cook on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lee wants to take a breather but Cook is having none of it.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee is looking for a kimura here.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cook's head.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magnus Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Cook prevents Lee from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position but Cook is working away.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee looks up at the clock and then as Cook takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lee wants to control but Cook is keeping him busy.
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.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Cook taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cook has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lee working the body and head with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cook keeps working.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cook is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Lee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Cook, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Cook against the cage but Cook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee checks a low kick from Cook.
A jab lands there for Cook.
Cook fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cook connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Cook is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cook tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cook to the ground. Cook escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cook is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Cook circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cook tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cook to the ground. Cook escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cook misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Cook didn't expect that.
Lee postures up in Cook's guard and throws a big left but Cook blocks it.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cook is looking to improve his position.
Cook has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cook with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cook trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
Magnus Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Cook is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cook!
Cook is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is landing with some decent strikes but Cook is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cook blocking the ground and pound.
Cook takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Lee looking to control but Cook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cook is looking to escape.
Logan Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cook looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Magnus Lee!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Magnus Lee!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Magnus Lee!
Magnus Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 6052 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlyle Gate (ranked 6308 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 Las Vegas, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlyle Gate!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Jordan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gate moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jordan throws a sloppy body shot
and Gate counters with a one-two to the body.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Gate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gate throws a one two combo.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan catches Gate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jordan misses with a right hand
and Gate counters with a three punch combo that has Jordan backing up. Jordan nods at Gate to acknowledge the strikes.
Jordan throws a hook but Gate blocks it.
Jordan throws a hook but Gate blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Gate does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a nice looking body shot.
Gate 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.
Jordan loads up on a big right hand but Gate slips the punch.
Jordan throws a jab when Gate was well out of range.
Gate is looking to land body kicks.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gate is just out of range.
Jordan misses with a hook
and Gate counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordan.
Jordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jordan loads up on a big right hand but Gate slips the punch.
Gate moves out of range of the strikes.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Gate ducks down to avoid it.
Jordan throws a jab when Gate was well out of range.
Gate misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gate slips under a jab from Jordan.
Gate tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Gate.
Gate fails to land with a series of punches.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Gate moved out of range.
Gate steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jordan.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gate!
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlyle Gate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gate moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jordan throws a body punch but Gate moves out of range.
Gate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gate swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Carlyle Gate has been cut.
Gate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Jordan misses with an uppercut.
Jordan swings widly with a right hand
and Gate counters with a series of strikes. Jordan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
As Jordan backs off Gate throws a huge counter combo but Jordan manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gate lands a two punch combo.
Gate misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Jordan.
Gate moves out of range of the strikes.
Hal Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan misses with a hook. Gate ducked under it nicely.
Gate is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
Gate ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Carlyle Gate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jordan pinned against the cage. Jordan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jordan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Jordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gate moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gate ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Gate misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Jordan misses the target.
Jordan misses with a lunging right hand
and Gate counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Gate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jordan misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gate scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlyle Gate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlyle Gate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Gate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gate ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Gate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jordan throws a jab when Gate was well out of range.
As Jordan backs off Gate throws a huge counter combo but Jordan manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gate tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gate.
Gate is looking for the big counter here.
Jordan throws a body punch but Gate moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Gate. That snapped Jordan's head back.
Gate misses with a few strikes there.
Gate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Gate unleashes a big counter combination but Jordan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Jordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gate was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Gate slips a jab from Jordan.
Jordan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordan is looking for a counter combo.
Gate slips under a jab from Jordan.
Gate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gate moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Gate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gate throws a combination. Jordan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gate tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gate is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Jordan. That snapped Gate's head back.
Gate swinging wildly here.
Hal Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gate! But no joy.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Gate moved out of range.
Jordan loads up on a big right hand but Gate slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Gate ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Gate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carlyle Gate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jordan throws a jab when Gate was well out of range.
As Jordan backs off Gate throws a huge counter combo but Jordan manages to avoid it all.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlyle Gate.
Well Gate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Carlyle Gate!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Carlyle Gate!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Carlyle Gate!
Carlyle Gate wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus HIll (ranked 6028 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Marr (ranked 6184 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus HIll has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Marcus HIll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Marr!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
HIll scores with a nice head shot.
HIll pounces like a tiger and cracks Marr with a vicious hook! Marr is down but not out! HIll follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcus HIll!
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